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Here's another fun Xerpi view. Each of its favorite links lets you watch full episodes of your favorite TV show! There's 56 different shows, from Desperate Housewives to Heroes to CSI.

All three of the major networks have made at least some of their shows available online. CBS even added four of its daytime soap operas, and ABC is offering high-definition versions of the entire run of Lost. (And for other shows, ABC put up high-density versions of a few selected episodes, including Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, and Dirty Sexy Money.)

This is a big deal, even if your New Year's resolution isn't to watch more television! It's a real sign that the web is changing the world. 2008 begins with the television writers still on strike over the royalties they'll receive in the future for online viewings of their TV shows. NetFlix is now letting their users watch movies online. And as Americans begin choosing their next President, they're facing questions submitted in the form of online YouTube videos!

But with all these options available, it becomes even more important to have a site like Xerpi, which lets users create home-grown lists showing where everything is! I typed up a quick "cheat sheet" below of which TV shows are already available online using Xerpi and this new "Free TV" public view. Let this serve as a reminder that we're entering a whole new world. In 2008, we're not just bookmarking our favorite web pages.

Now you can also bookmark your favorite TV shows!

ABC	CBS	NBC
According to Jim	As the World Turns	30 Rock
Big Shots	Big Bang Theory	American Gladiators
Brothers and Sisters	The Bold and the Beautiful	Bionic Woman
Carpoolers	Cane	Celebrity Apprentice
Cashmere Mafia	CSI	Chuck
Dance War	CSI: Miami	Conan O'Brien
Desperate Housewives	CSI: NY	Friday Night Lights
Extreme Makeover Home Edition	The Guiding Light	Heroes
Grey's Anatomy	How I Met Your Mother	Journeyman
Lost	Jericho	Las Vegas
Men in Trees	Kid Nation	Life
My So-Called Life	Moonlight	Medium
Notes from the Underbelly	NCIS	My Name is Earl
October Road	Numb3rs	The Office
Private Practice	Power of 10	Passions
Pushing Daises	Rules of Engagement	Quarterlife
Samantha Who	Shark	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Ugly Betty	Survivor: China
	The Price is Right
	The Unit
	The Young and the Restless