Summer TV preview 2009

Returning shows

True Blood
Premieres June 14 on HBO
The new teaser trailer, featuring a new Dylan song and a lot of lustful leering, has gotten us excited about the second season of this occasionally compelling, occasionally disappointing, vampire show. We'll have to wait many more moons until the next "Twilight" installment, so bring on the gratuitous vampire sex, HBO!

Mad Men
Premieres mid-summer on AMC
Is it just us, or does it feels like ages since the last season of "Mad Men"? Little has been confirmed about season 3 of the absurdly good AMC drama, though by most accounts this season will not leap forward in time like the last one, and Draper finally gives up the bottle. We kid, we kid.

Entourage
Premieres mid-summer on HBO
"Aquaman" made him a star. "Medellin" made him a laughing star. Now Vincent Chase and crew are banking on a return to their roots—and a make-or-break role in the new (fictional) Scorcese picture—to turn their luck around.

Also returning: Weeds (Showtime, June 8)