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Philbin will host "Million Dollar Password," a remake of '60s game show "Password," in which two teams are each made up of a celebrity and a John Doe. Brought back by FremantleMedia North America, whose credits include "American Idol," it's getting the good, if older-skewing, Sunday 8 p.m. time slot, right after "60 Minutes," starting June 1.

In case you've missed the many iterations of "Password," a secret, um, password is given to one member of each team, who tries to get his or her partner to guess the word, using single-word clues. The first team to clock 25 points wins the game and moves on to a lightning round worth up to -- $250.

Betty White will be among the celebrity competitors, CBS announced yesterday -- a bit of campy fun that will be lost on most. White was a frequent guest on all the show's various iterations; she even met her husband, Allen Ludden while participating -- he was the show's original host. Other celebs who've agreed to participate include Rosie O'Donnell, Rachael Ray (gak!), Neil Patrick Harris and Monique Coleman of "High School Musical."

"Swingtown" -- one of those new swing-for-the-fences series CBS execs said they were going to try this season (including the since-canceled "Cane," the since-canceled "Viva Laughlin" and the since-probably-canceled "Kid Nation") -- is getting the plum-ish Thursday 10 p.m. slot following "CSI," starting June 5. Yes, "CSI" will be in reruns, but it repeats pretty well. And, of course, HUT (homes using television) levels at 10 are strong in the summer -- much more so than during the regular TV season, thanks to daylight saving time.

CBS says "Swingtown" is about the sexual and social revolution that introduced women's liberation and shag carpeting -- that's right, blame it on the women.

Asked why CBS didn't slap "Swingtown" on its prime-time lineup during the writers' strike instead of subjecting us to an extra round of "Big Brother," Kahl said CBS only had about four episodes shot when the strike hit.

"We didn't want to put four on -- that didn't feel right," he said.

"This is one where the strike gave us an opportunity. . . . It's a show that takes place in the summer and we needed summer programming. We're kind of sick of ceding summer to cable."

Enrico Colantoni stars in "Flashpoint," a procedural crime drama inspired by Toronto's Emergency Task Force, which, CBS says, rescues hostages, busts gangs, defuses bombs, climbs the sides of building and talks down suicidal teens. Starting July 11, it gets the less plum Friday 10 p.m. slot, where its lead-in will be the like-minded "Numb3rs." "Flashpoint" will have its first airing on Canadian TV.

Taking "Survivor's" place Thursdays at 8, starting July 10, "Greatest American Dog" pits show dogs and their owners against mutts and their owners to see who has the greatest dog.