Summer time and the viewing is easy. 
Reality’s jumping and anticipation is high. 
Oh your daddy’s got the remote control and your mamma just sighs.

Here’s what I’ll be watching this summer: 

“Mad Men” coming back to AMC on July 27; “In Plain Sight” debuting Sunday on USA; “Monk,” coming back on July 18; “Burn Notice” coming back on July 10; and a whole lot of other stuff from the list below:

SCRIPTED GOODIES:

Tyler Perry’s House of Payne (TBS) returns Wednesday (June 4).

Fear Itself (NBC) debuts Thursday (June 5). It’s a 13-episode horror anthology like “Tales From the Crypt.”

Swingtown (CBS) debuts Thursday (June 5): Sexy swingers bed hop in Chicago in the 1970s.

Charlie Jade (Sci Fi) debuts Friday (June 6). A rogue cop travels through three parallel universes.

Army Wives (Lifetime) and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (USA) both return June 8.

The Bill Engvall Show and My Boys (TBS) return June 12.

The Middleman (ABC Family) debuts June 16.

Weeds (Showtime) returns June 16.

Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Showtime) debuts June 16

Psych and Monk (USA) July 18

The Factory (Spike): debuts June 29. It’s a blue-collar comedy about nutty guys who work in a factory.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family) debuts July 1

The Closer and Saving Grace (TNT) both return July 14

Flashpoint (CBS): Series Premiere July 11

Stargate Atlantis (Sci Fi): Returns July 11

Eureka (Sci Fi): returns July 29

REALITY BYTES:

SUNDAY (June 1)
Ice Road Truckers (History Channel)
Million Dollar Password (CBS):
Bridezillas (WE)
Million Dollar Password (CBS)
The Next Food Network Star (Food Network)
Platinum Weddings (WE)

MONDAY (JUNE 2)
The Mole (ABC)
Making News: Savannah Style (TV Guide)
Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods (MTV)

TUESDAY (June 3)
30 Days (FX)

WEDNESDAY (June 4)
She’s Got the Look (TV Land)

THURSDAY (June 5)
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Fox)

SUNDAY (June 8)
Design Star (HGTV)
Master of Dance (TLC).
Your Place or Mine? (TLC)

MONDAY (June 9)
Nashville Star (NBC): Moves over from USA with Billy Ray Cyrus as the new host.

WEDNESDAY (June 11)
Celebrity Circus (NBC)

THURSDAY (June 12)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo)

June 16
Intervention (A&E)
Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal (A&E)

June 17
Flipping Out (Bravo)
Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood (Oxygen)

June 18
Black Gold (truTV): Lives of Texas oil riggers from the producers of “Deadliest Catch” and “Ice Road Truckers.”

June 19
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (Showtime)
Randy Jackson Presents: America’s Best Dance Crew (MTV): Returns June 19th. There is a special premiere episode on Saturday, June 7th, but regular episodes will play on Thursdays.

June 22
The Two Coreys (A&E)
Gene Simmons’ Family Jewels (A&E)

June 24
I Survived a Japanese Game Show (ABC) Ten Americans are dropped into Japanese endurance shows
Wipeout (ABC) Contestants run through wild obstacle courses.

June 25
The Baby Borrowers (NBC) Teens and young aduilts “borrow” babies, toddlers and pre-teens and play house.
Dog the Bounty Hunter (A&E)
Shear Genius (Bravo)

June 27
Dance Machine (ABC)

July 1
Celebrity Family Feud (NBC). Al Roker is the host of this update of “Family Feud” featuring real celebrity families or TV familes like “Happy Days vs. The Brady Bunch.”

July 8
Baldwin Hills (BET)

July 9
Ghost Hunters International (Sci Fi).
Scare Tactics (Sci Fi) Tracey Morgan of “30 Rock” is the new wild and crazy host.

July 10
Greatest American Dog (CBS) A contest to find the country’s top pouch is “American Idol” for canines.

July 11
How to Look Good Naked (Lifetime)

July 13
Big Brother (CBS): Plays three nights a week. Also on Tuesdays (beginning July 15th) and Wednesdays (beginning July 16).
Brooke Hogan Knows Best (VH1):
I Love Money (VH1)

July 16
Family Foreman (TV Land): New series follows the home life of George Foreman

July 17
The Gong Show with Dave Attell (Comedy Central)
Reality Bites Back (Comedy Central)

July 20
High School Musical: Get in the Picture (ABC)

July 21
Wanna Bet? (ABC) Based on a German variety-gameshow, it has contestants gambling on whether they can perform certain stunts.

July 24
Dale Jr.: Shifting Gears (ESPN)

July 27
Jingles (CBS) “Survivor” producer Mark Burnett created this game show on which contestants create and perform jingles.

July 30
Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil (Comedy Central)

Aug. 4
I Want to Work for Diddy (VH1)
Luke’s Parental Advisory (VH1)
New York Goes to Hollywood (VH1)

Aug. 6
Hard Knocks (HBO)

Aug. 21
Glam God With Vivica A. Fox (VH1)

Aug. 22
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)

SERIES ON HOLD UNTIL FALL OR 2009:
“Damages” (FX); “Entourage” (HBO); “Rescue Me” (FX); “Dexter” (Showtime) “Big Love” (HBO); “Flight of the Concords” (HBO)’ “Kyle XY” (ABC Faimily)