Dipping deeper into its vaults, CBS has come up with two more reunion specials: the casts of "Dallas" and "One Day at a Time."

Reunion specials have been reliable ratings magnets for CBS in recent years. A "Carol Burnett Show" reunion in 2001 drew close to 30 million viewers, surprising just about everyone in the TV business and paving the way for a spate of similar shows.

The "Dallas" special will bring Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy, Victoria Principal and other cast members back to Southfork, where some of the series was filmed. The cast will tour the ranch, eat some Texas barbecue and watch some of the home movies Hagman shot on set.

"One Day at a Time" doesn't immediately come to mind as a classic sitcom, but it was a Top 20 hit for pretty much its entire nine-season run. Bonnie Franklin, Valerie Bertinelli, Mackenzie Phillips and Pat Harrington will come together to look back at the show, aided by a heavy dose of clips.

(Zap2it.com)

Channel surfing

Judges for WPXI's summer talent series "Gimme the Mike!" will include composer/conductor Marvin Hamlisch, oldies singer Johnny Angel, WDVE's Jim Krenn, WAMO's Anji Corley and composer/musical arranger J.C. Carter. ... Aliquippa musician Jimmy Faiella will see his traditional Italian mandolin music featured on tomorrow's episode of HBO's "The Sopranos" (9 p.m.). Two songs from his CD "Father & Son Volume One" (available at www.mandolinista.com) will be heard in the background of a dinner scene featuring Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and his estranged wife, Carmela (Edie Falco).

(Rob Owen, Post- Gazette TV editor)

Janson's swan song

This weekend is the last opportunity to hear Mariss Jansons conduct the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as its music director. Those who can't make it to the performances can catch the last-ever concert tomorrow. WQED-FM (89.3) will broadcast the final performance live.

A pre-concert show, starting at 2 p.m., will feature music from the Symphony's just-released three-volume CD commemorative collection "The Jansons Years.'' The concert starts at 2:30 p.m. WQED host Stephen Baum will be on air during intermission, interviewing audience members.

(Adrian McCoy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)