Hey, everyone. "Moriarty" here. HERCULES THE STRONG has been laying low recently, but that doesn't mean he hasn't been paying attention to the world of Coax. He managed to scratch out this missive to me earlier tonight. In the next few weeks, AICN is going to start reviewing the pilots for all the shows that the networks picked up for this fall. HERC's going to be one of the guys heading up that effort for us, so look for those reports soon. Until then, he's got some quickies to tide you over.

THE OPPOSITE OF NBC

Top five reasons to tune into tonight’s first episode of NBC’s “no-confidence” sitcom “M.Y.O.B.” at 9:30 p.m.:

1) It was created by Don Roos, writer-director of “The Opposite of Sex,” which may or may not be the most entertaining comedy released in 1998.

2) It stars sitcom goddess Lauren Graham. Remember her as Andrea, the bipolar management consultant who promoted Lisa over Dave on “NewsRadio?” Or as the “Townie” who was neither Jenna Elfman or Molly Ringwald? In any case, she plays a high school assistant principal who discovers she has a grown niece (or perhaps a daughter?) she never knew about.

3) The Ricciesque smart-mouthed “niece” is played by fast-rising blonde Katharine Towne, daughter of world’s greatest screenwriter Robert Towne and actress Julie Payne (the hot female scientist in Albert Brooks’ feature directorial debut “Real Life”). Since launching her feature career in 1998, Towne has already completed work on “Without Limits,” “She’s All That,” “Go,” “The Bachelor,” and the upcoming “What Lies Beneath,” “In Crowd,” “But I’m A Cheerleader” and “Town and Country.” So this may be her last TV series for a while.

4) "M.Y.O.B." was not filmed before a live audience.

5) The second episode of “Survivor” isn’t on till tomorrow.

CASTING GROUCH

Another good reason to stay home tonight is MTV’s new hourlong “Real World/Road Rules” casting special, airing at 10 p.m. These series launchers tend to be even more entertaining that the shows they set up. (Listen for a lot of “Whew, glad he didn’t get cast” and “Dang, how come she didn’t get cast?” around the water cooler Wednesday.) The New Orleans-set “Real World 9” kicks off June 13. “Roal Rules 9” hits the highway June 19.

THE FUTURE, CONAN?

See how NBC’s “Late Night” runs without Andy tonight, as Conan and Co. mount their first Richterless episode since the sidekick’s much-lamented departure.

Here’s what else is on the late-night radar:

Cool people on the chatshows TONIGHT: ex-Groundling and superrich sitcom star LISA KUDROW (Letterman); ex-Groundling and SNL newbie RACHEL DRATCH (Conan); MTV movie guru CHRIS CONNELLY (Kilborn); and “Gone in 60 Seconds” love interest ANGELINA JOLIE (Leno).

Cool people on the chatshows WEDNESDAY: peacetime consiglieri ROBERT DUVALL (Letterman); babe and faux American CLAIRE FORLANI (Kilborn); terrorists of the macabre PENN & TELLER and hit machine GOO GOO DOLLS (Conan); and “Magnolia” muse AIMEE MANN (Leno).

Cool people on the chatshows THURSDAY: friend of Knowles and Moriarty ROGER EBERT (Letterman); everybody’s favorite “Buffy” nemesis JAMES MARSTERS and "VIP" bookworm LEAH LAIL (Maher); brand-new Shakespearian icon ALICIA SILVERSTONE, “Road Trip” star ANDY DICK and “Daily Show” fixture LEWIS BLACK (Conan); and -- again -- Til Tuesday vet AIMEE MANN (Later).

Cool people on the chatshows FRIDAY: a real REAL WORLD NEW ORLEANS CAST MEMBER (Kilborn); and blonde “Blair Witch” survivor HEATHER DONAHUE (Leno).

I warn you not to defy me!

I am – Hercules!