PRISON BREAK
The show: Brotherly love reaches new heights when a guy gets himself imprisoned so he can help his wrongly convicted death-row brother bust out. Debuted Aug. 29 on Fox.
Restaurant pick: The Keg Steakhouse & Bar, 3065 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler, .
Why: If I was in the clink, living off bread and water, I’d actually be quiet comfy as long as I had an endless supply of the crunchy, warm sourdough rounds at this swanky steakhouse.

BONES
The show: A forensic anthropologist solves murders by reading clues in skeletal remains. Who’s ready for dinner? Debuted Tuesday on Fox.
Restaurant pick: R&B Ribhouse, 1616 E. Main St., Mesa, .
Why: Simple — the plastic plates at this barbecue joint are stacked with ribs that have had every last piece of smoked meat yanked from the bone. The only mystery is how to save room for the vanilla- and butter-soaked bread pudding.

JOEY
The show: Our favorite lovable lug trades his "Friends" in Manhattan for those kind, caring Hollywood types. Season two debuts Sept. 22 on NBC.
Restaurant pick: Manny’s Original New York Deli & Restaurant, 2837 N. Power Road, Mesa, .
Why: A New York-style deli with sandwiches boasting a half-pound of meat? Joey would no doubt give the monstrous Don Fanucchi’s Italian Beef an enthusiastic “How you doin’?” before devouring the pile of thinly sliced rare roast beef, sautéed red bell peppers, mushrooms, onions and melted mozzarella.

EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION
The show: Top-rated reality tear-jerker in which lives — and houses — are rebuilt in seven days. Season premieres Sept. 25 on ABC.
Restaurant pick: Los Dos Molinos, 260 S. Alma School Road, Mesa, .
Why: The unapologetically flaming-hot New Mexican food at this family-run restaurant will leave you as weepy as the design team behind the heartwarming show.

THAT ’70S SHOW
The show: Groovy comedy about Wisconsin kids hanging out in bell bottoms in a basement trying to cure their munchies. Season debuts Nov. 2 on Fox.
Restaurant pick: Cheba Hut, 1710 W. Southern Ave., Mesa, , or 960 W. University Drive, Tempe, .
Why: With its slogan “Where the only thing fried is the occasional customer,” Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) and the crew would totally dig this toasted sub shop. Sandwich sizes include nug, pinner and blunt, they make hemp brownies (yep, they’re legal), and soup choices include “Ganja.”

NIP/TUCK
The show: Two tan and cocky plastic surgeons keep Miami’s beautiful women on their backs, make boatloads of money and get terrorized by a masked slasher on a rampage. Debuts Tuesday on F/X Networks.
Restaurant pick: Blue Wasabi Sushi & Martini Bar, 20715 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, .
Why: Salmon isn’t the only thing that’s been sliced and diced at this ultra-hip sushi bar, some of those DC Ranchers look like they’ve had a little nip/tuck action.

LOST
The show: Well-groomed castaways (and the show’s fans) cling to the hope that the island’s many mysteries (a polar bear, “The Others,” that hatch) will be solved. Season debut Wednesday on ABC.
Restaurant pick: Drift, 4341 N. 75th St., Scottsdale, .
Why: If the survivors stumble upon a lounge (What? It could happen), it will probably look a lot like this Polynesian-themed bar and grill. And the name pretty much sums up the first season's meandering plot.

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
The show: Like Melrose Place for the ’burbs, the naughty husbands and wives of this white-picket-fenced, sexed-up street make any viewer’s life look squeaky clean. Season debuts Sept. 25 on ABC.
Restaurant pick: Bloom, 8877 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, .
Why: The women of Wisteria Lane likely would kill to get their lips around Bloom’s seductive (and aptly named) Bars of Sin dessert — two bars of chocolate praline cookie layered with chocolate cappuccino mousse, drizzled with caramel and served with Bailey's gelato.