"And what I mean when I talk about what the audience, I think, wants to see, is we're going to actually start seeing the Lex Luther and Clark Kent rivalry. It's going to start to explode a lot faster than it has in the past."

Stay tuned. . . .

IT'S LIKE RE-ARRANGING deck chairs on the Titanic, given that the WB will cease to exist in September (and sort of merge with UPN into the CW network), but there are a bunch of midseason schedule changes coming our way while it's still the WB.

• The made-in-Utah family drama "Everwood" finally returns and shifts back to Mondays (contrary to earlier WB announcements). After a two-hour broadcast on Monday, March 20, at 7 p.m., it will be seen Mondays at 8 p.m. beginning March 27. (This is probably good news for the show, which — what with the network merger — is not yet assured of coming back next season.)

• "Supernatural," the only good new show on the WB this season, moves to Thursdays at 8 p.m. — opposite ratings juggernaut "CSI" — on March 16.

• "Modern Men," a dreadful, unfunny new "comedy" about three young men and their "life coach" (Jane Seymour), debuts Friday, March 17, at 8:30 p.m.

• "The Bedford Diaries," a shockingly dull drama about a bunch of college kids taking a sex class, debuts Wednesday, March 22, at 8 p.m.

• The "reality" show "Survival of the Richest" — which pits mega-wealthy young people against blue-collar young people — debuts Friday, March 31, at 7 p.m.

• "Pepper Dennis," a rather lame romantic comedy about a TV newswoman (Rebecca Romijn) premieres Tuesday, April 4, at 8 p.m.

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