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Star Jones is returning with a cause.

She's dropped a few pounds, her last name ("Reynolds") and "The View." Now, she's heading back to daytime TV with "The Star Jones Show," a live talk show (debuting 1 p.m. Aug. 20 on Court TV) that she says will be about issues.

"We need to go back to asking the viewer what is it that they care about," Jones said.

She says she wants to create "provocative television that's entertaining and relevant, not for insult or embarrassment purposes, but for inspirational and entertainment purposes."

The hour will include many interactive features - live phone calls from viewers and a Web aspect for funneling questions and comments.

Sure, "Star Jones" will have the celebrity interview of the day as well as talk of the day's hot news headlines. But she vows that, somehow, it will be different under her watch.

"You have a celebrity guest, a person who is typically on the daytime circuit plugging a movie. You won't see that person sitting there saying, `Well, this is what my movie is about.' We're looking to do a story beyond the story," she says.

Other new talk show hosts have said the same thing. A few have even attempted to redesign the talk show format without the traditional celebrity-selling aspects.

Almost all of them have failed.

But Jones is determined to tow a different line. She said she doesn't want to go all Rosie O'Donnell on us and start with the celebrity feuds from her days on "The View." She wants to play nice.

"I'm not going to do anything that damages that warm feeling that I had," she said. "I'm not going to pile on. I'm not going to participate in any of the silliness that might make excitement."

Other highlights for the week:

Aug. 19

"Family Guy" (8 p.m. Fox). What the deuce? Stewie's getting married . . . to Drew Barrymore.

Aug. 20

"TV's Funniest Moments" (8 p.m. Fox). It's odd that this special should be on Fox given its track record in the world of comedy.

"Saving Grace" (7 p.m. TNT). Grace (Holly Hunter) confronts her demons with the help of her angel.

Aug. 21

"God's Warriors" (7 p.m. CNN). Christiane Amanpour looks at how religion and spirituality drives the political power in our world.

"As You Like It" (10 p.m. HBO). A classic retelling of the Shakespeare comedy stars Kevin Kline and Bryce Dallas Howard.

Aug. 22

"Anchorwoman" (7 p.m. Fox). What happens when a small-town TV station hires a porn star to anchor their news? Only an unseemly Fox reality show cares to tell you.

Aug. 24

"Human Weapon" (8 p.m. History Channel). Greece is the word or, rather, where the fighting begins for hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff.