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Perry has reason to 'Go On' Matthew BY JAY BOBBIN Matthew Perry is the familiar face at the front of the pack. Not surprisingly, the network is using its Summer Olympics NBC is leading the charge into the fall television season early, and coverage as a launching pad for its new programming lineup ... starting with its "sneak peek" of "Friends" alum Perry's seriocomic show "Go On" Wednesday, Aug, 8. He plays a sportscaster ordered into therapy after his wife's death, and among the moments of Chandler Bing-like humor are more serious reminders of Perry's guest turn last season on CBS' "The Good Wife." 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