next week 6/22

New and notable in the week ahead… procrastinator picks are underlined.

Monday

• Make It or Break It (ABCFam, 9pm) Series Premiere – Network keeps showing promos for the movie Stick It so I wouldn’t be the only one making the comparison, let’s hope it captures some of the wit.
• History Detectives (PBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – What did Thomas Edison invent, a phone to talk to the dead?

Tuesday

• Superstars (ABC, 8pm) Series Premiere – Celebs and athletes compete.
• America’s Got Talent (NBC, 9pm and Wed) Season Premiere – Probably won’t see Susan Boyle or Jerry Springer who is being replaced by Nick Cannon as host.
• The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – Chefs reminisce about food…
• Better Off Ted (ABC, 9:30pm)  – Ted and Veronica and the gang are back to pick up the rest of the season in the weird work world.
• The Cleaner (A&E, 10pm) Season Premiere – Whoopi’s guesting but will she be the one who needs recovery?
• College Hill (BET, 10pm) Season Premiere
• NYC Prep (Brav, 10pm) Series Premiere – Will a look at real life prep schools be as entertaining as Gossip Girl, or more so?
• Primetime (ABC, 10pm) Season Premiere – The season kicks off with a look at teen pregnancy.

Wednesday

• The Philanthropist (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – For some reason I’m not enthused about rich playboy as rebel for the people but I’ll check out Jesse L Martin and Neve Campbell who join lead James Purefoy.
• The Real World (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – Really they’re doing this in Cancun?

Thursday

• Samantha Who?/In the Motherhood (ABC, 8/8:30pm) – They’re back for their remaining episodes as Sam dates Duran Duran’s John Taylor and the moms do something.
• Penn & Teller: Bullshit (Show, 10pm) Season Premiere– It says they’re looking at orgasms.

Friday

• Virtuality (Fox, 8pm) – I think this is a pilot for a series that didn’t see the light of day as a spaceship’s virtual reality system goes awry.

Saturday

• Action Sports (NBC, 11am) – When did the Dew tour become the Alli Dew tour, regardless this weekend it’s in Chicago for the BMX Open.
• Ellen’s Bigger Longer and Wider Show (TBS, 9pm)  – Ellen does variety one more time and is joined by Kanye West and David Blaine among others.

Sunday

• Tour de France Preview (Vs, 4pm) – Sprints, mountains, time trials… but hopefully no doping drama.
• BET Awards (BET, 5pm) – Jamie Foxx hosts the celebrations or entertainers.
• HGTV Showdown (HGTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – This week’s it’s a battle of the backyards.
• Hung (HBO, 10pm) Series Premiere – High school teacher turned man whore?

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