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new and noteworthy tv: 7/25-7/31

July 22, 2011 No Comments

Monday

The A-List (Logo, 10pm) Season Premiere – More reality…

Tuesday

Awkward (MTV, 8pm) – Tune into the second episode, ok so it’s not that new or noteworthy but nothing else is showing on a Tuesday and the first ep was pretty cute.

Wednesday

Wonders of the Universe (Sci, 9pm) Season Premiere – Sciency…

Thursday

Project Runway (Life, 9pm) Season Premiere – Make it work!
Ancient Aliens (Hist, 10pm) Season Premiere – A look at aliens and the old west, just in time for Cowboys and Aliens.
LA Ink (TLC, 10pm) Season Premiere – I could never figure out what kind of tattoo I wanted.

Friday

Deadly Women (ID, 10pm) Season Premiere – In case you were thinking that only men were killers.
Iron Man Anime/Wolverine (11/11:30pm) Series Premieres – You know for people who want more of these guys.

Saturday

Renovation Realities (DIY, 9pm) Season Premiere – Home improvements start to finish.
Outnumbered/Friday Night Dinner (BBCA 11/11:30pm) Series Premieres – Quirky family comedies British style.

Sunday

American Ninja Warrior (G4, 9pm) Season Premiere – First one must qualify to compete.
Against the Wall (Life, 10pm) Series Premiere – Getting promoted, but working in Internal Affairs won’t sit well with this detective’s cop family.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 7/18-7/24

July 15, 2011 No Comments

I will be almost as relieved as the riders when the Tour de France is complete…

Monday

Hell’s Kitchen (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – I don’t do cooking shows much and I don’t love the yelling.
Giuliana & Bill (Style, 8pm) Season Premiere – More people I don’t care about.
Degrassi (Teen, 9pm) Season Premiere – In its 11th season I wonder how old these kids are now.
Selling LA (HGTV, 10pm) Series Premiere – Firms dealing with fancy LA properties.

Tuesday

It’s Worth What? (NBC, 8pm) Series Premiere – Cedric the Entertainer hosts this game show challenge to guess the value of items.
Ludo Bites America (Sund, 9pm) Series Premiere – Let’s see how a French guy fares traveling the US helping struggling restaurateurs.
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO, 10pm) Season Premiere – Bryant looks at sports or sports people or something.
True Grime (ID, 10pm) Series Premiere – Clean up is nothing compared to crime scene clean up.
Awkward (MTV, 11pm) Series Premiere – The latest teen dramedy about a high school gal who starts the series off getting in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.
Web Therapy (Show, 11pm) Series Premiere – Kudrow’s web series gets some additions as it makes its first appearance here, with wacky sessions with lots of guest stars.

Wednesday

Hollywood Hi-Tech (DIY, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – Hmm, I think the premise is celebrities get impressive electronics and we get jealous.
Deadliest Warrior (Spike, 10pm) Season Premiere – Washington vs Bonaparte.
South Beach Tow (Tru, 10pm) Series Premiere – A family that tows together…
Storage Wars (A&E, 10pm) Season Premiere – Once you win the stuff I learned you have to figure out how to make money off of it.

Thursday

Plain Jane (CW, 9pm) – For some reason they are rerunning this kind of sweet makeover dating show.

Friday

Tour de France (VS, various) – Today’s stage heads to Alpe-d’Huez, getting that much closer to Sunday’s final stage to Paris Champs-Elysees.
US Open Series: Atlanta (ESPN2, Fri-Sun, various) – The US Open tennis series kicks off.

Saturday

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (ABC, 8pm) – In case you want to ready yourself for the final flick with a rewatch of the first one.

Sunday

Same Name (CBS, 9pm) Series Premiere – If your name were David Hasselhoff… I think it’s like Wife Swap
Family Renovation (DIY, 9pm) Season Premiere – A couple starts renovation on their home.
I Do Over (WE, 10pm) Series Premiere – Wish your wedding had been better?
Top Gear (Hist, 10pm) Season Premiere – More gear.
Entourage (HBO, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – The final season begins and I’m sure these guys have changed significantly.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 7/4-7/10

July 1, 2011 No Comments

The other question is of course how much Tour de France am I going to watch…

Monday

A Capitol Fourth (PBS, 8pm) – Celebs, music, and fireworks.
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular (NBC, 9pm) – Celebs , music, and fireworks.
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular (CBS, 10pm) – Celebs, music, and fireworks.
Bath Crashers (DIY, 9pm) Season Premiere – A couple teaks it up.

Tuesday

Hard Time (NGC, 10pm) Season Premiere – They’re talking prison kind of hard time.
Teen Mom (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – Back with the kids with kids.

Wednesday

Flipping Out (Brav, 9pm) Season Premiere – Apparently the main guy has a new boyfriend/coworker.
I Shouldn’t Be Alive (AnPl, 9pm) Season Premiere – I just keep thinking I would have died.
Restaurant: Impossible (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Can this wild west themed restaurant be saved?

Thursday

Big Brother (CBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – Is this still on three nights a week?

Friday

Say Yes to the Dress/Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (TLC, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – More dresses.
Torchwood (Starz, 10pm) Season Premiere – Top secret investigators…
Monster Fish (NGC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Predatory fish of the Australian Outback.

Saturday

US Open of Surfing (CBS, 10am) – It’s feeling a lot like summer.
Secrets From a Stylist (HGTV, 8:30pm) Season Premiere – Starting with a beachy bedroom.

Sunday

Sunday Best (BET, 8pm) Season Premiere – Gospel competition.
Hoarding (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Cleaning out the junk before you move in.
Holmes Inspection (HGTV, 9pm) Season Premiere – Inspections should come first.
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO, 10pm) Season Premiere – How much fighting will Larry do this season?
Famous Food (VH1, 10pm) Series Premiere – ‘Famous’ people compete in cooking challenges.
The Indestructibles (NGC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Experts explain how people survive various destructions.
Tough Cookies (Food, 10pm) Series Premiere – If you liked following other baking family businesses, cookies might be up your alley.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 6/27-7/3

June 27, 2011 No Comments

Now comes the time of year when I decide how much tennis and cycling is too much…

Monday

Weeds/The Big C (Show, 10/10:30pm) Season Premieres – I’m only on season 2 of Weeds and can’t believe they’ve got this many season’s worth and have yet to try out the Laura Linney’s character has cancer show.

Tuesday

I Kid With Brad Garrett (TLC, 8pm) Series Premiere – Hanging with kids trying to be funny.

Wednesday

Melissa & Joey/State of Georgia (ABCFam, 8/8:30pm) Season/Series Premieres – Former sitcom star Raven-Symoné joins former sitcom stars for a night of formulaic sitcoms.
Royal Pains/Necessary Roughness (USA, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – New gal shrinking football players joins doctors on the fluffy formulaic network, some of which is fun.
Love in the Wild (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Bachelor Pad meets Survivor?
Behind the Music (VH1, 10pm) Season Premiere – Missy Elliott shares her stuff.

Thursday

Wicked Attraction (ID, 9pm) Season Premiere – And you thought your ex was crazy…
Extreme Chef (Food, 10pm) Series Premiere – Unmarked can goods, cooking on a car engine… is takeout really that bad?
Ugly Americans (Com, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – Something about a succubus on this animated series of not your everyday beings.

Friday

Bucket & Skinner’s Epic Adventures (Nick, 8pm) Series Premiere – Two bros search for surf and whatnot in this new comedy series.

Saturday

Tour de France (Vs, 5am, NBC, 11am, and various) – The tour kicks off as does hours upon hours of coverage.

Sunday

Wimbledon (NBC, 6am, and various) – The fortnight of tennis coverage wraps up with the Women’s and Men’s finals.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 6/20-6/26

June 19, 2011 No Comments

A decent amount of summer fluff to add to the queue…

Monday

Wimbledon (ESPN2, 4am and ongoing; NBC starting Sat) – Early round coverage kicks off, top four men look good and the Williams sisters are back!
Hoarders/Intervention (A&E, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Problem behaviors in various states.
Rupaul’s Drag U (Logo, 9pm) Season Premiere – Who will they take to fabulous this season?
United States of Tara (Show, 10:30pm) Series Finale – Will any of the versions of Tara be end well?

Tuesday

Wipeout/101 Ways to Leave a Game Show/Combat Hospital (ABC, 8/9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Bad obstacles, physically crazy exits to what may be a quiz show, and the latest Canadian import hospital in a war zone.
History Detectives/POV (PBS, 8/10pm) Season Premieres – A look into some random historical events and artifacts and then kicking off with a look at pastry competition.
Hardcore Pawn/Storage Hunters (Tru, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – People’s stuff and personalities.
Staten Island Cakes/The Cupcake Girls (WE, 9/10pm) Series/Season Premieres – People’s baked goods and personalities.
Nail Files (TVG, 10pm) Series Premiere – Following some celebrity manicurist.

Wednesday

I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – I guess there are enough people for another season.
Life on a Wire (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Death defying stunts.
Real World/Road Rules Challenge (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – Folks are teamed up with rivals.

Thursday

Burn Notice/Suits (USA, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Michael and his campy spyness return and then non lawyer lawyer with some sort of crazy memory tries to hang with the upscale legal doers.
Expedition Impossible/Rookie Blue (ABC, 9/10pm) Series/Season Premiere – It’s like amazing race but with teams of three and then the rookies return and one can only hope they are more impressive.
Wilfred/Louie (Fx, 10/10:30) Series/Season Premiere – So is he a dog like everyone else sees or a man in a dog suit like Elijah Wood sees but more importantly is it funny enough to be a good fit with off kilter Louie?
Futurama (Com, 10pm) Season Premiere – More animated space adventures.

Friday

Rhett & Link/Young, Broke & Beautiful (IFC, 10/11pm) Series Premiere – Traveling to film commercials and traveling to uncover underground subcultures.

Saturday

Carson Nation (Own, 10pm) Series Premiere – Queer Eye’s Carson travels doing makeovers.

Sunday

Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew (VH1, 9pm) Season Premiere – Can’t… look… away…
Leverage (TNT, 9pm) Season Premiere – Another season of the light but fun steal from the corrupt to make things right capers.
L&O: CI (USA, 9pm) Series Finale – Goodbye to the major case squad.
True Blood (HBO, 9pm) Season Premiere – Someday I will give this a go on Netflix.
The Marriage Ref (NBC, 10pm) Season Premiere – I didn’t think anyone watched this Seinfeld show of folks commenting on couples problems.
Extreme Chef (Food, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – Extreme food or extreme cooking conditions?

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 6/13-6/19

June 11, 2011 No Comments

Monday

Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABCFam, 8pm) Season Premiere – The not foolish and not secret life returns.

Tuesday

Cupcake Wars (Food, 8pm) Season Premiere – Kentucky Derby theme.
Pretty Little Liars/The Nine Lives of Chloe King (ABCFam, 8/9pm) Season/Series Premiere – The oldsters playing teens with ridiculous plots are followed by a sixteen year old who discovers she has powers, why do I feel compelled to at least check these out?
Memphis Beat/Hawthorne (TNT, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Cop show and hospital show that, for me, just aren’t all that engaging.
Real Estate Intervention (HGTV, 9pm) Season Premiere – The intervention appears to be of the staging variety.
Gene Simmons Family Jewels (A&E, 10pm) Season Premiere – This is apparently in the seventh season…
Indoors Out (DIY, 10pm) Season Premiere – Remodeling continues.
Jon Benjamin Has a Van (Com, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – A comedian reports ‘mockumentary style’.

Wednesday

Devil You Know (ID, 10pm) Series Premiere – Are people really what they appear to be.
Hot in Cleveland/Happily Divorced (TVL, 10/10:30pm) Season/Series Premiere – The nostalgia style sitcom returns followed by the return of Fran Drescher in a personal inspired I married a gay man series.
Rocco’s Dinner Party (Brav, 11pm) Series Premiere – Would love to be the recipient of dinner party competition dinners.
Toddlers & Tiaras (TLC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Still bizarre to me.

Thursday

Yard Crashers (DIY, 10pm) Season Premiere – Decorating outdoor style.

Friday

Flea Man (NGC, 8pm) Series Premiere – Flea market comings and goings.
A.N.T. Farm/Shake it Up (Dis, 8:30/9pm) Series Premieres – Series with kids, who will be the next Miley?
Paranormal Challenge (Trav, 9pm) Series Premiere – Competing to collect evidence of ghosts and whatnot.
Swamp Loggers (Disc, 10pm) Season Premiere – Another crew member joins.

Saturday

Celebrity Ghost Stories/Celebrity Close Calls (Bio, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – Can there really be that many celebrities with ghost stories, close calls to death, I suppose.
Outcasts/Inbetweeners/Come Fly with Me (BBCA, 9/11/11:30pm) Series/Season Premieres – 2040 planetary action, awkward teens, and airport mockumentary.

Sunday

Daytime Emmy Awards (CBS, 8pm) – Wayne Brady hosts.
Drop Dead Diva (Life, 9pm) Season Premiere – Model in a lawyers body returns for another season of what is surprisingly an entertaining show for a silly premise.
Falling Skies (TNT, 9pm) Series Premiere – Citizens holdouts against alien invaders in the latest Spielberg offering, supposed to be a good start.
Miss USA Pageant (NBC, 9pm) – Ladies…
Police POV (Tru, 10pm) Season Premiere – Of the Cops ilk.
Ryan & Tatum (Own, 10pm) Series Premiere – Do we need to follow more dysfunctional people?

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 6/6 – 6/12

June 5, 2011 No Comments

Monday

Masterchef (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – A few kitchen dudes look for the next amateur ready to make it big time.
My Yard Goes to Disney/House Hunters on Vacation/HGTV’d (HGTV, 8/8:30/9pm) Series Premieres – Outdoor spaces Disneyfied, travelers visit homes before selecting one as a vacation stay, and surprise makeovers.
Switched at Birth (ABCFam, 9pm) Series Premiere – It reads like a Lifetime movie but this latest fictional look at the rare familial entanglements will keep going week after week, this family channel is often too trite but sometimes worth a look.
Unfaithful/The Dr Laura Berman Show (OWN, 9/10pm) Series Premieres – A look at infidelities and then a camera joins the dr’s radio show.
Behind Mansion Walls (ID, 10pm) Series Premiere – Why just look at murders when you can look at murders involving rich people.

Tuesday

White Collar/Covert Affairs (USA, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Campy spy business back to back, I’m more enamored with the likable hustler than the newest addition to the CIA.
19 Kids & Counting (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Please tell me these people aren’t still counting on more kids.
Love/Lust (Sund, 10pm) Season Premiere – The season starts out with a look at street foods.

Wednesday

CMT Music Awards (CMT, 8pm) – Country goodness.
Operation Repo (Tru, 9pm) Season Premiere – More repossessions.

Thursday

Nightmare Next Door (ID, 10pm) Season Premiere – Crimes in your own neighborhood, depending on where you live.

Friday

My Babysitter’s a Vampire (Dis, 7pm) Series Premiere – Disney’s take on vampires in our midst.
FBI: Criminal Pursuit (ID, 10pm) Season Premiere – Cops FBI-style.

Saturday

Color Splash (HGTV, 9pm) Season Premiere – A tranquil bedroom update.

Sunday

The Tony Awards (CBS, 8pm) – Host Neil Patrick Harris has been teasing me with glorious reviews of broadway’s best, via twitter of course.
Bridezillas/Amsale Girls (WE, 9/10pm) Season Premiere – Difficult brides from bride and bridal store perspective.
Finding Sarah (OWN, 9pm) Series Premiere – Folks like Dr Phil and Suzy Ormand help out Sarah Ferguson.
The Glee Project (Oxy, 9pm) Series Premiere – Real life Gleeks compete for a role on Glee, I’m mildly intrigued though don’t think I get this channel.
Swamp Wars (AnPl, 9pm) Series Premiere – Beheaded pythons and gator killings.
Keeping Up With the Kardashians/Ice Loves Coco (E!, 10/10:30pm) Season Premieres – Blah, blah, reality, blah, blah.
The Protector (Life, 10pm) Series Premiere – This series introduces us to a divorced homicide detective’s work and home.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 5/30-6/5

May 30, 2011 No Comments

It looks like summer is here, if not in weather then in the start of summer series…

Monday

Basketball Wives/Single Ladies (VH1, 8pm) Season/Series Premieres – Real life wives and then a fictional take with a Sex & the City-esque hang with some gal pals.
Cake Boss (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Will the NASA cake fly?
Platinum Hit (Brav, 10pm) Series Premiere – Kara DioGuardi and Jewel bring us the latest singing slant on folks who write their own.
Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (ABC 10pm) Series Premiere – Spending a year with one person instead of a couple weeks with a couple dozen contestants.

Tuesday

NBA Finals (ABC, 6pm) – Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks kick it off.
America’s Got Talent (NBC, 8pm) Season Premiere – Another season of random talent.
Deception with Keith Barry (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – A ‘mentalist’ looks at the world of deception.
The Little Couple (TLC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Fertility issues continue.
Love Handles (Life, 10pm) Series Premiere – How could a mix of reality, couples, and weight issues be wrong?
Million Dollar Decorators (Brav, 10pm) Series Premiere – Hmm, how far does a million dollars go?

Wednesday

Franklin & Bash/Men of a Certain Age (TNT, 9/10pm) Series/Season Premiere – Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer offer up another take on unconventional lawyering then more conventional guys.
Haunted Collector/Hollywood Treasure (Syfy, 9/10pm) Series/Season Premieres – Not just places but things can be haunted and this guy takes a look, then a look at items more cinematic.
Man v. Food Nation/Sand Masters (Trav, 9/10pm) Series Premieres – Food challenges hit the road and then sand castles get serious.
Sweat Equity (DIY, 9pm) Season Premiere – More home repair.
Love in the Wild (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Think Survivor as a dating show.
The World According to Paris (Oxy, 10pm) Series Premiere – I am not even interested in Hilton in a trashy sort of way.

Thursday

The First 48: Missing Persons (A&E, 10pm) Series Premiere – Spinoff of The First 48 follows missing persons.
Love Bites (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – I believe this is a summer burn off of a romance anthology that never quite made it into the schedule.
NY Ink (TLC, 10) Series Premiere – A Miami Ink guys starts up in NY.
Children’s Hospital (AdSw, 11:59pm) Season Premiere – This is one of those comedies that is so random I kept wanting to like it.

Friday

French Open (NBC, 11am) – The week on ESPN2 leads up to the men’s semis, with women’s final Saturday at 6am/pst and men’s final Sunday 6am finals.
Whale Wars (AnPl, 9pm) Season Premiere – More anti-whaling action.

Saturday

NHL Stanley Cup Finals (NBC, 5pm) – Go hockey, Game 1 is Wed at 5pm/pst, games 3 & 4 head to Vs. and returns to NBC for 5 and on if needed.

Sunday

Food Network Challenge/The Next Food Network Star (Food, 8/9pm) Season Premieres – 80s cakes and then 15 new chef’s arrive to compete.
MTV Movie Awards (MTV, 9pm) – Jason Sudeikis hosts the one where they vote for things like ‘The Best Kiss.’
Ice Road Truckers (Hist, 9pm) Season Premiere – More ice, more trucking, more truckers.
Locked Up Abroad (NGC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Crimes in foreign countries strikes me as a bad idea.
Finding Bigfoot (AnPl, 10pm) Series Premiere – Do you think they find him?
Freaky Eaters (TLC, 10pm) Season Premiere – I’m glad these people are getting help even if it is through exploitation tv.
The Glades (A&E, 10pm) Season Premiere – I found this fluffy detective out of his element in Florida series not necessarily great but enjoyable.
Mancations (Trav, 10pm) Series Premiere – Man friendly getaways.
The Real L Word (Show, 10pm) Season Premiere – Reality show lesbian-style.
Teen Wolf (MTV, 11pm) Series Premiere – I can’t stop picturing Michael J Fox and Justin Bateman but this is a much more modern take on a high school werewolf.

new and noteworthy tv: 6/6 – 6/12

June 5th, 2011

Monday

Masterchef (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – A few kitchen dudes look for the next amateur ready to make it big time.
My Yard Goes to Disney/House Hunters on Vacation/HGTV’d (HGTV, 8/8:30/9pm) Series Premieres – Outdoor spaces Disneyfied, travelers visit homes before selecting one as a vacation stay, and surprise makeovers.
Switched at Birth (ABCFam, 9pm) Series Premiere – It reads like a Lifetime movie but this latest fictional look at the rare familial entanglements will keep going week after week, this family channel is often too trite but sometimes worth a look.
Unfaithful/The Dr Laura Berman Show (OWN, 9/10pm) Series Premieres – A look at infidelities and then a camera joins the dr’s radio show.
Behind Mansion Walls (ID, 10pm) Series Premiere – Why just look at murders when you can look at murders involving rich people.

Tuesday

White Collar/Covert Affairs (USA, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Campy spy business back to back, I’m more enamored with the likable hustler than the newest addition to the CIA.
19 Kids & Counting (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Please tell me these people aren’t still counting on more kids.
Love/Lust (Sund, 10pm) Season Premiere – The season starts out with a look at street foods.

Wednesday

CMT Music Awards (CMT, 8pm) – Country goodness.
Operation Repo (Tru, 9pm) Season Premiere – More repossessions.

Thursday

Nightmare Next Door (ID, 10pm) Season Premiere – Crimes in your own neighborhood, depending on where you live.

Friday

My Babysitter’s a Vampire (Dis, 7pm) Series Premiere – Disney’s take on vampires in our midst.
FBI: Criminal Pursuit (ID, 10pm) Season Premiere – Cops FBI-style.

Saturday

Color Splash (HGTV, 9pm) Season Premiere – A tranquil bedroom update.

Sunday

The Tony Awards (CBS, 8pm) – Host Neil Patrick Harris has been teasing me with glorious reviews of broadway’s best, via twitter of course.
Bridezillas/Amsale Girls (WE, 9/10pm) Season Premiere – Difficult brides from bride and bridal store perspective.
Finding Sarah (OWN, 9pm) Series Premiere – Folks like Dr Phil and Suzy Ormand help out Sarah Ferguson.
The Glee Project (Oxy, 9pm) Series Premiere – Real life Gleeks compete for a role on Glee, I’m mildly intrigued though don’t think I get this channel.
Swamp Wars (AnPl, 9pm) Series Premiere – Beheaded pythons and gator killings.
Keeping Up With the Kardashians/Ice Loves Coco (E!, 10/10:30pm) Season Premieres – Blah, blah, reality, blah, blah.
The Protector (Life, 10pm) Series Premiere – This series introduces us to a divorced homicide detective’s work and home.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 5/23-5/29

May 22, 2011 No Comments

Just a few more things wrapping…

Monday

Bachelorette (ABC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Ashley (some girl who has done this before) returns to find her own dude.
Clash of the Commercials (CBS, 10pm) – Favorite international commercials.

Tuesday

American Idol (Fox, 8pm) – The two night finale kicks off on a special night with our two least offensive contestants.

Wednesday

The Oprah Winfrey Show (ABC, 4pm*) Series Finale – The queen of daytime television officially hangs up her hat, too bad I don’t get her new network.

Thursday

So You Think You Can Dance (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – More dancers and Mary Murphy is amongst the judges (she’s the loud one).
Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Show, 10:30pm) Series Finale – I guess one can’t be a call girl forever.

Friday

River Monsters (AnPl, 9/10pm) – This special installation of the monsters of the deep could be combined with the killer carp show scheduled on National Geographic tonight, happy summer swimming.

Saturday

Revolver Golden Gods Awards (VH1 Cl, 10pm) – Metal!

Sunday

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding (TLC, 9pm) Series Premiere – This UK series follows the secretive community of gypsies.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 5/16-5/22

May 14, 2011 1 Comment

The season is wrapping up enough that I might be able to catch up on some movies…

Monday

Off Limits (Trav, 9pm) Series Premiere – A look at another side of Los Angeles.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey (Brav, 9pm) Season Premiere – More of the women who are potentially wives with houses.
The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – Favorite food pairings.

Tuesday

Tosh.0 (Com, 10pm) Season Premiere – Daniel Tosh returns to his internet shenanigans.

Wednesday

ANTM (CW, 9pm) Season Finale – Who will be America’s Next… woman who gets some prizes?

Thursday

The Mentalist (CBS, 9pm) Season Finale – The two hour finale gets to the bottom of the Red John case, ok at least who the red John mole is.

Friday

VH1 Storytellers (VH1, 11pm) – How sad is it that I am remotely interested in Cee Lo Green now that he’s a coach on a reality show?

Saturday

Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:30pm) Season Finale – With Justin Timberlake hosting we’re sure to get a new music video.

Sunday

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (CBS, 9pm) – The next in the series of Parker books come to TV, Tom Selleck is so good at being a bummer of a dude, while crime solving and all that.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

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