next week 4/13

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

Monday

• Doing da Vinci (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – This reality show tries to create things from da Vinci sketches.
• Confessions of a Superhero (Sund, 9pm) – If you’ve wondered what it’s like to dress up like a superhero on Hollywood Blvd, even if you haven’t, this documentary could be for you.
• College Life (MTV, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – A self produced documentary of four freshmen starting in Wisconsin.

Tuesday

• Deadliest Catch (Disc, 9pm) Season Premiere – Captains and catches.
• The Alaska Experiment (Disc, 10pm) Season Premiere – This reality show strands nine folks in Alaska and makes them get back to civilization.

Wednesday

• Bones (Fox, 8pm) – Catch Bones and Booth on their special night, in addition to the regular Thursday slot.
• Kathy Griffin: She’ll Cut a Bitch/Bravo’s A-List Awards (Brav, 9pm) – She’s made herself famous for being on the D list and continues to talk celeb smack and then does some hosting.
• The Cougar (TVLand, 10pm) Series Premiere – The latest dating show tries to match a hot 40 year old with one of 20 young dudes.
• Pitchmen (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Two guys known for their ‘as seen on tv’ commercials share their wisdom with wannabe inventors.

Thursday

• Family Circle Cup (ESPN2, 1:30pm) – The ladies of tennis start their televised coverage with the round of 16 today and play though ’til Sunday’s final.

Friday

• Prison Break (Fox, 9pm) Season Premiere – The boys are back for their final season of breaking in or breaking out or just breaking things.
• Stranger Among Bears (AnPl, 10pm) Series Premiere – Living with the bears…

Saturday

• Grey Gardens (HBO, 8pm) – The original 1975 documentary about Jackie O’s eccentric cousins is made into a movie with Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore.
• Kings (NBC, 8pm) – Less than stellar ratings may be what shifted this show to this new timeslot.
• Nanny 911/World’s Strictest Parents (CMT, 8/9pm) Season/Series Premieres – First they bring someone in to deal with unruly kids, then they send unruly kids off to someone else to deal with them.

Sunday

• Miss USA Pageant (NBC, 7pm) – Another round of ladies in bikinis.
• Sit Down, Shut Up (Fox, 8:30pm) Series Premiere – Produced by folks from Arrested Development/The Simpsons, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Kristin Chenoweth and Will Forte do the voices for this animated high school faculty.
• Law & Order: CI (USA, 9pm) Season Premiere – Jeff Goldblum joins the cast this season in major case.
• Rock of Love (VH1, 9pm) – We’ll know who Bret has chosen and if you just didn’t quite get your fill you can catch all the ladies at the reunion ep.
• In Plain Sight (USA, 10pm) Season Premiere – Mary’s back placing people in witness protection.

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