New and notable in the week ahead… procrastinator picks are underlined.
Monday
- The Closer (TNT, 9pm) Season Premiere – I missed Kyra and her snacking, hopefully the team is all back together.
- Raising the Bar (TNT, 10pm) Season Premiere – All I remember about this not great legal drama was that guy from Saved by the Bell had bad hear, which he has reportedly now cut.
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Brav, 10pm) Season Premiere – Her standing on the D-list may sometimes be in question but she’s keeping up the reality show.
- Weeds (Show, 10pm) Season Premiere – And the pot dealing suburban continues.
- Nurse Jackie (Show, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – Edie Falco stars as an ER nurse with some issues and some edge.
Tuesday
- Basketball (ABC) – Check your local listings for the continuation of the championship series of the NBA (Tues, Thurs, and Sun if needed).
- Food Party/Wrong Door (IFC, 11:15/11:30pm) Series Premiere – First cooking with puppets and then british sketch comedy with cgi.
Wednesday
- Top Chef Masters (Brav, 10pm) Series Premiere – Actual chefs throw down some skills for charity not drama.
Thursday
- Speeders (Tru, 8/8:30pm) Season Premiere – This looks like the one that’s like Cops but with speeders.
- She’s Got the Look (TVLand, 9pm) Season Premiere – It’s like America’s Next Top Model for the oldsters, I mean for 35 plus.
- Total Drama Action (Cart, 9pm) Season Premiere – I think some cartoon characters compete on a cartoon reality show, spinoff of Total Drama Island.
- 16 & Pregnant (MTV, 10pm) Series Premiere – Every week it focuses on a new teen in this look at
- Raising Sextuplets (WE, 10pm) Series Premiere – How many of these shows about couples with lots of kids do we have now?
Friday
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (BBCA, 8pm) Season Premiere – An interview chat show with… Jonathan Ross.
- The MOM show (We, 10am) Series Premiere – It’s a chat show, focusing on moms, coming from Canada.
Saturday
- Primal Grill (PBS, 5pm) Series Premiere – Let the grilling begin.
- Pushing Daisies (ABC, 10pm) Series Finale – Sadly this series wrapping up.
Sunday
- True Blood (HBO, 9pm) Season Premiere – Is there another killer on the loose?
- Hammertime (A&E, 10pm) Series Premiere – Oh yeah, the artist formerly known as MC Hammer has his own reality show.