new and noteworthy tv: 8/22-8/28

My Tivo is down to 5%, ready for some fall tv to kick in…

Monday

  • La La’s Full Court Life/The TO Show (VH1, 9/9:30pm) Season Premieres – It’s a basketball wife story and a football star with ACL issues story.
  • Top Gear (BBCA, 9pm) Season Premiere – Apparently one doesn’t need to be a gearhead to appreciate this look at the fancies.
  • Lizard Lick Towing/Bear Swamp (Tru, 9:30/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Repoing of vehicles and other things aren’t always easy.

Tuesday

  •  Ludo Bites America (Sund, 9pm) Season Finale – These pop up chefs make their final stop in Redondo Beach, where will their culinary skills land.

Wednesday

  • Buried Treasure (Fox, 8pm) Series Premiere – It’s like taking Antiques Roadshow on the road.
  • Ghost Hunters (Syfy, 9pm) Season Premiere – Apparently there are either a lot of ghosts or these hunters aren’t that successful.
  • Happy Endings (ABC, 9:30pm) – An unaired episode of these
  • Confessions: Animal Hoarding (AnPl, 10pm) Season Premiere – If you thought hoarding was depressing…
  • Top Chef Just Desserts (Brav, 10pm) Season Premiere – Bake ’til you drop.

Thursday

  • Rising (Disc, 8pm) Series Premiere – A look at the rebuilding of ground zero.

Friday

  • Rat Busters NYC (AnPl, 10pm) Series Premiere – I think ‘rat’ means rat.

Saturday

  • Doctor Who (BBCA, 9pm) Season Premiere – Back to the time travel for the doctor.
  • 24/7 (HBO, 10pm) Season Premiere – Mayweather and Ortiz train for their bout.

Sunday

  • Tennis (CBS, 9/10:30) – Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day is followed by the official preview of the US Open starting on Monday.
  • Madden NFL (NBC, 7pm) – Celebrities and NFL greats take on a little flag football.
  • MTV Music Video Awards (MTV, 9pm) – Another year another…
  • I Just Want My Pants Back (MTV, 11pm) Series Premiere – Post collegiate Brooklyn hipsters try to entertain in this latest series.

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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