new and noteworthy tv: 8/6-8/12

One more week of sporting and getting ready to sample some fall fun…

Monday

  • Olympics (NBC, 8pm) – Track and field, gymnastics, men’s diving, beach volleyball.
  • Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Non traditional traditional fare.

Tuesday

  • Olympics (NBC, 8pm) – Track and field, gymnastics, beach volleyball.
  • Shipping Wars (A&E, 9pm) Season Premiere – Let the wars resume.
  • Extra Yardage (DIY, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – First stop creating an artist retreat.
  • Hard Knocks (HBO, 10pm) Season Premiere – Miami Dolphins.

Wednesday

  • Olympics (NBC, 8pm) – Track and field, women’s diving, beach volleyball.
  • Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Because we need a Toddlers & Tiaras spinoff.
  • Paranormal Witness (Syfy, 10pm) Season Premiere – Parapsychological investigations.
  • Go On (NBC, 11:05pm) Series Premiere – Chandler’s back and NBC is trying to give it a little Olympics promo check in on him as sportscaster checking out a support group.

Thursday

  • Olympics (NBC, 8pm) – Track and field, women’s diving, beach volleyball, bmx cycling.
  • Totally Biased wtih W. Kamau Bell (Fx, 11pm) Series Premiere – Comedic political talk and whatnot.

Friday

  • Olympics (NBC, 8pm) – Track and field, men’s diving, bmx cycling.
  • The Dead Files (Trav, 10pm) Season Premiere – More hauntings.

Saturday

  • Olympics (NBC, 8pm) – Track and field, women’s volleyball, men’s diving.
  • Tanked (AnPl, 9pm) Season Premiere – A whole show about special tanks?

Sunday

  • Olympics (NBC, 7pm) – Closing Ceremonies.
  • Hell on Wheels (AMC, 9pm) Season Premiere – The railroad returns.
  • Shark Week (Disc, 9pm) – Sharks, sharks, and more sharks get going on Discovery.
  • Animal Practice (NBC, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – Another try at post Olympic promotion, sadly this show perhaps about an animal hospital couldn’t look more dumb.

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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