New and notable in the week ahead… procrastinator picks are underlined.
Monday
- Kyle XY (ABCFam, 9pm) Season Premiere – Kyle might be in love, trouble must follow as his lady friend gets kidnapped.
Tuesday
- American Idol (Fox, 8pm – also Wed at 8pm) Season Premiere – This season we’ve added a judge as we start with the cattle call of terrible songsters.
Wednesday
- Lost (ABC, 8pm) – Last season’s finale reminds us how confused we were last season.
- Friday Night Lights (DirTV, 9pm) Season Finale – The kids create drama on and off the field.
Thursday
- CSI (CBS, 9pm) – Say goodbye to Grissom.
- Saw for Hire (TLC, 9pm) Series Premiere – A tree removal service is the latest reality focus, yes you read that right, tree removal.
- The Beast (A&E, 10pm) Series Premiere – Patrick Swayze is veteran undercover cop taking his new partner through the paces.
- Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – The crews, they are a dancing.
- Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House (VH1, 10pm) Series Debut – If you were addicted to Celebrity Rehab this might be the next step in your addiction.
- Treasure Quest (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Ready to explore ship wrecks?
Friday
- Friday Night Lights (NBC, 9pm) Season Premiere – For those of you who missed the direct tv version, season 3 is kicking off network style.
- Battlestar Galactica (SciFi, 9pm) Season Premiere – The final season continues the cylon battle.
Saturday
- Solitary (Fox Real, 9pm) Season Premiere – They volunteer for torture on television, in solitary.
Sunday
- Australian Open (ESPN2, 4pm) – Day one of the first tennis slam of the season, because today is tomorrow in Australia.
- The Mentalist (CBS, 9pm) – Don’t miss a new episode of Simon Baker on a special night.
- Big Love (HBO, 9pm) Season Premiere – The polygamists are back for another season.
- United States of Tara (Show, 10pm) Series Premiere – Toni Collette stars as a housewife with personality disorder, written by Juno’s Diablo Cody.
- Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Show, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – What happens when you mistake a regular guy for a client?
- Flight of the Conchords (10pm) Season Premiere – The boys are back with songs and general hilarity!