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next week 7/14

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New and notable for the week ahead… live times are noted as pst, always check your local listings.

Monday

  • The Bachelor (ABC, 8pm) – Where are they now? Or you can look it up on tvguide.
  • The Closer (TNT, 9pm) Season Premiere – I have been watching reruns of this on TNT and just realized that they are skipping episodes and not showing the whole seasons, now I’m debating whether trying to netflix just the episodes I missed which is kind of a pain, they are doing a marathon throughout the day.
  • Saving Grace (TNT, 10pm) Season Premieres – I’ve been looking forward to season two of Holly Hunter drinking and sleeping with inappropriate men and dealing with her angel Earl.
  • China’s Stolen Children (HBO, 9pm) – The latest special…

Tuesday

  • The Cleaner (A&E, 10pm) Series Premiere – Benjamin Bratt is a now clean but not problem free addict who helps others get clean, and for some reason has a crew of folks to help him out.
  • From G’s to Gents (MTV, 10pm) Series Premiere – Can they make these bad boys go good, a new reality competition was definitely needed to answer that.

Wednesday

  • Project Runway (Bravo, 9pm) Season Premiere – I think the whole gang is back for the new crew of competition.
  • Dog the Bounty Hunter (A&E, 9pm) Season Premiere – This guy is apparently back with a vengeance.
  • Celebrity Circus (NBC, 10pm) Season Finale – Wee man, Stacey Dash, and Antonio ‘actor” Sabato Jr. compete for… circus bragging rights.
  • Family Foreman (TV Land, 10pm) Series Premiere – Apparently we need to see more of George Foreman in this reality series.

Thursday

  • The Gong Show (Comedy, 10pm) Series Premiere – Dave Attell (?) hosts the new version of this classic hit of wacky acts.
  • Reality Bites Back (Comedy, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – What could follow the Gong Show better than comedians competing in classic game show feats from gladiators to smarter than a 5th grader.

Friday

  • Monk (USA, 9pm) Season Premiere – Tony Shaloub plays a nutso phobic private detective.
  • Psych (USA, 10pm) Season Premiere – A particularly observant guy pretends to be psychic and solves crimes with a buddy.

Saturday

  • Action Sports Tour (NBC, sa/su 1pm – also on USA sa/su 12am) – The Right Guard Open is the Cleveland stop of the Dew Tour.
  • Beach Volleyball (NBC, sa/su 11:30am) – The AVP Crocs Tour shows us the finals from Brooklyn.
  • Skateboarding (CBS, 12pm) – The Maloof Money Cup Championships from Costa Mesa, Ca.
  • And of course you could catch up on more of the tour de france, moving right along…

Sunday

  • High School Musical: Get in the Picture (ABC, 8pm) Series Debut – Nick Lachey hosts this competition for kids to get into the action of the High School Musical franchise, and I think the winner gets shown in the closing credits.
  • ESPYs (ESPN, 9pm) – Justin Timberlake hosts as they recognize sports achievements throughout the year.
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next week 6/23

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Monday

  • Hard Times at Douglass High (HBO, 9pm) – A follow up on no child left behind.
  • Wimbledon (ESPN2 m-f, NBC s-su) – Can Federer get back in the groove and repeat his victory over Nadal, or will someone else get in the game?

Tuesday

  • BET Awards (BET, 8pm) – DL Hughley honors achievements in sports, music, and entertainment.
  • Celebrity Family Feud (NBC, 8pm) – Celebrities like Ice T, the Rivers, and Wayne Newton guess the most popular answers.
  • Wipeout/I Survived a Japanese Gameshow (ABC, 8/9pm) Series Premiere – Contestants compete in a crazy obstacle course and seem to wipe out in a big tub of mud and then japanese game show… who knows.

Wednesday

  • Baby Borrowers (NBC, 9pm) Series Premiere – Teenage couples take care of babies, while apparently the real parents live next door.
  • Farmer Wants a Wife (CW, 9pm) Season Finale – Farmer picks a wife.
  • Shear Genius (Bravo, 10pm) Season Premiere – I’m going to go with hair cutting competition.

Thursday

  • Hopkins (ABC, 10pm) – This six part documentary takes a look into the lives of some of the staff at Johns Hopkins.

Friday

  • Glaad Media Awards (Bravo, 8pm) – Celebrating the representation of the gay community in the media.
  • Dance Machine (ABC, 8pm) Series Premiere – Each episode features six folks from real life dancing it off.

Saturday

  • Eli Stone (ABC, 10pm) – Catch the first of Eli Stone, what turned out to be a fun show of a lawyer who follows his visions to help folks.

Sunday

  • US Olympic Track Trials (NBC, 7pm) – Run, jump, throw.
  • US Olympic Swimming Trials (NBC, 8pm) – Can Michael Phelps compete in everything?
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next week 6/9

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Monday

  • Greek (ABC Fam, 8pm) Season Finale – I think they might be going into season three still in the same college year, that’s the way to keep them in school forever.
  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (HBO, 9pm) – A doc on the director, his films, and yes his fleeing the US after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old, including a new interview with the victim.
  • Nashville Star (NBC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Billy Ray hosts what I can only assume is a country style american idol.

Tuesday

  • Independent Lens: Cool School (PBS, 11pm – check local listings) – Looking back on story of curator Walter Hopps and the Ferus Gallery art scene launching artists in the 50-60s.

Wednesday

  • Celebrity Circus (NBC, NBC, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – Seven ‘celebrities,’ including now famous for being on reality tv Christopher Knight among others, learn some fine circus tricks.
  • Men in Trees (ABC, 10pm) Series Finale – Looks like the gang sends off the series with a talent show, can’t wait, ok won’t watch.
  • Top Chef (Bravo, 10pm) Season Finale – I guess we pick the chef who is tops.

Thursday

  • Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List (Bravo, 9pm) Season Premiere – Rolling into season four we follow Kathy Griffin and her D list adventures in this unscripted show.
  • Bill Engvall Show/My Boys (TBS, 9/9:30pm) Season Premieres – A guy and his family/a girl, four guys, and a sports bar – let the humor begin. (They are replaying one of last season’s eps of BES on CBS on Mon/8pm)

Friday

  • Battlestar Galactica (SciFi, 10pm) Season Finale – I’m only on season one on dvd so who knows what’s going on at this point with the space caravan and the cylons.

Saturday

  • Dana Carvey: Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies (HBO, 10pm) – Carvey’s first HBO special in a while has him making the jokes and doing the impressions.

Sunday

  • Tony Awards (CBS, 8pm) –  Whoopi Goldberg hosts, and she’s supposed to be wearing something designed by Runway’s Christian, I haven’t hit the NY Broadway scene this year so can’t comment on the plays.
  • TV Land Awards (TVLand, 9pm) – If you don’t want to watch the Tonys but you still want an award show…
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next week 5/12

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Stay tuned this week for the finales of many a show, does this mean it’s summer?

Monday

  • Samantha Who? (ABC, 9:30) Season Finale – Samantha’s birthday brings her family, buddies and romance together for some chaos.
  • Medium (NBC, 10pm) Season Finale – Being a medium and a mom is a challenge, or something.
  • The Bachelor (ABC, 10pm) Season Finale – I hear it’s one of the most dramatic and romantic yet!

Tuesday

  • Beauty and the Geek (CW, 8pm) Season Finale – And I’m sure the beauties and the geeks have all learned a little about each other.
  • Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 10pm) Season Finale – One of the detectives is caught up in a case and becomes a suspect.
  • Women’s Murder Club (ABC, 10pm) Season Finale – The gals get involved in the pursuit of a the kiss me not killer.

Wednesday

  • America’s Next Top Model (CW, 8pm) Season Finale – The latest Top Model will be chosen.
  • Til Death/Back to You (Fox, 8/8:30pm) Season Finales – I don’t actually watch either of these comedies but I’m sure hijinks will ensue.

Thursday

  • My Name Is Earl/The Office (NBC, 8/9pm) Season Finales – Both these shows will air two part episodes as finales.
  • Smallville/Supernatural (CW, 8/9pm) Season Finales – There will be battles.
  • CSI/Without a Trace (CBS, 9/10pm) Season Finales – There will be murders and missing people.
  • ER (NBC, 10pm) Season Finale – And the special guest star is… Steve Buscemi.

Friday

  • Ghost Whisperer/Moonlight/Numb3rs (CBS, 8/9/10pm) Season Finales– Um, ghosts and vampires and fbi cases.

Saturday

  • Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:30pm) – Steve Carrell and Usher join to round out the season.

Sunday

  • Extreme Makeover/Desperate Housewives (ABC, 7/9pm) Season Finales – Two hour episode of Makeover followed by housewives that are oh so desperate.
  • Academy of Country Music Awards (CBS, 8pm) – They came, they sang, they won, and lost.
  • Everybody Hates Chris/Aliens in America/The Game (CW, 8/8:30/9pm) Season Finales – Everybody… ok I don’t watch these shows either.
  • The Simpsons/King of the Hill/American Dad (Fox, 8/8:30/9:30pm) Season Finales – Animated shows need time off too.
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next week 3/24

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Monday

  • Greek (ABC Fam, 8pm) Season Premiere – Popular older sis and geeky younger brother navigate the Greek system with varied drama and success.
  • How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8:30) – This is the episode where Britney resurfaces, and the entire cast says how normal and professional she was.
  • The Hills (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – The ‘reality’ show that follows a group of now known to many folks, this time two of the gals hit Paris,  I can only identify them from the weekly magazines.

Tuesday

  • Autism: The Musical (HBO, 8pm) – A documentary that follows the kids and families dealing with autism as they put on a musical.
  • Jericho (CBS, 10pm) Series Finale – Well, they brought it back but nobody came, so the post apocalyptic show will end its run.

Wednesday

  • Great Performances: Peter and the Wolf (PBS, 8pm) – This year’s Oscar winner for animated short, though there’s no narration it’s apparently quite clear – plus they throw in a making-of.

Thursday

  • Smallville (CW, 8pm) Strike Hiatus – The show’s Superman mythology began with Clark and Lex as buddies and has shown an interpretation of their journeys to become mortal enemies, 6 or so new eps expected late April..
  • Miss/Guided (ABC, 8/8:30pm) Season Finale – Rumor Willis guests as our guidance counselor manages her adult high school life.
  • The Apprentice (NBC, 9pm) Season Finale – This year’s celebrity winner will get money for charity in lieu of a Trump hiring.
  • Reaper (CW, 9pm) Strike Hiatus – Sam tries to save Andi from lost soul of the week, 5 or so new eps expected late April..

Friday

  • In Treatment (HBO, 9:30pm) Season Finale – This five night a week drama where the shrink sees patients wraps up it’s nine week run.
  • Battlestar Gallactica (SciFi, 10pm) –  The series does a special presentation before the new season kicks off.

Saturday

  • Kid’s Choice Awards (Nick, 8pm) – Jack Black hosts this kids celebrating event.

Sunday

  • The Tudors (Show, 9pm) Season Premiere – Apparently this focuses on the early years of King Henry VIII’s reign.
  • Unhitched (Fox, 9:30pm) Season Finale – And the dating mishaps continue.
  • State of the Union (Show, 10pm) Series Premiere – This is Tracy Ullman’s new sketch comedy show.
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next week 2/18

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Monday

  • Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann (ABC, 8pm) Season Finale – So the teams compete, and I read they are announcing the next round of Dancing with the Stars competitors.
  • Prison Break (Fox, 8pm) – Last due to strike as the guys try to break out or something.
  • My Dad is Better Than Your Dad (NBC, 9pm) Series Premiere – Some sort of family stunt competition, headed up by Dad.
  • Pussycat Dolls Presents: Girlicious (CW, 9pm) Series Premiere – Since they’ve got enough Pussycat dolls they’re forming a whole new girl group.

Tuesday

  • Boston Legal (ABCX, 10pm) – Last due to strike as the firm takes a case or something.
  • Nip/Tuck (Fx, 10pm) Season Finale – The boys nip and tuck.

Wednesday

  • America’s Next Top Model (CW, 8pm) Season Premiere – Thirty gals get narrowed down to the final entries to the house… I have to say this isn’t as fun as once they narrow down but gets me back in the ANTM groove!
  • Mythbusters (Disc, 9pm) 100th Episode – They’re doing Macgyver myths!
  • Cashmere Mafia (ABC, 10pm) – Last due to strike as the gals deal with drama in nice clothes.

Thursday

  • American Idol (Fox, 8pm) – So two nights aren’t enough as they kick off two of the guys and two of the gals.
  • Supernatural (CW, 9pm) – Last ep due to strike as the boys fight the supernatural I presume.

Friday

  • The Price is Right (CBS, 8pm) – Drew and the gang hit primetime.
  • Amne$ia (NBC, 9pm) Series Premiere – Dennis Miller hosts this latest game show where contestants are quizzed about things from their actual life.

Saturday

  • Independent Spirit Awards (IFC, 5pm) – Rainn Wilson hosts as the indies are honored.
  • Joe Louis: America’s Hero…Betrayed (HBO, 8pm) – A documentary on cross over athlete Joe Lewis covering the time he defeated the Nazis, ok fought a German.

Sunday

  • The Barbara Walters Special (ABC, 7est before/8:30pst pm following the awards) – Babs interviews Miley Cyrus, Ellen Page, Harrison Ford, and Vanessa Williams, aren’t these interviews supposed to be more relevant, I mean that Miley seems hot with the kids but otherwise…
  • 80th Annual Academy Awards (ABC, 5pst/8est pm) – Preshow first for a half hour, the real deal follows, I would be pretty happy if I could win my oscar pool and see a truly hideous dress, but the odds are for hideous dress alone.
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next week 2/11

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Monday

  • Flavor of Love (VH1, 9pm) Season Premiere – Apparently Flavor didn’t find true love last season…
  • Girlfriends (CW, 9/9:30pm) – Last due to the strike as the gang keeps doing how they do.

Tuesday

  • Big Brother (CBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – So in the 9th season the gang gets matched up as couples to compete as teams.
  • Jericho (CBS, 10pm) Season Premiere – I was never in love with this show but this post nuclear drama has got a nice fan following.

Wednesday

  • ANTM (CW, 8pm) – Part two of the retrospective clips show.

Thursday

  • NAACP Image Awards (Fox, 8pm) – Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin receive special honors.

Friday

  • Monk (USA, 9pm) Season Finale – So this is actually only part 1, part 2 will air next week as Monk tries to escape his arrest for murder.
  • Las Vegas (NBC, 9pm) – Last due to the strike as the gang in the surveillance room gets taken hostage.
  • Celine Dion (CBS, 9pm) – Whatever.
  • Psych (USA, 10pm) Season Finale – This is the one where the guy pretends to be psychic?

Saturday

  • Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2008 (TNT, 11pm) – Behind the lens look at this shoot, for those who like that sort of thing.

Sunday

  • Knight Rider (NBC, 9pm) – Oh yeah you read that right… Knight Rider is back, this tv movie was sort of designed as a back door pilot as we see a new KITT, a new driver, and you might see a touch of Hoff in a guest role.
  • Cold Case (CBS, 9pm) – Last due to strike as the team investigates an abusive father, but is he the culprit?
  • Family Guy (Fox, 9pm) Season Premiere – Apparently there’s some beef between the Family and James Woods who guests.
  • Brothers and Sisters (ABC, 10pm) – Last due to strike as the family makes some ‘compromises.’
  • Dexter (CBS, 10pm) Network Debut – I’ll probably get this serial killer/murder solver show on dvd before watching the edited version.
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next week 2/4

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Monday

  • Welcome to the Captain (CBS, 8:30) Series Premiere – Flailing filmmaker moves into an apartment building that is eclectic to say the least, starring Jeffrey Tambor among others.
  • The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – Christine deals with her ex, his new girlfriend Christine, her brother/manny, her kind of geeky son, the mean moms at the private school she can barely afford, and of course the funny Wanda Sykes as gal pal and now curves-like business co-owner.
  • The Game (CW, 9:30) – The last episode due to the strike as I’m sure some drama and comedy will ensue with the gals of football.

Tuesday

  • House (Fox, 9pm) – Enjoy the last ep due to strike, as House deals with the always good, religious zealot with unknown ailment.
  • Super Tuesday Coverage (check your local listings) – Coverage on the elections, it’ll be super!

Wednesday

  • ANTM: Exposed (CW, 8pm) – I almost didn’t list this because I hate the clips shows, but apparently they’ve got highlights if you just can’t wait for the new season.
  • CSI: NY (CBS, 10pm) – Last ep due to the strike as ickily a victim is found drowned in a self cleaning toilet.

Thursday

  • Survivor (CBS, 8pm) Season Premiere – So this time they’re hitting Micronesia and it’s fans vs. favorites, I wonder how much money Jeff Probst makes for these.
  • Lipstick Jungle (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – This is the other one (if you like or wanted to like Cashmere Mafia) where it’s successful gal pals, only this one has three friends and one of them is Brooke Shields.

Friday

  • Davis Cup (OLN, Fri/Sat/Sun, 9am/pst, check your local listings) – Last year’s USA tennis champs head to Austria to start the new season.
  • Flash Gordon (Scifi, 8pm) Season Finale – I’ve never seen this show but have a nostalgic remembrance of the cheesy old movie version.
  • Friday Night Lights (NBC, 9pm) Last ep due to the strike as the players and those around them do what they do.

Saturday

  • Bernard and Doris (HBO, 8pm) – Ralph Fiennes and Susan Sarandon add some acting chops to the original HBO film’s fictionalized story of Doris Duke’s (who?) final years.

Sunday

  • Grammy Awards (CBS, 8pm) – They come, they model their outfits, they sing, they win… or lose as the case may be.
  • British Academy Film Awards (BBC, 8pm) – Apparently the stars are heading to this one if you want to catch them in case we don’t settle domestically.
  • 100 Most Outrageous Moments of All Time (NBC, 9pm) – Not sure if this is a Britney biography or what.
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next week 1/21

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Monday

  • Wildfire (ABC Fam, 9pm) Season Premiere – It’s actually quite surprising how many original series there are out there on other cable channels, this is season 4 of this delinquent-but-good-with-horses gal gets another chance with a ranch family.
  • Democratic Presidential Debate: South Carolina (CNN, 5pm pst) – What have they got to say? Maybe nothing new, but maybe worth a look.

Tuesday

  • Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 10pm) Last episode due to strike – An embryo caper makes Olivia question her own timeline, too bad they couldn’t just time this to when Mariska was pregnant.
  • Millionaire Matchmaker (Bravo, 11pm normally at 10pm) Series Premiere – Follow a matchmaking service with, yes you guessed it, millionaire clientele.

Wednesday

  • Criminal Minds (CBS, 9pm) Last ep due to strike – I tend to only watch this show in reruns, which is I guess next week, but I’m sure the BAU gang will find a serial killer.
  • Moment of Truth (Fox, 9pm) Series Premiere – This is the one where they hook the contestants up to a lie detector and ask humiliating questions for money, what will they think of next?

Thursday

  • Chuck (NBC, 8 & 10pm) Last eps due to strike – They’re kicking us out with a little double shot, where Chuck will get into some shenanigans with his friends, coworkers and spy guys.
  • Ugly Betty & Big Shots (ABC, 8 & 10pm) Last eps due to strike – I’ll be watching Chuck of course.
  • Winter X Games 12 (24-27th, ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, Check your local listings) – Skis, snowmobiles, and snowboarders get gnarly in Colorado and it should include another round of Shaun White.

Friday

  • Garth Brooks: Live in LA! (CBS, 9pm) – It’ll be Garth, he’ll be singing, in LA, will it be live?

Saturday

  • Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials (CBS, 8pm) – This must mean the super bowl is coming up.
  • US Figure Skating Women’s Championships (NBC, 8pm) – Isn’t the winter Olympics coming up, no I guess that’s next winter.
  • Torchwood (BBC, 9pm) Season Premiere – They describe this as ‘part X-Files part Angel… where excitement comes before morality,’ hmm…

Sunday

  • US Figure Skating Men’s Championships (NBC, 7pm) – Well I mentioned the women’s…
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards (TNT, 8pm) – This one could be picket free and actually attended.
  • Shark (CBS, 8pm) Last ep due to strike – Always good to get into Sebastian’s dark past when he’s a target for murder.
  • The Russell Girl (CBS, 9pm) – Probably a typical cheesy Hallmark movie but I developed a liking for Amber Tamblyn since Joan of Arcadia.
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next week 1/7

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Monday

  • Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann (ABC, 8pm) Series Premiere – Drew Lachey joins two of the judges from Dancing With the Stars to create two singing and dancing teams to compete in this six week series, I didn’t get Dancing with the Stars either.
  • Medium (NBC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Things were shook up employment-wise for Allison and her husband, with her out of the DA’s office how will she solve her creepy vision mysteries?

Tuesday

  • Bones/House (Fox, 8/9pm) – See where it all began with the pilots of these two fun shows.
  • One Tree Hill (CW, 8/9pm) Season Premiere – The fifth season moves forward four years to try to beat the high school turned college show crisis and get the cast to about their appropriate ages.
  • People’s Choice (CBS, 9pm) – The people, they pick their picks for tv and movies as Queen Latifah hosts, nobody really cares what the people think do they?

Wednesday

  • Law & Order: CI (NBC, 9pm) Season Premiere – The show banished to cable returns in reruns for its 7th season to the network where it started, this is the one L&O that bugs me, mostly D-Onofrio who I used to like.
  • Cashmere Mafia (ABC, 10pm) – The show stops off in its regular timeslot.

Thursday

  • My Name is Earl/30 Rock (NBC, 8/8:30pm) – Ok these are the last ones we get for who knows how long, enjoy.
  • Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 9pm) – Ditto on last in the queue.

Friday

  • Catch up on some repeats (Grey’s/Cashmere Mafia on ABC) or catch some new eps of shows (Ghost Whisperer, Moonlight, Numb3rs on CBS or Friday Night Lights and Las Vegas on NBC) or maybe just go out and see a movie.

Saturday

  • If you didn’t get away from the television last night definitely get away tonight, unless you’ve got some netflix stacking up there’s nothing on.

Sunday

  • Golden Globes (NBC, 8pm) – Many thanks will be given out to the Hollywood Foreign Press for tv and movies this evening.
  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox, 8pm) Series Premiere – I haven’t heard anything about this but am intrigued and glad that Summer Glau from Firefly is going to protect them.
  • Commanche Moon (CBS, 9pm, also Tues/Wed) Miniseries – Prequel to the Lonesome Dove miniseries though I hear this one doesn’t live up to the previous.
  • Rock of Love 2/Scott Baio 46… and Pregnant (VH1, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – I got hooked on these shows last season, not good but I was truly addicted to Rock of Love.
  • Masterpiece: Persuasion (PBS, Check Your Local Listings) – This starts off a little Jane Austen theme for the now Masterpiece/Masterpiece Theater I always mean to watch them and this is supposed to be good.
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