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new and noteworthy tv: 10/1-10/7

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I’m starting to narrow down the new picks…

Monday

  • IHeartRadio Music Festival (CW, 8pm) – Will Billie Joe Armstrong’s tantrum be aired?
  • Don’t Sleep (BET, 11pm) Series Premiere – Headlines with T.J. Holmes.

Tuesday

  • Hart of Dixie (CW, 8pm) Season Premiere – Torn between a love and a lover, what will Zoe do?
  • Raising Hope (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – I typically almost like this misfit family show.
  • 30 for 30 (ESPN, 8pm) Season Premiere – Psychology of athletes.
  • Giuliana & Bill (Style, 8pm) Season Premiere – I still don’t care.
  • Where are They Now (OWN, 10pm) Series premiere – Child stars Oprah-style.
  • Million Dollar Rooms (HGTV, 11pm) Season Premiere – Wine cellars, car garages, and more…

Wednesday

  • Presidential Debate (Fox/NBC/CBS/ABC/PBS, 9pm) – What do they have to say?
  • Supernatural (CW, 9pm) Season Premiere – Aren’t those boys dead yet?
  • Couples Therapy (VH1, 10pm) Season Premiere – “Celebrity” couples try to fix their relationships.
  • Life After Top Chef (Brav, 10pm) Series Premiere – Not a Top Chef watcher so probably not going to catch this.

Thursday

  • 30 Rock (NBC, 8pm) Season Premiere – Liz and Jack are back.
  • Nor’Easter Men (Hist, 9pm) Series Premiere – More reality fishermen.
  • Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution (Com, 10pm) Season Premiere – Stand-up.
  • Jersey Shore (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – I guess when I heard this was canceled I thought it was already canceled.

Friday

  •  Back to the queue.

Saturday

  • See Dad Run (Nick, 9pm) Series Premiere – Scott Baio is back, do you need to know more?
  • Austin City Limits (PBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – Radiohead kicks it off.
  • Bedlam (BBCA, 9pm) Season Premiere – Starts with seeing ghosts.
  • Parking Wars/Billy the Exterminator (A&E, 9/10pm) Season Premiere – Tickets and exterminations.

Sunday

  • America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7pm) Season Premiere – Still funny?
  • The Cleveland Show (Fox, 7:30pm) Season Premiere – Cleveland and his gang.
  • Big Rich Texas/Glam Fairy (Style, 8/9pm) Season Premiere – More big rich drama and a couple weddings.
  • Upstairs Downstairs (PBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – Another round.
  • Steel Magnolias (Life, 9pm) Series Premiere – A new take on the southern gal pals.

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new and noteworthy tv: 9/24-9/30

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Things are really rolling now and starting to get my first time slot triple bookings, thank goodness for OnDemand…

Monday

  • How I Met Your Mother/Partners/2 Broke Girls/Mike & Molly/Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, 8/8:30/9/9:30/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – I’m sticking it out to find the mother though the series is uneven, and may give the broke girls one more shot but there’s not enough in our other comedies to keep me laughing or action in Hawaii to keep me tuned in.
  • Dancing With the Stars/Castle (ABC, 8/10pm) Season Premieres – More dancing and then the latest couple has finally gotten together.
  • Chrissy & Mr. Jones (VH1, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – The latest reality couple, spin-off from Love and Hip Hop.

Tuesday

  • New Girl/Ben and Kate/The Mindy Project (Fox, 8/8:30/9:30pm) Season/Series Premieres – What could pan out to be a funny lineup.
  • NCIS/NCIS: LA/Vegas (CBS, 8/9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Military investigations and then back to Vegas.
  • Private Practice (ABC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Medical and personal drama returns.
  • Call Me Fitz/Less Than Kind (Dir, 9/9:30pm) Season Premieres – Am I missing out on anything without DirectTV?
  • Tosh.o/Brickleberry (Com, 10pm) Season/Series Premiers – Tosh shares and then the comic stylings of cartoon inept forest rangers.

Wednesday

  • Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Is there a new captain in the mix and do I care anymore?
  • Criminal Minds/CSI (CBS, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Crime it up.
  • The Middle/Modern Family/The Neighbors/Revenge (ABC, 8/9/9:30/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Neighbors doesn’t look to bring much funny but I’ll give it a shot as I revisit some pretty funny fams but no cheesy comeuppance for me.
  • South Park/Key & Peele (Com, 10/10:30pm) Season Premieres – Cartoon kids and sketches.

Thursday

  • The Big Bang Theory/Two and a Half Men/Person of Interest/Elementary (CBS, 8/8:30/9/9:30/10) Season/Series Premieres – I kind of wish Big Bang had a better partner, and Person didn’t hook me, but then I’ll tune back with cautious optimism for the new Sherlock.
  • Last Resort/Grey’s Anatomy/Scandal (ABC, 8/9/10pm) Series/Season Premiere – Last Resort is getting some buzz and I did finally drop Grey’s, and Scandal…
  • SNL Weekend Update Thursday (NBC, 8pm) – More politics and funny.
  • Prank My Mom (Life, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – Does pranking a mom seem like a good idea?

Friday

  • Kitchen Nightmares/Fringe (Fox, 8/9pm) Season Premieres – Nightmares and weirdness.
  • CSI: NY/Made in Jersey/Blue Bloods (CBS, 8/9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – I’ll give the Jersey girl a shot.
  • Flea Market Flip (HGTV, 9pm) Series Premiere – Who can reinvent their finds for the biggest funds.

Saturday

  • 48 Hours (CBS, 10pm) Season Premiere – Killer justice.

Sunday

  • 60 Minutes/The Amazing Race/The Good Wife/The Mentalist (CBS, 7/8/9/10pm) Season Premieres – News, racing, and then the return of two of my fave dramas.
  • The Simpsons/Bob’s Burgers/Family Guy/American Dad (Fox, 8/8:30/9/9:30pm) Season Premieres – Cartoon it up.
  • Once Upon a Time/666 Park Avenue (ABC, 8/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Let the fairy tales continue and then the hotel creepiness begin, worth a shot.
  • Call the Midwife (PBS, 8pm) Series Premiere – Will this 1950s London midwife be the new PBS rage?
  • Making Monsters (Trav, 8pm) Season Premiere – Starting with Megadeth props.
  • Dexter/Homeland (Show, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Another season of cops, killers, and coverups and people with Showtime say good things about Homeland.
  • Destination Fear (Trav, 11pm) Series Premiere – Looking for the haunted.

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new and noteworthy tv: 9/17-9/23

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Had forgotten that my TiVo died so it’s a restart on season passes…

Monday

  • CMA Music Festival (ABC, 8pm) – Luke Bryan and Kimberly Perry host.
  • Bones/The Mob Doctor (Fox, 8/9pm) Season/Series Premieres – Will Bones unhide from the FBI and will this new doc be able to keep her debt to the mob in check?
  • Revolution (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Definitely willing to give this post power world a shot.

Tuesday

  • 20/20: Best In TV (ABC, 9pm) – Fan-chosen tv faves.
  • Hot Set (Syfy, 10pm) Series Premiere – Hollywood production designers compete.

Wednesday

  • Survivor (CBS, 8pm) Season Premiere – Philippines, including Facts of Life actress Lisa Whelchel.
  • Rake (Dir, 9pm) Season Premiere – Eight part legal series.
  • South Beach Tow /Operation Repo (Tru, 9:30/10pm) Season Premieres – Repossessions happen.
  • How Booze Built America (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Mike Rowe explores booze back in the day.
  • The Challenge (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – Battle of the seasons.

Thursday

  • SNL: Primetime Election Special/Up All Night/The Office/Parks & Recreation (NBC, 8/8:30pm) Season Premieres – Bringing the new funny, and I’ll give the latest Office shakeup one more shot.
  • Tamar & Vince (WE, 10pm) Series Premiere – Following the singer and producer.
  • Bling It On (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Over the top dressmaker designs.
  • Prom Queens (Life, 10:30pm) Series premiere – Don’t mess with Texas.

Friday

  • NCLR ALMA Awards (NBC, 8pm) – Eva Longoria and George Lopez host.
  • Haven (Syfy, 10pm) Season Premiere – Oddest events ever?
  • Secret Princes (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Actual princes pretend to be regular guys to meet a gal.

Saturday

  • Day of backlog?

Sunday

  • Emmys (ABC, 8pm) – Red carpet heats up as early as 4.
  • $24 in 24 (Food, 10pm) Series Premiere – The food’s all within the budget.
  • Treme (HBO, 10pm) Season Premiere – Back to 2007.
  • House Hunters Renovation (HGTV, 11pm) Series Premiere – Starting with a little Cape Cod style.

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intriguing new fall tv

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The new shows are starting to hit and the critics are starting to buzz. So without much of an advanced look, here’s what I’m looking forward to:

  • Go On (NBC, 9/11) /The Mindy Project (Fox, 9/25) /The New Normal (NBC, 9/11) – Comedies aplenty, and though they all need a few episodes to see how they find their rhythm I actually enjoyed all the premieres, think of them like the new Community, the new New Girl, and the new Modern Family.
  • Elementary (CBS, 9/27) – I don’t know that this will quite live up to Sherlock which I have recently converted to, but I do like both Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu and just generally like these detective paying attention kinds of shows.
  • Last Resort (ABC, 9/27) – This could be this year’s Lost, not just because I understand there’s an island, but because critics are saying good things about the pilot, military sub defies orders, and I am left wondering how they will sustain a whole series, plus I do dig Andre Braugher.
  • Nashville (ABC, 10/10) – This could be a decent caliber soapy look at country stylin’s of the new, Hayden Panettiere, and the old-ish, Connie Britton.
  • Vegas (CBS, 9/25) – Michael Chiklis and Dennis Quaid in 1960s Vegas baby!

And for the rest of the shows that for one reason or another might be questionable, but might be gems:

  • 666 Park Avenue (ABC, 9/30) – Vanessa Williams and Terry O’Quinn in a beyond creepy NY apartment building, could be intriguing.
  • Animal Practice (NBC, 9/26) – The preview wasn’t the worst show I’d ever seen but…
  • Arrow (CW, 10/10) – Your latest superhero, fighting crime one arrow at a time.
  • Beauty and the Beast (CW, 10/11) – Kristin Kreuk unbelievable as NYPD and some hot guy unbelievable as Beast.
  • Ben & Kate (Fox, 9/25) – There’s some potential in this brother/sister hijinks comedy.
  • Chicago Fire (NBC, 10/10) – Dick Wolf takes on fire fighting.
  • Emily Owens, M.D. (CW, 10/16) – This just strikes me as like the worst of Meredith Grey.
  • Guys With Kids (NBC, 9/26) – Yes men have kids and no it’s not necessarily funny.
  • Made in Jersey (CBS, 9/28) – Jersey girl in NYC law firm, any excuse for acrylic nails and a case of the week.
  • Malibu Country (ABC, 11/2) – I found the old Reba a bit of a guilty pleasure so if this equals that’s not the worst thing.
  • The Mob Doctor (Fox, 9/17) – Indebted to the mob and bringing the medical skillz, how much will she corrupt her morals?
  • The Neighbors (ABC, 9/29) – I like Jami Gertz but living on a suburban street full of aliens?
  • Partners (CBS, 9/24) – With Will & Grace as the noted pedigree it’s a gay man/straight man buddy comedy.
  • Revolution (NBC, 9/17) – I am over dystopian tv series but would relish a great one.
What are you looking forward to?

Shows mostly listed in alphabetical order and all premiere dates are of course subject to change. 

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new and noteworthy tv: 9/10-9/16

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Labor Day is over and fall is in the air…

Monday

  • The Voice/The New Normal (NBC, 8/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Blind auditions and banter followed by cute new ‘family’ sitcom.
  • Basketball Wives LA (VH1, 8pm) Season Premiere – The wives are back.
  • Fall TV Preview (CBS, 8:30pm) – Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs of Two Broke Girls host the sharing of new CBS fare.
  • All On the Line (Sund, 9pm) Season Premiere – Joe Zee returns to lend more expertise to clothes and clothiers.
  • Hoarders (A&E, 9pm) Season Premiere – More horrors of stuff.

Tuesday

  • Parenthood (NBC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Following official return of Go On and new timeslot and new ep for New Normal the Bravermans and all their drama return.
  • Sons of Anarchy (Fx, 10pm) Season Premiere – Trouble is brewing in Charming and I know I’d be too tense to watch an hour and a half premiere on a school night but so excited this is back.
  • Bomb Girls (Reelz, 10pm) Series Premiere – New drama following women at work during WWII, who gets Reelz?

Wednesday

  • The X Factor (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – Check out Britney and Demi joining for a new season.
  • Damages (Dir, 9pm) Series Finale – How will the crazy end?
  • Cajun Pawn Stars/American Restoration (Hist, 9:30/10pm) Season Premieres – Pawning cajun style followed by restorations American style.
  • Guys with Kids (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Three dads don’t look to bring a ton of comedy.

Thursday

  • Glee (Fox, 9pm) Season Premiere – Almost intrigued to see them take the Rachel show on the road.
  • The Real Housewives of Miami (Brav, 9pm) Season Premiere – Miami wives new and old.
  • Rock Center with Brian Williams (NBC, 10pm) Season Premiere – More newsiness.

Friday

  • Shark Tank/What Would You Do / 20/20 (ABC, 8/9/10pm) Season Premieres – New inventions, awkward situations and news stories.
  • The Ultimate Fighter (Fx, 9pm) Season Premiere – Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson.
  • Primetime Preview (NBC, 9:30pm) – Matthew Perry hosts a look at NBC’s new stuff.

Saturday

  • Bayou Billionaires/Redneck Rehab (CMT, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Spending money and getting back to country roots.
  • Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s (Own, 9pm) Season Premiere – New shop.
  • Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:30pm) Season Premiere – Seth MacFarlane hosts.

Sunday

  • Rehab with Dr Drew/Behind the Music (VH1, 8/9pm) Series/Season Premieres – More struggles with addiction, this time it’s dubbed without the ‘celebrity’ angle which I can’t help it but I’ll watch,  followed by a look at Train.
  • Boardwalk Empire (HBO 9pm) Season Premiere – The season begins on New Year’s Eve.
  • Weeds (Show, 10pm) Series Finale – I lost this show seasons ago but it somehow wraps up.

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new and noteworthy tv: 9/3-9/9

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Labor Day signals the end of summer, and typically the start of nice weather in SF, perhaps a bit more tennis before we get serious about new tv…

Monday

  • US Open Tennis (CBS, 8am, T-Th ESPN2, F-Su CBS) – Enjoy Labor Day with a little tennis and then if you have to work perhaps skip the cable coverage during the week and tune back in starting with the men’s and women’s semis on Friday.
  • Switched at Birth (ABCFam, 8pm) Season Premiere – The gals go through another year of drama with their extended family.
  • American Chopper/Fast n’ Loud (Disc, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Senior and Junior collaborate and then let the car restoration continue.
  • Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Trav, 9pm) Season premiere – Sometimes the places that don’t take reservation are just plain weird.
  • Coma (A&E, 9pm) Miniseries Premiere – A remake of the ’78 thriller.
  • T.I & Tiny (VH1, 9pm) Season Premiere – Camping?
  • Girlfriend Confidential (Oxy, 11pm) Series Premiere – Eva from ANTM and some other gal pals hang in the big city.

Tuesday

  • Flipping Out (Brav, 9pm) Season Premiere – Designer flips out while trying to flip a house.
  • Democratic National Convention (NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, 7pm T/W/Th) – It’s the Democrat’s turn.

Wednesday

  • Ghost Hunters (Syfy, 9pm) Season Premiere – A serial killer’s revenge.
  • Sweat Equity (DIY, 10pm) Season Premiere – Converting a basement.

Thursday

  • 2012 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV, 8pm) – Kevin Hart hosts.
  • Raising House (DIY, 9pm) Series Premiere – Starting with a rebuild.
  • Texas Car Wars (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Let the rivalries begin.
  • Living Abroad (HGTV, 11pm) Series Premiere – Three American families living in Shanghai.

Friday

  • Stand Up to Cancer (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, 8pm) – Celebs perform, chat about, and take money for cancer.
  • Making the Team/Cheer (CMT, 9/11pm) Season/Series Premieres – Cowboy’s prelims and if you’re a diehard cheer fan…

Saturday

  • My Fair Wedding (WE, 9pm) Season Premiere – Medieval-themed wedding.
  • I Was Impaled (Health, 10pm) Series Premiere – Seriously a whole show on impalements?

Sunday

  • Long Island Medium/Breaking Amish (TLC, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Family and the hereafter and then I think there might need to be special protections about filming the Amish, I mean how can they know how terrible reality tv is and how much privacy they’re giving up?
  • Wallander (PBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – How long until his peace is interrupted by a mystery?

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new and noteworthy tv: 8/27-9/2

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A little more time ’til fall hits so time for a bit more tennis…

Monday

  • US Open Tennis (ESPN2, 10am) – The US Open kicks off, plus preview and Arthur Ashe Kid’s Day Sunday on CBS.

Tuesday

  • The Republican National Convention (ABC, CBS, NBC, 7pm also Wed/Thurs) – Convening.
  • 19 Kids & Counting/Abby & Brittany (TLC, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Lots of kids and then 22 year old conjoined twins.
  • Property Virgins (HGTV, 9pm) Season Premiere – Property happens.
  • Addicted (Health, 10pm) Season Premiere – Combating addiction.

Wednesday

  • Buying and Selling (HGTV, 9pm) Series Premiere – Getting ready to buy and sell.
  • Restaurant Stakeout (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Struggling chef needs help.

Thursday

  • Gigolos (Show, 11pm) Season Premiere – They’re back.

Friday

  • Perhaps a little ANTM?

Saturday

  • Doctor Who (BBCA, 9pm) Season Premiere  – The Doctor’s next escapade.

Sunday

  • TV’s Most Dynamic Duos (ABC, 8/9pm) – Robin Roberts counts them down.
  • Million Dollar Contractor (DIY, 10pm) Season Premiere – Big restorations.

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new and noteworthy tv: 8/20-8/26

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A light week may mean more Netflix catch up and of course I’m on about page 500 of 650 on my book… Or you know I could go outside.

Monday

  • Beyond Scared Straight (A&E, 10pm) Season Premiere – Prison fun for rebellious kids.
  • InBetweeners (MTV, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – I never caught the UK version of this comedy about high school awkwards, worth checking out.

Tuesday

  • Face Off (Syfy, 9pm) Season Premiere – Creature creation competition.

Wednesday

  • Dirty Jobs Down Under (Disc, 10pm) Season Premiere – Mike Rowe goes down under.

Thursday

  • Repeats, reality, netflix?

Friday

  • America’s Next Top Model (CW, 8pm) Season Premiere – Fierce Fridays begin with a new crop of judges and a college crew of wannabes, I will at least check out the new talent.
  • Bering Sea Gold/Yukon Men (Disc, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Hunting for gold and then hunting in Alaska.
  • Say Yes to the Dress/I Found the Gown (TLC, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Wedding dress fun.

Saturday

  • US Open Series (CBS, 9:30am, during week at ESPN2) – Men’s finals at Winston-Salem Open.
  • Wrestlemania (NBC, 9pm) – Rock vs. Cena.

Sunday

  • A day of rest.

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new and noteworthy tv: 8/13-8/19

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I think I, and my TiVo, have survived the Olympics, now it’s time for fall to start trickling in before the big push…

Monday

  • Hotel Hell (Fox, 8pm) Series Premiere – Because we need more Gordon Ramsay.
  • Stars Earn Stripes/Grimm (NBC, 8/10pm) Series/Season Premiere – “Celebrities” in the military and the return off the irregular creature crime fighter.
  • The Closer/Major Crimes (TNT, 9/10pm) Series Finale/Premiere – Say goodbye to Brenda Leigh Johnson and welcome Captain Sharon Raydor to her new role.
  • United Bates of America/Big Tiny (TLC, 9/10pm) Series Premieres – Lots of kids and then dwarf siblings.
  • Blog Cabin (DIY, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – Redecorating.
  • Gallery Girls (Brav, 10pm) Series Premiere – Seven folks in the art world are followed.
  • Counting Cars (Hist, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – A car is restored.
  • Get to Work (Sund, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – A boot camp to get folks employable.

Tuesday

  • Top Gear (Hist, 9pm) Season Premiere – Drive challenge comparison.
  • Collection Intervention (Syfy, 10pm) Series Premiere – Hoarders meets collectibles.
  • The Week the Women Went (Life, 10pm) Series Premiere – South Carolina men are fending for themselves, well probably not all South Carolina men.
  • The Burn with Jeff Ross (Com, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – Comedians riff on popular culture.

Wednesday

  • Oh Sit (CW, 8pm) Series Premiere – Musical chairs!
  • Storage Wars Texas/American Hoggers (A&E, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – What’s in the lockers and how are the hogs?
  • Toy Hunter (Trav, 10pm) Series Premiere – In search of rare vintage items.

Thursday

  • The Next (CW, 9pm) Series Premiere – Celebs find and coach aspiring musicians.
  • Time Machine Chefs (ABC, 9pm) Series Premiere – Back to the basics of kitchen equipment.
  • Braxton Family Values (WE, 9pm) Season Premiere – The Braxton girls are back.
  • Run My Renovation (DIY, 9pm) Season Premiere – Viewers vote to determine next steps.
  • Bullet in the Face (IFC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Comedy series begins with a criminal getting a new face and a new job with the police.
  • Extreme Chef (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Dropped into a location and scavenge for ingredients, sounds yummy.

Friday

  • Teachers Rock (CBS, 8pm) – A tribute to US educators and a promotional vehicle for new flick Won’t Back Down.
  • Boss (Starz, 9pm) Season Premiere – The Mayor returns.
  • Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10pm) Season Premiere – Bill’s back.
  • Strike Back (Cin, 10pm) Season Premiere – Military drama?

Saturday

  • Renovation Realities (DIY, 9pm) Season Premiere – Renovate it.
  • 10 Kids, 2 Dads (OWN, 10pm) Series Premiere – A gay couple with adopted kids.

Sunday

  • All American Handyman (HGTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – Who can replace a toilet or build a dog house first?
  • Married to Jonas (E!, 10pm) Series Premiere – Yes, I believe they are old enough to be married.
  • Copper (BBCA, 10pm) Series Premiere – A cop in 1864 New York.
  • The Great Food Truck Race (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Ready, set, cook…
  • Lovetown, USA (OWN, 10pm) Series Premiere – Oprah ushers in some matchmaking.

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

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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.

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