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new and noteworthy tv: 9/5-9/11

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One more week ’til fall really starts rolling out so until then, tennis and the return of SAMCRO!

Monday

  • The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Brav, 9pm) Season Premiere – Honestly tragic this season as they deal with, and probably don’t deal with, the suicide an estranged husband.
  • Interiors, Inc. (HGTV, 10pm) Series Premiere – Nashville designers for some strange reason start with Idol contestant Danny Gokey’s breakfast nook.
  • Swamp Loggers (Disc, 10pm) Season Premiere – Feuds and pig roastin’.

Tuesday

  • For Rent (HGTV, 8:30pm) Season Premiere – Ready to move out of the dorm room?
  • Frontier Force (NGC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Cops, Montana deputy style.
  • The Rachel Zoe Project (Brav, 10pm) Season Premiere – More clothes, personalities, and catch phrases… this pick up mid pregnancy.
  • Sons of Anarchy (FX, 10pm) Season Premiere – Oh yeah, apparently this is a return to its roots season.

Wednesday

  • Animal Cops/Saved (AnPl, 8pm) Season/Series Premiere – Cops, SPCA style then pets offer comfort.
  • Inside the NFL (Show, 9pm) Season Premiere – Kick it off.
  • Rescue Me (FX, 10pm) Series Finale – Time to move on.
  • Paranormal Witness (Syfy, 10pm) Series Premiere – Personal encounters with the paranormal.

Thursday

  • CBS Fall Preview (CBS, 8:30pm) – Big Bang Theory cast takes us through the new offerings.
  • Sunday Night Football (NBC, 8:30pm) Season Premiere – Are you ready for some football?

Friday

  • US Open (Various) – The CBS coverage takes over from ESPN2 today with Women’s semis and moving into the weekend of finals.
  • Unleashed by Garo (Sund, 9pm) Series Premiere – This fashion designer does some styly makeovers.

Saturday

  • Dew Tour (NBC, 1/1:30, sat/sun) – First the countdown and then the Toyota Challenge Salt Lake City event starting at 1:30.
  • Cops (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – Can’t go wrong with the original.
  • Bad Dog (AnPl, 10pm) Series Premiere – What will these dogs get into?
  • Dina’s Party (HGTV, 10pm) Series Premiere – New Jersey Housewife throws some extravagant parties.

Sunday

  • Entourage (HBO, 10:30pm) Series Finale – Did I hear someone already talking about an Entourage movie?

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new and noteworthy tv: 8/29-9/4

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Time to decide how much tennis to TiVo…

Monday

  • Basketball Wives LA (VH1, 8pm) Series Premiere – Because we need another show about wives.
  • Crave (Food, 8:30pm) Series Premiere – Starting with a look for the ultimate slice.
  • American Chopper/Carfellas (Disc, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Bikes, cars…
  • Design on a Dime (HGTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – Consider a bold palette.
  • Ridiculousness/Death Valley/Cuff’d (MTV, 10/10:30/11pm) Series Premieres – Internet videos, LAPD’s Undead Task Force, and teen arrests.

Tuesday

  • Big Sexy (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – A reality show about some gals who show how awesome it is to be plus sized.
  • Chopped (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Past winners return to compete.
  • Quirky (Sund, 10pm) Series Premiere – I think this is like one of those other shows where people invent things.

Wednesday

  • Dark Matters (Sci, 10pm) Series Premiere – Unusual science research?

Thursday

  • I’m Pregnant and… (Health, 10pm) Season Premiere – The ‘…and’ refers to some irregular scenario like my husband wants to become a woman.

Friday

  • Man, Woman, Wild (Disc, 9pm) Season Premiere – Lost at sea…

Saturday

  • US Open Tennis (Various) – The CBS coverage picks up today with 3rd round, and ESPN2 has the earlier and other ongoing coverage.
  • I Faked My Own Death (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – I guess enough people have done it enough for a series.

Sunday

  • Masterpiece: Inspector Lewis (PBS, 9pm) – More inspecting…
  • All American Handyman (HGTV, 9pm) Season Premiere – I can only assume this man is handy.
  • Border Wars (NGC, 9pm) Season Premiere – What do they confiscate…
  • Dinosaur Revolution (Disc, 9pm) Series Premiere – Evolution or revolution in this new animated series.
  • The Good Wife (CBS, 9:30pm) – A look back at the first couple seasons to catch folks up to date, not sure how compelling the special is but the show definitely is.
  • Las Vegas Jailhouse (Tru, 10pm) Season Premiere – Jailhouse rock…

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

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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.

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new and noteworthy tv: 8/15-8/21

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Another week another crop of…

Monday

  • The Lying Game (ABCFam, 9pm) Series Premiere – Twins separated at birth and one takes the other’s place to find the truth… and no this isn’t the new Sarah Michelle Gellar series.
  • Millionaire Matchmaker/Most Eligible Dallas (Brav, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Annoying dating champ is back and is followed by a group of apparently eligible Dallas folk.
  • Dina’s Party (HGTV, 10pm) Series Premiere – Weekly party planning from one of the real housewives.
  • Hair Battle Spectacular (Oxy, 10pm) Season Premiere – I think they’re doing things that are not just the latest bob.

Tuesday

  • Downsized/Family Restaurant (WE, 91/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – A family continues with financial issues and then a family run Chinese restaurant.
  • What Not to Wear (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – I wish Stacy & Clinton could help me decide whether to return these boots.

Wednesday

  • Law & Order: UK/The Hour (BBCA, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – The L&O series lives on, and then a 50s era behind the scenes of an investigative news mag show.
  • Ton of Cash (VH1, 9pm) Series Premiere – Which contestant will prove themselves worthy of a big payout?
  • CMT Made (CMT, 10pm) Series Premiere – Folks try to change their lives, country folks.
  • Outrageous Kids Parties (TLC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Over the top displays of wealth are kind of annoying, over the tops displays of wealth for kids are…

Thursday

  • Salvage Code Red (NGC, 8pm) Season Premiere – Diving for wreckage.
  • Blog Cabin (DIY, 9pm) Season Premiere – Building a cabin (not sure why it’s blog related).
  • Beyond Scared Straight (A&E, 10pm) Season Premiere – Is beyond straight crooked?
  • Nightmare Next Door (ID, 10pm) Season Premiere – A look at old crimes and their perpetrators.

Friday

  • Tanked (AnPl, 9pm) Series Premiere – What industry have we not visited? A family that builds fish tanks?

Saturday

  • Visa Championships (NBC, 8pm) – The women’s gymnasts throw down.
  • Bizarre ER (Health, 10pm) Season Premiere – Behind the scenes odd ailments.

Sunday

  • US Open Series (ESPN2/CBS, various) – The tennis series continues with the finals on Sunday in Cincinnati.
  • Home Takeover with Simon & Tomas (OWN, 11pm) Series Premiere – A European approach to home makeovers.

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new and noteworthy tv: 8/8-8/14

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We’re all just waiting it out until September when the fall series start to hit, but until then there is still always something new.

Monday

  • Bachelor Pad (ABC, 8pm) Season Premiere – This is the one where the castoffs hook up.
  • Tia & Tamara (Style, 9pm) Series Premiere – I was wondering why there weren’t more reality series that followed random celebrities like the former stars of ‘Sister, Sister’.
  • Donna Decorates Dallas (HGTV, 10pm) Series Premiere – Starts with a master bedroom makeover.
  • Sugar High (Food, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – Duff from ‘Ace of Cakes’ travels to other sweet shops.

Tuesday

  • Auction Kings/Dirty Money (Disc, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – Sell collectibles, transform collectibles.
  • Gordon Ramsay’s F Word (BBCA, 9pm) Season Premiere – I don’t know, one of these Gordon Ramsay shows.
  • I Escaped/Big Law (ID, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – Escape from prison and then someone called Butterbean becomes a deputy somewhere.
  • Top Shot (Hist, 10pm) Season Premiere – Expert marksmen compete.

Wednesday

  • Primetime Nightline: Celebrity Secrets (ABC, 10pm) – No one really cares about this but there’s nothing really new today.

Thursday

  • Russian Dolls (Life, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – More annoying reality women, these ones are of Russian heritage.

Friday

  • Karaoke Battle USA (ABC, 9pm) Series Premiere – For all the people that people like Simon said sound like they’re singing karaoke.
  • Strike Back (Cin, 10pm) Series Premiere – It’s time to follow some terrorist fighters.

Saturday

  • Action Sports (Sat/Sun, NBC, 1:30pm) – The Dew Tour hits Portland.
  • Wrestlemania (NBC, 9pm) – The Rock hosts, is he still going by the Rock but maybe only at wrestling events?

Sunday

  • Tennis (ESPN2, various) – The US Open series hits Toronto with the Rogers Cup.
  • I.Am.First/CMA Music Festival (ABC, 7pm) – Science and math and tunes followed by tunes of the country variety.
  • In the Flow with Affion Crockett (Fox, 9pm) Series Premiere – Sketch comedy with some guy whose name spelling I checked a couple times.
  • The Great Food Truck Race (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Cooking competition on wheels.
  • Unusual Suspects (ID, 10pm) Season Premiere – An old crime solved.

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new and noteworthy tv: 8/1-8/7

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Always something new, though even I don’t watch most of it…

Monday

  • The Bachelorette (ABC, 8/10pm) Season Finale – For the one person I know still watching this, don’t forget to stay tuned for After the Rose.
  • The Bad Girls Club (Oxy, 9pm) Season Premiere – More wackjobs.
  • The High Low Project (HGTV, 10pm) Series Premiere – Doing the high end on a low end budget, first stop a dining room makeover.

Tuesday

  • Take the Money and Run (ABC, 9pm) Series Premiere – Keep the $100k hidden and win it, but finders keepers.
  • Billy the Exterminator (A&E, 9pm) Season Premiere – Things look bad for another season of unwanted guests.
  • Born to Dance (BET, 10pm) Series Premiere – So you think you can… find another dance show?
  • Picker Sisters (Life, 10pm) Series Premiere – Two of the gals from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition find house stuff.

Wednesday

  • Scream if You Know the Answer/Truck Stop, Missouri (Trav, 7/10pm) Series Premieres – Trivia on a roller coaster and then hanging with a truck stop.
  • 10 Grand in Your Hand (DIY, 8:30pm) Season Premiere – Showing folks how to save major bucks on renovations.

Thursday

  • Jersey Shore (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – Italian style Jersey.

Friday

  • Friends with Benefits (NBC, 8pm) Series Premiere – Not to be confused with the current flick, twenty-somethings date and whatnot.
  • Extraordinary Acts of Courage (OWN, 10pm) Series Premiere – Real life heroic acts.
  • Four Weddings (TLC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Let the weddings commence.
  • Whisker Wars (IFC, 11pm) Series Premiere – Um, I’m tempted to see how the hell there is a reality show about “Beard Team USA”, I believe they grow their beards, and compete.

Saturday

  • The Swell Life (OWN, 12pm) Series Premiere – The series kicks off a marathon day following a surfer and his family who run a surf school and a nonprofit for autistic kids.
  • Curb Appeal (HGTV, 8pm) Season Premiere – Starting with a 70s house getting a makeover.
  • Home Takeover with Simon & Tomas (OWN, 10pm) Series Premiere – A design duo does some makeovers.

Sunday

  • Tennis (ESPN2, various) – The US Open series continues, ATP and WTA.
  • Ty’s Great British Adventure (ABC, 8pm) – Think Extreme Home Makeover, or at least Ty, taking it on the road.
  • Teen Choice (Fox, 8pm) – Can’t wait to hear what awards Twilight wins! (too bad there is no sarcasm font)
  • Curiosity (Disc, 8pm) Series Premiere – Exploring creation… science, religion?
  • Hillbilly Handfishin’ (AnPl, 10pm) Series Premiere – I could not catch them with my hands as well as not catching them with a pole.

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new and noteworthy tv: 7/25-7/31

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Monday

  • The A-List (Logo, 10pm) Season Premiere – More reality…

Tuesday

  • Awkward (MTV, 8pm) – Tune into the second episode, ok so it’s not that new or noteworthy but nothing else is showing on a Tuesday and the first ep was pretty cute.

Wednesday

  • Wonders of the Universe (Sci, 9pm) Season Premiere – Sciency…

Thursday

  • Project Runway (Life, 9pm) Season Premiere – Make it work!
  • Ancient Aliens (Hist, 10pm) Season Premiere – A look at aliens and the old west, just in time for Cowboys and Aliens.
  • LA Ink (TLC, 10pm) Season Premiere – I could never figure out what kind of tattoo I wanted.

Friday

  • Deadly Women (ID, 10pm) Season Premiere – In case you were thinking that only men were killers.
  • Iron Man Anime/Wolverine (11/11:30pm) Series Premieres – You know for people who want more of these guys.

Saturday

  • Renovation Realities (DIY, 9pm) Season Premiere – Home improvements start to finish.
  • Outnumbered/Friday Night Dinner (BBCA 11/11:30pm) Series Premieres – Quirky family comedies British style.

Sunday

  • American Ninja Warrior (G4, 9pm) Season Premiere – First one must qualify to compete.
  • Against the Wall (Life, 10pm) Series Premiere – Getting promoted, but working in Internal Affairs won’t sit well with this detective’s cop family.

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new and noteworthy tv: 7/18-7/24

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I will be almost as relieved as the riders when the Tour de France is complete…

Monday

  • Hell’s Kitchen (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – I don’t do cooking shows much and I don’t love the yelling.
  • Giuliana & Bill (Style, 8pm) Season Premiere – More people I don’t care about.
  • Degrassi (Teen, 9pm) Season Premiere – In its 11th season I wonder how old these kids are now.
  • Selling LA (HGTV, 10pm) Series Premiere – Firms dealing with fancy LA properties.

Tuesday

  • It’s Worth What? (NBC, 8pm) Series Premiere – Cedric the Entertainer hosts this game show challenge to guess the value of items.
  • Ludo Bites America (Sund, 9pm) Series Premiere – Let’s see how a French guy fares traveling the US helping struggling restaurateurs.
  • Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO, 10pm) Season Premiere – Bryant looks at sports or sports people or something.
  • True Grime (ID, 10pm) Series Premiere – Clean up is nothing compared to crime scene clean up.
  • Awkward (MTV, 11pm) Series Premiere – The latest teen dramedy about a high school gal who starts the series off getting in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.
  • Web Therapy (Show, 11pm) Series Premiere – Kudrow’s web series gets some additions as it makes its first appearance here, with wacky sessions with lots of guest stars.

Wednesday

  • Hollywood Hi-Tech (DIY, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – Hmm, I think the premise is celebrities get impressive electronics and we get jealous.
  • Deadliest Warrior (Spike, 10pm) Season Premiere – Washington vs Bonaparte.
  • South Beach Tow (Tru, 10pm) Series Premiere – A family that tows together…
  • Storage Wars (A&E, 10pm) Season Premiere – Once you win the stuff I learned you have to figure out how to make money off of it.

Thursday

  • Plain Jane (CW, 9pm) – For some reason they are rerunning this kind of sweet makeover dating show.

Friday

  • Tour de France (VS, various) – Today’s stage heads to Alpe-d’Huez, getting that much closer to Sunday’s final stage to Paris Champs-Elysees.
  • US Open Series: Atlanta (ESPN2, Fri-Sun, various) – The US Open tennis series kicks off.

Saturday

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (ABC, 8pm) – In case you want to ready yourself for the final flick with a rewatch of the first one.

Sunday

  • Same Name (CBS, 9pm) Series Premiere – If your name were David Hasselhoff… I think it’s like Wife Swap
  • Family Renovation (DIY, 9pm) Season Premiere – A couple starts renovation on their home.
  • I Do Over (WE, 10pm) Series Premiere – Wish your wedding had been better?
  • Top Gear (Hist, 10pm) Season Premiere – More gear.
  • Entourage (HBO, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – The final season begins and I’m sure these guys have changed significantly.

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new and noteworthy tv: 7/4-7/10

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The other question is of course how much Tour de France am I going to watch…

Monday

  • A Capitol Fourth (PBS, 8pm) – Celebs, music, and fireworks.
  • Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular (NBC, 9pm) – Celebs , music, and fireworks.
  • Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular (CBS, 10pm) – Celebs, music, and fireworks.
  • Bath Crashers (DIY, 9pm) Season Premiere – A couple teaks it up.

Tuesday

  • Hard Time (NGC, 10pm) Season Premiere – They’re talking prison kind of hard time.
  • Teen Mom (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – Back with the kids with kids.

Wednesday

  • Flipping Out (Brav, 9pm) Season Premiere – Apparently the main guy has a new boyfriend/coworker.
  • I Shouldn’t Be Alive (AnPl, 9pm) Season Premiere – I just keep thinking I would have died.
  • Restaurant: Impossible (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Can this wild west themed restaurant be saved?

Thursday

  • Big Brother (CBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – Is this still on three nights a week?

Friday

  • Say Yes to the Dress/Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (TLC, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – More dresses.
  • Torchwood (Starz, 10pm) Season Premiere – Top secret investigators…
  • Monster Fish (NGC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Predatory fish of the Australian Outback.

Saturday

  • US Open of Surfing (CBS, 10am) – It’s feeling a lot like summer.
  • Secrets From a Stylist (HGTV, 8:30pm) Season Premiere – Starting with a beachy bedroom.

Sunday

  • Sunday Best (BET, 8pm) Season Premiere – Gospel competition.
  • Hoarding (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Cleaning out the junk before you move in.
  • Holmes Inspection (HGTV, 9pm) Season Premiere – Inspections should come first.
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO, 10pm) Season Premiere – How much fighting will Larry do this season?
  • Famous Food (VH1, 10pm) Series Premiere – ‘Famous’ people compete in cooking challenges.
  • The Indestructibles (NGC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Experts explain how people survive various destructions.
  • Tough Cookies (Food, 10pm) Series Premiere – If you liked following other baking family businesses, cookies might be up your alley.

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new and noteworthy tv: 6/27-7/3

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Now comes the time of year when I decide how much tennis and cycling is too much…

Monday

  • Weeds/The Big C (Show, 10/10:30pm) Season Premieres – I’m only on season 2 of Weeds and can’t believe they’ve got this many season’s worth and have yet to try out the Laura Linney’s character has cancer show.

Tuesday

  • I Kid With Brad Garrett (TLC, 8pm) Series Premiere – Hanging with kids trying to be funny.

Wednesday

  • Melissa & Joey/State of Georgia (ABCFam, 8/8:30pm) Season/Series Premieres – Former sitcom star Raven-Symoné joins former sitcom stars for a night of formulaic sitcoms.
  • Royal Pains/Necessary Roughness (USA, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – New gal shrinking football players joins doctors on the fluffy formulaic network, some of which is fun.
  • Love in the Wild (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Bachelor Pad meets Survivor?
  • Behind the Music (VH1, 10pm) Season Premiere – Missy Elliott shares her stuff.

Thursday

  • Wicked Attraction (ID, 9pm) Season Premiere – And you thought your ex was crazy…
  • Extreme Chef (Food, 10pm) Series Premiere – Unmarked can goods, cooking on a car engine… is takeout really that bad?
  • Ugly Americans (Com, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – Something about a succubus on this animated series of not your everyday beings.

Friday

  • Bucket & Skinner’s Epic Adventures (Nick, 8pm) Series Premiere – Two bros search for surf and whatnot in this new comedy series.

Saturday

  • Tour de France (Vs, 5am, NBC, 11am, and various) – The tour kicks off as does hours upon hours of coverage.

Sunday

  • Wimbledon (NBC, 6am, and various) – The fortnight of tennis coverage wraps up with the Women’s and Men’s finals.

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