new and noteworthy tv: 3/30-4/5

youngerA few new things in the mix, I often enjoy Sutton so happy to check out the latest Darren Star creation, and will take a peek at Loners and the Smiths though not sure they’re supposed to be all that. And thanks to PBS for making me feel less guilty about reading another book, the miniseries might be well done.

  • Monday – The Big Picture with Kal Penn/Street Genius, Series Premieres (NGC, 9/10pm), Roast of Justin Bieber (Com, 10pm)
  • Tuesday – The Dovekeepers, Mini-Series Premiere (CBS, 9pm), Weird Loners, Series Premiere (Fox, 9:30pm), 7 Little Johnstons, Series Premiere (TLC, 10pm), Finding Carter, Season Premiere (MTV, 10pm), Younger, Series Premiere (TVL, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – Jim Rome on Showtime, Season Premiere (Show, 10pm)
  • Thursday – 8 Minutes, Series Premiere (A&E, 10pm), Lip Sync Battle, Series Premiere (Spike, 10pm), Olympus, Series Premiere (Syfy, 10pm). The Red Road, Season Premiere (Sund, 10pm)
  • Friday – Meet the Smiths, Series Premiere (TBS, 9pm), The Grace Helbig Show, Series Premiere (E!, 10:30pm)
  • Sunday – A.D. The Bible Continues/American Odyssey, Mini-Series/Series Premieres (NBC, 9/10pm), Lizzie Borden Chronicles, Series Premiere (Life, 10pm), Wolf Hall, Series Premiere (PBS, 10pm), Salem, Season Premiere (WGN, 10pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 3/23-3/29

big-time-in-hollywood-flI’m still getting caught up on my backlog, so happy to have a light week of new stuff.

  • Monday – Fast n’ Loud/Misfit Garage, Season Premieres (Disc, 9/10pm), Teen Mom, Season Premiere (MTV, 10pm)
  • Tuesday – Haunting, Series Premiere (Syfy, 10pm), Surviving Marriage, Series Premiere (A&E, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – Full Circle, Season Premiere (Dir, 8pm), Hot Grits, Series Premiere (VH1, 8pm), Young & Hungry, Season Premiere (ABCF, 8pm), Little Women: NY, Series Premiere (Life, 10pm), Big Time in HollyWood, Fl, Series Premiere (Com, 10:30pm)
  • Friday – Bride by Design, Series Premiere (TLC, 9pm), Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse, Season Premiere (OWN, 9pm)
  • Sunday – Call the Midwife/Mr. Selfridge, Season Premieres (PBS, 8/9pm), Blood, Sweat & Heels, Season Premiere (Brav, 9pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 3/16-3/22

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As for alternate tv distribution, another supposedly good one from Netflix, with Kyle Chandler ta-boot, and Community returns and we’ll see if Yahoo is the right home for it. I will of course turn in for teen zombie fun and take a pass at the latest situation they hope is comedic with a pregnant gay bestie and newly married couple for Big Happy.

  • Monday – Dancing with the Stars, Season Premiere (ABC, 8pm), Southern Charm, Season Premiere (Brav, 10pm)
  • Tuesday – Community, Season Premiere (Yahoo, 12:01am), iZombie, Series Premiere (CW, 9pm), Married at First Sight, Season Premiere (A&E, 9pm), Undateable/One Big Happy, Season/Series Premieres (NBC, 9/9:30pm)
  • Wednesday – Walk of Shame Shuttle/Barely Famous, Series Premieres (VH1, 9/9:30pm), The Soul Man, Season Premiere (TVL, 10:30pm)
  • Friday – Bloodline, Series Premiere (Net, 3:01am), Children’s Hospital, Season Premiere (AdSw, 11:59pm)
  • Sunday – Neighbors with Benefits, Series Premiere (A&E, 10pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 3/9-3/15

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I loved the French version of The Returned, so odd and moody, and the only review of this latest translation is that in its frame by frame recreation it loses that one thing, so just watch the original (pictured above).

  • Monday – Bates Motel/The Returned, Season/Series Premiere (A&E, 9/10pm)
  • Tuesday – Newlyweds, Season Premiere (Brav, 10pm), Wild Alaska, Series Premiere (BBCA, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – American Canvas, Series Premiere (Ova, 10pm)
  • Friday – Bering Sea Gold, Season Premiere (Disc, 10pm)
  • Sunday – Keeping Up with the Kardashians/The Royals, Season/Series Premiere (E!, 9/10pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 3/2-3/8

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Looking forward to tale of former cult person created by Tina Fey, Kimmie Schmidt, and intrigued enough to check out a second season of the original Broadchurch. And will tune in regardless to at least one ep of Cyber, American Crime, and Dig. I don’t get DirectTV but would be intrigued to see LaBute’s latest ick factor with step sibling romance.

  • Monday – The Following, Season Premiere (Fox, 9pm), Life Flight, Series Premiere (Life, 9pm), Rupaul’s Drag Race, Season Premiere (Logo, 9pm), Shahs of Sunset, Season Premiere (Brav, 10pm)
  • Tuesday – Billy & Billie, Series Premiere (Dir, 8pm), Hell’s Kitchen, Season Premiere (Fox, 8pm), Born in the Wild, Series Premiere (Life, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – Broadchurch, Season Premiere (BBCA, 10pm), CSI: Cyber, Series Premiere (CBS, 10pm)
  • Thursday – Mary Mary, Season Premiere (WE, 9pm), The Real Housewives of Melbourne, Season Premiere (Brav, 9pm), American Crime, Series Premiere (ABC, 10pm), Dig, Series Premiere (USA, 10pm)
  • Friday – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Series Premiere (Netflix), In An Instant, Series Premiere (ABC, 9pm), Say Yes to the Dress, Season Premiere (TLC, 10pm), Vice, Season Premiere (HBO, 11pm)
  • Saturday – Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon (NBC, 8pm)
  • Sunday – Long Island Medium/Who Do You Think You Are?, Season Premieres (TLC, 9/10pm), Oprah: Where Are They Now?, Season Premiere (OWN, 9pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 2/23-3/1

LastManWhile reality has maybe stooped to a new low with Sex Box where couples have sex in a box, apparently as some sort of therapy, there are a few new scripted shows to check out. Is Will Forte really the Last Man an odd premise but I’ve heard good things? And can we find success in mismatched cop partners in Creek? Will the Secrets or the Lies keep us intrigued? And of course what’s next for our latest President in Cards?

  • Monday – The Voice/The Night Shift, Season Premieres (NBC, 8/10pm), The World Dog Awards (CW, 8pm)
  • Tuesday – TV’s Hottest Commercials Countdown (CW, 8pm), Counting Cars/Gangland Undercover, Season/Series Premiere (Hist, 9/10pm), Keyshia Cole, Series Premiere (BET, 9:30pm), Outlaw Country, Series Premiere (WGN, 10pm), Parks & Recreation, Series Finale (NBC, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – Survivor/The Amazing Race, Season Premieres (CBS, 8/9:30pm), Catfish, Season Premiere (MTV, 10pm), Kosher Soul, Series Premiere (Life, 10pm)
  • Thursday – My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding/Welcome to Myrtle Manor, Season Premieres (TLC, 9/10pm), Party Down South, Season Premiere (CMT, 9pm), Victoria’s Secret Swim Special (CBS, 10pm)
  • Friday – House of Cards, Season Premiere (Net, 3:01am), Sex Box, Series Premiere (WE, 10pm)
  • Saturday – The Good Witch, Series Premiere (Hall, 8pm), Shania: Still Live (ABC, 9pm), Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s/2 Fat 2 Fly (OWN, 9/10pm)
  • Sunday – Once Upon a Time/Secrets and Lies, Special/Season/Series Premiere (ABC, 7/8/9pm), Last Man on Earth, Series Premiere (Fox, 9pm), All-Star Academy, Series Premiere (Food, 9pm), Battle Creek, Series Premiere (CBS, 10pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 2/16-2/22

mentalistWell Lisbon and Jane have had a tough ride and it’s time for them to live happily ever after. I’ll set to record but not much good word on the new Odd Couple. And of course time to get my Oscar ballot together.

  • Monday – The Book of Negroes, Miniseries Premiere (BET, 8pm), Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life (CBS, 9pm)
  • Tuesday – Repeat After Me, Series Premiere (ABC, 8:30pm), 19 Kids & Counting/Our Little Family, Season/Series Premiere (TLC, 9/10pm), Countdown to the Oscars (ABC, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – The Mentalist, Series Finale (CBS, 8pm)
  • Thursday – QI, Series Premiere (BBCA, 8pm), The Odd Couple/Two and a Half Men, Series Premiere/Finale (CBS, 8:30/9pm), Vikings, Season Premiere (Hist, 10pm)
  • Friday – Preachers of Detroit, Series Premiere (Oxy, 8pm), Style by Jury, Series Premiere (TLC, 9:30pm), The Jack & Triumph Show, Series Premiere (AdSw, 11:30pm)
  • Saturday – Countdown to the Oscars (ABC, 8pm)
  • Sunday – Countdown/Red Carpet/Opening/Oscars/Red Carpet (ABC, 12:30/5:30/8:30pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 2/9-2/15

schittsNot much this week, checking out a couple of unappealing sounding plots with good casts, but not another Amazon show I won’t get since I won’t buckle and pay for yet another method of viewing television.

  • Tuesday – Amish Mafia, Season Premiere (Disc, 9pm)
  • Wednesday – Schitt’s Creek, Series Premiere (POP, 10pm)
  • Thursday – The Slap, Series Premiere (NBC, 8pm)
  • Friday – Bosch, Series Premiere (Am, 12:01am)
  • Saturday – Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (ABC, 8pm), Sexy Beasts, Series Premiere (A&E, 10pm)
  • Sunday – SNL 40th Anniversary (NBC, 8pm)

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

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I tuned out of breaking bad at around season two or so, not as excited about Saul as perhaps other but still worth a watch. Have heard good critical buzz about the new Fresh comedy and am trying not to hold Americans comparisons (which shows will always lose) against Allegiance.

  • Monday – Kids Baking Championship, Series Premiere (Food, 8pm), Swamp People/Appalachian Outlaws, Season Premieres (Hist, 9/10pm)
  • Tuesday – Street Art Throwdown, Series Premiere (Oxy, 9pm), Being Mary Jane, Season Premiere (BET, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – Fresh Off the Boat, Series Premiere (ABC, 8:30pm), Earth a New Wild, Series Premiere (PBS, 9pm), Mystery Diners, Season Premiere (Food, 9:30pm), Match Made in Heaven, Series Premiere (WE, 10pm)
  • Thursday – Allegiance, Series Premiere (NBC, 10pm), Broke A$$ Game Show, Series Premiere (MTV, 11pm)
  • Saturday – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?, Series Premiere (Sci, 10pm)
  • Sunday – Super Soul Sunday/In Deep Shift with Jonas Elrod, Season/Series Premieres (OWN, 11am/12pm), The Grammy Awards (CBS, 8pm), The Jinx/Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Series/Season Premieres (HBO, 8/11pm), Better Call Saul, Series Premiere (AMC, 10pm), Coaching Bad, Series Premiere (Spike, 10pm), Legend of the Superstition Mountains, Series Premiere (Hist, 10pm)

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new and noteworthy tv: 1/26-2/1

americansTennis to keep us occupied, until the Super Bowl for those who do that. And of course excited for the intriguing Americans, sad for the end of Parenthood (though it’s time), and will continue to dabble in Rescue Me lite with Sirens.

  • Monday – Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials (CBS, 8pm), Black Ink Crew, Season Premiere (VH1, 9pm), Ellen’s Design Challenge, Series Premiere (HGTV, 9pm), Fat n’ Furious, Season Premiere (Disc, 10pm)
  • Tuesday – Sirens, Season Premiere (USA, 10pm)
  • Wednesday – The Americans, Season Premiere (FX, 10pm), Mississippi Men, Series Premiere (Hist, 10pm), Secrets of the Dead, Season Premiere (PBS, 10pm)
  • Thursday – Parenthood, Series Finale (NBC, 10pm)
  • Saturday – SNL Presents a Sports Spectacular/NFL Honors (NBC, 8/9pm)
  • Sunday – Australian Open (ESPN, Women’s Final Sat 12am/Men’s Final Sun 12am), Super Bowl (NBC, 3pm), Kitten Bowl (Hall, 12pm), Puppy Bowl (AnPl, 12pm)

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