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new and noteworthy tv: 7/15-7/21

July 13, 2013 No Comments

Monday

The iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party (CW, 8pm) – Highlights of the music festival.

Tuesday

2013 MLB All-Star Game (Fox, 4:30pm) – Go fake regional team
Whose Line is it Anyway/Perfect Score (CW, 8/9pm) Season/Series Premieres – Improv games and competing for dates.
Giuliana & Bill (Sty, 8pm) Season Premiere – More of them.
Weird or What? (Syfy, 8pm) Season Premiere – I’m guessing weird.
Covert Affairs/Suits (USA, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Annie’s on the case and then more office deceit and whatnot, I’m still moderately engaged with the fake lawyer nonsense.
Catering Wars (Life, 10pm) Series Premiere – Who can cater to the top.
Ink Master (Spike, 10pm) Season Premiere – Inking inmates.

Wednesday

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo/Wedding Island (TLC, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – No comment and then following a wedding planner.
Deal With It (TBS, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – Another annoying prank show.

Thursday

Road to/Project Runway (Life, 8/9pm) Season Premiere – Season 12 designers, time to finish up season 11.
Money from Strangers (MTV, 11pm) Season Premiere – And another annoying prank show.

Friday

Teen Beach Movie (Dis, 8pm) – Who are the next teens stars who we will soon see go off the rails.

Saturday

Cedar Cove (Hall, 8pm) Series Premiere – I didn’t realize Hallmark did original series but Andie McDowell brings what seems to be a Hallmarky book about a small town judge to the small screen.

Sunday

City Girl Diaries (Sty, 9pm) Series Premiere – Following five working women.
Sister Wives/Breaking Amish (TLC, 9/10pm) Series/Season Premieres – More of these peeps.
Axe Cop/High School USA! (Fox, 9:30/9:45pm) Series Premieres – Two new fifteen minute additions to the animation domination.
Brother vs Brother (HGTV, 10pm) Series Premiere – Renovation showdown.
Tattoo Rescue (Spike, 10pm) Series Premiere – Tattoo parlor interventions.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

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

June 29, 2013 No Comments

Monday

Bizarre Foods of America (Trav, 9pm) Season Premiere – Pig head tamales in LA.
Siberia (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Sixteen contestants are dropped off but all may not be what it seems.
Below Deck (Brav, 10pm) Series Premiere – Following a private yacht and its crew.

Tuesday

Being Mary Jane (BET, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – Watching a TV news anchor try to juggle it all, this one is fictional and stars Gabrielle Union.

Wednesday

Kelsey’s Essentials/Donut Showdown (Cook, 5/7pm) Season/Series Premieres – Hot sauce and donuts.
BBQ Crawl (Trav, 8pm) Series Premiere – Texas should have some good cookin’.

Thursday

Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular (NBC, 8pm) – Starbursts blaze.

Friday

Warlocks Rising/Philly Throttle (Disc, 9/10pm) Series Premieres – These warlocks are more motorcycle gang than magical and then some hot rides.
King (Reelz, 10pm) Series Premiere – The newest police procedural where Homicide Detective King has some sort of unorthodox approach, worth a look.

Saturday

Bizarre ER (Health, 7pm) Season Premiere – Near fatal?
Breakfast at/Wimbledon (ESPN, S/S 5/6am; ABC S/S 12pm) – Not sure if the dual coverage of the finals holds true but set your TiVo’s to be on the safe side.

Sunday

Volcom Pro (NBC, 1:30pm) – Surfing from Fiji, mm hmm.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 6/24-6/30

June 22, 2013 No Comments

Monday

Wimbledon (ESPN, 4am) – Coverage begins for this fortnight of tennis.
Under the Dome (CBS, 10pm) Series Premiere – Who can resist at least a look at this new Stephen King series?
POV (PBS, 10pm) Season Premiere – Starting another season with funeral insights.

Tuesday

Rizzoli & Isles/Perception (TNT, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Fluffy but not necessarily great cable procedurals, though curious to see the level of crazy they bring Will/Eric McCormack back at.
Catfish (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – Exposing fake online relationships.

Wednesday

Big Brother (CBS, 8pm) Season Premiere – Back and longer than ever, tune in if you must.

Thursday

X Games (ESPN2, 5pm) – They’ll be showing the games from Munich, Germany through Tuesday.

Friday

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Nobody seems to love their bridesmaids dresses.

Saturday

Tour de France (NBCSN, 4:30am) – Stage 1 begins, and I am at this point planning not to watch, trying to winnow down my sports watching.

Sunday

Dexter/Ray Donovan (Show, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – The final season of our favorite serial killer and the first of a new Liev Scriber as fixer with complicating father Jon Voight.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 6/3-6/9

June 3, 2013 1 Comment

Monday

The Fosters (ABCF, 9pm) Season Premiere – Teri Polo play a cop, perhaps with a hear of gold, in this foster family drama that will probably be a little more moral than if it were on ABC.
Push Girls (Sund, 10pm) Season Premiere – Love and betrayal.
Mistresses (ABC, 10pm) Series Premiere – This just looks sooo dumb.
Teen Wolf (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – More wolfishness.

Tuesday

America’s Got Talent (9pm, NBC) Season Premiere – Mel B and Heidi Klum join the panel of judges.
Bang Goes the Theory (BBCA, 9pm) Season Premiere – Science and power.
Exit (Syfy, 10pm) Series Premiere – Competing to get out of booby trapped spaces.
Pretty Wicked Moms (Life, 10pm) Series Premiere – Follows Dance Moms so…
The Alectrix (MTV, 11pm) Series Premiere – The band gets a new manager.

Wednesday

CMT Music Awards/Redneck Island (CMT, 8/10:30pm) – Why does Kristen Bell host this, the awards not the island?
Beverly Hills Pawn (Reelz, 9pm) Series Premiere – Because they’ve got the good stuff in these hills.
Toddlers & Tiara/The Good Buy Girls (TLC, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Children and then adults acting like children behind the scenes of home shopping.
Chef Roble & Co (Brav, 10pm) Season Premiere – Chef it up.
Paranormal Witness (Syfy, 10pm) Season Premiere – Discount on a house with devil worshipping?
Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman (Sci, 10pm) Season Premiere – More science.

Thursday

NBA Finals (ABC, 6pm) – Go basketball.
The Hero/72 Hours (TNT, 8/9pm) Series Premieres – The Rock gets people to compete in a more extreme way then folks have three days to find some cash.
Style Pop (Sty, 8pm) Series Premiere – Chatting about pop culture and style.
Burn Notice/Graceland (USA, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – The final season of our burned spy followed by a house of undercover agents at the beach, worth a watch.
Race to the Scene (Reelz, 9pm) Series Premiere – A look a movie scenes like Forrest Gump and Independence Day.
In the Flesh (BBCA, 10pm) Series Premiere – Can a zombie be rehabbed and returned home, I’m intrigued?

Friday

Continuum (Syfy, 10pm) Season Premiere – The cop from the future is still in the present.

Saturday

Sinbad/Primeval: The New World (Syfy, 9/10pm) Series Premieres – New series where Sinbad stands up to the prince and science guys investigate dinosaurs out of space and time.

Sunday

Tony Awards (CBS, 8pm) – Now NPH hosting this makes sense.
HGTV Star (HGTV, 8pm) Season Premiere – Ten designers compete starting with showing their own style.
Falling Skies (TNT, 9pm) Season Premiere – Apparently this show is still on.
Mountain Men (Hist, 9pm) Season Premiere – Into the wild.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 5/20-5/26

May 18, 2013 No Comments

Memorial Day weekend seems to be timed perfectly with Arrested Development and the French Open… Far be it from me to do something crazy like travel…

Monday

The Goodwin Games (Fox, 8:30pm) Series Premiere – Kids compete for estranged dead father’s dough, a new comedy with some talent that could make it fun game.
James May’s Man Lab (BBCA, 10pm) Series Premiere – Relearning some skills.

Tuesday

The Bachelor (ABC, 8pm) – The Bachelor’s funniest moments.
Bad Girls All Star Battle (Oxy, 9pm) Series Premiere – Keep your friends close.

Wednesday

Masterchef (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – Home cooks try to get in the game.

Thursday

Save Me (NBC, 8pm) Series Premiere – Anne Heche returns, this time as a reborn gal looking for redemption, part black comedy, part laugher, but rumor has it few laughs, we’ll see.
Does Someone Have to Go? (Fox, 9pm) Series Premiere – I want to pick who gets fired at my job.
Four Weddings (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – More betrothal festivities.
Showville (AMC, 9pm) Series Premiere – Hey kids let’s put on a show… Hollywood coaches audition.
Rookie Blues (ABC, 10pm) Season Premiere – I don’t think they’re rookies anymore but I haven’t tuned in.

Friday

Brain Games (Fox, 9pm) – Friends turned me on to this games and experiments showing how the brain and perception are linked, I swear those were two different colors of gray.

Saturday

Ultimate BBQ Cookout Countdown (ABC, 9pm) – Cook it good.

Sunday

Arrested Development (Netflix) – The Bluths are back and the new season all out today on Netflix, takes a look at where each of the misfits are now.
French Open (NBC/ESPN2, various) – Who will be the king, and queen, of the clay?
Rock My RV with Bret Michaels (Trav, 9pm) Series Premiere – I don’t know why Bret is pimping RVs.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 5/13-5/19

May 13, 2013 No Comments

Not quite done with this year but not quite ready for summer series…

Monday

90210 (CW, 8pm) Series Finale – And the people who aren’t Brenda and Brandon and Dylan and Kelly and… are done.

Tuesday

So You Think You Can Dance (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – Dance it up.
Crowd Rules (CNBC, 9pm) Series Premiere – Elizabeth Chambers discusses specialty foods.

Wednesday

South Beach Tow (Tru, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – Take it away.

Thursday

The Office (NBC, 9pm) Series Finale – It should have ended with Michael but whatevs…

Friday

Summer blockbuster?

Saturday

X Games (NBC, 1pm and ESPN/2 starting Thurs) – Making it happen in Barcelona.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (HBO, 9pm) – Donna Summer in action.

Sunday

Billboard Music Awards (ABC, 8pm) – What are you singing this summer?
Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night (CBS, 9pm) – Oops I mean what are you singing this summer?

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 4/22-4/28

April 21, 2013 No Comments

Another week, maybe it’s time to catch up on Walking Dead…

Monday

Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta (VH1, 8pm) Season Premiere – New beginnings.
Rectify (Sund, 9pm) Series Premiere – Their first scripted production shows a man released from Death Row to a changed world.
Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Square pizza.

Tuesday

Backyard Oil (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – A gospel singer’s ranch.
Girl Code/Ke$ha (MTV, 10:30/11pm) Series Premieres – Women’s topics and a look at that girl.

Wednesday

I Was Murdered (ID, 10pm) Series Premiere – Told from the victim’s point of view.

Thursday

Giving You the Business (Food, 10pm) Series Premiere – Unwittingly auditioning for a franchise.

Friday

NFL Draft (ESPN, 5pm) – Don’t miss the drafts.

Saturday

X Games (ABC, 1pm) – Foz do Igaucu from Brazil.

Sunday

Good Luck Charlie (Dis, 10pm) Season Premiere – Charlie turns four?

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 4/1-4/7

March 31, 2013 No Comments

Monday

The Real Housewives of Orange County (Brav, 8pm) Season Premiere – Whatevs.
The Gossip Game/Master of the Mix (VH1, 9/10pm) Series/Season Premieres – Challenging DJs and aspiring superstars.

Tuesday

19 Kids & Counting (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – They’re back from Asia.

Wednesday

Rogue (Dir, 9pm) Series Premiere – Thandie Newton leads the undercover detective first original series from DirecTV.
Spies of Warsaw (BBCA, 9pm) Miniseries Premiere – Spies before WWII.
How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) (ABC, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – Sarah Chalke and some extended family might not be fresh but perhaps a bit of funny.
Forever Young (TVL, 10pm) Series Premiere – The under 30s and the over 70s are forced to hang out.
Best Ink (Oxy, 10pm) Season Premiere – Skin art competition.
My Crazy Obsession (TLC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Crazy is right.

Thursday

Casino Confidential/America’s Worst Tattoos/NY Ink (TLC, 8/9/10pm) Series/Season Premieres – Casinos and tattoos and tattoo artists.
Hannibal (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Just another serial killer, or a fresh look at a bit of an origin story, I’m game to see.
Tabitha Takes Over (Brav, 10pm) Season Premiere – More hair salon help.
Men at Work (TBS, 10pm) Season Premiere – This dudes sitcom is getting another season.

Friday

Vice (HBO, 11pm) Series Premiere – Docuseries newsmag.

Saturday

My Cat From Hell (AnPl, 8pm) Season Premiere – Too allergic to watch.

Sunday

WTA Tennis (ESPN2, 10am) – Family Circle Cup final.
Cupcake Wars (Food, 8pm) Season Premiere – Let them eat…
Academy of Country Music Awards (CBS, 8pm) – Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton host.
Mad Men (AMC, 9pm) Season Premiere – I might be ready to start diving into this show.
River Monsters (AnPl, 9pm) Season Premiere – The fish did it?

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 3/25-3/31

March 24, 2013 No Comments

Monday

The Voice (NBC, 8pm) Season Premiere – At least a season with Usher and Shakira replacing Aguilara and Cee Lo.

Tuesday

Here Comes Peter Cottontail (CW, 8pm) – Peter oversleeps and must go back in time to fulfill his Easter Bunny duties.
Hardcore Pawn (Tru, 9pm) Season Premiere – Security problems.
The Game/Let’s Stay Together (BET, 10/11pm) Season Premieres – Draft night and more drama.

Wednesday

Bomb Girls (Reelz, 8pm) Season Premiere – A surprise visit, basically I have no idea what’s going on on Reelz.
Operation Repo (Tru, 10pm) Season Premiere – Business luck in Vegas.
The Real World (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – Portland.

Thursday

NCAA Basketball (CBS, 6:30pm) – Regional semifinal, basically nothing new tonight.

Friday

Happy Endings (ABC, 8pm) – Friday night’s gonna be alright.
XIII (Reelz, 10pm) Season Premiere – Darkest impulses.

Saturday

ATP Tennis (CBS, 9am/Sun 8:30am) – Sony Open, women’s final on Sat and men’s on Sun.
Doctor Who/Orphan Black/The Nerdist (BBCA, 8/9/10pm) Series/Season Premieres – The doctor is back, then a clone takes another’s place, and more geek chat.

Sunday

Call the Midwife/Mr Selfridge (PBS, 8/9pm) Season/Series Premieres – Jenny celebrates her birthday and Jeremy Piven brings a department store to life.
Game of Thrones (HBO, 9pm) Season Premiere – Whatever’s happening on this show keeps happening.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 1/28-2/3

January 28, 2013 No Comments

Mostly just resting up for the Super Bowl…

Monday

Jerseylicious/Built (Sty, 8/9pm) Season/Series Premieres – More Jersey hijinks and then if you need a handyman who is also a male model these guys are for you, first a closet makeover.
Dallas (TNT, 9pm) Season Premiere – The second season returns with more Ewing battles, and the curiosity as to how they’ll deal with Hagman’s death.

Tuesday

Income Property (HGTV, 9pm) Season Premiere – I find purchasing houses depressing.
Starter Wives Confidential (TLC, 9pm) Series Premiere – The latest reality brings ex wives and girlfriends of ‘celebrities’ into the mix.
Top Gear (Hist, 9pm) Season Premiere – Road trip!
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1, 10pm) Season Premiere – Underwater photo shoot.
Southie Rules (A&E, 10pm) Series Premiere – More reality, something about money making schemes with a family in Boston.
Nikki & Sara Live (MTV, 11pm) Series Premiere – Comedy series with sketches and celebrities and whatever.

Wednesday

Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials (CBS, 8pm) – Viewers have voted.
Auction Hunters/Savage Family Diggers (Spike, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Selling stuff, finding stuff.
The Americans (Fx, 10pm) Series Premiere – Felicity meets Alias, ok not really but sort of, when Keri Russell returns to tv as a Russian spy.

Thursday

30 Rock/Do No Harm (NBC, 8/10pm) Series Finale/Premiere – Say goodbye to Liz and friends and hello to renowned neurosurgeon with a problematic alternate personality.
Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Looking for an executive chef, who will cut it?

Friday

NAACP Awards (NBC, 8pm) – Recognize.

Saturday

49ers Super Bowl Preview (NBC, 9pm) – Go niners.

Sunday

Super Bowl/A Super Night on the New Bay Bridge (CBS, 3:25/8pm) – Go niners then highlights and a look at the bridge.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

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