Premieres and Notables; July 14-20, 2008

Monday, 7/14

Emeril Green; Planet Green. 7 pm. Series Premiere.
Emeril Lagasse teaches people how to use the most healthful ingredients in his new cooking show.

Top Gear; BBC America. 7 pm. Season Premiere.

The Closer; TNT. 8 pm CST. 4th season premiere.

Saving Grace; TNT. 9 pm CST. 2nd season premiere.


Tuesday, 7/15

The Cleaner; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Benjamin Bratt stars as a recovering addict who leads an "extreme interventionist" team who get addicts treatment.

Say Yes to the Dress; TLC. 7 pm. Series Premiere.
Life at a New York City bridal shop. I am so setting my DVR for this...
{Sarcasm just doesn't translate well on a blog, does it?}

Hurl!; G4. 8:00. Series Premiere.
A gameshow where people who eat the most and puke the least are rewarded.


Wednesday, 7/16

Dog the Bounty Hunter; A&E. 8 pm. Season Premiere.

Project Runway; Bravo. 8 pm. 5th season premiere.
This last season on Bravo has already stirred up fans. All I have to say is chill out; it's a freakin' reality show.

Family Foreman; TV Land. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
A look at the life at the George Foreman house. I expect fun times when the phone rings, and the caller asks to speak to "George", 'cause, you know, there are six George's in the family...

Celebrity Circus (NBC; 9 pm) Season premiere. {It was still airing?}


Thursday, 7/17

The Gong Show With Dave Attell; Comedy Central. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Uhhhhh...

Wrecked; Speed. 9 & 9:30. Series Premiere.
A look at the dangerous work of Chicago tow truck drivers.
What Horse of the Apocalypse am I up to now? Third, fourth? Fifth? Whatever; I'm sure this is one of them.

Last Comic Standing (NBC, 7 pm) did not have its season finale last week. Sorry, but I get my info from other, apparently not 100% accurate, sources.

Reality Bites Back; Comedy Central. 9:30. Series Premiere.
A reality spoof hosted by Michael Ian Black. I'm sure it'll be pretty bad, but I gotta watch because of MIB.


Friday, 7/18

Monk; USA. 8 pm. 7th season premiere.
Monk's back-- with new therapist Hector Elizondo.

Psych; USA. 9 pm. 3rd season premiere.


Sunday, 7/20

Shameless; Sundance. 8 pm. Season Premiere.

The Stagers; HGTV. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Let's take a guess. Does this show have anything to do with trying to sell a house?
Ding ding ding!
It sure does.

High School Musical: Get in the Picture; ABC. 7 pm. Series Premiere.
C'mon, like Disney wasn't going to milk the Hell out of this franchise...
This reality competition is for the starring role of a music video that will run after the High School Musical 3 film in October. Yes, that's right: this entire show is for a f-bombing music video.
Squeeze, Mickey, squeeeeeze.