Premieres and Notables; July 13-19, 2009

Monday, 7/13

Anthony Bourain: No Reservations; Travel. 9 pm. 5th Season Premiere.

Here Come the Newlyweds (ABC; 9:02 pm CST). Season Finale


Tuesday, 7/14

Miami Social; Bravo. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Because Real Housewives wasn't enough...


Wednesday, 7/15

Leverage; TNT. 8 pm. 2nd Season Premiere.
Ah-- this show belongs in the summer. Just slightly tongue-in-cheek; not overly dramatic. Not great, but a lot of fun.

Dark Blue; TNT. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Dylan McDermott leads a small team of undercover cops in this Jerry Bruckheimer-created series. I like McDermott, but I have a feeling this show won't be a hit.

Michael & Michael Have Issues; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm. Series Premiere.
First, they brought us the sketch comedy The State; then they brought us the more linear Stella. Now Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter combine the two in this comedy about the behind the scenes of a sketch show.
It's bound to be juvenile, but it should also end up being funny-- and that's something Comedy Central shows have been missing lately.


Thursday, 7/16

Raising Sextuplets (WE; 9 pm). Season Finale.
Didn't this show just premiere a couple of weeks ago?


Friday, 7/17

The Chopping Block (NBC; 7 pm). Season Finale.

Catch It Keep It; Science. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Contestants in this game build things to catch valuable items.

Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up; Starz. 10 pm. Season Premiere.


Saturday, 7/18

Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics; Food Network. 12:30 pm. Season Premiere.

The Bill Engvall Show; TBS. 8 pm. Season Premiere.
How is it even possible this turd keeps getting renewed?

Dirty Sexy Money; ABC. 9 pm. Return.
And ABC begins the end of this series. It started out okay last year but just seemed to spin its wheels this year before it got cancelled.


Sunday, 7/19

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead; BBC America. 7 pm. Movie.
The end of David Tennant's run as The Doctor begins here.

Most Popular; WE. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Host Graham Norton gives ten G's to the contestant the audience likes best in this popularity contest.


And I also want to point out that Nick at Night (Nickelodeon) is airing reruns of Malcolm in the Middle at 7 and 7:30 pm every weeknight. I forgot how funny and insane that show was in its early years until I started watching it with my kids.