Premieres and Notables; August 17-23

Monday, 8/17

Glenn Martin, DDS; Nickelodeon. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A stop-motion animated comedy starring Kevin Nealon as a dentist who takes his family on a tech-free trip around the country in an RV.

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

Flipping Out; Bravo. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Since the economy is so bad, the show is going from flipping houses to remodeling them. Classic.

Hoarders; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This docuseries explores people who can't seem to throw anything out.


Tuesday, 8/18

Shaq Vs.; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Shaquille O'Neal takes on the best athletes in their respective sports. People like Michael Phelps, Ben Rothlisberger, Serena Williams, Oscar De La Hoya, Albert Pujols, and Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh.

HawthoRNe (TNT; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Universe; History. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Masters of Reception; TLC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This reality show follows a family of wedding planners who specialize in the big weddings.

Miami Social (Bravo; 9 pm). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 8/19

Top Chef; Bravo. 8 pm. 6th Season Premiere.
In Vegas, baby!

Black Gold; Tru TV. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Thursday, 8/20

Deadly Women; Investigation Discovery. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Project Runway; Lifetime. 9 pm. 6th Season Premiere.
Finally!!! I'm so tired of seeing every damn magazine and website I read whining how this show was stalled in a lawsuit and couldn't air. Hope it's worth it for everyone, so I don't have to read "This show was so much better before; on Bravo."

Models of the Runway; Lifetime. 10 pm. Series Premiere.
A show about the models of Project Runway.
Yay...


Friday, 8/21

Jockeys; Animal Planet. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Making Over America With Trinny and Susannah; TLC. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
The hosts of the original What Not to Wear hosts teach Americans how to dress.


Saturday, 8/22

Extreme Bodies; Discovery. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tonight's ep looks at very tall people.


Sunday, 8/23

Merlin (NBC; 6 pm). Season Finale.
I think "season" finale may be too optimistic. I doubt this show is coming back.

What Would Brian Boitano Make?; Food. 12 noon. Series Premiere.
In what I believe to be the first show (almost) named after a song on South Park, former skater-- and still a "foodie"-- Brian Boitano shows how he makes the food at his large gatherings.

Ice Road Truckers (History; 8 pm). Season Finale.
(Entertainment Weekly calls this the series finale. FYI.)