Premieres and Notables: July 5-11, 2010

Monday, 7/5

SpongeBob Squarepants: The Clash of Triton; Nickelodeon.  7 pm CST. Special
A week of new episodes begins with this special with returning guest star john O'Hurley and new guests Victoria Beckham and Sebastian Bach.

Live From the Artists Den; syndicated. Check local listings. Series Premiere.
A new musical performance series. The debut features Ringo Starr-- who gets some help from Joan Osbourne and Ben Harper.

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations; Travel Channel. 9 pm CST. Mid-season Return.


Tuesday, 7/6

Warehouse 13; Syfy. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent; USA. 8 pm CST. Season Finale.


Wednesday, 7/7

Come Dine With Me; BBC America. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Amateur chefs compete in yet another food competition.

The Choir; BBC America. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A thirteen-part documentary series following choirmaster Gareth Malone in his attempt to recruit a competitive choir from a public school.


Thursday, 7/8

Big Brother; CBS. 7 pm CST. 12th Season Premiere.
The show I am the most embarrassed to say I watch.  Damn near every hour in the past 11 seasons, too.  I almost stood firm on my personal promise to not watch this year, but I know I will try the premiere and get hooked on its moronic houseguests and robotic host (Julie "The ChenBot" Chen).


Friday, 7/9

Eureka; Syfy. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Haven; Syfy. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A government agent checks out a homicide in a small Maine town and finds all sorts of weirdness.


Saturday, 7/10

The Bridge; CBS. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
CBS grabs another Canadian drama... This time, the show revolves around a cop who becomes a union rep to clean up the department.

How Do I Look? Style Network. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 7/11

The Glades; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A Chicago homicide detective gets in trouble and ends up in a small Florida community, which gets an uptick in crime.

Children's Hospital; adult swim (Cartoon Network).  9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Rob Corddry's web  series gets on the air.  I haven't watched it before, but I've heard it's pretty good (of course, it's also very, very wrong-- perfect for adult swim).