Sunday, July 31, 2011

Premieres and Notables: August 1-7, 2011

Monday, 8/1

Shark Week; Discovery. 8 pm CST. Special
SNL cast-member Andy Samberg hosts this week's shark celebration.

The Bachelorette (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 8/2

Take the Money and Run; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Players try to hide $100,000 from the police in this new reality competition/game show/something or other.  The cops have two days to find it or the contestants get to keep it.

50 Documentaries to See Before You Die; Current TV. 8 pm CST. Mini-series premiere.
Morgan Spurlock hosts this five-part look at "must see" documentaries.

Picker Sisters; Lifetime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Two interior designers scour the garbage heaps of America to find something to use for their clients.


Wednesday, 8/3

Franklin & Bash (TNT; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Truck Stop, Missouri; Travel Channel.  9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 8/4

Detroit in Overdrive; Planet Green. 7 pm CST. Mini-series.
This three-part series looks at how Detroit is reinventing itself with greener initiatives.


Friday, 8/5

Friends With Benefits; NBC. 7 pm CST.  Series premiere.
All I know about it is that it's supposed to be a sitcom.

Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension; Disney Channel. 7 pm CST. Special.
This feature-length special boasts alternate dimensions-- and Perry's secret identity is revealed to the boys.

Platinum Hit (Bravo; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Whisker Wars; IFC. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A look at professional beard-growers.
Yep.


Sunday, 8/7

Falling Skies (TNT; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Hillbilly Handfishin'; Animal Planet. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

In Plain Sight (USA; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

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