Friday, July 06, 2012

Premieres and Notables: July 9-15, 2012

Monday, 7/9

Remodeled; The CW. 8 pm CST. Series return.
The summer burn-off begins now.

The Closer; TNT. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Border Wars; National Geographic. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Bizarre Foods America; Travel. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Perception; TNT. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Eric McCormack stars as a schizophrenic neuroscientist and lecturer who helps the FBI solve crimes, but his view of the world and social skills often put him at odds with the people he's trying to help.


Tuesday, 7/10

Destination: Truth; Syfy. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Trust Us With Your Life; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Fred Willard hosts this celebrity "chatfest" with some improv comedy sketches (no, I don't get it, either), but Willard's got me tuning in at least for the premiere.

White Collar; USA. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Hardcore Pawn; truTV. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

NY Med; ABC. 9 pm CST. Miniseries Premiere.
An 8-part look at what happens behind the scenes at New York-Presbyterian Hospital; the place where Doctor Oz performs heart surgeries.

Paranormal Highway; Syfy. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Covert Affairs; USA. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 7/11

Beverly Hills Nannies; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The former nannies of Charlie Sheen, Lori Loughlin, and Kyle Richards are followed by the cameras as they do their current nannying.

Damages; DirecTV. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
The final season begins here.

The Franchise; Showtime. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Following the Miami Marlins this season...

Hit & Miss; DirecTV. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Chloe Sevigny stars as a male-to-female transsexual contract killer whose former lover (now deceased) left her as the guardian of her four children.
I've heard it's good.

Thursday, 7/12

The Choice (Fox; 7:58 CST). Season Finale.

Big Brother; CBS. 8 pm CST. 14th Season Premiere.
I'm not even going to pretend I won't watch it.
I just can't quit this damn show.

The Real L Word; Showtime. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Friday, 7/13

Nerdist's Chris Hardwick hosts the Attack of the Show (G4; 6 pm CST) special at Comic-Com.

The Ricky Gervais Show (HBO; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 7/15

Leverage; TNT. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Breaking Bad; AMC. 9 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
The final (half) season begins here...
...And ends next summer.
Way to milk it, AMC.

Political Animals; USA. 9 pm CST. Miniseries Premiere.
This six-part series stars Sigourney Weaver as a former First Lady who becomes Secretary of State.  Sounds a bit familiar, but the cast insists it's its own story-- and not the real-life someone else's.
It also stars Ellen Burstyn, Ciaran Hines, Sebastian Stan, James Wolk, and-- one of my favories-- Carla Cugino.  And it's Exec Produced by Greg Berlanti (of Jack & Bobby and Eli Stone; two more of my favorites).   That's a lot of good right there and probably worth trying.

Strange Sex; TLC. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Small Town Security; AMC. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.

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