Premieres and Notables: August 6-12, 2012

Tuesday, 8/7

Shipping Wars; A&E. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 8/8

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

Paranormal Witness; Syfy. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Go On; NBC. 10:05 pm CST. Series Premiere/Sneak Preview.
Matthew Perry stars as a man forced to join a support group.


Thursday, 8/9

Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell; FX.  10 pm CST.  Series Premiere.

Childrens Hospital; 11 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
One of the craziest-- and funniest-- fifteen minutes you'll get every week.  Check it out.


Friday, 8/10

Common Law (USA; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Comedy Bang! Bang! (IFC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Dead Files; Travel. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Saturday, 8/11

Tanked; Animal Planet. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 8/12

2012 London Olympics Closing Ceremony; NBC. 6 pm CST.

Hell on Wheels; AMC. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
It wasn't the greatest show I watched last year (yet it was very solid), but the characters make it worth coming back every week.  And main actors Common-- and especially the magnetic Anson Mount, carry the series very well.  They're both just fun to watch.
And I also have to give props to the best antagonist from last year: The Swede (who hails from Norway; one of my favorite gags).

Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Special.
Hosted by Jane Lynch.

Animal Practice; NBC. 9:38 pm CST. Series Premiere/Sneak Peek.
A comedy set in an NYC animal hospital, starring Justin Kirk (who always brings-it on Weeds-- even when he doesn't have much to work with) along with Tyler Labine (who kills on every show he's been on). 
Now I just have to hope the show is decent, for both their sakes.