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Television Premieres and Notables: August 4-10, 2014

Monday, 8/4

Bachelor in Paradise; ABC. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Because ABC hasn't milked that property dry quite yet...

Partners; FX. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence star as two lawyers starting their own firm.

Eating America with Anthony Anderson; Food. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

The Awesomes; Hulu. 2nd Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 8/5

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Atlanta Falcons; HBO. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 8/6

Top Chef Duels; Bravo. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 8/7

Extreme Guide to Parenting; Bravo. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Because The Soup needed a new show to make fun of weekly...
I also fully expect the network morning shows, MSNBC, and Fox News to give their thoughts on the extreme parenting this show is going to reveal.

Garfunkel and Oates; IFC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The YouTube favorites get their own song and comedy show.

Black Jesus; adult swim. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Boondock's Aaron McGruder brings us this series about Jesus in contemporary Compton.
I'm going to guess if you don't have a sense of humor about religion, you may not want to tune in...


Friday, 8/8

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team; CMT. 8 pm CST. 9th Season Premiere.

The Knick; Cinemax. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Steven Soderbergh directs the pilot of this series about a drug-addicted surgeon in 1900 (starring Clive Owen).

Jonah From Tonga; HBO. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A second gem from Summer Heights High gets his own show.
This time, it's the foul-mouthed breakdancing hoodlum, played again by creator Chris Lilley.


Saturday, 8/9

Flipping Boston; A&E. 10 am CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Flipping Vegas; A&E. 11 am CST. 5th Season Premiere.

Outlander; Starz. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Ronald D. Moore brings Diana Gabaldon's time travel book series to TV.


Sunday, 8/10

Fat Guys in the Woods; Weather. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Survival expert Creek Stewart takes some fat men out into the woods and shows them how to survive.