Television Premieres and Notables: August 17-23, 2015

Monday, 8/17

36 Hours; Travel. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Tuesday, 8/18

The Hotwives of Las Vegas; Hulu. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.
Now set in LV instead of Orlando...


Thursday, 8/20

The Astronaut Wives Club (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
I loved the book-- and the show hit so many of the same points.
Fun summer series. Check it out if you get a chance.

Documentary Now! IFC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Fred Armisen and Bill Hader star in this six-part series that spoofs the recent docu-film trend.


Saturday, 8/22

Aquarius (NBC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Blunt Talk; Starz. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Sir Patrick Stewart plays a washed-up news anchor, who goes off the rails.

Survivor's Remorse; Starz. 8:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Sunday, 8/23

Fear the Walking Dead; AMC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Obviously, this is going to follow the tone/subject of The Walking Dead, but they are trying to tackle it from a different angle. In this series, set in Los Angeles, we will see the beginnings of the apocalyptic world we were dropped into with TWD.
This series follows a mixed family that can barely hold itself together-- and now some new disease is causing the recently dead to return to mobility-- along with a taste for flesh.
The first season is six episodes, just like the original-- and it's already been picked up for Season Two.

Ballers (HBO; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Television Premieres and Notables: August 10-16, 2015

Monday, 8/10

I Am Chris Farley; Spike. 8 pm CST. Special.
A documentary looking at Farley's life.


Tuesday, 8/11

Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Houston Texans; HBO. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Agent; Esquire. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Agents look to woo NFL prospects before the 2015 draft.


Wednesday, 8/12

Kevin From Work; ABC Family. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A man admits his love for a coworker on his last day on the job...
...And then finds out he didn't get the new job he was promised.


Thursday, 8/13

Maron (IFC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Rectify (Sundance; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 8/14

Edge of Alaska; Discovery. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Dinotrux; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.
A series about dinosaur/truck hybrids.
Yep.


Saturday, 8/15

Doctor Who: The Doctor's Finest; BBC America. 7 pm CST. Special Mini-series.
In the run-up to the new season premiering next month, cast and crew revisit the most popular eight episodes of the "nuWho" era.
This should be a great way to get a foot in the door if you haven't checked the show out yet.

Power (Starz; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 8/16

Show Me a Hero; HBO. 7 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
David Simon brings us this six-part adaption of Lisa Belkin's book about a mayor who was forced to build low-income housing in New York City.

Humans (AMC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.