Premieres and Notables: June 27-July 3, 2011

Monday, 6/27

The Winx Club; Nickelodeon. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A teen finds out she's special and can join a fairy school.

I Kid With Brad Garret; TLC. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Garrett hangs out with kids and does "kid things".

Weeds; Showtime. 9 pm CST. 7th Season Premiere.
It's Three-Years-Later since last season's finale, so they've got some catching up to do.

The Big C; Showtime. 9:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 6/29

The Voice (NBC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Melissa & Joey; ABC Family.  7 pm CST. Series Return. (or new season; it's unclear).

State of Georgia; ABC Family.  7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Two "besties" move to NYC to make their dreams comes true.

I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant; TLC. 8 pm CST.  Season Premiere.

Love in the Wild; NBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Ten men and ten women compete-- and try to find love-- in a Costa Rican jungle.

Necessary Roughness; USA.  9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Callie Thorne stars as a single mom psychotherapist who specializes in football players.


Thursday, 6/30

Extreme Chef; Food Network.  9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A cooking contest that is x-treme.

Ugly Americans; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Friday, 7/1

Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures; Nickelodeon. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Two friends surf their way through their freshman year of high school.


Sunday, 7/3

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

This man knows the coolest way to get into a car

She Wants to Have Your Baby

Live TV is Awesome-- Guy Humps Reporter

Jon Benjamin's Ultimate Trick Shot Video

Now-- before you hot "play", understand: you're gonna see some cock...

I kept laughing-- but there is dick.

Fair warning...

Jon Benjamin's Ultimate Trick Shot Video (NSFW) from Jon Benjamin

The Great Fan Escape

Crazy.

Weiner's Texts Revealed

(Former) Congressman Weiner's actual text exchanges-- read by Bill maher and Jane Lynch.

The Weinerlogues with Jane Lynch - watch more funny videos

Great Moments in History with Gus Johnson

TV trailers for 6/20 to 6/26

Got a few odd ones this week.

Maybe a trailer will help.

Combat Hospital:



Expedition Impossible:



Wilfred:

Premieres and Notables: June 20-26, 2011

Monday, 6/20

Countdown With Keith Olberman; Current TV. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Hoarders; A&E. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

RuPaul's Drag U; Logo. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 6/21

History Detectives; PBS. 7 pm CST (check local listings). Season Premiere.

101 Ways to Leave a Game Show; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Hardcore Pawn; TRU TV. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Staten Island Cakes; WE TV. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Wow! Another docuseries focusing on making cakes!

Combat Hospital; ABC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A combat medical drama set in 2006 Afghanistan.

Nail Files; TV Guide Network. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
If the excitement of getting your nails done in real life isn't enough, check out this new series.


Wednesday, 6/22

Cee Lo Green: Talking to Strangers; Fuse. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Cee Lo chats with fellow musicians.


Thursday, 6/23

Expedition Impossible; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Thirteen teams of three compete in this hardcore-environment competition in Morocco-- for an SUV and $50K each!

Rookie Blue; ABC. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Futurama; Comedy Central. 9 & 9:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Wilfred; FX. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Elijah Wood stars as a man who decides to commit suicide-- but then meets a beautiful woman with a dog that only he can see as a man dressed as a dog.

Suits; USA. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
An attorney hires a hustler to join his firm.

Louie; FX. 9:30 pm CST. 2nd season Premiere.


Saturday, 6/25

Carson Nation; OWN. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Carson Kressley travels the country to make people's lives better.
And he's doing it by staying local and within people's means. No crazy expensive clothes or hairstyles to keep up with.


Friday, 6/24

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (ABC; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.


Sunday, 6/26

Leverage; TNT. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

True Blood; HBO. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

The Marriage Ref; NBC. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Darth Vader's Father's Day

There are some cute lines in this one.

Don't do it in the park

You cannot write this shit.

Classic.

The Inbetweeners: Bus Wankers Gone Wrong

Don't forget to check out season 3 on BBC America tomorrow at 10 pm CST.



And here's a clever one:

Parking Lot Nutshot

Vegan Black Metal Chef Ep. 1-- Pad Thai

Haters Gonna Hate-- Schoolyard Edition

New SW: Old Republic Trailer; E3 2011

Man, if the prequels would have had excitement like this...

(Could have done without a few of the slow-mo effects, but still great stuff.)

Premieres and Notables: June 13-19, 2011

Monday, 6/13

Kickin' It; Disney XD. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Jason Earles stars as the master of a martial arts academy full of misfits.

Nurse Jackie (Showtime; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

United States of Tara (Showtime; 9:30 pm CST). Series Finale.


Tuesday, 6/14

The Nine Lives of Chloe King; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Miss King turns 16, and her whole life changes. She finds she has heightened senses and retractable claws-- and that she's a half-god.

Memphis Beat; TNT. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Gene Simmons Family Jewels; A&E. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Hawthorne; TNT. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 6/15

Top Chef Masters (Bravo; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Hot in Cleveland; TV Land.  9 pm CST. Mid-season Return.

Jon Benjamin Has a Van; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST.
Archer and Bob's Burgers lead voice actor shows up onscreen in this fake-news show.

Happily Divorced; TV Land. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Fran Drescher co-created and stars in this sitcom about a married couple who divorces when the man (played by John Michael Higgins) comes-out as gay (based loosely on Drescher's own life).

Rocco's Dinner Party; Bravo. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Yet another food reality show...


Thursday, 6/16

Voltron Force: New Defenders Trilogy; Nicktoons. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
An update of the '80s anime series.


Friday, 6/17

The Singing Bee (CMT; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Flea Man; National Geographic. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Flea-market pro Jimmy "the Flea Man" Kaplow helps people prepare and sell their stuff at flea markets.

A.N.T. Farm; Disney Channel. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
An 11-year-old finds herself in high school due to her gifted musical talents.

Paranormal Challenge; Travel. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Ghost hunters spend a night in haunted locations.


Saturday, 6/18

COPS (Fox; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Parking Wars (A&E; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Celebrity Close Calls; Bio. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Yancy Butler, Cheryl Tiegs, and Ed Begley Jr. tell stories of their brushes with death.

The Inbetweeners; BBC America. 10 pm CST. Season Premiere.
After a waaaay too long wait, BBC Am is bringing us the final season of one of my favorite shows.  It's lewd and crude, but if you can handle that type of comedy, you'll laugh your ass off.

Come Fly With Me; BBC America. 10:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Little Britain's Matt Lucas and David Williams bring their style of comedy (and multiple personalities) to this mockumentary show about airlines and airports.


Sunday, 6/19

Game of Thrones (HBO; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Falling Skies; TNT. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Noah Wylie stars in this series co-Steven Spielberg as a history professor who became a resistance fighter when the planet is invaded by aliens.
The series begins six months after said invasion, where 80% of the population has been wiped out and teens are being enslaved by humanity's captors.
The second episode is penned by Justified producer/showrunner Graham Yost, so there's some potential this will be better than your average sci-fi show.

Drop Dead Diva; Lifetime. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

The Killing (AMC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Runaway Mail Truck

Big Balls Whoops