Television Premieres and Notables: May 26-June 1, 2014

Monday, 5/26

Masterchef; Fox. 7 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

American Ninja Warrior; NBC. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The World Wars; History. 8 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
The story that spans from WWI to WWII.


Tuesday, 5/27

Extreme Weight Loss; ABC. 7 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

America's Got Talent; NBC. 7 pm CST. 9th Season Premiere.

The Night Shift; NBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

The Wil Wheaton Project; Syfy. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Wheaton covers the geek news of the past week.


Wednesday, 5/28

So You Think You Can Dance; Fox 7 pm CST. 11th Season Premiere.

Rogue; DirecTV. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Big Ballet; Ovation. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Plus-size ballerinas put on a show of Swan Lake-- apparently without making fun.


Thursday, 5/29

Undateable; NBC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
I know the hilarious Ron Funches (watch the episodes when he's on @Midnight) is on this show, but I haven't heard a single positive thing about this obvious burn-off series.
Let me tell you that most reviews I've read have pretty much said this show should have been called "Unwatchable".
Tee hee...

The Sixties; CNN. 8 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.


Friday, 5/30

Crossbones; NBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
John Malkovich plays the legendary pirate Blackbeard.
(I've heard this show stinks, too.)

Derek; Netflix. 2nd Season Premiere.


Sunday, 6/1

Silicon Valley (HBO; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Halt and Catch Fire; AMC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: May 19-25, 2014

Monday, 5/19

Bones (Fox; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Warehouse 13 (Syfy; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.

The Bachelorette; ABC. 8:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Maya Rudolph Show; NBC. 9:01 pm CST. Special.
Maya Rudolph teams up with Lorne Michaels and other SNL friends to host her very own variety show-style special.


Tuesday, 5/20

I Wanna Marry Harry; Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
I am not positive if this is the real premise, but it looks like Fox got a bunch of nitwits to be on TV who think they have a show at marrying Prince Harry.
Because, you know, a British prince has no other way to meet women...

The Voice (NBC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (El Rey; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 5/21

Modern Family (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Americans (FX; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Thursday, 5/22

Gang Related; Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Friday, 5/23

Hannibal (NBC; 9:01 pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 5/25

Mad Men (AMC; 9 pm CST). Mid-season Finale.
Yes, even Mad Men is doing the final split-season thing that has become popular.
See the final round of eps (still under the same "season") next spring.