Television Premieres and Notables: June 13-19, 2016

Ok-- first off: My laptop is really not working for me lately, so any searching for info I would normally do will take too long (it's taken a half hour just to get this far), and because I'll be busy this weekend, I am doing this before I get Entertainment Weekly and I'm not near my DVR to verify info.

So this week I'll list days, networks, and titles, but no times. Sorry.

But before I get to next week, how about I fill in a few misses from last week's post?


Saturday, 6/11

Hell on Wheels; AMC. 8 pm CST. Final Season Premiere (or the back half of last season according to AMC).
This show has had a few misses, but the hits are so worth waiting for.
But the most consistently great part of this show has to be Anson Mount. That dude is so much fun to watch do his thing.
I will miss this show after it's done this summer.


Sunday, 6/12

The Last Ship; TNT. Season Premiere.

Ride With Norman Reedus; AMC. 9 pm(?) CST. Series Premiere.
The Walking Dead's resident stud gets on his bike and rides.


Monday, 6/13

Guilt; Freeform. Series Premiere.

Braindead; CBS. Series Premiere.

Major Crimes; TNT. Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 6/14

Animal Kingdom; TNT. Series Premiere.

Uncle Buck; ABC. Series Premiere.

Wrecked; TBS. Series Premiere.


Wednesday, 6/15

AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: a Tribute to John Williams; TNT. Special.


Thursday, 6/16

Aquarius; NBC. 2nd Season Premiere.


Friday, 6/17

Orange is the New Black; Netflix. Streaming. Entire 4th Season.


Sunday, 6/19

The Jim Gaffigan Show; TV Land. 2nd Season Premiere.

Murder in the First; TNT. Season Premiere.

The Tunnel; PBS. Series Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: June 6-12, 2016

Monday, 6/6

Angie Tribeca; TBS. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
One of the silliest shows on TV (think Naked Gun-style comedy)-- and I love it.

Unreal; Lifetime. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
This a great summer show. I have no interest in reality dating shows, but this fictionalized (but very grounded in what really happens) story about the behind-the-cameras look at a Bachelor-style dating show is really watchable.
It was a little over-the-top last season, but check it out.

Tuesday 6/7

Casual; Hulu. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 6/8

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


Thursday, 6/9

Morgan Spurlock Inside Man; CNN. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Another show I really enjoy.


Friday, 6/10

Voltron: Legendary Defender; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.


Saturday, 6/11

People's List; ABC. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
First off, let's just get this out of the way: The "People's" in the title is for People magazine.
So, you know, let that tidbit be your first decision point.
Anyway: Jerry O'Connel and SuChin Pak run-down the top five people worthy of talking about of the week.
And, let's keep in mind: People magazine makes the list...


Sunday, 6/12

Still the King; CMT. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Billy Ray Cyrus created and stars in this series about am '80s country singer who becomes an Elvis impersonator and then finds himself becoming a preacher.
So, uh, yeah: that's a thing...

Television Premieres and Notables: May 30-June 5, 2016

Monday, 5/30

The Dresser; Starz. 8 pm CST. Special.
Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen star in this adaptation of the Ronald Harwood play about an aging actor and his assistant.

Roots; History/A&E/Lifetime/LMN. 8 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
The basic cable powerhouses take a four-night swing at the classic Alec Haley novel.

Top Gear; BBC America. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Now with new co-host Matt LeBlanc.

Mistresses; ABC. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Jerry O'Connell joins-up this year.

Scream; MTV. 10 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 5/31

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


Wednesday, 6/1

Cleverman; SundanceTV. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 6/2

Archer (FX; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 6/3

Outcast; Cinemax. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The second Robert Kirkman comic book series to hit airwaves.
This one is about a man who finds that everyone he is close to gets possessed-- and he wants to know why.


Sunday, 6/4

Feed the Beast; AMC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
David Schwimmer and Jim Sturgess star as two guys with big problems who decide to open a fancy restaurant.

Television Premieres, Finales, and Notables: May 22-29, 2015

Monday, 5/23

Gotham (Fox; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
Seeing as how the last few eps have ratcheted up the crazy, I expect this finale to be out of control.

The Odd Couple (CBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

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


Tuesday, 5/24

The Flash (CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
if it's anything last season's finale, it'll hit hard.

Hotel Hell; Fox. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Real O'Neals (ABC; 7:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

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


Wednesday, 5/25

Arrow (CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
It's gonna go down in a big way.

Wayward Pines; Fox. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Douglas Family Gold; Oxygen. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Gymnast Gabby Douglas tries to get back to the Olympics; to Rio this summer.
See what it takes.


Friday, 5/27

Bloodline; Netflix. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.

Chef's Table; Netflix. Streaming. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 5/29

Undercover Boss (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Carmichael Show (NBC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Celebrity Food Fight; Food Network. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Television Premieres, Finales, and Notables: May 16-22, 2016

Monday, 5/16

Mike & Molly (CBS; 7 pm CST). Series Finale.

Jane the Virgin (CW; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Bates Motel (A&E; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Castle (ABC; 9 pm CST). Series Finale.


Tuesday, 5/17

NCIS (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Coupled; Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Twelve women live on an island and have a plethora of men to choose from.

Chicago Fire (NBC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 5/18

Survivor (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Empire (Fox; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Genius by Stephen Hawking; PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). Series Premiere.

black-ish (ABC; 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

Royal Pains; USA. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Thursday, 5/19

Grey's Anatomy (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

DC's Legends of Tomorrow (CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Mom (CBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

The 100 (CW; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

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


Friday, 5/20

Grimm (NBC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Shark Tank (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Originals (CW; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Lady Dynamite; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.
Maria Bamford stars in and produces this semi-autobiographical series.
I've been a fan of hers since way back in high school (we were a few years apart), so I hope to check it out sometime this summer when I get a Netflix trial.
You should check it out too; she's pretty funny.


Saturday, 5/21

Saturday Night Live (NBC; 10:30 pm CST). Season Fiuale.


Sunday, 5/22

Call the Midwife (PBS; 7 pm CST [check local listings]). Season Finale.

Bob's Burgers (Fox; 7:30 and 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

Wallander (PBS; 8 pm CST [check local listings]). Series Finale.

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Preacher; AMC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
I don't know how faithful it'll be to the comic book series (it's crazy-vulgar and violent), but I've only read good about the pilot.
I'll be there, of course.

Television Premieres and Notables: May 9-15, 2016

Monday, 5/9

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

Hello Goodbye; Travel. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
People arriving and departing airports are interviewed.


Tuesday, 5/10

New Girl (Fox; 7:00 and 8:00 pm CST). Season Finale.
The wedding between Schmidt and Cece arrives.
And has guests who include Megan Fox and Damon Wayans Jr.


Wednesday, 5/11

Raiders of the Lost Art; Ovation. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Chelsea; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 5/12

The Big Bang Theory (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Scandal (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 5/13

Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert; Epix. 9 pm CST. Special.


Sunday, 5/15

Once Upon a Time (ABC. 8 pm CST.)  Season Finale.

The Simpsons (Fox; 7 pm CST) has a special live segment featuring Dan Castellaneta speaking (and moving, using mo-cap) as Homer answering live questions from the audience.

Under the Gun; Epix. 7 pm CST, Special.
A documentary exec-produced and narrated by Katie Couric that looks at guns in America.

The Last Man on Earth (Fox; 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

Television Premieres and Notables: May 2-8, 2016

Monday, 5/2

Houdini & Doyle; Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle team up, X-Files-style.


Tuesday, 5/3

Person of Interest; CBS. 9 pm CST. 5th-- and final-- Season Premiere.
I shabby way to treat this solid series-- but at least they're getting the chance to finish their story.


Wednesday, 5/4

Maron; IFC. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Thursday, 5/5

Flowers; Seeso. Streaming. Series Premiere.

Marseille; Netflix. Streaming, Series Premiere.


Friday, 5/6

Grace and Frankie; Netflix. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere


Sunday, 5/8

The Good Wife (CBS; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.

Wallander; PBS. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Elementary (CBS; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.