Television Premieres and Notables: August 8-14, 2016

Monday, 8/8

Angie Tribecca (TBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Unreal (Lifetime; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 8/9

Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Los Angeles Rams; HBO. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 8/10

Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry; E! 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Thursday, 8/11

Take My Wife; Seeso. Streaming, Series Premiere.
Rhea Butcher and Cameron Esposito create and star in this series loosely based on their own life together.


Friday, 8/12

The Great British Baking Show (PBS; 8 pm [check local listings]). Season Finale.

Outcast (Cinemax 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Get Down; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere,
Baz Luhrmann (with Grandmaster Flash and Nas) brings us this series about the rise of hip-hop in the 1970s.

Television Premieres and Notables: August 1-7, 2016

Monday, 8/1

The Bachelorette (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Running Wild With Bear Grylls; NBC. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Fameless; TruTV. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 8/2

Bachelor in Paradise; ABC. 7 pm CST, 3rd Season Premiere.


Thursday, 8/4

Greatest Hits (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 8/5

2016 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony; NBC. 6:30 pm CST. Special.

David Cross' Making America Great Again! Netflix. Special.


Sunday, 8/7

Inspector Lewis; PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: July 25-31, 2016

Tuesday, 7/26

MADtv; CW. 8 pm CST. Series Reboot.
It's got a new cast, but original cast members-- and some of their characters-- will be showing up from time to time.


Wednesday, 7/27

Sing It On; Pop. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Thursday, 7/28

Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere

Ripper Street; BBC America. 9 pm CST.  4th season premiere.


Friday, 7/29

Last Chance U; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.


Sunday, 7/31

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

Television Premieres and Notables: July 18-25

Tuesday, 7/19

Shooter; USA. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Ryan Phillippe stars as a guy who shoots.


Friday, 7/22

The Rap Game; Lifetime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The search for the next rap talent starts here.

BoJack Horseman; Netflix. Streaming. 3rd Series Release.

Degrassi: The Next Generation; Netflix. Streaming. Season Premiere.


Saturday, 7/23

Hell on Wheels (AMC; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.
It had its ups and downs, but Anson Mount rocked every scene he was in.
I can't wait to see what he does next.


Sunday, 7/24

Looking; HBO. 9 pm CST. Special.
The show closes out in this finale movie.

Survivor's Remorse; Starz. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Ozzy and Jack's World Tour; History. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Ozzy Osbourne and son, Jack, take pit stops at various places during his latest tour.

Television Premieres and Notables: July 11-17, 2016

Monday, 7/11

The Making of the Mob: Chicago; AMC. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Now the series looks at a different city...


Tuesday, 7/12

Maya & Marty (NBC; 9 pm CT). Season Finale.

Difficult People; Hulu. Streaming. 2nd Season.


Wednesday, 7/13

Mr. Robot; USA. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

The A Word; Sundance. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A young boy's parents try to manage life with their autistic son.


Thursday, 7/14

HarmonQuest; Seeso. Streaming. Series Premiere.
Community creator Dan Harmon, actress Erin McGathy and comedian Jeff Bryan Davis play Dungeons and Dragons (or maybe a sort of D&D game).


Friday, 7/15

Stranger Things; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.


Sunday, 7/17

Ballers; HBO. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
I watched S1 last weekend, and it's like a less douchey Entourage.
The fact that Dwayne Johnson is doing a TV series is still a little mind-blowing to me.


Vice Principals; HBO. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Danny McBride and Walton Goggins star as as vice principals vying for the same promotion.
The commercials alone confirm it should be at least as profane as Eastbound and Down.
McBride has said the series will only last two seasons for a total of eighteen episodes (which he also said have already been filmed).

Television Premieres and Notables: July 4-10, 2016

So-- another week where I don't have EW to regurgitate-- and I'm near the DVR to check times.
But it's something...

Wednesday, 7/6

Tyrant; FX. 3rd Season Premiere.

Duck Dynasty; A&E. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 7/10

The Night Of; HBO. Series Premiere.
I have heard good things. Really good things.
If you have HBO, check it out.

DB Cooper; History. Series Premiere.
A documentary series about the mythological robber.

Television Premieres and Notables: June 27-July 3, 2016

Monday, 6/27

Discovery's annual Shark Week starts today.


Tuesday, 6/28

Zoo; CBS. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Dead of Summer; Freeform. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Elizabeth Mitchell stars in this series set at an '80s summer camp that has a supernatural problem.


Thursday, 6/30

Greatest Hits; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Arsenio Hall and Kelsea Ballerini host this show where the hits of yesterday (as far back as the '80s) are sung by the stars of today (and yesterday).

Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll; FX. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Night Train With Wyatt Cenac; Seeso. Streaming. Series Premiere.
Cenac hosts his own comedy showcase show.


Friday, 7/1

The Great British Baking Show; PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). Season Premiere.

Marcella; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.
Anna Friel stars as a cop who returns to the job when a serial killer makes his return in this British
import.


Sunday, 7/3

The Hunt; BBC America. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
David Attenborough teams with the Planet Earth crew to show us how predators catch their prey.

Television Premieres and Notables: June 20-26, 2016

Monday, 6/20

Reign (CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Fosters; Freeform. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Raised By Wolves; Acorn TV. Streaming. Series Premiere.
This comedy follows a teen who tries to make it through life with her five siblings and single mom.


Tuesday, 6/21

Pretty Little Liars; Freeform. 7 pm CST. 7th Season Premiere.

Person of Interest (CBS; 9 pm CST). Series Finale.
The big showdown between The Machine and Samaritan-- and we've seen that even the good guys can be killed along the way.
This season has been harsh and tense, and I have a bad feeling that one-- or even both-- of our O.G. number-followers will not be alive by the end of the hour.

Greenleaf; OWN. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Oprah Winfrey brings us this soap opera that follows the lives of people in a mega-church.


Wednesday, 6/22

Serena; Epix. 7 pm CST. Special.
This documentary follows Serena Williams' quest to win four Grand Slams.

American Gothic; CBS. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

How to Build...Everything; Science. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 6/23

Thirteen; BBC America. 9 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
A woman escapes her captor after thirteen years and tries to get her life back.

Queen of the South; USA. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A woman rises in the ranks of a drug cartel.


Friday, 6/24

Adventures in Babysitting; Disney. 7 pm CST. Special.
Disney Channel's 100th original (well...) movie is a remake of the 1987 film.
Because... why not?


Saturday, 6/25

Deon Cole: Blooded Seminar; Comedy Central. 11 pm CST. Special.
Normally I don't note the weekly stand-up specials, but I think Cole has been the consistently funniest parts of Black-ish and Angie Tribecca.


Sunday, 6/26

Roadies; Showtime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Cameron Crowe brings us this look at the people behind the tour of a folk rock band.
The reviews I've read haven't been great, but the stars are Luke Wilson and Carla Cugino, so at least there's that.
(BTW: the pilot can be seen onDemand or on the Showtime app now.)

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.