TV This Week...

Monday
MLB Draft on MLB Network - Bryce Harper and 49 other guys become instant millionaires
Last Comic Standing on ABC - Idol for comedians

Tuesday
The Strasburg Debut on MLB Network - interested to see how many non-baseball fans tune in
Lakers-Celtics Game 3 on ABC - Back in Boston and all square
Glee - Faithfully from Journey is sure to be top 50 on Billboard next week

Wednesday
CMT Music Awards - not for me, but I know alot of you are into it
Blackhawks vs. Flyers Game 6

Thursday
Lakers-Celtics Game 4 on ABC

Friday
World Cup Begins on ESPN/ABC
I'm a Comin on Showtime - Tells the story of how comedians made it
Blackhawks vs. Flyers Game 7 if necessary

Saturday
USA vs. England on ABC

Sunday
Lakers-Celtics Game 5 on ABC
Breaking Bad on AMC - Season Finale
True Blood on HBO - Season Premiere
Kim and Khloe take Miami on E! - Season Premiere

TV This Week....

Monday
Cake Boss (Season Premiere) on TLC - I'm not a chef and don't cook but I've seen this show and it makes cake making pretty exciting
Bachelorette on ABC - I'm not into it but this is the 2nd or maybe 3rd week of the show for the summer, it's crazy to see how many Survivor and Bachelorette seasons we have. I can only imagine in 5 years a winner being Survivor #37 winner or Bachelorette season #26 runner-up on IMDB.

Tuesday
Girly premieres times 3 with Jersey Coutore on Oxygen, Downtwon Girls on MTV, & Losing it With Jillian on NBC
HBO's Rediscovering John Cazale - they profile the 5 movie, 5 best picture nominee himself.

Wednesday
Are We There Yet? (Series Premiere) -Ice Cube's movie becomes a TV show on TBS

Thursday
THE FINALS!
and Royal Pains returns on USA

Friday
The Spelling Bee on NBC, with Erin Andrews sweet but too bad nobody watches TV on Friday nights

Sunday
True Blood - returns to HBO which along with Dexter is the show I hear the best things about but never watched and
The MTV Movie Awards on MTV - still going after all the years, Twilight takeover
FINALS Game 2!

2010 Spring TV Picks

I'm going to make this quick and easy. Here's all the shows with their premiere dates.

BOLD - Watch it

Sunday, Jan. 3
Giuliana & Bill (E!), 9 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 4
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love (ABC), 8 p.m.
Make It or Break It returns (ABC Family), 9 p.m.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager returns (ABC Family), 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 5
The Biggest Loser (NBC), 8 p.m.
The Good Wife returns (CBS), 10 p.m.
NCIS returns (CBS), 8 p.m.
NCIS: Los Angeles returns (CBS), 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 6
Friday Night Lights returns (DirecTV 101), 9 p.m.
Nip/Tuck (FX), 10 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 8
Ghost Whisperer returns (CBS), 8 p.m.
Medium returns (CBS), 9 p.m.
Numb3rs returns (CBS), 10 p.m.
Shark Tank returns (ABC), 9 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 9
Legend of the Seeker returns (syndication)

Sunday, Jan. 10
Big Love (HBO), 10 p.m.
Chuck (NBC), 9 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 11
Accidentally on Purpose returns (CBS), 8:30 p.m.
The Big Bang Theory returns (CBS), 9:30 p.m.
CSI: Miami returns (CBS), 10 p.m.
Heroes returns (NBC), 9 p.m.
How I Met Your Mother returns (CBS), 8 p.m.
Two and a Half Men returns (CBS), 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 12
American Idol (Fox), 8 p.m.
Southland (TNT), 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 13
Criminal Minds returns (CBS), 9 p.m.
CSI: NY returns (CBS), 10 p.m.
Gary Unmarried returns (CBS), 8:30 p.m.
Leverage returns (TNT), 10 p.m.
The New Adventures of Old Christine returns (CBS), 8 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 14
Archer (FX), 10 p.m.
Bones returns (Fox), 8 p.m.
CSI returns (CBS), 9 p.m.
Fringe returns (Fox), 9 p.m. (for four weeks, then off until April)
Grey's Anatomy returns (ABC), 9 p.m.
The Mentalist returns (CBS), 10 p.m.
Parks and Recreation returns (NBC), 8:30 p.m.
Private Practice returns (ABC), 10 p.m.
Project Runway (Lifetime), 10 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 17
24 (Fox), 9 p.m.
Human Target (Fox), 8 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 18
Life Unexpected (CW), 9 p.m.
One Tree Hill returns (CW), 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 19
White Collar returns (USA), 10 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 21
Burn Notice returns (USA), 10 p.m.
Supernatural returns (CW), 9 p.m.
The Vampire Diaries returns (CW), 8 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 22
Caprica (Syfy), 9 p.m.
Smallville returns (CW), 8 p.m.
Spartacus (Starz), 10 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 25
Damages (FX), 10 p.m.
Greek returns (ABC Family), 10 p.m.
La La Land (Showtime), 11 p.m.
Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Showtime), 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 27
Psych returns (USA), 10 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 31
American Dad returns (Fox), 9:30 p.m.
The Cleveland Show returns (Fox), 8:30 p.m.
Family Guy returns (Fox), 9 p.m.
The Simpsons returns (Fox), 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 2
Lost (ABC), 9 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 4
The Office returns (NBC), 9 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 7
Undercover Boss (CBS), 10 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 11
Past Life (Fox), 8 p.m.
Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (CBS), 8 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 14
The Amazing Race (CBS), 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 19
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO), 9 p.m

TV for the Week

So I somehow missed remind you to watch Curb and Entourage last night. If you missed either of them find them on demand or the Internet. Both were hysterical. In between baseball this week:

Gossip Girl, Monday 8 on CW
Tyra Banks and Hilary Duff guest star

Jone & Kate Plus Eight, Monday 9:30 on TLC
I don't care but everybody else seems to

King's Ransom, Tuesday 8 on ESPN
Beginning of 30 for 30 which is ESPN sports documentaries series shows Gretzky's move to LA

South Park, Wednesday 10 on Comedy Central
New episodes, need I say more

The Office, Thursday 9 on NBC
Pam and Jim get hitched

Wizards of Waverly Place, Friday 8 on Disney
If you have kids under 12 you understand

Wanda Sykes standup, Saturday 10 on HBO
Not a huge fan of female standups, but she's the exception to the rule

Sundays are Californication, Dexter, Curb, and Mad Men time plus another new E! show at the Llamas family.

More Premieres on This Week

DVR It
Shark Tank, Tuesdays 8 on ABC
The entrepreneur in me loves it as entrepreneur goes for start up cash, plus reality favorite Mark Burnett
The Hills, Tuesdays 10 on MTV
Kristin is back, here come the fireworks, so scripted, its a Hollywood based show so I'll watch it

For You, Not Me
Trauma, Mondays 8 on NBC - More medicine
Hank, Wednesdays 8 on ABC - Kelsey Grammar is back, but I never liked him in the first place
The Middle, Wednesdays 8:30 on ABC - Middle class family living in middle America
Private Practice, Thursdays 10 PM on ABC - More needles
Three Rivers, Sundays 9 on CBS - Organ transplants

Why?
Lie To Me, Mondays 9 on FOX - Season 2, they had a season 1
The City, Tuesdays 10:30 on MTV - More Fashion and NY City
Til' Death, 8:30 Fridays on FOX - Comedy on FOX on a Friday
America's Funniest Home Videos, Sunday at 7 on ABC - Good the first time, why are you bringing it back?

45 Premieres This Week!!!

DVR it
How I Met Your Mother, Mondays 8 on CBS
Two and Half Men, Mondays 9:30 on CBS
Best shows on CBS hands down, Neil Patrick Harris and Charlie Sheen are funny enough to watch them all

NCIS: LA, Tuesdays 9 on CBS
LLCoolJ and Chris O'Donnel come to primetime in the new one

Modern Family, Wednesdays 9 on ABC
Ed Bundy gets a new show similar to his old life

Law & Order: SVU, Wednesdays 9 on NBC
Guest star Wentworth Miller (Prison Break), then it's off my DVR for the year

CougarTown, 9:30 Wednesdays on ABC
On the name alone plus Courtney Cox

Flashforward, 8 on Thursdays on ABC
If you like Lost, this one is for you

SNL, 11:30 Saturdays on NBC
No election this year but wow that show got funny again last year

60 Minutes, 7 PM Sundays on CBS
Sorry I'm a dork like that

The Cleveland Show, 8:30 PM Sundays on FOX
Family Guy, 9 PM Sundays on FOX
Funniest cartoon ever and the remix

Dexter, 10 PM Sundays on Showtime
More from America's favorite serial killer

For you, maybe
House, Mondays 8 on FOX - not a big fan of needles
Dancing With The Stars, Mondays 8 on ABC - belongs below, but hot women put it here
Big Bang Theory, Mondays 9 on CBS - Comedy filler
Castle, Mondays 10 on NBC - Odd premise that I just don't get
The Forgotten, Tuesdays 10 on ABC - Christian Slater on TV round 2
The Good Wife, Tuesdays 10 on CBS - Chris Noth and Julianna Marguiles, I'm just not that old
New Adventures of Old Christine, Wednesdays 8 on CBS - Elaine is still on TV
Criminal Minds, Wednesdays 9 on CBS - Procedural drama #1
CSI, Thursday 9 on CBS - Procedural drama #2
Grey's Anatomy, Thursdays 9 on CBS - More needles
The Mentalist, Thursdays 10 on CBS - The guy from Devil Wears Prada
Ghost Whisperer, Fridays 8 on CBS - Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ghosts
Smallville, Fridays 8 on CW - Superman is alive
Law & Order, Fridays 8 on NBC - Still on the air? Solid show, but I'm over it
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Sundays 7 on ABC - Don't own one, but you might
The Amazing Race, Sundays 8 on CBS - Still going and picking up Emmys
The Simpsons, Sundays 8 on FOX - 20 years and they haven't grown up or moved still
Desperate Housewives, Sundays 9 on ABC - Eva Longoria and friends one last time
American Dad, Sundays 9:30 on FOX - it's funny but not that funny
Brothers & Sisters, Sundays 10 on ABC - Calista Flockhart and Sally Field, woohoo

Why?
Heroes, Monday 8 on NBC - Too man heroes, impossible to follow
Accidentally on Purpose, Mondays 8:30 on CBS - Knocked Up the TV Show
CSI: Miami, Mondays 10 on CBS - Procedural Drama #3
NCIS, Tuesdays 8 on CBS - Procedural Drama #4
Mercy, Wednesdays 8 on NBC - Needles, nurses, thought ER was off the air
Gary Unmarried, Wednesdays 8:30 on CBS - I hate Jay Mohr (TY Jerry Maguire)
CSI: NY, Wednesdays 10 on CBS - Procedural Drama #5
Eastwick, Wednesdays 10 on ABC - Witch show didn't work twice, let's try it again
Brothers, Friday 8 on FOX - Michael Strahan in a comedy
Medium, Friday 9 on CBS - Dumped on NBC, wonder why?
Dollhouse, Friday 9 on FOX - There is a reason it got the Friday night 9
Numbers, Friday 10 on CBS - #1 show on Friday, thinking about math on the weekend
Cold Case, Sundays 10 on CBS - Procedural Drama #6

Back next week for Shark Tank and The Hills premieres. Does Jerry Bruckheimer own CBS? It's his birthday today so they might as well give him a share. Sorry, I'm just not a huge fan of all these procedural dramas. Click the TV link below for the past few weeks premieres as well.

NBC Premiere Week and more...

Categories for new TV:

DVR it - put it on or tape it if you can't see it
For you, maybe - some shows I just don't like but you might
Why? - who paid for this show to be on TV

DVR it

Gossip Girl, Monday a 9 on CW
The girls are all grown up and heading to college, can I just say that Josh Schwartz is a genius (Chuck, Gossip Girl, and the OC) although we'll see how the producers deal with not having the main characters at the same school and we all know that this could be the last season for Chace and Leighton as their careers have taken off from this sow

Jay Leno, Weeknight at 10 on NBC
The late night man himself is back and all of Hollywood is rooting against him because he chewed up 5 hours a week of what could be scripted TV on NBC, his first show features Seinfeld and Kanye (apologize to Taylor, please even though you were right about the award) so you can bet I'll be watching, if this works watch ABC who hasn't made good TV in awhile go after Oprah for their 10 PM slot next fall

SNL Weekend Update, Thursdays at 8 on NBC
The Office, Thursdays at 9 on NBC
Two Thursday favorites return to TV, The Office is probably the funniest show on TV and SNL weekend Update always does a good job making our sad daily newscast a bit more upbeat than the real one

The Community, Thursdays at 9:30 on NBC
Joel McHale graduates from the Soup on E! to major network TV as a lawyer forced back into college in NBC's best new show of the year which is sure to make NBC Thursday's the funniest night of TV on any 1 network

The Beautiful Life, 9 PM Wednesdays on CW
Ashton Kutcher produces this show about a modeling agency starring Sara Paxton and High School Musical's Corbin Bleu plus it has Elle McPherson as their boss and Mischa Barton as the model who has made it

Bored To Death - 9:30 PM Sundays on HBO
Rushmore's Jason Schwartzman and The Hangover's Zach Galifianakis start in a story about a fake private eye in New York plus Ted Danson is there too for some laughs giving you another reason to watch HBO on Sunday besides Entourage (and True Blood)

For you, maybe
Bones, 8 PM Thursdays on Fox
Fringe, 9 PM Thursdays on Fox
2 shows that people seem to love, especially Bones which enters its 5th year and is now syndicated on TNT every night if you can't get enough
Parks & Recreation, 8:30 PM Thursdays on NBC
Honestly I just need a 30 minute break from TV, just happens to be on the same night as every other funny show is

Why?
Survivor: Samoa, 8 PM Thursdays on Fox
19 seasons!!!, on since 2000 and people still get into it

The Biggest Loser, 8 PM Tuesdays on NBC
Now on its 8th season and watching people lose weight has never really done it for me

Crash, 10 PM on Starz
Never try to take a successful movie into a TV show, it just doesn't work

New TV, New TV, New TV & Football!!!

Sorry summer TV has been a bummer outside of Entourage and Mad Men. It's now September which means pools close in Maryland and no more big budget movies. NFL is back on Thursday!!! (Fantasy post later today) Also, it's time for the major networks to roll out there new shows. CW is this week, NBC is next week, and ABC/CBS the following week. FOX tiered their premieres but you can do that when you have 12 hours of week to program and very little of it is new stuff. I'll break down TV into 3 categories moving month:
DVR it - put it on or tape it if you can't see it
For you, maybe - some shows I just don't particularly like (CSI) but I know some people love it
Why? - who paid for this show to be on TV

DVR it
Melrose Place Tuesday at 9 on CW
It's back after going on hiatus since I was in high school, the drama-fights-scandal return to the CW and I'll be watching as they've had the best advertisements of any new shows so let's see if the product can back it up

Glee Wednesday at 9 on Fox
You probably remember this is the show that came on after Idol in the spring, the dramedy based on a real life "High School Musical" is here now for good as one of the best ideas to come along in awhile, so we'll have a TV show that can sell songs, albums, go on tour, and get ratings must be those people at FOX again

Jay Leno Show 9/14 and every night at 10 on NBC
The late night man himself is back and all of Hollywood is rooting against him because he chewed up 5 hours of what could be scripted TV on NBC, his first show features Seinfeld and Kanye so you can bet I'll be watching, if this works watch ABC who hasn't made good TV in awhile go after Oprah for their 10 PM slot next fall

Gossip Girl 9/14, next Monday, at 9 on CW
The girls are all grown up and are heading to college, can I just say that Josh Schwartz is a genius (Chuck, OC, Gossip Girl) although we shall see how the producers deal with not having all the main characters at the same school and we all know that this could be the last season for Leighton and Chace as their careers have taken off because of this show

Vampie Diaries Thursday 8 on CW
The best new show on CW follows vampire in high school so it's sure to be a hit with the Twilight and True Blood crowds but like many quality CW shows before viewers will be a challenge on Thursday night going against Bones and Survivor

For you-maybe
So You Think You Can Dance Wednesday 8 on FOX - going up against Barack's health care speech this week, but for Idol fans when there is no Idol
90210 Tuesday 8 on CW - ridiculously hot girls make this one bearable
Sons of Anarchy Tuesday 9 on FX - no clue, but its back on the air so somebody is watching it
America's Next Top Model Wednesday 9 on CW - Tyra Banks makes fun of skinny girls
Supernatural Thursday 9 on CW - Superman the TV show
America's Most Wanted Saturday 9 on FOX - I'm all for catching bad guys

Why?
Cops Saturday 8 on FOX - Don't we have YouTube for this now

TV This Week

Fall Premiere Weeks:
CW: 9/8 so next week I'll peek at their fall lineup
NBC: 9/13
ABC & CBS: 9/21
Fox and everybody else: scattered so they'll go last next month

as for this week....

Greek (Monday 9 on ABC Family) - a hidden gem of cable for all you people who are bored without Gossip Girl, Desperate Housewives, and 90210 is back for its season premiere

Ultimate Cake Off (Monday 10 on TLC) - For those of you who like "Ace of Cakes" here's a new show for you

Shaq VS (Tuesday 9 on ABC) - Why? Why? Why? Why? (I sound like Nancy Kerrigan I know) but seriously who wants to see this I'd take a comedy or reality show from Shaq but you wonder why TV execs have such a short life

SYTYCD (Wednesday 8 on FOX) - So You Think You Can Dance Greatest Hits, FOX filler until new shows come out later this month

Buried Alive (Thursday 9 on NatGeo) - How to get out of an avalanche, good to know if you are not part of the 50% dead on contact

Dog Whisperer (Friday 9 on NatGeo) - I've seen this show before and if you haven't just watch it once, good for dog lovers

At The Movies (Syndicated) - NY Times AO Scott & The Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips bring back the all important two movie thumbs

Reality Hell (Saturday 10:30 on E!) - OK it's a fake reality show (they all are I know), a bit mean in all, but worth 22 wasted minutes for the reaction when the reality "stars" find out they've been punked

TV for the Week

Top Gear - season premiere in on Monday on BBC, always heard good things so I'll throw it on the Tivo

Top Chef: Las Vegas - recommended to me by my friend who cooks (I still can't) , it's funemployment why not Wednesday night on Bravo

Projcet Runway: Los Angeles - it's on Lifetime now and girls sweat this show hardcore, OK I use to live with 2 girls and have to admit I get it, but it's not for me

Jockeys - a new reality show about you guessed it "Jockeys" on Animal Planet on Friday nights, enough said

Extreme Bodies - Saturday on Discovery with a show about tall people this week, I can only imagine the next shows will be about

And I couldn't resist on this one, the Food Network gave Brian Boitano a cooking show? There are really way too many programming hours in a week just look at the list above. I know it's summer time, but yuck. This would be a good week to rent some old DVD's of past seasons television like Mad Men, Prison Break, 30 Rock, Arrested Development, and maybe even Homicide: Life On The Street.

Don't worry Fall TV previews begin next week because this post is as short as the average lifespan of a new TV show.

TV for the Week

Mad Men is back on Sunday on AMC. If you are not watching this show, you should be. It's now it's in third season. I still can't figure out what HBO was thinking when they passed on it a few years back. Can't wait for Sunday. Entourage, Hung, and Mad Men. Sunday is now the best night of TV for August.

Sunday on 60 minutes Michael Vick will be interviwed by James Brown. What took so long for Vick to do an interview? This guy has more PR work to do than anybody. It'll be interesting to see the reaction after the interview. It'll be a good bellweather for the reaction for somebody's fan base if they were to sign him. I think everybody deserves a second chance in life, but I'm not sure who will sign him due to the PR ramifications. He's a ridiculous athlete but I see him as a Milton Bradley type of distraction that is a ticking bomb that no team wants to deal with. From a business standpoint he can sell some tickets and buzz at least.

Man vs. Wild season premiere is Wednesday. I've seen this show. Look I think it's staged I don't care how many people says it's not,.I'm not watching it even though I know alot of you are enough said.

Househusbands of Hollywood premieres at 9 pm on Saturday. If I wasn't funemployed I probably wouldn't know or care. The definition of what one RS would call "living the dream"though. It's going on my DVR for 1 episode trial run.

For the girls, Khloe and Kourney take Miami series debut is Sunday night on E. And for you poker players 2 months, 2 milion debut on G4 that night as well.

Summer TV = Big Bummer

Why is it that summer TV is so bad? I never got why the networks just laid down and said it's summertime, no new TV for everybody. In business, you want to be constantly putting your companies in the minds of your clients. Why wouldn't NBC want to put on quality shows so that maybe I'd have a better shot at watching their shows in the Fall. By taking a quick peek at last week's Nielsen's: reality TV is dominating along with reruns of L&O plus CSI x 3. Can't the networks come up with anything better. Maybe a best of their libraries all summer or movies every night. With all the money that is going to the people who run these TV stations you'd think somebody might take the road less traveled and go big, but don't hold your breathe for it.

At least we have Entourage on HBO. It's only 22 minutes a week but its appointment viewing for myself and just about everybody in this town. Plus, this new show Hung is great on HBO that comes on as well on Sundays. If you are not watching this show, you should be.

In the next weeks, I'll fill you in on some new shows premiering in September by running through a couple of networks a week leading up until the time your DVR goes to work. New highly anticipated shows I'll fill you in on are: Community (NBC), Cougar Town (ABC), Glee (FOX), and Modern Family (ABC). This looks to be a weak year for newbies, but you never know.