This Week on TV (6/29-7/5)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Cable, FOX, MTV, NBC

(You can view TV Envy’s Programming Schedule here.)

MONDAY (6/29)

• The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family, 8pm):  “Ben tries to figure out where he fits in Amy’s life.” Well, the role of babysitter is always open.
• Jon & Kate Plus Eight (TLC, 9pm):  “Previously unseen footage of the Gosselin’s early years is featured.” Misty water-colored memories of the way they were….
• Cake Boss (TLC, 10pm):  “Buddy creates an ornate wedding cake filled wtih live birds.” Watch out - that might not be fondant you’re eating.
• Dance Your Ass Off (Oxygen, 10pm):  “Twelve plus-size contestants infiltrate Los Angeles in a competition to shed pounds by means of dance and diet in this 10-part unscripted series hosted by Marissa Jaret Winokur.” In other words, a cutthroat version of Sweatin’ to the Oldies.

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TV on DVD: June 23, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Food & Home, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Cable, NBC, The CW, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available today.

• Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern (Collection 3)
• The Girls Next Door (Season 5)
• Kyo Kara Maoh! (Season 1)
• The Monster Squad (Complete Collection)
• Mr. Troop Mom
• Reba (Season 6)
• Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection

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This Week on TV (6/22-6/28)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, BBC, Bravo, Cable, FOX, HBO, MTV, NBC, TNT-HD

(You can view TV Envy’s Programming Schedule here.)

MONDAY (6/22)

• Jon & Kate Plus Eight (TLC, 9pm):  Jon & Kate make some life-changing decisions. Well, Kate technically made the decision; Jon just didn’t want to argue.
• Charm School (VH1, 9pm):  Season premiere. “Former contestants from VH1 reality shows work for charity (and a chance to win $100,000).” No good deed comes without incentives.
• Make It or Break It (ABC Family, 9pm):  Series premiere. “In this drama focusing on the lives of teen gymnasts who strive to make it to the Olympics, new girl Emily Kmetko begins training alongside veterans who are both impressed with and threatened by her.” This could bring a whole new definition to the term “punch front.”
• Run’s House (MTV, 10pm):  “The family rallies around JoJo after he’s charged with marijuana possession.” This whole time they had a connection within the home.

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TV on DVD: June 16, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, TNT-HD, WB, Family Guy, Lost, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.

• Burn Notice (Season 2)
• Everwood (Season 2)
• Family Guy (Volume 7)
• The FBI Files (Season 3)
• Generation Kill  **Blu-ray**
• Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
• John Adams  **Blu-ray**
• Lost (Season 1)  **Blu-ray**
• Murdoch Mysteries (Season 1)
• Saving Grace (Season 2)
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager (Season 2)

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Futurama No Longer a Cartoon of the Past

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, Cable, FOX, Gossip, Video

Following in Family Guy’s footsteps, Comedy Central will reprise a FOX cartoon that was canceled - six years ago!

Futurama, created by Matt Groening and dropped off the FOX prime time schedule in 2003 after four seasons, will have another day in the sun…er, space. The comedy, set in 2999, has sparked high DVD sales and plenty of syndication attention.

Enough, apparently, to warrant another run. The cable network has ordered twenty-six new episodes of the animated comedy, which are expected to air in 2010.

It’s not the first time FOX has made a mistake. Family Guy was can canceled by the network, but returned after three years of great success on the Cartoon Network.

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TV on DVD: June 9, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, BBC, Cable, CBS, FX, NBC, The CW, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.

• The Cleaner (Season 1)
• Father Knows Best (Season 3)
• Get Smart (Season 3)
• Making Fiends (Season 1)
• Open All Hours (Complete Series)
• Perry Mason (Season 4, Vol. 1)
• Reaper (Season 2)
• The Shield (Season 7)
• Survivorman (Season 3)
• Time Warp (Season 1)
• Waiting for God (Season 4)

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This Week on TV (6/8-6/14)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, FOX, HBO, Showtime

(You can view TV Envy’s Programming Schedule here.)

MONDAY (6/8)

• The Bachelorette (ABC, 8pm):  “When Jillian hears that three men might have girlfriends back at home, she cancels the pre-rose ceremony cocktail party.” And you thought your boyfriend was just on a business trip.
• Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo, 10pm):  Season premiere. “The season opens with Kathy trying to move to a higher grade than the D-list.” Unfortunately, single billionaires only come once in a lifetime.
• Weeds (Showtime, 10pm):  Season premiere. “Celia’s daughter discovers there’s not much interest - and money - in holding her mother hostage.” If the economy wasn’t so bad, Celia would have taken it personally.
• Nurse Jackie (Showtime, 10:30pm):  Series premiere. “A black comedy centering on veteran New York City ER nurse Jackie Peyton (Edie Falco), who strives to juggle patients, coworkers and her own personal demons, including a substance-abuse problem.” Life as a mob wife doesn’t look so bad anymore.

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TV on DVD: June 2, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Sports, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, Showtime, TNT-HD, Prison Break, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.

• Army Wives (Season 2)
• Cannon (Season 2, Vol. 1)
• The Hunger (Season 1)
• The Jetsons (Season 2, Vol. 1)
• Prison Break (Season 4)
• Raising the Bar (Season 1)
• Quincy M.E. (Season 3)
• Rugrats (Seasons 1&2)
• Thrilla in Manilla
• Weeds (Season 4)
• Zeroman (Complete Series)

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Wednesday Ratings: ABC Spared a Wipeout

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings

Thank goodness for Wipeout. The Season 2 premiere of summer’s guilty pleasure saved ABC from a completely dismal evening. Even though the reality competition bested SYTYCD in the 8:00 demos, FOX was still the overall winner with the 18-49s. Meanwhile, CBS was first place with the viewers.

8pm

• The George Strait concert special (10.6 million, 2.2/6 in 18-49) drew in the night’s biggest audience for CBS.
• Wipeout (3.2/10) challenged 8.64 million.
• So You Think You Can Dance (3.5/10) averaged 8.58 million over two hours.
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (5.1 million, 1.1/3) was up a tick.
• America’s Next Top Model* (0.5/2) registered 1.2 million.

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This Week on TV (5/25-5/31)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Games, Late Night, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Talk Shows, ABC, BBC, Bravo, Cable, MTV, NBC, The CW, Medium

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MONDAY 5/25)

• Jon & Kate Plus Eight (TLC, 9pm):  Season premiere. “Jon and Kate discuss recent controversies surrounding their family.” Is anyone else feeling really uncomfortable right now?
• Medium (NBC, 10pm):  “Joe lands in San Diego with a new job, upending the DuBois family and forcing Allison to contend with his absence.” The family will later reunite when they make their move to CBS.
• Keeping Up with the Kardashians (E!, 10:30pm):  “Kourtney and Khloe both experience heartbreak when they deal with ending relationships.” Being abruptly dumped by Donald Trump has has been difficult for Khloe.
• The Tonight Show (NBC, 11:30pm): Mel Gibson kicks off Jay Leno’s final week. I wonder if he’ll have any interesting stories to share.

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