This Week on TV (8/3-8/9)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, BBC, Bravo, Cable, FX, FOX, MTV, Showtime, TNT-HD, Hell's Kitchen

(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)

MONDAY (8/3)

• The Closer (TNT, 9pm):  “Brenda reopens a murder case when it’s surmised that a father may have offered a false confession to cover for his schizophrenic son. Sosie Bacon (daughter of Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick) guest stars.” Thanks to the Bernie Madoff scam, the whole Bacon family is now being put to work.
• Jon & Kate Plus 8 (TLC, 9pm):  “Jon stays home to oversee kitchen renovations while Kate and the kids head to the beach as the series returns with its first all-new episode after a five-week hiatus spurred by a marital breakup.” The show will be followed by a new series: Jon Plus His 8 Dates.
• Making His Band (MTV, 10pm):  “The finalists move into their new pad and tensions arise between the trained musicians and those who were self-taught.” There are some who are born talented, there are some who are taught. Then there are those who buy record companies and call themselves singers.
• Weeds (Showtime, 10pm):  “Coworkers Celia and Dean develop a new marketing scheme after discovering they have a surplus of product.” Who knew one had to create a need for weed?

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (11/12)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Cable, FX, FOX, NBC, The CW, Cancellations, News, Renewals

What would November sweeps be without a few surprising shakeups? Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:
CANCELLATIONS

• 30 Days (FX)
• Lipstick Jungle (NBC) - Series will end its run later this winter
• Mad TV (FOX) - The show’s 14th season will be its last
• My Own Worst Enemy (NBC) - Series will end its run on 12/15

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Read More | The Hollywood Reporter

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TV on DVD: July 1, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, TNT-HD, DVD

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

• 30 Days (Season 2)
• The Closer (Season 3)
• House of Payne (Volume 2, Eps. 21-40)
• Kanon (Volume 6)
• Mad Men (Season 1)
• Rebus (Volume 3)
• The Streets of San Francisco (Season 2, Vol. 1)
• Tori & Dean: Inn Love (Season 1)
• Walker, Texas Ranger (Season 5)

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This Week on TV (6/2-6/8)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Food & Home, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FX, MTV, NBC, The CW

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

MONDAY (6/2)

• Instant Star (The N, 8pm EST): Season premiere. “Jude distracts herself with work on her third album in an attempt to avoid choosing between Jamie and Tommy.” Someone who chooses to work because of men? That’s unheard of!
• The Bachelorette (ABC, 8pm):  “Eleven of the bachelors find themselves backstage at Ellen Degeneres’ talk show, where they show off their ‘Ellen’ boxer shorts.” Okay, I’m confused. Who exactly are they trying to impress?
• Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods (MTV, 10pm): Series premiere. I do hope these girls realize there’s no Jake Gyllenhaal at the end of this tunnel.
• The Mole (ABC, 10pm): Series return. “The fifth season kicks off with one of the contestants ends up stranded alone on a deserted beach.” WARNING: Fake idol useless on this show.

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FX’s ‘30 Days’ Gets a Third Season

Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Cable, FX, Cable/Satellite

FX has really introduced some great shows, and 30 Days is no exception. 30 Days is brought to you by Morgan Spurlock, whose documentary Super Size Me opened a lot of eyes about the perils of fast food through his own 30 day experiment. In the same vein as that movie, participants of 30 Days are put in a situation outside of their comfort zone for a month. Spurlock himself has participated in one experiment in each season of the show, and expects to do it for the show’s third go around. In season one, he lived on a minimum wage for 30 days and experienced the hardships that many people don’t realize accompanies minimum wage earnings. The second season place Spurlock in jail for 30 days. His series is definitely eye opening for both the participants and the viewers. The third season of 30 Days will air in the spring, although the specifics about the premiere are not yet known.

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