Sunday, August 08, 2010

TV Premieres, Finales & Specials This Week 08/08/2010

Each week GeekTonic covers the TV scene with a complete listing of premieres, finales and specials for the week.  We are in that TV wasteland of August where there’s not much in the way of quality airing.  Still, there are several finales and some premieres to so check out the complete list below.

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      The season finale of So You Think You Can Dance airs Thursday on ABC

NOTE: All Times are Listed for EST – TV schedules subject to change

Sunday, August 8

The Uprising (8pm on Animal Planet – Available in HD) – A special presentation with this focus:  “Surprising instances of aggression suggest animal species across the globe are becoming more violent toward humans.”

Sunday Night Football Preseason (8pm on NBC – Available in HD) – Yes, football season is arriving.  Bengals versus Cowboys

Hoarding: Buried Alive (10pm on TLC – Available in HD) – Season 2 premiere

 

Monday, August 9

Bachelor Pad (8pm on ABC – Available in HD) – New reality series taking 20 former Bachelor contestants and putting all of them under one roof.  A show set out to prove that the Bachelor and Bachelorette series have absolutely nothing to do with…. marriage.

Teen Choice 2010 (8pm on Fox – Available in HD) – Annual teen awards show hosted by Katy Perry & some guys from Glee.

El Espiritu de la Salsa (9pm on HBO – Available in HD) – Documentary about average New Yorkers trying to learn salsa dancing

Dating in the Dark (10:01pm on ABC) – Season 2 premiere - reality

Last Comic Standing (9pm on NBC) – Season 7 finale

Wild Nights (9pm on National Geographic) – New reality series exploring the dark in search of rarely seen, nocturnal wildlife alleys and streets.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (10pm on Food – Available in HD) – Season finale

 

Tuesday, August 10

Pretty Little Liars (8pm on ABC – Available in HD) – Season 1 finale

Hell’s Kitchen (8pm on Fox) – Season 7 finale

Flipping Out (9pm on Bravo – Available in HD) – Season 4 premiere for this reality/house flipping series.  My questions is this:  Do people really still flip houses in this economy?

Swords: Life on the Line (9pm on Discovery – Available in HD) – Season 2 premiere.  This reality show follows New England’s high-risk fishermen

Chopped (10pm on Food – Available in HD) – Season 4 finale

Hair Battle Spectacular (10pm on Oxygen) – New reality series hosted by Brooke Burns with extreme hair designers.

The IT Crowd (10:30PM ON IFC) – Season 4 premiere

 

Wednesday, August 11

Biography: Marisa Tomei (7pm on Biography) – Special on Marisa Tomei

Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the New York Jets (10pm on HBO – Available in HD) Season 6 premiere (thanks to Andres for the tip as I missed this when I first posted)

LA Ink (10pm on TLC – Available in HD) – Season 4 premiere

 

Thursday, August 12

So You Think You Can Dance (8pm on Fox – Available in HD) – Season 7 finale

American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior (9pm on TLC – Available in HD) – New reality series – spinoff of American Chopper

BBQ Pitmasters (10pm on TLC – Available in HD) – Season 2 premiere

Raising Sextuplets (10pm on WE) – Series finale

Boston Med (10pm on ABC – Available in HD) – Season 1 finale

Penn & Teller: Bulls--t (10pm on Showtime – Available in HD) – Season 8 finale

TNA Reaction (11pm on SpikeTV) – The series premiere (this episode was aired in April and picked up as a series shortly after).  A wrestling fan experience/behind-the-scenes show…

 

Friday, August 13

Wife Swap (8pm on ABC) – Season 6 finale

Den Brother (8pm on Disney – Available in HD) – Made for TV comedy movie on Disney

Cropsey (9pm on Investigation Discovery) – Special presentation

Worlds Deadliest (10pm on National Geographic) – Season 1 finale

 

Saturday, August 14

 Visa Gymnastics Championships (8pm on NBC – Available in HD)

Doubles Poker Championship (9pm on GSN) – Season premiere

 

Sunday, August 15

Scoundrels (9pm on ABC – Available in HD) – Season 1 finale

The Next Food Network Star (9pm on Food) – Season 6 finale

Top Shot (10pm on History – Available in HD) – Season finale

The Real L Word (10pm on Showtime – Available in HD) – Season 1 finale

 

Monday, August 16

Weeds (10pm on Showtime – Available in HD) – Season 6 premiere

The Big C (10:30pm on Showtime – Available in HD) – New comedy/drama series.  Woman (played by Laura Linney) diagnosed with melanoma tries to juggle life's demands.

Hardcore Pawn (10pm on TruTV) – Season premiere

Animal Planet Investigates: Gang Dogs (10pm on Animal Planet – Available in HD) - Special

 

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I have the core of the Fall TV season ready for the periodic Fall TV Season Premiere Guide, but I’ll be waiting until mid-August to publish as the TV networks tend to change their mind about things.