TV Premieres, Finales & Specials This Week 04/18/2010

Each week GeekTonic covers the TV scene with a complete listing of premieres, finales and specials for the week.  This week brings us a few more premieres & returns as well as a few finales.

   Dhani Tackles the Globe returns to Travel Channel Monday

NOTE: All Times are Listed for EST

Sunday, April 18

The Emeril Lagasse Show (8pm on ION) – New Series Premiere

The 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (8pm on CBS – Available in HD) – Reba McEntire hosts the Country Music Awards

On the Case with Paula Zahn (10pm on Investigation Discovery) – Season 2 premiere

 

 

Monday, April 19

The Newlywed Game (6pm on GSN) – season 3 premiere

Baggage (6:30pm on GSN) – New series

Romantically Challenged (9:30pm on ABC – Available in HD) – New sitcom for ABC with Alyssa Milano.  The show starts like this:  An aspiring writer is torn between his new girlfriend and his high maintenance best friend.

Dhani Tackles the Globe (11pm on Travel – Available in HD) – Season 2 premiere of the Travel Channel series hosted by NFL linebacker Dhani Jones of the Cincinnati Bengals.  The series follows Jones around the globe as he learns how to play international sports and simultaneously explores the culture of each location.

 

Tuesday, April 20

The Lazy Environmentalist (8pm on Sundance – Available in HD) – Season 2 premiere

Ancient Aliens (8pm on History – Available in HD) – A special that goes in search of proof that aliens where here on Earth in the past.

Cities on Speed (8:30pm on Sundance – Available in HD) – New series

Deadliest Warrior (10pm on Spike) – Season 2 premiere

 

Wednesday, April 21

Accidentally on Purpose (8:30pm on CBS – Available in HD) – Season 1 finale

The Locator (10pm on WEtv) – Season 4 finale

 

Thursday, April 22

Project Runway (10pm on Lifetime) – Season 7 finale

Models of the Runway (11pm on Lifetime) – Season 2 finale

 

Friday, April 23

Say Yes to the Dress (9pm on TLC – Available in HD) – Season 5 premiere

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (9pm on ABC – Available in HD) – Season 1 finale

Party Down (10pm on Starz – Available in HD) – Season 2 premiere

Gravity (10:30pm on Starz – Available in HD) – New series on Stars that attempts to find comedy in dying.  The series follows members of a support group for those who have attempted suicide.

Saturday, April 24

You Don’t Know Jack (9pm on HBO – Available in HD) – A made-for-TV movie with Al Pacino portraying assisted-suicide advocate, Dr. Jack Kevorkian.

Spice and Easy (9:30am on Food) – New series

The Wanda Sykes Show (11pm on Fox – Available in HD) – Season 1 finale

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SiliconDust Networked CableCard HDHomeRun Beta Signup Begins

One of the more interesting CableCard HTPC solutions, the SilicondDust HDHR CableCard device is accepting signups for their beta beginning today according to the SiliconDust forums:

The beta is moving ahead as planned... beta signup now online!
https://www.silicondust.com/beta/signup/
Nick

As mentioned earlier this year, the SiliconDust HDHR CableCard device is interesting because of these two facts:

• This device appears to be coming in a USB version AND a networked version.  The networked version should work much like the current HDHomeRun QAM tuners meaning it will require no open “port” on your computer. 
• SiliconDust has been a leader in terms of unique tuners and constant updates to keep their devices supported through continuing changes in the TV and HTPC world.

I’ll provide more information as I learn more.  In the meantime, you can sign up for the beta by following this link.

Deal of the Day - Harmony 510 for $49

 

You can pick up a Harmony 510 Universal Remote for $49 or a Harmony 510 with IR repeater for $97 until 1PM with NewEgg’s (affiliate) Shell Shocker Deal for today.  Note that the remote is of the “recertified” variety

Shell Shocker! Exclusive Daily Deals- the jaw-dropping savings will leave you in shock at Newegg.com

 

via Hack7MC on Twitter

My New Favorite Podcast – HTPCentric

Over the past several years I’ve subscribed to and listened to many different media + gadget focused podcasts – I’ve even been a guest of a few of them.  But these past six months have stretched my time so thin that I’ve really not listened to more than a few hours of podcasts during that entire time.  That’s about to change though as I took the opportunity of eight-and-a-half hours of driving to listen to a new podcast by the guys at Digital Media Zone called HTPCentric.

You may remember HTPCentric from a while back.  I was a guest on the final episode of that version where we did a MS MediaCenter vs SageTV rundown.  This new re-creation of HTPCentric shares the same name, but really re-focuses on the topic of HTPC’s in general. 

Yes, there’s definitely more attention spent on Microsoft Media Center and on SageTV, but the key here is it’s not necessarily software-specific. 

The co-hosts are Adam Thursby who uses Microsoft Media Center and Jere Jones who uses SageTV.  The plan is to have a monthly podcast with a couple of guests on who all run through a set of topics that will interest anyone who uses HTPCs regardless of their favorite HTPC software. 

If you’re a typical HTPC enthusiast, you’re always interested in what the other “side” is doing and this is the perfect place to find out and be in the know."

I’ve just finished the first two episodes and in my book this is a must-subscribe podcast for anyone interested in HTPCs.  I’m already learning a lot from listening to these.  Do yourself a favor and listen in to these first two and I’m betting you’ll be hooked like I am.

A great start by Adam & Jere!

Find out more on the podcast and for subscription information at TheDigitalMediaZone

TV Premieres, Finales & Specials This Week 04/11/2010

Each week GeekTonic covers the TV scene with a complete listing of premieres, finales and specials for the week.  This week brings us a few more premieres & returns as well as a few finales.

                         Glee returns to Fox Tuesday

NOTE: All Times are Listed for EST

 

Sunday, April 11

Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business (9pm on VH1) – new realityTV series

The Tudors (9pm on Showtime – Available in HD) – Season 4 premiere

Army Wives (10pm on Lifetime) – Season 4 premiere

Basketball Wives (10pm on VH1) – New series

Treme (10pm on HBO – Available in HD) – New Series

What Chilli Wants (10:30pm on VH1) – New Series

 

Monday, April 12

Life Unexpected (8pm on CW – Available in HD) – Season 1 finale

Extreme Forensics (9pm on Investigation Discovery) – Season 2 premiere

VH1 Tough Love Couples (9pm on VH1) – Season 2 premiere

 

Tuesday, April 13

Deadliest Catch (9pm on Discovery – Available in HD) – Season 6 premiere

Melrose Place (9pm on CW – Available in HD) Season 1 finale

Glee (9:28pm on Fox – Available in HD) – Season 1 returns from hiatus with gues star Idina Menzel from Wicked.

Construction Intervention (10pm on Discovery – Available in HD) – Season 1 premiere

The Millionaire Matchmaker (10pm on Bravo – Available in HD) – Season 3 finale

9 by Design (11pm on Bravo – Available in HD) – New series

 

 

Wednesday, April 14

Human Target (8pm on Fox – Available in HD) – Season 1 finale

Ugly Betty (10:01pm on ABC – Available in HD) – The end of the road for Betty as ABC airs the Series Finale

 

Thursday, April 15

Project Runway (10pm on Lifetime) – Season finale part 1

 

Saturday, April 17

Doctor Who (10pm 9pm on BBC America) – Season 5 premiere

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