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A look at this week’s top TV draws |
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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7 a.m. |
NBC |
"Today" (N) |
Lauer and Co. discuss the new movie “World Trade Center.” The debate: Too soon? Or not soon enough? |
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8 p.m. |
TCM |
"Private Screenings" (N) |
Angela Lansbury reflects on her career with host Robert Osborne. |
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9 p.m. |
NBC |
"Last Comic Standing" (C, R) |
Another comedian isn't quite funny enough, leaving just three. |
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9 p.m. |
Discovery |
"Perfect Shark" (N) |
Shark Week continues with a look at the evolution of the beast over the span of 400 million years. |
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10 p.m. |
FX |
"Rescue Me" (D) |
Franco's paranoid that the new girl he's seeing is keeping a secret. |
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10 p.m. |
ESPN |
"The Contender" (R, S) |
Host Sugar Ray Leonard emcees round four of season two competition. |
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10 p.m. |
MTV |
"The Real World" (R) |
Tyler trains for a marathon and somehow alienates some of the roommates in the process. |
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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8 p.m. |
NBC |
"America's Got Talent" (R) |
The fourth and last semifinal, setting up the final round. |
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9 p.m. |
Fox |
"So You Think You Can Dance" (R) |
The dance-off starts to heat up as the final six strut their stuff. |
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9 p.m. |
History Channel |
"History Explorer" (N) |
Theories on the fall of the Aegean civilization, which led to the Dark Age. |
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10 p.m. |
ABC |
"Primetime: Medical Mysteries" (N) |
Real-life werewolves? John Quinones reports on people with symptoms that suggest they exist. |
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10 p.m. |
FX |
"30 Days" (R) |
An American computer programmer takes a job at a call center in India to get an up-close look at outsourcing. |
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10 p.m. |
TV Land |
"My First Time" (N) |
Season finale. Cybill Shepherd and Mr. T talk about receiving their big breaks. |
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10 p.m. |
MTV |
"The Hills" (R) |
Season finale. Lauren may have to choose between a job opportunity and Jason. What, MTV reali-queen isn’t a job? |
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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7 a.m. |
NBC |
"Today" (N) |
NBC holds a fair on the “Today” show plaza. |
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8 p.m. |
CBS |
"Big Brother" (R) |
The house is shaken up when another guest is eliminated. |
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9 p.m. |
Fox |
"So You Think You Can Dance" (R) |
Two of the final six are sent home, and singer Omarion performs. |
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9 p.m. |
ESPN |
"X Games" (S) |
The network gets its EXPN on as the 12th annual X Games launch in Los Angeles. |
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9:30 p.m. |
MTV |
"Run's House" (R) |
Russell Simmons advises Run to try yoga as an attempt to relieve stress. |
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10 p.m. |
NBC |
"Windfall" (D) |
Nina still has strong feelings for Cameron, but she starts to feel guilty about her affair with him. |
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10 p.m. |
FX |
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (C) |
Frank teaches the ins and outs of politics, including bribery. |
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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7 a.m. |
ABC |
"Good Morning America" (N) |
Pharell and Kanye West perform. |
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8 p.m. |
Sci Fi Channel |
"Night Stalker" (D) |
Kolchak looks into the discovery of two mummified bodies. |
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9 p.m. |
ABC |
"Kyle XY" (D) |
Kyle still can't remember his past but thinks a series of nightmares may hold some clues. |
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9 p.m. |
USA |
"Monk" (D) |
On some advice from Natalie, Monk opens his own detective agency. |
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10 p.m. |
Discovery |
"Science of Shark Sex" (N) |
Okay, it seems like Shark Week is getting stretched a little thin, doesn't it? |
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10:30 p.m. |
Court TV |
"LA Forensics" (N) |
A bloody mattress and a missing body combine to create a mystery. |
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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3 p.m. |
ABC |
"X Games" (S) |
Sal Masekela hosts as the X-athletes perform bicycle stunts and race rally-cars. |
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3 p.m. |
CBS |
"PGA Golf" (S) |
Third round of the Buick Open from Grand Blanc, Mich. |
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6:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
"MLS All-Star Game" (S) |
Some of American soccer's best players take on Chelsea, which won the English Premier League last season. |
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8 p.m. |
Fox |
"Cops" (R) |
The cops look into a stabbing and later organize a sting to take drug dealers off the streets. |
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9 p.m. |
History Channel |
"Time Machine" (N) |
The first of a three-parter looking at the Gestapo of Nazi Germany. |
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10 p.m. |
HBO |
"Boxing" (S) |
Former welterweight champions Ike Quartey and Vernon Forrest square off in NYC. |
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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3 p.m. |
CBS |
"PGA Golf" (S) |
Coverage of the final round of the Buick Open, which Vijay Singh won for the third time last year. |
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8 p.m. |
NBC |
"NFL Football" (S) |
After an eight-year absence, the NFL returns to NBC with the annual Hall of Fame Game, this year between the Eagles and Raiders. |
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8 p.m. |
ESPN |
"Major League Baseball" (S) |
The Phillies take on the Mets, clearly the best team in the NL so far this season. |
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9 p.m. |
USA |
"The 4400" (D) |
The 4400 give Shawn a present that lets him see into his future. |
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10 p.m. |
HBO |
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Diego Vasquez is a staff writer for Media Life.
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