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A look at this week’s top TV draws |
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MONDAY, JUNE 4 |
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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7 p.m.
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ESPN
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"Major League Baseball" (S)
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The struggling Yankees take on the White Sox in Chicago.
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8 p.m.
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CBS
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"Creature Comforts" (C)
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Series premiere. Claymation animals talk about trips to the vet and animal magnetism.
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8 p.m.
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NBC
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"NHL Hockey" (S)
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Game four of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Senators and Ducks.
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8 p.m.
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Court TV
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"Party Police" (N)
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A look at what the police have to go through to maintain peace in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
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9 p.m.
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Fox
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"Hell's Kitchen" (R)
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Season premiere. Chef Gordon Ramsay leads 12 wannabes in a competition for a head chef job in Vegas.
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9 p.m.
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Lifetime
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"Write & Wrong" (M)
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Kirstie Alley plays a screenwriter who uses her hunky nephew to help sell scripts.
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10 p.m.
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FX
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"The Riches" (D)
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Season finale. The family faces difficult decisions as visitors show up and the neighbors get nosy.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 5
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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8 p.m.
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NBC
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"Deal or No Deal" (G)
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An expectant mother becomes a contestant in her own backyard.
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8:30 p.m.
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Fox
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"The Loop" (C)
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Season premiere. Sam tries to get in good both with an Icelandic airline and a new receptionist in the long-shelved second-year series.
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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"2007 ALMA Awards" (A)
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Eva Longoria hosts the 12th annual event, which was taped on June 1.
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9 p.m.
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NBC
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"America's Got Talent" (R)
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Season premiere. Hasselhoff's back, and Jerry Springer and Sharon Osbourne join this season.
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9 p.m.
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MTV
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"Punk'd" (R)
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Series finale. Ashton gives awards for the best stunts the show has seen, and past victims guest.
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10 p.m.
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BET
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"College Hill" (R)
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Season finale. The crew reflects on the season, then celebrate after Willie and JT's comedy show.
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10 p.m.
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Bravo
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"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" (R)
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Season premiere. Griffin opens up about her divorce and, among other things, hires an assistant for her assistant.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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8 p.m.
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ABC
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"Next Big Thing: Who is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator?" (R, G)
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More auditions, this time from New York City.
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8 p.m.
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BBC America
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"Footballers Wive$" (D)
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Season premiere. The team's just-released-from-prison new player and his model wife shake things up.
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9 p.m.
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Fox
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"So You Think You Can Dance" (R)
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Four pro dancers help the contestants during callbacks, then they compete for a place in the next round.
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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"American Inventor" (R)
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Season premiere. Tonight it's casting calls in Los Angeles and San Francisco, with new judges George Foreman, Pat Croce and Sara Blakely.
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9 p.m.
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TBS
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"Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (C)
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Series premiere. The “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” creator's new sitcom, in which he plays multiple roles.
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10 p.m.
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Bravo
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"Top Chef: 4 Star All-Stars" (A)
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Cooks from the first to season reunite for a cook-off, for which season three's contestants are judges.
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10 p.m.
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HBO
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"Barbaro" (N)
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A look at last year's Kentucky Derby winner and his untimely death.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 7
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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8 p.m.
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ABC
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"Fast Cars & Superstars: The Young Guns Celebrity Race" (R)
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Series premiere. NASCAR drivers teach celebrities the rules of the road, then they take what they learn to compete against one another.
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8 p.m.
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Court TV
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"Speeders" (R)
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Series premiere. Video footage of traffic stops gone awry.
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9 p.m.
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Fox
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"So You Think You Can Dance" (R)
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After another round of callbacks, the top 20 dancers are selected.
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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"NBA Basketball" (S)
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A finals game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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9 p.m.
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Sundance
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"John Safran vs. God" (N)
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Safran meets the KKK Grand Dragon to see if a Jew can join the Klan.
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10 p.m.
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NBC
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"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (D)
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Jordan needs emergency surgery and Tom's family issues worsen.
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10 p.m.
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MTV
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"Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out" (C)
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Season premiere. Cannon and the crew are back for a fourth season.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 8
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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7 a.m.
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ABC
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"Good Morning America" (N)
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Singer Robin Thicke performs.
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8 p.m.
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CMT
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"Born Country" (R)
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Fans of country line dancing try to convince friends that it's a cool thing to do.
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8 p.m.
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Nickelodeon
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"Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide to Permission Slips, Field Trips, Love and Weasels" (K)
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Art thieves get in the way of Ned's field trip to a botanical garden.
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9 p.m.
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Fox
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"Standoff" (D)
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A U.S. customs agent takes three hostages in Los Angeles.
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9 p.m.
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Univision
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"Soccer" (S)
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The Mexican national team takes on Cuba in Gold Cup pool play.
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10 p.m.
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Discovery
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"Deadliest Catch" (R)
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Newcomers on the Wizard struggle, while rookies on the Northwestern and Cornelia Marie do slightly better.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 9
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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9 a.m.
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NBC
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"Tennis" (S)
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The women's final at the French Open.
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3 p.m.
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CBS
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"PGA Golf" (S)
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Third round of the St. Jude Championship, live from Memphis.
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3:30 p.m.
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Fox
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"Major League Baseball" (S)
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More interleague this weekend: it's Astros-White Sox, A's-Giants or Mets-Tigers.
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5:30 p.m.
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ABC
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"Horse Racing" (S)
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The third jewel in the triple crown, The Belmont Stakes. Too bad there's no horse actually in the running for the crown.
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8 p.m.
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Soap
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"Young and the Restless" (DD)
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Miss this week's episodes? They're all lined up for you tonight, marathon style.
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9 p.m.
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National Geographic
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"Shark Battleground: The Red Triangle" (N)
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A look at a strip of water near California that claims the most Great White attacks in the world.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 10
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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9 .m.
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NBC
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"Tennis" (S)
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The men's French Open final.
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1 p.m.
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Fox
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"Formula One Racing" (S)
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A rare appearance for F-1 on broadcast TV with the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.
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3 p.m.
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CBS
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"PGA Golf" (S)
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Final round of the St. Jude Championship, won last year by Jeff Maggert, ending a personal seven-year winless streak.
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8 p.m.
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ABC
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"Fast Cars & Superstars: The Young Guns Celebrity Race" (R)
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Jimmie Johnson teaches Krista Allen how to drive a stick.
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8 p.m.
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CBS
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"Tony Awards" (A)
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The 61st annual event, live from Radio City Music Hall.
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9 p.m.
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HBO
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"The Sopranos" (D)
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Series finale. Will Tony bite it? Will this be a setup for a “Sopranos” movie? Only David Chase knows.
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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"NBA Basketball" (S)
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Another NBA Finals game.
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A = awards show or special, C = comedy, D = drama, DD = daytime drama, G = game show, K = kids, M = movie, N = news/documentary, R = reality, S = sports, T = talk/variety show.
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