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A look at this week’s top TV draws |
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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7 a.m. |
ABC |
"Good Morning America" (N) |
Looking at the wrath of Hurricane Katrina one year later, live from New Orleans. |
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8 p.m. |
TV Guide Channel |
"Primetime Emmy Nightlife" (N) |
TV Guide goes behind the scenes at Sunday night's post-Emmy parties. |
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8 p.m. |
Fox |
"Celebrity Duets" (R) |
Series premiere. Wayne Brady hosts when “celebrities” like Cheech Marin team up with “real” singers like Michael Bolton. |
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9 p.m. |
Bravo |
"Million Dollar Listing" (R) |
Series premiere. First of a six-parter showcasing real estate agents and their quest for the high-profile sales. |
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10 p.m. |
MTV |
"Real World XVII: The S*@#! They Should've Shown" (R) |
How long can a show be drawn out? Bloopers and never-before-seen footage from “Real World: Key West.” |
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10 p.m. |
ESPN |
"The Contender" (S, R) |
Eight fighters remain, but only seven will be around after tonight. |
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10 p.m. |
FX |
"Rescue Me" (D) |
Season finale. Tommy tells Janet he'll help with the baby but doesn't mention anything about his relationship with Sheila. |
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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7 a.m. |
NBC |
"Today" (N) |
A look at fashions for fall, healthy school lunches and the “Today Throws a Wedding” celebration. |
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7 p.m. |
ESPN |
"Major League Baseball" (S) |
Two probable playoff teams, the Tigers and the Yankees, battle in the Bronx. |
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8 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
"WNBA Basketball" (S) |
Game one of the WNBA Finals. |
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8 p.m. |
Fox |
"Bones" (D) |
Season premiere. The team looks into a train wreck that claims the life of a U.S. senator. |
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9 p.m. |
ABC |
"20/20" (N) |
Former “World News Tonight” anchor Elizabeth Vargas presents seven scenarios that could change life on Earth as we know it. |
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9 p.m. |
Fox |
"Justice" (D) |
Series premiere. Jerry Bruckheimer's legal drama, which follows a firm that craves news-making cases. Sounds like “The Practice: CSI.” |
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10 p.m. |
FX |
"30 Days" (R) |
Season finale. Show creator Morgan Spurlock does 30 days in a Virginia county jail. |
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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7 p.m. |
ABC |
"Good Morning America" (N) |
Gayle “I'm-not- Oprah's-lover” King guests. |
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7 p.m. |
USA |
"Tennis" (S) |
Early-round play from the U.S. Open in New York. |
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8 p.m. |
ESPN |
"College Football" (S) |
ESPN kicks off its college football season with an SEC game between Mississippi State and South Carolina. |
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9 p.m. |
Sci Fi Channel |
"Who Wants to be a Superhero" (R) |
Season finale. The two finalists are interviewed by Stan Lee and attend stunt school. |
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10 p.m. |
NBC |
"Windfall" (D) |
Cameron looks for a second chance from Beth while Peter gives up on marriage counseling. |
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10 p.m. |
Discovery |
"Most Evil" (N) |
Handy helper or just plain creepy? Factors that contribute to a person's likelihood to become a serial killer. |
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10 p.m. |
History Channel |
"American Eats" (N) |
Mmm, spam. The history of canned food in this country. |
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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7 a.m. |
NBC |
"Today" (N) |
A performance by Jessica Simpson. |
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8 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
"WNBA Basketball" (S) |
Game two of the WNBA Finals. |
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8 p.m. |
ESPN |
"College Football" (S) |
Neither Nevada nor Fresno State are high-profile teams, but both have high-scoring offenses. |
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9 p.m. |
TV Guide Channel |
"Joan and Melissa Emmy Fashion Wrap" (N) |
The ever-critical Rivers clan recap the best and worst of last weekend's Emmys. |
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10 p.m. |
Discovery |
"Survivorman" (N) |
A man is stranded on a Costa Rican peninsula with just his clothes, three pens, a multi-tool and some swimming goggles. |
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10 p.m. |
TLC |
"Cover Shot" (R) |
A woman who just ended a four-year engagement gets a shot in the arm with a new makeover. |
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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11 a.m. |
CBS |
"Tennis" (S) |
More early round coverage of the U.S. Open. |
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3:30 p.m. |
ABC |
"College Football" (S) |
No. 1 Ohio State takes on Northern Illinois in a non-conference tilt. |
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8 p.m. |
ABC |
"College Football" (S) |
No. 2 Notre Dame travels to Atlanta for a considerably more difficult game against Georgia Tech. |
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8 p.m. |
CBS |
"A Day in the Life of Television: A Museum of Television & Radio Special" (A) |
Dennis Haysbert narrates what goes on behind the scenes at 12 different TV shows. |
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10 p.m. |
Showtime |
"Boxing" (S) |
Heavyweights James Toney and Samuel Peter square off in Los Angeles. |
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10 p.m. |
CMT |
"Broken Bridge" (N) |
CMT changes it up a bit with a look at the U.S. Army's missile program. |
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 |
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Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
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11 a.m. |
CBS |
"Tennis" (S) |
More early-round U.S. Open play from Flushing, N.Y. |
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8 p.m. |
NBC |
"NASCAR Racing" (S) |
The Sony HD 500, live from California. |
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8 p.m. |
ESPN |
"College Football" (S) |
In-state rivals Louisville and Kentucky do battle. |
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8 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
"Major League Baseball" (S) |
The Angels try to keep their playoff dream going against the Tigers. |
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9 p.m. |
Discovery |
"Inside the Twin Towers" (N) |
Another angle on the events of 9/11, this one from inside the towers. |
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10 p.m. |
VH1 |
"Flavor of Love" (R) |
Flav has a party and asks his guests to feel out the contestants. We ponder whether he means literally. |
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10 p.m. |
E! |
"Girls Next Door" (R) |
The girls play with the animals at the Playboy mansion, and by that we mean the cute furry ones, not the men. |
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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. |
