A look at this week’s top TV draws |
TUESDAY, JULY 13 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 8 p.m. |
Fox |
“MLB All-Star
Game” (S) |
Baseball’s best
meet at Houston for the annual midsummer classic. |
| 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
“ESPN25: The
Headlines” (S) |
Insight about the
revelation of Arthur Ashe’s bout with AIDS. |
| 9 p.m. |
CBS |
“Big Brother
5” (R) |
Last episode before
the first eviction. |
| 9 p.m. |
NBC |
“Last Comic
Standing” (R) |
Alliances break down
as another comic is eliminated. |
| 9 p.m. |
BBC America |
“Ground Force
America” (R) |
British experts make
over American yards. |
| 9 p.m. |
Bravo |
“Blow Out”
(D) |
The salon workers
revolt due to working conditions |
| 10 p.m. |
CBS |
“Amazing Race
5” (R) |
The teams go from
Uruguay to Argentina. |
| 10 p.m. |
FX |
“Nip/Tuck”
(D) |
Christian goes for
sole custody of little Wilber with the help of an ex. |
| 10:10 p.m. |
AMC |
“Back
Story” (N) |
A celebration of the
20th anniversary of “Sixteen Candles.” |
| 10 p.m. |
MTV |
“Real
World” (R) |
Previously unseen
footage of the San Diego season. |
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 7 a.m. |
CBS |
“The Early
Show” (N) |
Lovable loser Clay
Aiken performs. |
| 8 p.m. |
NBC |
“Next Action
Star” (R) |
The contestants
party it up, which leads to sparks between Melisande and Jared. |
| 8:30 p.m. |
Fox |
“Quintuplets”
(C) |
The kids compete to
land a car commercial. |
| 9 p.m. |
CBS |
“CMA Music
Festival: Country Music’s Biggest Party.” (A) |
Brooks and Dunn and
Martina McBride highlight the annual event from Nashville. |
| 9 p.m. |
Fox |
“Simple Life 2:
Road Trip” (R) |
Paris and Nicole
move in with hippies. Free love! |
| 9 p.m. |
ESPN |
“Great Outdoor
Games” (S) |
The annual event
kicks off from Madison, Wis. |
| 9:30 p.m. |
Fox |
“Method &
Red” (C) |
Redman hits on an
investor played by Carmen Electra. |
| 10 p.m. |
HBO |
“Hitler’s
Pawn” (N) |
The story of a
German woman set to compete in the 1936 Olympics but denied because she is Jewish. |
THURSDAY, JULY 15 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 7 a.m. |
TNT |
“British
Open” (S) |
Will Tiger’s
claim that he’s close to being back come true this week? |
| 8:30 a.m. |
E! |
“2004 Emmy
Nominations” (A) |
Edie Falco and Tony
Shalhoub announce this year’s nominees. Check out Media Life later for the complete
list. |
| 8 p.m. |
CBS |
“Big Brother
5” (R) |
The first guest is
evicted in the ultra-addicting reality show. |
| 8 p.m. |
WB |
“Pepsi
Smash” (A) |
This week it’s
Jessica Simpson, Avril Lavigne and Keane and Seether featuring Amy Lee. |
| 8 p.m. |
HGTV |
“Designer’s
Challenge” (R) |
At some point the
number of home improvement shows has to peak ... right? |
| 8 p.m. |
ABC |
“Kingdom
Hospital” (D) |
Series finale. The
mysteries of the tragic fire and the evil that took over Mary are solved. |
| 9 p.m. |
Discovery Channel |
“Unsolved
History” (N) |
Korean Airlines
flight 747 is shot down. |
| 10 p.m. |
Discovery Channel |
“Kevin and Drew
Unleashed” (R) |
Adventures of the
former “Amazing Race” duo. |
| 10 p.m. |
Encore |
“Punch Drunk
Love” (M) |
Adam Sandler is
different in a good way (for viewers) in this dark comedy. |
FRIDAY, JULY 16 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 7 a.m. |
NBC |
“Today”
(N) |
R&B diva Brandy
performs. |
| 8 p.m. |
IFC |
“Ghost
World” (M) |
Thora Birch and
Scarlett Johansson star in this film based on the graphic novel. |
| 8 p.m. |
Disney Channel |
“Stuck in the
Suburbs” (M) |
Danielle Panabaker
and Brenda Song star in this one for the kids. |
| 9 p.m. |
Bravo |
“More Than
Music” (N) |
Premiere of
eight-part “Behind the Music” knockoff. |
| 9 p.m. |
Sci-Fi Channel |
“Stargate
Atlantis” (D) |
Series premiere.
“Stargate SG-1” spinoff begins with alien parasites targeting an SG unit. |
| 9 p.m. |
Comedy Central |
“Extreme South
Park Weekend: The 25 Most Outrageous Episodes” (C) |
All this time and
Comedy Central was able to trim the list to 25. |
| 10 p.m. |
Travel Channel |
“Jimmy
Carter’s Plains, Georgia” (N) |
The town where the
former president grew up and now lives in is profiled. |
SATURDAY, JULY 17 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 3 p.m. |
NBC |
“American
Century Championship” (S) |
Celebrity golf
tourney scheduled to include Michael Jordan, Jesse Palmer and Donald Trump, among others. |
| 5 p.m. |
CBS |
“NFL
Quarterback Challenge” (S) |
15th annual event
featuring the league’s "best" QBs, if you consider Carson Palmer a best. |
| 8 p.m. |
Fox |
“Cops” (R) |
Look out, criminals:
This week the cops break out the taser gun. |
| 8 p.m. |
Animal Planet |
“Dog Show”
(A) |
Real-life “Best
in Show” with coverage of the Eukanuba Tournament of Champions |
| 8 p.m. |
Showtime |
“The Sum of All
Fears” (M) |
Ben Affleck and
Morgan Freeman star in Tom Clancy thriller. |
| 8 p.m. |
HBO |
“S.W.A.T.”
(M) |
Sam Jackson, Colin
Farrell and Michelle Rodriguez in an update of the ‘70s TV show. |
| 9 p.m. |
CBS |
“Big Brother
5” (R) |
Get caught up on
everything you’ve missed so far. |
| 10 p.m. |
NBC |
“Crime &
Punishment” (D) |
Spousal abuse,
kidnapping, and child molestation are all covered. |
SUNDAY, JULY 18 |
| Time |
Network |
Program |
Description |
| 8 a.m. |
ABC |
“British
Open” (S) |
Final round of the
year’s third major tournament. |
| 7 p.m. |
NBC |
“U.S. Olympic
Trials” (S) |
Live coverage of
track and field from Sacramento |
| 3:30 p.m. |
NBC |
“NASCAR
Racing” (S) |
Live coverage of the
Tropicana 400 from Joliet, Ill. |
| 7 p.m. |
CBS |
“60
Minutes” (N) |
They may be old, but
they know their stuff. |
| 9 p.m. |
CBS |
“Dodson’s
Journey” (M) |
Father and daughter
on cross-county camping trip. Based on the book. |
| 10 p.m. |
ABC |
“The Days”
(C) |
Series premiere.
Midsummer preview of the family comedy. |
| 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. |
