Tonight on the Tube: Persons Unknown & Being Human

by Jason the TVaholic on July 31, 2010

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Find Being Human Season 1 on Blu-ray & DVD at AmazonTonight, FOX has the 22nd season finale of Cops.

Over on cable, Hallmark Channel has the TV movie premiere of Lies Between Friends, Logo has the second season finale of Beautiful People and the first season finale of The Jaquie Brown Diaries, and Syfy has the TV movie premiere of Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit.

Prime Picks

Persons Unknown (NBC): New. Joe is put through a re-education program that results in hallucinations and flashbacks. Renbe and Kat try to talk to someone that actually escaped the program.

Being Human (BBC America): New. Annie thinks she has found the perfect man. Mitchell tries to help an old vampire friend. Plays again later. Last week’s second season premiere episode replays right before.

Rookie Blue (ABC): Repeat. This past Thursday’s episode, “Bullet Proof,” replays.

Sports Notes

  • EPSN has third round coverage of Women’s British Open golf tournament early and later has X Games coverage.
  • EPSN2 has NASCAR racing action with the Nationwide Series: U.S. Cellular 250.
  • FOX has FOX Saturday Baseball MLB action.
  • NBC has third round coverage of the U.S. Senior Open golf tournament.

Late Night

  • Burn Notice (USA): Repeat. This past Thursday’s episode, “Sins of Omission,” replays.
  • Covert Affairs (USA): Repeat. This past Tuesday’s episode, “South Bound Suarez,” replays.
  • Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime): Repeat. Last Sunday night’s episode, “A Mother’s Secret,” replays.
  • Royal Pains (USA): Repeat. This past Thursday’s episode, “The Hankover,” replays.
  • Rizzoli & Isles (TNT): Repeat. This past Monday night’s episode, “Sympathy for the Devil,” replays. Also replays earlier in the day.

TV Marathons

A&E has nine episodes of Criss Angel: Mindfreak.
ABC Family is playing Back to the Future Part I-III followed by Grease and Grease 2.
Bravo has six episodes of House tonight.
Discovery Channel has five episodes of Ultimate Car Build-Off followed by six episodes of MythBusters.
Hallmark Channel has six Mystery Woman movies.
Spike TV has 10 episodes of Joe Schmo 2.
TNT is playing The Matrix Trilogy.
Travel Channel has nine hours of Sturgis: All Access episodes.
USA is playing The Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy.

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Tonight on the Tube: Friday Night Lights, Eureka & Flashpoint

by Jason the TVaholic on July 30, 2010

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Download Eureka Season 4 Episodes via Amazon Video On DemandOn cable tonight, History has the season premiere of Modern Marvels, TLC has the fifth season premiere of Say Yes to the Dress, the series premiere of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta and the first season finale of DC Cupcakes, and VH1 has the series premiere of The Short List.

In late night, HBO has the first season finale of The Neistat Brothers.

Prime Picks

Friday Night Lights (NBC): New. The game between the Panthers and the Lions is getting closer and tensions are on the rise.

Eureka (Syfy): New. Trouble is dealt with during the space week festival. Plays again later. Last week’s episode, “All the Rage,” replays right before.

Flashpoint (CBS): New. Parker gets mistaken for someone else and gets taken hostage by meth dealers.

Other Options

  • Haven (Syfy): New. Audrey begins investigating some clues to the Colorado Kid crime scene. Plays again later. Last week’s episode, “Harmony,” replays earlier this evening. The third episode wasn’t the charm, not expecting the fourth to be any better.
  • The Pillars of the Earth (Starz): New. Prior Philip and William get in a standoff regarding the access to the Shiring quarry. Jack’s artistic talents take hold. Aliena starts a business to help earn money for Richard’s chance to become a knight. Based on the novel by Ken Follett.

Sports Notes

  • ESPN has second round coverage of the Women’s British Open golf tournament early and later X Games coverage.
  • ESPN2 has second round coverage of the U.S. Senior Open golf tournament.

Late Night

  • The Glades (A&E): Repeat. This past Sunday’s episode, “A Perfect Storm,” replays and again later.
  • Memphis Beat (TNT): Repeat. This past Tuesday’s episode, “Run On,” replays.
  • My Boys (TBS): Repeats. This past Sunday’s season premiere episodes, “Addition By Subtraction” and “Gourmets and Confused,” replay.
  • Rescue Me (FX): Repeat. This past Tuesday’s episode, “Blackout,” replays.

TV Marathons

Bravo has seven episodes of America’s Next Top Model.
Nickelodeon has 12 episodes of Everybody Hates Chris in late night.
Oxygen has nine episodes of The Bad Girls Club.
Spike TV has five episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Syfy has eight episodes of Special Unit 1 early.

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Tonight on the Tube: Burn Notice & Royal Pains

July 29, 2010

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On cable tonight, Lifetime has the eighth season premiere of Project Runway and the series premiere of On the Road With Austin & Santino, MTV has the second season premiere of Jersey Shore, and TLC has a Cellblock 6: Female Lockup - Mothers and Daughters Behind Bars special.
In late night, Showtime has a [...]

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Tonight on the Tube: Hot in Cleveland & Psych

July 28, 2010

News & Notes
Tonight, The CW has the series premiere of Plain Jane.
On cable tonight, A&E a Billy the Exterminator special, Science has the first season finale of Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman, and VH1 has the first season finales of Day Camp and Bridal Bootcamp.
Prime Picks
The Next Food Network Star (Food Network): Repeat. This [...]

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