News & Notes
Over on cable, ABC Family has the first season finale of The Middleman, Spike has the TV movie premiere of Depth Charge, and TNT has the series premiere of Raising the Bar.
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Prime Picks
Prison Break (FOX): Season Premiere. Michael is out for revenge against Whistler and Gretchen and uncovers some unbelievable news in the process. Michael reunites with his brother and many of the gang, as they get an offer from a Homeland Security agent. Runs two hours. Check out some photos from tonight’s episode.
ABC, CBS, and NBC all have Republican National Convention coverage tonight, but it plays depending on your time zone. Like here on the west coast they are all on at 7:00 p.m. PT.
Solid Selections
Gossip Girl (The CW): Season Premiere. Nate and Serena in the Hamptons and pretending to be a couple, so people won’t ask him about his secret relationship or her about still mourning her breakup with Dan. Blair is back and with a new guy in tow. Jenny works an invite to a big party. Read our review, includes pictures from the episode and watch some video interviews with the cast about the upcoming season.
One Tree Hill (The CW): Season Premiere. We get to find out whom Lucas called, Nathan’s comeback may be cut short, Dan’s not looking good and Brooke is fighting over her company with her mother.
ABC, CBS, and NBC all have Republican National Convention coverage tonight, but it plays depending on your time zone. Like here on the west coast they are all on at 7:00 p.m. PT.
Cable Choices
The Closer (TNT): Repeat. Last Monday’s spectacular episode, “Sudden Death,” replays. It is part of a 13-episode marathon.
The Closer (TNT): New. Brenda and the team are investigating the murder of a hairstylist and her parents also stop in for a visit. Episodes with the parents have been some of the best of the series, so am looking forward to tonight’s episode. Plays again later. It is part of a 13-episode marathon.
Raising the Bar (TNT): Series Premiere. A new lawyer show from Steven Bochco (NYPD Blue, Hill Street Blues) that shows you what happens from all sides of the system: judges, prosecutors and public defenders. Plays again later. Read our review and watch some clips from the episode via the TNT Player on the Video Players page.
Other Options
- Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel): New. Special episode says, “So Long Summer” with highlights and clips from the season. Plays again later. A 13 episode marathon plays leading up to tonight’s episode.
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS): Repeat. Leonard and Sheldon are tying to undercut a 15-year-old prodigy, in “The Jerusalem Duality.”
- How’d That Get on My Plate? (Food Network): New. The show focuses on “Tomatos” this week. Plays again later.
- How I Met Your Mother (CBS): Repeat. Ted gets in trouble with Stella when he tells the gang something about her he wasn’t supposed to, in “Rebound Bro” from this past season.
- The Middleman (ABC Family): Season Finale. “The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome.” Plays again later.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS): Repeat. Christine tries to be happy for her ex and his new house, in “House” from this past season.
- Samantha Who? (ABC): Repeats. Samantha tries to stop a construction project, in “The Butterflies,” and then she tells Todd that they can’t continue until he breaks things off with Chloe, in “The Birthday.”
- Two and a Half Men (CBS): Repeat. Rose is back to take care of Charlie when he gets sick, in “A Little Clammy and None Too Fresh” from this past season.
- Unwrapped (Food Network): New. All kinds of “Dips” are looked at. Plays again later. A 14 episode marathon plays early in the day.
Sports Notes
- ESPN has college football action with Fresno State at Rutgers and later Tennessee at UCLA.
- USA has U.S. Open Tennis coverage.
Other Options
- Burn Notice (USA): Repeat. “Rough Seas” replays.
- Monk (USA): Repeat. “Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever” replays.
- Psych (USA): Repeat. “There Might Be Blood” replays.
Labor Day TV Marathons
A&E has 12 episodes of CSI: Miami.
ABC Family has 20 episodes of My Wife and Kids.
Animal Planet has 11 episodes of Untamed & Uncut.
Biography has 10 episodes of City Confidential early.
Bravo has six episodes of Project Runway.
Cartoon Network has 14.5 hours of Pokemon movies and shows.
Discovery Channel has 13 episodes of Dirty Jobs.
Disney Channel has 14 episodes of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
Food Network has 14 episodes of Unwrapped.
FOX Reality has show about cops all day.
FX has 21 episodes of That ’70s Show.
GSN has 20 episodes of Press Your Luck.
Hallmark Channel has 19 episodes of Murder, She Wrote.
History Channel has six episodes of Tougher in Alaska that play twice.
Lifetime has nine episodes from this season of Army Wives.
Military Channel has 11 episodes of Futureweapons.
MTV has 12 episodes of America’s Next Top Model.
MTV2 has 32 episodes of Rob & Big.
National Geographic has 13 episodes of Dog Whisperer.
Nickelodeon has 14 episodes of George Lopez starting tonight.
Oxygen has 10 episodes of Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood.
Sci Fi has 15 episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise.
Spike has 13 episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episodes.
Style has Clean House episodes all day.
TBS has 20 episodes of Tyler Perry’s House of Payne.
TLC has 12 episodes of Jon & Kate Plus 8.
TNT has 13 episodes of The Closer including six episodes from this season that lead up to tonight’s new episode.
Travel Channel has 14 episodes of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.
truTV has seven episodes of Dominick Dunne: Power, Privilege & Justice.
TV Land has 14 episodes of Scrubs.
TV One has Martin episodes all day.
USA has 13 episodes of Monk.
VH1 has the five-part 100 Greatest Songs of the ’80s.
WE has nine episodes of High School Confidential early.
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