Tonight on the Tube: Three Rivers, Doctor Who & Unwrapped

News & Notes

On cable tonight, Animal has the series premiere of Last Chance Highway and the fourth season finale of It’s Me of the Dog, Discovery Channel has a Man vs. Wild special and a couple of Worst-Case Scenario specials, Hallmark Channel has the TV movie premiere of Dad’s Home, HGTV has the third season finale of Dear Genevieve, and Spike TV has the 11th season finale of The Ultimate Fighter.

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Prime Picks

Three Rivers (CBS): New. A woman firefighter must decide whether or not to be a living donor for her captain that has not ever treated her very well.

Doctor Who (BBC America): New. It seems there may be something wrong below the Earth’s crust. The previous episode, “The Hungry Earth,” replays right before. Both play again later.

Castle (ABC): Repeat. In “The Fifth Bullet” episode from this past season, Beckett and Castle are investigating the shooting of an art gallery owner.

Other Option

• Unwrapped (Food Network): New. See how some of your favorite ice cream treats are made. A repeat episode follows. Both play again later.

Sports Notes

• ABC has 2010 FIFA World Cup action.
• ESPN has two 2010 FIFA World Cup games early and later a couple College World Series games.
• ESPN2 has NASCAR racing action with the Nationwide Series: Bucyrus 200.
• FOX has FOX Saturday Baseball MLB action.
• NBC has third round coverage of the U.S. Open golf tournament from Pebble Beach.

Late Night

• Army Wives (Lifetime): Repeat. This past Sunday’s episode, “New Orders,” replays.
• Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime): Repeat. This past Sunday’s episode, “Back From the Dead,” replays.

TV Marathons

Animal Planet has six episodes of Dogs 101.
BET has 34 episodes of The Game.
Bravo has six episodes of House tonight.
MTV2 has 10 episodes of American Gladiators.
Oxygen has 10 episodes of America’s Next Top Model.
Spike TV has 12 episodes of The Ultimate Fighter.
TNT has six episodes of Law & Order super early.
Travel Channel has seven episodes of Food Paradise.
VH1 has the five-part 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the ’80s.
WE has nine episodes of Charmed.