Just because most of your broadcast TV shows are gone for the summer doesn’t mean there’s nothing to watch. And you know we wouldn’t leave you hanging. So here’s a rundown of some of this week’s hotspots.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK
- NBC thinks they know what TV’s 50 Funniest Phrases are, and they’re going to take 2 hours to make their argument. (Tue. 8pm)
- Pushing Daisies is back to wrap its second season, burning off its last few episodes before making way for Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money (Sat. 10pm, ABC)
- And you thought there was nothing on! It’s The 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee. What’s really said is how many viewers at home couldn’t hold a candle to the spelling skills of these kids. (Thu. 8pm, ABC)
- HBO offers Into the Storm, a follow-up to The Gathering Storm, chronicling the further “adventures” of Winston Churchill from ’40-’45. (Sun. 9pm)
PREMIERES & FINALES
- Obsessed is a new series on A&E that looks at people with obsessive compulsions. I don’t know why, but I find quirks like this fascinating. (Mon. 10pm)
- Fox’s Mental premieres, bringing us a crazy treating the crazies. (Tue. 9pm)
- TLC debuts Little Couple, which features a pair of newlywed little people, who are even littler than the Roloffs. I guess they want the story from the beginning. (Tue. 10pm)
- On Memorial Day, Jon & Kate Plus 8 kicks off it’s 5th season so we can see if either of them kicks the other one out. (Mon. 9pm, TLC)
- HBO’s fantastic In Treatment wraps up its 2nd season, 7-week, 35-episode run with three final episodes. (Mon. 9pm)
- Reaper wraps its season, and possibly series on The CW (Tue. 8pm), and while Breaking Bad will be back, season 2 wraps on AMC. (Sun. 10pm)
NOTABLE REPEATS
- Animal Planet is marathoning Planet Earth all day on Memorial Day (in Hi-Def if you got it). The world is beautiful and now you don’t even have to go out into it to see it!
- Sam & Dean must confront the spirits of those they couldn’t save over the years on The CW’s Supernatural. (Thu. 9pm)
- It’s the Family Guy episode featuring the entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The cameos alone are worth it! (Sun. 9pm, Fox)
- DirecTV, the channel, is launching for free (if you have DirecTV) Deadwood (9pm) and Oz (9pm) on Sundays from the beginning!
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