My only issue comes on Thursday nights at 8PM, where I actually don’t have enough space to record all five networks as I’d like. COMMUNITY is definitely must see TV for me, but if I want to give other shows a chance, it needs to move to a Friday morning, first thing show! When MY GENERATION doesn’t make it (because I don’t think it will, unfortunately for Noah Hawley, one of my faves), COMMUNITY will reclaim its Thursday spot.
Also, you couldn’t pay me to watch S*** MY DAD SAYS or OUTSOURCED, so they are notably absent, and I’ve never been a CSI or PRIVATE PRACTICE girl, so they’re off, too!
What about you – what does your Thursday (especially at 
look like?
| MONDAY |
8:00 |
8:30 |
9:00 |
9:30 |
10:00 |
10:30 |
| Living Room 1 |
THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS) |
30 ROCK (NBC) |
GREY’S ANATOMY(ABC) |
IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY… (FX) |
THE LEAGUE (FX) |
| Living Room 2 |
MY GENERATION (ABC) |
THE OFFICE (NBC) |
|
THE MENTALIST (CBS) |
| Bed Room 1 |
VAMPIRE DIARIES (CW) |
NIKITA (CW) |
BURN NOTICE (USA) |
| Bed Room 2 |
BONES (FOX) |
FRINGE (FOX) |
|
Here is a color code key:
| ABC |
| CBS |
| NBC |
| FOX |
| CW |
| FX |
| USA |
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Because if you haven’t, I’m not sure we can be friends any more. If you have any chance of getting caught up on one of TV’s greatest dramas before the amazing season premiere next Tuesday, get yourself out to the store and pick it up. I promise you that you will not be able to stop watching until the very last heartbreaking minute!
Here’s a scene from the episode called “Culling” – it’s our Mama Bear Gemma, without telling her specifically, instructing Tara about how to toughen up and be in this family of hers.
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For me, Wednesday is a big day – I love 3/4 of the ABC comedies, and I’m going to hold out hope that BETTER WITH YOU turns out better with time, because the pilot didn’t grab me, but I will give it a second shot.
The big news is that there are no gaps in my Wednesday schedule – every hour of available real estate is taken. If I really want to check out LAW AND ORDER: LOS ANGELES, I’ll look for it on Saturdays, or I’ll find a second airing of TERRIERS or PSYCH!
For SURVIVOR, that’s a record in the living room, watch it on Thursday nights with the gang show – it’s become a staple of theme-Thursdays! What about you? And TOP MODEL? Might be a watch-online show, if the season premiere is interesting enough!
| MONDAY |
8:00 |
8:30 |
9:00 |
9:30 |
10:00 |
10:30 |
| Living Room 1 |
THE MIDDLE (ABC) |
BETTER WITH YOU (ABC) |
MODERN FAMILY (ABC) |
COUGAR TOWN (ABC) |
THE WHOLE TRUTH (ABC) |
| Living Room 2 |
SURVIVOR (CBS) |
HELLCATS (CW) |
TERRIERS (FX) |
| Bed Room 1 |
LIE TO ME (FOX) |
CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS) |
THE DEFENDERS (CBS) |
| Bed Room 2 |
UNDERCOVERS (NBC) |
LAW & ORDER: SVU (NBC) |
PSYCH (USA) |
Here is a color code key:
| ABC |
| CBS |
| NBC |
| FOX |
| CW |
| FX |
| USA |
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What are you watching tonight? For me, it’s TOP CHEF and MASTERCHEF, and of course, PSYCH.
| WED |
8:00 |
8:30 |
9:00 |
9:30 |
10:00 |
10:30 |
 |
Big Brother 12
| Big Brother 12 |
| The power of veto competition is held. |
|
Criminal Minds |
CSI:NY |
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CMA Music Festival
| CMA Music Festival – Country’s Night to Rock |
| Highlights of the four-day event with more than 100 hours of live music feature scheduled performers Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Billy Currington, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. |
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Minute to Win It
| Minute to Win It – “Movers & Shakers” |
| A pair play the games, including the Chandlier challenge, which involves stacking cans and paper plates. |
|
America’s Got Talent
| America’s Got Talent |
| Five acts advance to the finals and round out the top 10; Jason Derülo performs. |
|
Law & Order: SVU |
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Master Chef
| Master Chef |
| When the contestants cater a fancy wedding, the main course goes missing; another cook is eliminated. |
|
Local |
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America’s Next Top Model |
Plain Jane
| Plain Jane – “Jane Plus” |
| Louise helps a woman embrace her new body type after losing 100 pounds, and share her feelings with a crush. |
|
Local |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation |
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares |
The Choir
| The Choir: Boys Don’t Sing – “Boys Don’t Sing Revisited” |
| Gareth relives his time at Lancaster College. |
|
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Top Chef: DC |
Top Chef: DC |
Top Chef: DC
| Top Chef: DC – “Gastro-nauts” |
| The chefs must come up with tasty space food creations. |
|
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Real World |
Real World |
Real World New Orleans
| Real World New Orleans |
| Ryan’s behavior worsens when his family visits, pushing the roommates to their breaking point. |
|
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Ghost Hunters |
Ghost Hunters
| Ghost Hunters – “America’s First Zoo” |
| The team visits America’s first zoo, in Philadelphia, where they venture into underground passages and eerie buildings to conduct a paranormal investigation. |
|
Ghost Hunters |
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Tyler Perry’s House of Payne |
Tyler Perry’s House of Payne |
Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns |
Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns |
Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns
| Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns – “Meet the Forgiveness” |
| Colonel meets the son of a man he fought with in the war; Brown sees the doctor for a checkup. |
|
Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns
| Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns – “Meet the Lay Off” |
| A cut on the school board budget forces Gordon to have to lay off Brown or Cora. |
|
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Bones |
Dark Blue
| Dark Blue – “Jane Wayne” |
| Jaimie poses as a junkie in order to infiltrate a dangerous crew of thieves; Ty and Dean are burdened with an annoying informant. |
|
Law & Order |
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NCIS |
NCIS |
Psych
| Psych – “Shawn 2.0″ |
| While investigating donor list murders, Shawn faces a man whose profiling skills rival his own. |
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It’s a good thing that I have so many holes on the schedule on Tuesday, so I don’t have as much to catch up on after a long night of Quizzo! Even though I have slots to fill, however, I couldn’t bring myself to include ONE TREE HILL on the schedule. Couldn’t do it! What does your Tuesday schedule look like?
| TUESDAY |
8:00 |
8:30 |
9:00 |
9:30 |
10:00 |
10:30 |
| Living Room 1 |
GLEE (FOX) |
RAISING HOPE (FOX) |
RUNNING WILDE (FOX) |
SONS OF ANARCHY (FX) |
| Living Room 2 |
NO ORDINARY FAMILY (ABC) |
LIFE UNEXPECTED (CW) |
THE GOOD WIFE (CBS) |
| Bed Room 1 |
|
STARGATE UNIVERSE (SYFY) |
PARENTHOOD (NBC) |
| Bed Room 2 |
|
|
DETROIT 1-8-7 (ABC) |
Here is a color code key:
| ABC |
| CBS |
| NBC |
| FOX |
| CW |
| FX |
| SYFY |
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So you all know by now that I am a scheduler, I am a planner, I am a color coder, you name it, so the idea of planning for Fall TV viewing is incredibly exciting! We are one week away from the fall season starting with the (amazing) SONS OF ANARCHY season premiere, so what better time than now to start talking about what I’m recording?
For Monday, in particular, I had some holes to fill which is why 90210 and GOSSIP GIRL are going back in the mix, but I refuse to fill holes with RULES OF ENGAGEMENT or TWO AND A HALF MEN. What does your Monday schedule look like?
| MONDAY |
8:00 |
8:30 |
9:00 |
9:30 |
10:00 |
10:30 |
| Living Room 1 |
CHUCK (NBC) |
THE EVENT (NBC) |
HAWAII FIVE-0 (CBS) |
| Living Room 2 |
HOUSE (FOX) |
LONE STAR (FOX) |
CASTLE (ABC) |
| Bed Room 1 |
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS) |
|
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MIKE AND MOLLY (CBS) |
CHASE (NBC) |
| Bed Room 2 |
90210 (CW) |
GOSSIP GIRL (CW) |
WEEDS (SHO) |
THE BIG C (SHO) |
Here is a color code key:
| ABC |
| CBS |
| NBC |
| FOX |
| CW |
| SHOWTIME |
*I got off to a late start on these, so you’ll get two for the price of one today. Look for Tuesday as well, this afternoon!
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With a big thank you to Melody Simpson, My Take On TV had a presence on the TERRIERS set earlier this summer. Interviews will be coming in the next few weeks as we prepare for the premiere of this fantastic new dark comedy starring Donal Logue and Michael Raymond James. Read on for a little preview of the visit!
With so many new shows premiering this fall, there are some very hard decisions that need to be made about what to watch and what to skip. After watching the first two episodes of the new F/X original series, TERRIERS and visiting the set in San Diego, California…my decision is to definitely watch this show this fall. Continue Reading »
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Last day of August! Here’s what’s on from 8-10, and check out after the grid for descriptions of tonight’s all new LOUIE and IF YOU REALLY KNEW ME!
| TUESDAY |
8:00 |
8:15 |
8:30 |
9:00 |
9:15 |
9:30 |
10:00 |
10:15 |
10:30 |
|
Presidential Address |
NCIS |
NCIS: LA |
The Good Wife |
|
Presidential Address |
Wipeout |
Shaq Vs
| Shaq Vs. – “Justin Bieber & Jimmy Kimmel” |
| In the second-season finale, Shaq performs onstage in Orlando as he competes in a dance challenge with pop star Justin Bieber. The big man also attempts to beat Jimmy Kimmel in a monologue faceoff on the comedian’s late-night program. |
|
Primetime Crime
| Primetime Crime |
| Season 4 premiere: Houston police interrogators are seen questioning murder suspects in a segment that weighs ethical ramifications of some interrogation tactics. Also: a 2008 report on the serial-rape case against a Bloomington, Ill., police sergeant. Chris Cuomo and Jim Avila report. |
|
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Presidential Address |
Minute to Win It
| Minute to Win It – “Sisters Got Game” |
| A pair of sisters play the games, starting with the Spin Doctor challenge, which requires them to stop a spinning dime in an upright position with just one finger. |
|
America’s Got Talent
| America’s Got Talent |
| The semifinal round continues with 12 acts performing. |
|
|
Presidential Address |
Glee |
Glee |
Local |
|
Plain Jane |
Life Unexpected |
Local |
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Melissa & Joey
| Melissa & Joey – “Boys Toys ‘R’ Us” |
| Mel disapproves of Lennox’s new “bad” boyfriend though Mel dates a bad boy herself. |
|
Melissa & Joey |
Make It or Break It
| Make It Or Break It – “At the Edge of the Worlds” |
| The Rock girls must contend with great adveraries. |
|
Melissa & Joey |
Melissa & Joey |
|
Real Housewives of New Jersey |
Flipping Out
| Flipping Out – “Never Mix Food with Business” |
| Jeff takes Casa Vega on as a client; when Jett brings his son to work, Jeff and Zoila compete. |
|
Rachel Zoe Project
| Rachel Zoe Project – “Milan Fashion Week” |
| Rachel visits Kate Hudson in London; Rodger is pleased with Rachel’s apparent relaxing. |
|
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Unnatural History
| Unnatural History – “Thor’s Slammer” |
| An all new episode. |
|
Chowder |
Marvelous Misadventures |
King of the Hill |
King of the Hill |
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Big Lake
| Big Lake – “Josh Goes to Work” |
| Chris and Glenn replace Josh with a new best friend after Josh starts working. |
|
Big Lake
| Big Lake – “Jeremy Gets Caught” |
| Josh sets a trap to expose Jeremy’s double life. |
|
South Park |
South Park |
South Park |
South Park |
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S.W.A.T. |
Rescue Me
| Rescue Me – “A.D.D.” |
| Tommy and Sheila do their best to adjust to life after Damian’s accident; the guys find themselves with a new pickup ploy. |
|
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True Life |
Teen Mom |
Teen Mom
| Teen Mom – “Trial & Error” |
| Maci has concerns about her new boyfriend; Farrah tries speed dating; Amber works toward her GED; Catelynn is left alone with her mother. |
|
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Warehouse 13 |
Warehouse 13
| Warehouse 13 – “Vendetta” |
| Someone is using Artie’s artifacts to commit a series of murders. |
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WWE: NXT
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Burn Notice |
White Collar
| White Collar – “Company Man” |
| Neal and Peter go undercover in the world of corporate espionage. |
|
Covert Affairs
| Covert Affairs – “What Is and What Should Never Be” |
| After witnessing a suspicious purchase at an art auction, the follow-up brings Ben back into her life. |
|
On an all new LOUIE on FX at 11/10c (called “God”) Louie turns to religion.
On an all new IF YOU REALLY NEW ME on MTV at 11/10c (called “Paris High”), a football player opens up to his fellow students at Paris High in Paris, Texas.
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Lots of new stuff tonight. A really good THE CLOSER and RIZZOLI & ISLES, an all new WEEDS that I’m excited about; another fantastic THE BIG C. But really, tonight it’s all about the insanity that is a REAL HOUSEWIVES reunion show!
| MONDAY |
8:00 |
8:30 |
9:00 |
9:30 |
10:00 |
10:30 |
|
How I Met Your Mother |
Rules of Engagement |
Two and a Half Men |
The Big Bang Theory |
CSI: Miami |
|
Bachelor Pad
| Bachelor Pad |
| The 13 remaining contestants face an emotionally challenging test. Meanwhile, there’s a fantasy date, and a couple “takes flight.” Also, the Dancing With the Stars contestant lineup for Fall 2010 is announced during the show. |
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Dating in the Dark
| Dating in the Dark |
| The contestants don swimwear and frolic on a makeshift beach in the darkroom. |
|
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America’s Got Talent |
Dateline NBC
| Dateline NBC |
| Tamron Hall probes the death of a husband found in a stable, the victim of an apparent horse accident. But the case changes course upon the discovery of nearby bullet casings and a bloody pipe. |
|
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House |
Lie To Me
| Lie To Me – “Darkness & Light” |
| A young woman’s disappearance leads to an investigation of crime in the pornography industry. |
|
LOCAL |
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90210 |
Gossip Girl |
LOCAL |
|
Secret Life of the American Teenager
| Secret Life of the American Teenager – “Up All Night” |
| Ricky & Amy decide to explore whether they still have chemistry. Meanwhile, Grace and Grant grow closer. |
|
Huge
| Huge – “Parents Weekend Part 2″ |
| Conclusion. A surprising romance unfolds between two campres as parents weekend continues. |
|
Secret Life of the American Teenager |
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Real Housewives of New Jersey |
Real Housewives of New Jersey |
Real Housewives of New Jersey
| Real Housewives of New Jersey – “Reunion Part 1″ |
| Part 1 of a two-part reunion edition features reassembled Jersey girls Teresa, Jacqueline, Caroline, and Danielle, dissing and dishing about Season 2’s panorama of mama dramas. |
|
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Jersey Shore |
Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory |
Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory
| Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory – “I’m an Awkward Enabler” |
| Rob organizes an intervention to address his cousin Big Cat’s awkwardness. |
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Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory
| Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory – “Best of, Bonus, and Behind the Scenes” |
| Rob and Drama recall their favorite scenes from Season 3, along with some never-before-seen footage. |
|
Warren the Ape
| Warren the Ape – “Rock Opera” |
| Warren creates a rock opera about his life, but runs into some problems writing, directing, and producing it. |
|
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America’s Wild Spaces |
America’s Wild Spaces |
Monster Fish
| Monster Fish – “Monsters of the Nile” |
| Nile perch, which can weight more than 400 pounds are studied in Africa. |
|
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Kill Shot |
Punisher: War Zone |
Weeds
| Weeds – “A Yippity Sippity” |
| Nancy finds work as scab labor in a Seattle hotel; Shane babysits Stevie. Doug returns to Ren Mar. |
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The Big C
| The Big C – “There’s No C in Team” |
| Cathy plans a dinner party and signs up for a support group. Paul makes a romantic gesture. Marlene discovers Cathy’s secret. |
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The Closer |
The Closer
| The Closer – “War Zone” |
| Brenda investigates the shooting deaths of 3 soldiers who had just returned from Afghanistan. With national security issues surrounding the case, Brenda finds herself in an investigative tug of war with a military officer (Gary Cole). |
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Rizzoli & Isles
| Rizzoli & Isles – “I’m Your Boogie Man” |
| Serial killer Charles Hoyt continues to haunt Jane’s past and present. The sinister slayer who once targeted Jane might be at it again, when a body is discovered. As Jane’s fear deepens, Maura tries to track the killer’s next move. |
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