Highlights of the Week
- Rescue Me totally redeemed itself in this, its longest season ever. After 22 solid episodes, where we saw the Gavin clan fall completely off the wagon. Is Teddy’s wife a goner? And what about Janet/Sheila/Tommy? That can’t end well. (Tue. 10pm, FX)
- With the fall season fast approaching, FOX is hedging their bets that So You Think You Can Dance will perform as well there as it does in the summer. To get you pumped up, this week they’re offering “The Best Of…” (Wed. 8pm, FOX)
- Season 3/Chapter 5 of Greek kicks off this week by bringing us “The Day After.” Casey’s rejected, Max is gone and what’s Rusty to do? (Mon. 9pm, ABC Family)
- HBO’s new comedy, Bored to Death, actually looks pretty good. It’s about a writer who becomes a P.I. and stars Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson and Zach Galifianakis. The cast is enough for me to check it out. This week, they’re sneak-peeking it with a “Making Of” special. (Tue. 10:45pm)
- The story of Ruby’s weight-loss journey has inspired millions. This week, we say goodbye to her second season as she speaks at a summer weight-loss camp for kids. Her finale is followed by Too Fat for 15, which looks at a kid struggling at 450 pounds. (Sun. 8pm, Style)
Premieres & Specials
- It’s “Country’s Night to Rock” Monday when ABC brings you the CMA: Music Festival. And by Rock, they apparently mean Kid Rock who features all over this, along with Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Sugarland and more. (Mon. 7pm, ABC)
- If you want more country, Alan Jackson brings his musical stylings to a concert on the water … literally. Aquapalooza on Lake Martin has the singer performing to thousands of fans in boats. (Fri. 8pm, CMT)
- CBS offers a sneak peek at their fall lineup to help you with your channel shopping come September. (Wed. 8:30pm)
- As we approach the anniversary of September 11, WE brings us a documentary featuring six stories of people United by 9/11 in different ways. (Wed. 10pm)
- The Travel Channel takes to the road again with Andrew Zimmerman’s Bizarre World. In the premiere he heads to Cuba to show us it’s more than a place people get in homemade boats to get away from. (Tue. 10pm)
- Football this week brings you Vikings @ Texans (Mon. 8pm, ESPN), .
- But that’s not all, as ABC kicks off the new season of Saturday Night College Football with Alabama vs. Virginia Tech. (Sat. 8pm, ABC)
Finales
- Weeds wraps its fifth season with with Nancy scrambling to cover her ass after she learns of Esteban’s fate. (Mon. 10pm, Showtime)
- The good news is that some of the contestants actually lost weight. The bad news is everything else. Well, there is one more bit of good news. Dance Your Ass Off! is over. (Mon, 10pm, Oxygen)
- Also bidding us a fond adieu this week are The T.O. Show (Mon. 10pm, VH1), You Are What You Eat (Tue. 8pm, BBC America), Into the Pride (Thu. 8pm, Animal Planet), American Loggers (Thu. 9pm, Discovery), Friday Night With Jonathan Ross (Fri. 9pm, BBC America), The Bill Engvall Show (Sat. 9:30pm, TBS), Homeland Security USA (Sun. 5pm, ABC),
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