What’s Hot On TV – Football Returns
Football is back, finally, and tonight we have an exhibition game between the Tennessee Titans and Dallas Cowboys. That means a chance to see how the winner of this summer’s 4th and Long, Jesse Holley, does. Come the regular season, will he make the team?
1. Regis and Kelly. Guests today are Renee Zellweger and Geraldo Rivera.The Ultimate Hometown Grill Off contest comes to an end, and From Local to LIVE Co-host for a Day Search Finalist Tamara Taggart appears as well. Syndicated, check local listings.
2. Live Free or Die Hard. I’m not always one for movie sequels, but this is one of the better ones, just as all the other Die Hard sequels have been. It’s been a few years, but Bruce Willis still has it. Read why it had Del Harvey saying yippyi-ki-yay over at Film Monthly. 10:45 AM CT Cinemax West
3. College Road Trip. This movie is on my mind a lot with my son being a high school junior and current discussions sometimes center around what and where. I have promised him I will not act like Martin Lawrence here. Find out more in my review at Film Monthly. 12:10 PM CT Starz Comedy
4. NFL Football: Exhibition: Titans at Cowboys. It’s a preseason game for Tennessee and Dallas. 7:00 PM CT Fox (more…)
What’s Hot On TV Tonight – Cable’s Back!
As a relatively new fan of all the drama series on cable, I felt like I was going through withdrawal not having any new ones on over the weekend. Fear not, they’re back tonight. The Closer and Raising the Bar are on tonight, along with Weeds and Nurse Jackie over on Showtime.
1. Regis and Kelly. Guests include Mary McCormack, chef Nigella Lawson, and he Jonas Brothers. Syndicated, check local listings.
2. Groundhog Day. Bill Murray as a weatherman who is forced to live Groundhog Day over and over again. Somehow, we all know how he feels. 9:00 AM CT FX
3. Pretty In Pink. Jon Cryer steals the show here as Molly Ringwald’s best friend, Ducky who has great taste in music. 12:15 PM CT AMC
4. Rachael Ray.Paula Deen guests, making margarita pops, and a camping segment with Colby Donaldson, of Survivor fame, is featured as well. Syndicated, check local listings. (more…)
What’s Hot On TV Tonight - American Idol Redeux
Nigel Lythgoe announced this on last week’s So You Think You Can Dance, that tonight Fox is airing a rebroadcast of the American Idol Final 13 that featured all Michael Jackson music. It should make for a fitting tribute. From Nigel’s Twitter, comes the news that they’re working on a salute to the gloved one as well on the dance show, but they need to get the music cleared first.
1. Regis and Kelly. Mark Conseulos, aka Mr. Kelly Ripa, guest cohosts, and Josh Duhamel, Mark and Kelly’s old buddy from their All My Children days, guests. Syndicated, check local listings.
2. Wimbledon. Early-round play. 10:00 AM CT NBC
3. My Cousin Vinny. If this movie is known for one thing, it’s the Joe Pesci quote, “Two Youtes.” Also stars Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei in her Oscar winning role, and Fred Gwyne. 12:00 PM CT TBS (more…)
What’s Hot On TV Today - Secret Life of the American Teenager
I really want to watch Secret Life of the American Teenager, but perhaps it’s having a 16-year-old son and nearly 13-year-old daughter that just makes it too hard to even consider it. I should have them watching the show is what I should be doing. It’s on tonight with a season premiere, followed by a series premiere of Make It Or Break It.
1. Doc Hollywood. Reading Michael J. Fox’s autobiography, he said it was during the filming of this movie that he first started realizing symptoms of his Parkinson’s appearing in his hands, but it was long after that that it was diagnosed. He stars as a doctor that gets stuck in a small South Carolina town using his medical knowledge to perform community service, ironically enough. 11:00 AM CT CMT
2. Forrest Gump. I wonder if what makes this movie so entertaining and endearing is the chance that maybe we all wish for a simple life like Forrest’s. Despite his difficult beginnings, it seemed like stuff was always simple for him … like a box of chocolates. 1:00 PM CT HBO West
3. What’s Love Got to Do With It. Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne star as Ike and Tina Turner in this biography of their lives together, showcasing the abuse. 4:30 PM CT VH1 Classic
4. I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! To me, it’s going to be a little boring this week without Janice Dickinson. 7:00 PM CT NBC (more…)
What’s Hot On TV Tonight - The Anxiety of It All
One of the most interesing new shows this summer is Obsessed on A&E. From the same people behind Intervention, it follows people with anxiety orders. More than just people with fears of germs, it goes beyond that, following people that scrub themselves bloody and have pointed irritances such as the way family members say the K sound and touch things softly. As shocking as some of it is, we all know we have a little bit of it insiside each of us.
1. Regis and Kelly. Megan Mullaly guest co-hosts, and Jack Black guests. Also starting is a Summer School Pop Quiz. Syndicated, check local listings.
2. Today. In the last hour of the show (I still think of it as the “extra hour”), Jada Pinkett Smith guests, promoting her new TNT series HawthoRNe. Bethenny Frankel of Real Housewives of New York City guests as well 11:30 AM CT Retro
3. Fame. Before this movie, I think the majority of the country didn’t even realize they had special high schools for exceptionally talented students. The music here is stuff that legends are made of. Interesting to note, a remake is in the works and due out in September. 2:30 PM CT Indie
4. Untraceable. This is the type of thriller I really enjoy. Diane Lane stars as an FBI agent tracking a killer that uses the internet to show his victims being tortured. 2:45 PM CT Starz East
5. I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! Frances left because she couldn’t stand to be there without best friend Angela, but somethign tells me watching brother Daniel leave didn’t force Stephen 7:00 PM CT NBC
6. The Bachelorette. Still in Canada, Jillian and the Bachelors go to a British Columbia resort, with the rumor of some of the guys having girlfriends hanging over her. They go snowmobiling for a group date and have one-on-ones zip-trekking and on a ski plane. One date ends in a hot tub. Will she repeat what she did with Jason Mesnick? 7:00 PM CT ABC
7. Greek. In the season finale, Kappa Tau is hosting an End of the World parthy, and Casey is still experiencing conflicting feelings for Marx and Cappie. Ashleigh gets accused of sabotaging a homecoming float, and Dale and Calvin both take a purity pledge. 7:00 PM CT ABC Family
8. The Closer. A greedy financier is being investigated for investment fraud, and when he’s abducted, Brenda wonders if he may have staged it. Provenza continues his odd behavior, and Brenda’s cat is still having medical problems. 8:00 PM CT TNT
9. Intervention. Crack addiction is the subject handled tonight 8:00 PM CT A&E
10. Larry King Live. Jeff Foxworthy and last year’s American Idol winner David Cook are the guests. 8:00 PM CT A&E
11. Jon & Kate Plus 8. The American Chopper guys visit the Gosselins to build a custom bike for Jon. 8:00 PM CT TLC
12. Dateline NBC. The Las Vegas police are followed on their arrests, including the police going after would-be pimps by pretending to be a prostitute, an auto theft squad tracking cars designed to be stolen, and a man telling police about his counterfeit money scam. 9:00 PM CT NBC
13. Here Come the Newlyweds. The newlyweds have their teamwork skills tested by designing carnival games with neighborhood kids. In a separate challenge, the husbands have to guess what their wives think their shortcomings are when it comes to intimacy. 9:00 PM CT ABC
14. Raising the Bar. Jerry and Michelle present a case in front of an overly strict new judge, and Michelle falls for a cop who could be committing perjury. Another case revolves around two older twins that stand accused of forging a welfare check, and Marcus dates a politic figure. 9:00 PM CT TNT
15. 4th and Long. Hall of Famer Roger Staubach makes an appearance as the hopeful football players clash in a yards-after-contact drill. 9:00 PM CT Spike TV
16. Obsessed. Profiled tonight are a man who hoards things, so much so that he has to sleep outside with no room in his apartment, and a woman has obsessive thougths about death. 9:00 PM CT A&E
17. Kathy Griffin: My Life On the D-List. Kathy networks for a Grammy win for Best Comedy Album, soliciting votes by contating former winners and traveling to Canda to meet with Lily Tomlin. 9:00 PM CT Bravo
18. Weeds. Nancy makes a vist to Guillermo in prison, Celia devotes time to the rebel camp by organizating their supplies, Shane decides to visit Nancy’s estranged sister, and Silas and Doug are having second thoguhts about the pot-growing plot. 9:00 PM CT Showtime East
19. Nurse Jackie. An administrator accident dumps a narcotic in her coffee instead of artifical sweentener after Jackie makes the substitution (I wonder if they’ll even use Skinny and Sweet brand like they did on 9 to 5), and a student nursehas second thoughts but her career choice, and a patiently who is unruly and stirring things up. 9:30 PM CT Showtime East
20. Chelsea Lately. Betty White is the guest, and I would love it if Chelsea played some beer pong with her like Jimmy Fallon did. I hope they at least talk about it. 10:00 PM CT E!