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TV Premieres: What to Watch 10/8

2012-10-08T20:37:00.001-05:00

Some returning series arrive this week along with a couple of notable, new series. Below is a listing by-day of the new series premieres with the time and network. I’m also throwing in an abbreviated listing of returning series premieres and series finales.

The new shows on the possible favorites include Nashville and Chicago Fire both of which air on Wednesday at 9pm CST.

Note: All times are U.S. CST

Monday, 10/8

Crash & Bernstein-7:30pm on DisneyXD

To Catch a Smuggler-8pm on National Geographic

Cocaine Wars-9pm on National Geographic

Season Premiere: 90210, Gossip Girl

Tuesday, 10/9

Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition-8pm on Lifetime

Prank My Mom-9pm on Lifetime

Keyshia & Daniel: Family First-9pm on BET

Mash Up-11:30pm on Comedy

Season Premiere: Frontline, Ink Master, Independent Lens

Wednesday, 10/10

Arrow-7pm on CW

Bid & Destroy-8pm on National Geographic

Coast Guard Florida-8pm on TWC

Nashville-9pm on ABC - Connie Britton stars as aging country star Rayna James as she embarks on a tour with up coming starlet Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere). Things heat up as Juliette tries to take Rayna's place at the top of the country music charts.

Chicago Fire-9pm on NBC - Chicago Fire, produced by Dick Wolf, stars Taylor Kinney, Monica Raymund and Charlie Barnett, in an action-driven drama exploring the complex and heroic men and women of the Chicago Fire Department. Derek Haas and Michael Brandt wrote the pilot and also produce, along with Danielle Gelber, Peter Jankowski and Jeffrey Nachmanoff, who directed the pilot.

Season Premiere: Nature, Nova scienceNOW, Duck Dynasty

Thursday, 10/11

Beauty and the Beast-8pm on CW

Little Shop of Gypsies-9pm on TLC

Season Premiere: The Vampire Diaries, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The League, BrandX With Russell Brand, Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell

Friday, 10/12

Dog With a Blog-8:40pm on Disney

Season Premiere: Austin City Limits, A Haunting

Saturday, 10/13

Season Premiere: Too Cute!

Sunday, 10/14

See Dad Run-7pm on Nick

Season Premiere: The Walking Dead, Talking Dead, Comic Book Men

Monday, 10/15

Plane Xtreme-8pm on TLC

Celebrity Crime Files-9pm on TVOne

My Shopping Addiction-10pm on Oxygen

Season Premiere: Nature, Figure It Out

TV Premieres: What to Watch 9/24

2012-09-25T08:29:00.001-05:00

We’re back with a bunch of new television this week. Many of your favorite returning shows are back this week as well. Below is a listing by-day of the new series premieres with the time and network. I’m also throwing in an abbreviated listing of returning series premieres and series finales.

Remember, this is on a trial basis. We’ll see how it goes.

The new show you definitely need to add to your favorite list is "Last Resort” on ABC.

Note: All times are U.S. CST

Tuesday, 9/25

Ben and Kate-7:30pm on Fox – This new single-camera sitcom has Ben, an exuberant dreamer, returns to his hometown, he realizes his perennially responsible younger sister, Kate, needs help raising her 5-year-old daughter; Kate prepares for what turns out to be a disastrous first date. Early reviews say this is pretty average but does have a likeable cast.

The Mindy Project-8:30pm on Fox – Sitcom by executive producerMindy Kaling. Early reviews say this one is worth checking out – pretty funny. Synopsis: After getting drunk and disorderly at her ex-boyfriend's wedding, Dr. Mindy Lahiri realizes she needs to get her personal and professional life back on track.

Vegas-9:10 on CBS – New drama where rancher Ralph Lamb becomes a sheriff, he begins investigating the murder of the governor's niece and instantly clashes with mobster Vincent Savino. Stars Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis and Carrie-Anne Moss. Great cast with a promising setting, but early reviews said the pilot was somewhat boring.

Brickleberry-9:30pm on Comedy Central – New animated comedy

Season Premieres: NCIS, New Girl, NCIS: Los Angeles, Private Practice

Wednesday, 9/26

Animal Practice-7pm on NBC – New sitcom where Justin Kirk stars as a vet who loves animals but hates their owners. This one also stars Tyler Labine. Early reviews are very mixed – some will like it some will hate it. It has a monkey in a labcoat is all you need to know.

The Neighbors-8:30pm on ABC – Comedy with this plot: When Marty Weaver and his wife, Debbie, move to a gated community with their three children, they discover their neighbors are aliens who had not met humans. I give this one a month to survive.

Season Premieres: The Middle, Criminal Minds, Modern Family, Law & Order: SVU, CSI

Thursday, 9/27

Last Resort-7pm on ABC – This drama was written by Shawn Ryan and is on my must record list. If you’re not sure, be sure and at least record this pilot episode as it’s a good one. Plot: After questioning orders to fire at a foreign country, Capt. Marcus Chaplin and the crew of the world's most powerful nuclear submarine find themselves under attack and declared enemies of the United States.

Elementary-9:01 on CBS – It’s a modern-day Sherlock Holmes with Lucy Liu as Watson. And it’s set it New York City to really tick of the British. It’s not great, but looks to be more entertaining than most expected. I think it’s worth giving a chance if you enjoy the genre.

Capture Cowboys-10:02 on History – new reality series

Season Premieres: The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, Grey’s Anatomy, Person of Interest, Rock Center With Brian Williams, Scandal

Friday, 9/28

Paranormal Paparazzi-6pm on Travel – Reality series

Made in Jersey-8pm on CBS – Drama that might appeal to the CBS watching crowd.

Flea Market Flip-8pm on HGTV

Voces on PBS-10pm on PBS – Documentary

Season Premieres: CSI: NY, Fringe, Blue Bloods, Dateline NBC

Saturday, 9/29

Being-5pm on National Geographic – Documentary

Season Premieres: Star Wars: The Clone Wars, How the States Got Their Shapes, 48 Hours

Sunday, 9/30

666 Park Avenue-9:01pm on ABC – A new paranormal drama. Nice cast, decent plot, but quite slow and shall I say almost boring? Plot: Jane and Henry are offered a chance to manage a premier apartment building in New York; while the couple is seduced by the intoxicating lifestyle of the Upper East Side, supernatural forces in the building make Henry and Jane question their decision.

Destination Fear-10pm on Travel – reality/travel

Season Premieres: 60 Minutes, The Amazing Race, Once Upon a Time, The Simpsons, Making Monsters, Bob’s Burgers, The Good Wife, Revenge, Family Guy, American Dad, The Mentalist

TV Premieres: What to Watch 9/17

2012-09-17T17:09:00.001-05:00

After receiving a bunch of e-mails telling me how much they wished I had continued my TV listings, I thought I’d do a scaled-down version. I’m stripping the TV Premiere listings to the bone and only giving you what I think you need. Below is a listing by-day of the new series premieres with the time and network. I’m also throwing in an abbreviated listing of returning series premieres and series finales.

Remember, this is on a trial basis. We’ll see how it goes.

This week the two big premieres are “The Mob Doctor” which is a show I’m hearing is a disappointing mess, Revolution by JJ Abrahms which I highly recommend based on the freely available pilot episode.

NOTE1: Corrected the time and network for Revolution.

Note2: All times are U.S. CST

Monday, 9/17

Let’s Ask America-6:30pm on NBC

The Mob Doctor-8pm on Fox-The Mob Doctor stars Jordana Spiro as a cardiothoracic surgeon paying off her brother's gambling debt by doing medical work for gangsters. Evanston native Zach Gilford and Jamie Lee Kirchner play her day-job colleagues at a hospital, with William Forsythe as a mob boss.

Revolution-9pm on NBC-Revolution by from J.J. Abrams and Eric Kripke. This one is an adventure thriller where the family attempts to reunite in a post-apocalyptic American landscape. Basically, there was a really serious blackout of tech. Nothing electronic works – every geek’s worst mightmare! Don’t miss this one.

Season Premieres: Wheel of Fortune, Bones

Tuesday, 9/18

Iceberg Hunters-8pm on TWC

Hot Set-9pm on SyFy-Watch as two Hollywood production designers and their teams compete in extreme design challenges. Challenge themes includes science fiction, fantasy and horror genres.

Season Finales: So You Think You Can Dance

Wednesday, 9/19

Season Premiers: Survivor Philippines, South Beach Tow, The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons,

Season Finales: Royal Pains, Big Brother

Thursday, 9/20

Tamar & Vince-9pm on We

Prom Queens-9:30pm on Lifetime

Season Premiers: Up All Night, The Office, Parks and Recreation

Season Finales: Wilfred, Awkward, Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell

Friday, 9/21

Access 360-5pm on National Geographic

Secret Princes-9pm on TLC

Season Premiers: Haven

Sunday, 9/23

The First Family-7pm on Centric. The First Family stars Christopher B. Duncan (from The Jamie Foxx Show) and Kellita Smith (from The Bernie Mac Show) as the president and first lady. Gladys Knight plays the president’s mother, and Jackee Harry and Marla Gibbs are the first lady’s sister and mother.

Secret Brazil-7pm on National Geographic Wild

Mr. Box Office-8pm on Centric

$24 in 24-9pm on Food

House Hunters Renovation-10pm on HGTV

Season Finale: Ice Road Truckers, The Real Housewives of New Jersey

That’s it for this week. If I missed anything of note or you have a show you’re looking forward to let us know in the comments.

Interview with first Google Fiber User

2012-08-01T11:11:00.001-05:00

Google Fiber has opened up a Google Fiber connection to a couple of small businesses near their “Google Fiber Space” building just to showcase what it can do. A few days ago Gizmodo interviewed Max Ross, the first official Kansas Citian to own a Google Fiber connection and he seems pretty positive about the new service.

Ross, the co-owner of Fric and Frac, a neighborhood bar and grill in Westport, Mo., answered Internet-users' question about the service through a live Q&A for Gizmodo.

Unfortunately, the restaurant doesn’t have the TV service setup yet.

Check the interview out at Gizmodo