Awkward is back tonight

Today at 7:00 on WGN it's the cable run series premiere of Elementary.  Up at 8:00 on PBS it's the series premiere of Big Blue Live, E! has the return of Fashion Police, VH1 has part 2 of the Love & Hip Hop Atlanta reunion and on TLC it's the special Eight-Limbed Baby.

On MTV at 9:00 it's the 5th season premiere of Awkward, DA has the 1st season finale of Buying the Rockies, Discovery has the special Fast N' Loud and on TLC it's The Boy with Giant Hands.  At 9:30 on MTV it's the return of Faking It.

Up at 10:00 on Discovery it's the 1st season finale of Cuban Chrome, TruTV has a special Impractical Jokers, MTV has the series premiere of Todrick and at 10:01 it's the 1st season finale of The Whispers.  At 10:30 on FS1 it's the special Uncompromising: Tim Howard and then on MTV it's the series premiere of Girl Code Live.

Who's on who new Monday, August 31

Monday's talk show guests are...

Kelly and Michael - Taylor Swift, Jon Hamm (N)

Fallon - Gov. Chris Christie, Victoria Justice, Gary Clark Jr. (N)
Kimmel - Roseanne Barr, Demi Lovato (N)

The VMA's are tonight

I'm sure things will still be sporadic until my new computer arrives but it will be here before Fall premieres so don't :you worry!!  Here's what's up for tonight:

Tonight at 7:00 on MTV it's a special Catfish, at 7:30 on Travel it's the 1st season finale of America. The Beautiful.

Up at 8:00 on VH1 it's a special Basketball Wives LA, El Rey has a special The Director's Chair, MTV has the 2015 VMA Pre-Show, HBO has the mini-series finale of Show me a Hero, BET has the 8th season finale of Sunday Best and on NBC it's Sunday Night Football preseason.

On DIY at 9:00 it's the series premiere of Attic Gold, Spike has the 4th season finale of Bar Rescue, Discovery has Shark Weekend, MTV has the 2015 MTV VMA's, Lifetime has the original telefilm Stolen from the Suburbs and then on TLC it's the 7th season finale of Who do you Think you Are?

At 10:00 on Spike it's the 3rd season finale of Catch a Contractor, TNT has the series finale of Falling Skies, ID has the 12th season premiere of On the Case with Paula Zahn and TLC has the special Breaking the Silence.  At 10:01 on ABC it's the 1st season finale of Save my Life.

Public Morals premieres tonight!

Today on TLC at 8:00 it's a special Little People, Big World, ABCF has the series premiere of Monica the Medium, Bravo has part 2 of the Real Housewives of New York City reunion and on USA it's the 6th season finale of WWE Tough Enough.

Tonight at 9:00 on Bravo it's the 3rd season premiere of Below Deck, El Rey has the 2nd season premiere of From Dusk Till Dawn and on FYI it's the 1st season finale of The Seven Year Switch.

Up at 10:00 on Bravo it's the series premiere of My Fab 40th, TLC has the 2nd season premiere of Our Little Family, TNT has the series premiere of Public Morals, Cooking has the 2nd season premiere of Taco Trip and Comedy has the return of Tosh.0.  At 10:30 on Comedy it's the 1st season finale of Another Period.

Who's on who new, Wednesday, August 26

Wednesday's NEW talk show guests are...

Kelly and Michael - Ricky Martin, Kim Kardashian West, Rick Schwartz (N)

Kimmel - Miley Cyrus, Ali Wentworth, Andy Grammer (N)
Conan - Al Madrigal, Ashley Monroe (N)

Switched at Birth is back

Tonight at 7:30 on Nick it's the series premiere of Shimmer and Shine.  At 8:00 on ESPN it's a special Monday Night Football, Food has the series premiere of Rachael Ray's Kids Cook-Off and ABCF has the return of Switched at Birth.

On Lifetime at 9:00 it's the 3rd season finale of Devious Maids, and Disney XD has the special Star Wars: Droid Tales.  Up at 10:00 on VH1 it's the 4th season premiere of Black Ink Crew, Science has the 1st season finale of Dirty Great Machines, TNT has the 2nd season finale of Murder in the First and MTV has the 5th season summer finale of Teen Wolf.  At 10:30 on FYI it's a special Get Swank'd.

Who's on who new, Tuesday, August 25

Tuesday's NEW talk show guests are...

Kelly and Michael - Paul Rudd, Bill Hader, Ashley Benson (N)

Kimmel - Seth MacFarlane, Brian Grazer, Halsey (N)
Conan - Kristin Chenoweth, Jeb Corliss, Unknown Mortal Orchestra (N)

Who's on who new, Monday, August 24

Monday's NEW talk show guests are...

Kelly and Michael - Patrick Stweart, Katie Brown (N)

Kimmel - Bob Odenkirk, Patricia Clarkson, Tobias Jesso Jr.
Conan - Jeff Goldblum, Jerrod Carmichael, Marina Franklin (N)

Fall previews

Hey all, I'm so sad that fall TV is just around the corner...as much as I'm looking forward to some new shows I'm not looking forward to it getting cold.  Here's what the networks have in store for us in the coming season, enjoy!!!

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Fear the Walking Dead premieres tonight

Up at 8:00 on FOX it's NFL Preseason, Ovation has the 1st season finale of On the Record with Mick Rock and on AMC it's the 6th season preview special of Talking Dead.

On BET at 9:00 it's the McDonalds 365 Black Awards 2015, Travel has the 3rd season finale of Bikinis & Boardwalks, AMC has the series premiere of Fear the Walking Dead and on Food it's the 6th season premiere of The Great Food Truck Race.

At 10:00 on HBO it's the 1st season finale of Ballers, ID has the 3rd season finale of Deadline, AHC has the 2nd season finale of Gunslingers and on Cooking it's the series premiere of Holy & Hungry.  At 10:01 on ABC it's the special Katrina: 10 Years after the Storm with Robin Roberts and 10:30 on HBO it's the 1st season finale of The Brink and PBS has the 2nd season premiere of Vicious.

The 1st season finale of Epic Attractions is on Travel at 11:30 and then at 11:59 on Adult Swim it's the series finale of Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Lip Sync Battle season finale tonight...Empire style!

Tonight at 8:00 on ABC it's the 1st season finale of The Astronaut Wives Club and ESPN has Monday Night Football: Preseason.  On ID at 9:00, Nightmare Next Door moves to a new time slot and on CMT it's the 6th season premiere of Party Down South.

Up at 10:00 on History it's the 1st season finale of Alone, IFC has the series premiere of Documentary Now!, CMT has the series premiere of Gainesville, Spike has the 1st season finale of Lip Sync Battle, ID has the 2nd season premiere of Nowhere to Hide and on DA it's the 3rd season premiere of Unsealed.

Flipping Out season finale tonight

Tonight at 8:00 on ABCF it's the 2nd season summer premiere of Young & Hungry, TV One has the 2nd season finale of Unsung Hollywood.  At 8:30 on ABCF, Kevin From Work moves to a new time slot.

Up at 9:00 on A&E it's the 8th season finale of Duck Dynasty, Bravo has the 8th season finale of Flipping Out and on GSN it's the 2nd season finale of Skin Wars.  At 9:30 on NBC it's the 1st season finale of Mr. Robinson.

On FYI at 10:00, Cabin Truckers moves to a new time slot, TLC has the 1st season finale of I Am Jazz, Discovery has the 1st season finale of Land Rush, NBCSN has the time slot premiere of Mobsteel, GSN has the series premiere of Steampunk'd, History has the 1st season finale of The Woodsmen.  At 11:00 on DIY it's the series premiere of American Rehab.

The Real Housewives of New York City Reunion

Tonight at 8:53 on FYI it's a special Married at First Sight.  On Lifetime at 9:00 it's a special Dance Moms, Discovery has the 11th season finale of Deadliest Catch, TruTV has the 2nd season premiere of Hack My Life, Oxygen has the special Worst.Post.Ever, Bravo has part 1 of The Real Housewives of New York City and Cooking has the 1st season finale of Steak Out with Kix Brooks.

Up at 9:30 on TruTV it's the series premiere of Six Degrees of Everything then at 10:00 on TBS it's the 1st season finale of Clipped, Lifetime has a special Dance Moms, LMN has the 1st season finale of Escaping Polygamy, ID has the 5th season premiere of Homicide Hunter, TLC has a special My Giant Life, History has the series premiere of Outlaw Chronicles, TNT has the 1st season finale of Proof, BET has the 4th season premiere of Real Husbands of Hollywood and on E! it's the series premiere of WAGS.  On BET it's the 10th season premiere of Punk'd.

Gator Boys and more Gator Boys

Tonight at 8:00 on Travel it's the series premiere of 36 Hours, Food has the 1st season finale of Cake Wars, ABCF has the 3rd season summer finale of The Fosters and on Animal Planet it's a special Gator Boys. 

Up at 9:00 on Animal Planet it's another special Gator Boys, HBO has the special Tashi & the Monk and on Discovery it's the 2nd season finale of Vegas Rat Rods.

On Animal Planet at 10:00 it's yet another special Gator Boys, ID has the series premiere of Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen, Food has the 1st season finale of Southern Fried Road Trip, Bravo has a special WWHL and on DIY it's the 14th season finale of Yard Crashers.

True Detective wrap-up

Here's what I thought about the True Detective finale & this season as a whole:

Oh True Detective…there was so much unnecessary confusion this season & when the final episode ended & all of these things & people were shown I still had no idea what the point of any of it was.  I thought for sure that I would know what was going on this season because everyone spoke clear English but that wasn’t the case.  There were WAY too many characters, especially because so many of them were hardly on it but played major roles…well if they aren’t on enough I forget they exist because guess what?  I watch a zillion other TV shows & the story lines start to intersect...especially when the same actors are on multiple shows!

People were most often called by their last names but every once in a while they’d use the first name…well this is massively confusing because I was thinking that 1 person was 2 different people fairly often.  I had to keep IMDB open during the last 3 episodes just to look people up & see who they were but my biggest issue was that at the very end they showed Tony Chessani as the new Mayor but guess what?  I NEVER knew there was more than 1 Chessani to begin with…I often heard either “Tony Chessani” or just “Chessani” but nobody ever said “Austin Chessani” & that’s who was Mayor. 

All in all, there were WAY too many stories, WAY too many characters & WAY too much confusion every week.  If this series goes another round they really need to step back & think about it from a viewer’s perspective…we don’t want to be confused, we want to be able to follow the series & know who the key characters are & why they are key & be entertained.  I just kept picturing a team of writers in a room saying things like “yeah yeah, maybe we should do xyz” and throwing every good idea into the scripts & not worrying that the audience might not enjoy mass confusion.  Was the whole point of having the story line with Ray’s kid just to give him a distraction at the end?  Perhaps it was to show his soft side?  Or maybe just to prove that 2 normal sized brunette people could have a biological fat red headed kid!  And then what was the point of Ani having his kid at the end?  Oh, right, it was so Jordan could finally have that baby she wanted!

I feel like this season wasted a lot of my time (primarily because I watched most episodes twice) & I was confused more than I was entertained (even watching the episodes twice).  I also have to say that I was really disappointed that only the women survived & there was no relation to the first season at all until the very last minutes when we learned that Ani was telling the story to the reporter.  

I saw this article & it's probably the most awesome thing about this entire series that happened very early on & I completely forgot about it when it came to fruition...check it out!

Don't be Tardy is back tonight!

Tonight at 8:00 on Travel it's the 2nd season premiere of Big Time RV, FOX has the Teen Choice 2015, NBC has Ed Sheeran - Live at Wembley Stadium and on HBO it's parts 1 & 2 of Show Me a Hero.

Up at 9:00 on Food it's the 11th season finale of Food Network Star and AMC has the 1st season finale of Humans.  On Bravo at 10:00 it's the 4th season premiere of Don't be Tardy and at 10:30 it's the 2nd season premiere of Manzo'd with Children.

The Daily Show says farewell tonight

Tonight at 7:00 on Travel it’s the 1st season finale of Time Traveling with Brian Unger.  Up at 8:00 on Velocity it’s the 6th season finale of What’s My Car Worth.

On DFC at 9:00 it’s the series premiere of From Wags to Riches with Bill Berloni and Lifetime has the 14th season premiere of Project Runway.  On TLC at 9:30 it’s the 1st season finale of Brides Gone Styled and CW has the 1st season finale of Dates.

Up at 10:00 on A&E it’s the series premiere of Behind Bars: Rookie Year, DFC has the special Secrets of the Dog Park and on TLC it’s the special Bad Dates, 1 Soulmate.  At 10:30 on Lifetime, Living with the Enemy moves to a new time slot.

On Comedy at 11:00 it’s the series finale of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and on CMT it’s the 10th season premiere of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. 

Odd Mom Out season finale tonight

Tonight ABC moves Bachelor in Paradise to its new time slot at 8:00.  Up at 9:00 on Golf it’s the 1st season finale of Altered Course Montego Bay, ID has the 3rd season premiere of Deadly Devotion, Food has a special Diners, Drive-ins & Dives, HBO has the special Toe Tag Parole, Discovery has the 2nd season premiere of Vegas Rat Rods and on Disney XD it’s the 2nd season premiere of Wander Over Yonder.

On CW at 9:30 it’s the series premiere of Significant Mother and VH1 has the 5th season finale of T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle.  At 10:00 on AMC it’s the 1st season finale of The Making of the Mob and Bravo has the 1st season finale of Odd Mom Out.  At 10:30 on Food it’s the series premiere of Great American Food Finds and FYI has the 1st season finale of Home Factory.

The Halt and Catch Fire season finale is tonight

Tonight at 8:00 on ABC it's the 2nd season premiere of Bachelor In Paradise, PBS has the 3rd season finale of Last Tango in Halifax, Smith has the 1st season finale of My Million Dollar Invention, Ovation has the series premiere of On the Record with Mick Rock, Logo has the time slot premiere of Secret Guide to Fabulous and on CMT it's the 3rd season premiere of Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge.

Up at 9:00 on HMC it's the special Gourmet Detective, History has the 9th season premiere of Ice Road Truckers, Lifetime has the original telefilm Patient Killer, PBS has the 1st season finale of Poldark and on DIY it's the 4th season finale of Salvage Dawgs.

On AMC at 10:00 it's the 2nd season finale of Halt and Catch Fire and DA has the 1st season finale of Paranormal Survivor.

Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me? premieres tonight

Tonight at 8:00 on Lifetime it's the original telefilm The Perfect Girlfriend and at 10:00 on Showtime it's the special Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me?