Program Planner: July 6-12
Sunday’s Oklahoman, which includes TV Week, hits the newsstands in the Oklahoma City area on Saturday afternoon. And it arrives at the doorstep (or hopefully nearby) early Sunday morning.
But for those who can’t wait to begin planning the upcoming week around the best TV has to offer, here is a sneak peek at programs worth watching the week of July 6:
SUNDAY JULY 6
♦“Grill It! With Bobby Flay” (8 a.m. on Food Network): In this new series, guest grillers determine the food of the day, and chef Bobby Flay will have to whip up his own recipe on the fly.
♦“Hogan’s Heroes” (5 a.m. on TV Land): To promote the addition of this classic series to its weekday lineup, the network is airing a 10-hour marathon.
♦“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (8 a.m. on USA): Online voting determined the episode line-up for this 12-hour marathon.
♦“Million Dollar Password” (7 p.m. on CBS): Celebrity guest stars are Monique Coleman (“High School Musical”) and Damien Fahey (“TRL”).
♦“The Next Food Network Star: (9 p.m. on Food Network): Finalists create a healthy meal with the help of a Girl Scout, and then they present the meal on “The Rachael Ray Show.”
♦“Nick News With Linda Ellerbee” (8 p.m. on Nickelodeon): The new installment “Coming Home: When Parents Return From War” focuses on the sacrifices of children whose parents have been deployed.
♦“Xtreme Building” (9 p.m. on HGTV): Sneak peek of series that spotlights outrageous homes, such as a house made entirely of living trees. It premieres Thursday.
MONDAY JULY 7
♦“The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale” (8 p.m. on HBO): New documentary that follows the rise and fall of painter Chuck Connelly through six years of his life.
♦“The Bachelorette” (7 p.m. on ABC): In the two-hour fourth-season finale, DeAnna Pappas reveals which of the remaining bachelors she’s chosen.
♦“How’d That Get on My Plate?” (8:30 p.m. on Food Network): In this new fact-finding food adventure, host Sunny Anderson follows the journey of a single ingredient (such as eggs, garlic, honey or apples) from its raw state into a finished iconic product.
♦“The Replacements” (4 p.m. on Disney): Josh Duhamel (“Las Vegas”) guest stars as himself in the animated series.
♦“TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence” (7 p.m. on TCM): Film critic Elvis Mitchell hosts the new interview series in which celebrities reveal how classic film has influenced their lives. The premiere episode features director Sydney Pollack in one of his last interviews before succumbing to cancer at age 73.
♦“Today” (7 a.m. on NBC): Boy George performs live from Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.
TUESDAY JULY 8
♦“30 Days” (9:05 p.m. on FX): In the third-season finale, creator Morgan Spurlock spends a month on an Inian reservation with a Navajo family.
♦“AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty” (8 p.m. on USA): Without much warning, the network moved this special from June 25 to this week. The event was taped June 12 and recognizes Beatty’s contributions to the movie industry with tributes from his fellow stars and highlights from his career.
♦“Celebrity Family Feud” (7 p.m. on NBC): Competing for $50,000 for their charity are the casts from “My Name Is Earl,” “The Office” and “American Gladiators.”
♦“Hell’s Kitchen” (8 p.m. on Fox): Finalists Petrozza and Christina are one dinner service away from being crowned the season four winner, who will receive a senior chef position at Gordon Ramsay at The London West Hollywood restaurant.
♦“The Moment of Truth” (7 p.m. on Fox): Find out what deep dark secret someone will divulge for thousands of dollars on the show’s summer finale.
♦“Not Going Out” (7:40 p.m. on BBC America): Sally Bretton (“The Office”) joins British comedians Lee Mack and Tim Vine for the show’s second season.
♦“P.O.V.” (9:30 p.m. on OETA-13): Tommy Lee Jones (“No Country For Old Men”) narrates the new documentary ♦“The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez.” It tells the story of a U.S. citizen shot by U.S. Marines patrolling the Texas-Mexico border who thought he was a drug runner.
WEDNESDAY JULY 9
♦“Click & Clack’s as the Wrench Turns” (7 p.m. on OETA-13)(Pictured Above in PBS Photo): Inspired by public radio’s “Car Talk” show hosted by Tom and Ray Magliozzi, this 10-part car-toon follows the adventures of Click and Clack (the alter-egos of Tom and Ray). It is the first primetime animated series in PBS history.
♦“Criminal Minds” (8 p.m. on CBS): James van der Beek (“Dawson’s Creek”) guest stars as a troubled youn man who is the focus of the BAU’s investigation.
♦“Ghost Hunters International” (8 p.m. on SCI FI): First season resumes with seven new episodes.
♦“Koppel: The People’s Republic of Capitalism” (9 p.m. on Discovery): Ted Koppel hosts this four-part series on the changes convulsing China and how they will affect Americans for decades to come. Parts 2-4 air Thursday-Saturday.
♦“Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up” (9 p.m. on Starz): Returning for a third season is the comedy series that showcases the nation’s edgiest up-and-coming talent. Doug Williams (“The Bernie Mac Show”) is back as host.
♦“Scare Tactics” (9 p.m. on SCI FI): Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”) hosts the third season of the hidden camera show.
THURSDAY JULY 10
♦“Burn Notice” (9 p.m. on USA): As the second season of the drama series opens, disgraced spy Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) has a new mission that could help him solve the mystery surrounding his firing.
♦“Dragon’s Den” (8 p.m. on BBC America): New 12-episode competition series that gives would-be entrepreneurs a chance to pitch their ideas to five self-made millionaires who have the connections and the cash to make the ideas a reality.
♦“Greatest American Dog” (7 p.m. on CBS): Perry native Travis Brorsen and his dog, Presley, are among the 12 competitors in this new series. The canines and their owners will undergo a series of challenges with a $250,000 prize awaiting the winners.
♦“Soundstage” (10 p.m. on OETA-13): Musical group Bon Jovi performs songs from their new album ‘‘Lost Highway” on a set designed to look like an old roadhouse.
FRIDAY JULY 11
♦“Ashley Paige: Bikini or Bust” (9 p.m. on TLC): The new series follows the famed bikini designer as she tries to create a company and wow the design world.
♦“Flashpoint” (9 p.m. on CBS): Amy Jo Johnson (“Felicity”) and Enrico Colantoni (“Veronica Mars”) star in this new drama series inspired by the Toronto police’s Emergency Task Force. It’s a unit that rescues hostages, busts gangs and defuses bombs.
♦“Monk” (5 a.m. on USA): This 17-hour marathon leads up to the show’s season premiere July 18.
♦“Stargate Atlantis” (9 p.m. on SCI FI): Robert Picardo (“Star Trek: Voyager”) joins the cast for the show’s fifth season. He plays International Oversight Committee rep Richard Woolsey and assumes command of the Atlantis expedition.
♦“Today” (7 a.m. on NBC): Rascal Flatts, featuring guitarist Joe Don Rooney of Picher, performs live from Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.
SATURDAY JULY 12
♦“Every Second Counts” (8 p.m. on Hallmark): Stephen Collins (‘‘7th Heaven”) stars as a retired rodeo rider with championship dreams for his teenage daughter (Magda Apanowicz, “Kyle XY”), who wants to become a veterinarian.
♦“Secret Lives of Second Wives” (8 p.m. on Lifetime): Andrea Roth (“Rescue Me”) plays a woman who finds that marriage the second time around is far from idyllic when the ex-wife and her children return to manipulate her husband.
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I watched the first episode tonight of “The Greatest American Dog” and I actually enjoyed the show. I am a dog lover so this type of show would appeal to me. Love Ron and his dog tillman who likes to ride on a skateboard.