TV-Reviewed

Welcome to TV-Reviewed’s Boob Tube Alert, our feature which highlights the evening’s television shows. With our lives becoming all the more busy and the number of television channels ever increasing, it can be difficult to find something good on the old boob tube (television). So let us help you find something worth your time. We include new episodes, repeats, movies, and sports. Everything is organized by timeslot.

SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2008

60 Minutes — 7:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Scott Pelley reports on the genocide in Darfur; Lesley Stahl reports on the machine John Kanzius made to destroy cancer cells; Bob Simon reports on Venezuela’s incredible orchestras.

Racing Stripes — 7:00pm ET/PT on Cartoon Network. Heartwarming but predictable kids movie about a zebra (voice of Frankie Muniz) that yearns to be a thoroughbred when it is adopted by a Kentucky farm girl (Hayden Panettiere). Bruce Greenwood, Hayden Panettiere, M. Emmet Walsh, Wendie Malick.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — 7:00pm ET/PT on ABC Family. A poor boy and four bratty kids win a magical mystery tour of a candy factory owned by an eccentric chocolatier. A wonderfully whimsical, visually inventive fantasy directed by Tim Burton. Based on the Roald Dahl tale, the film is a remake of 1971’s “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.” Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, and Noah Taylor.

Big Brother 10: — 8:00pm ET/PT on CBS.

Food Network Challenge: “Cirque De Soleil Cakes” — 8:00pm ET/PT on Food Network. Four top pastry chefs square off in a competition to see who best captures the spirit of the Cirque Du Soleil La Nouba performance. The winner takes home $10,000 and a gold medal.

High School Musical: Get in the Picture: “East Coast Auditions” — 8:00pm ET/PT on ABC. Series Premiere — On-the-spot auditions are held by faculty members Tiana Brown, Montre Burton and Rob Adler on the East Coast; the Walt Disney Resort in Florida hosts a monumental open call audition with only the best performers advancing onto the semifinals.

MLB Baseball — 8:00pm ET/PT on ESPN.

America’s Got Talent — 8:00pm ET/PT on NBC. Repeat.

The Simpsons: “Mona Leaves-a” — 8:00pm ET/PT on Fox. Repeat — When Homer’s mother Mona (guest voice Glenn Close) unexpectedly passes away, Homer is filled with guilt for not telling her how much he loved her before she died. To make it up to her, Homer decides to fulfill her final wishes by throwing her ashes over Lake Wastershare at Springfield Monument Park.

Ocean’s Eleven — 8:00pm ET/PT on TBS. An ex-con gathers together a group of professional thieves to rob three Las Vegas casinos in order to redeem himself with his ex-wife. George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Brad Pitt, and Julia Roberts.

Titanic — 8:00pm ET/PT on TNT. The story of a vagabond who falls in love with a beautiful rich girl aboard an ill-fated ship is told as an explorer examines his latest find, the Titanic, and discovers a safe, containing not the diamond it should, but a drawing of that girl. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher.

Batman Begins — 8:00pm ET/PT on FX. A billionaire, haunted by the death of his parents and spurred on by the thirst for vengeance, decides to rid his beloved Gotham City of crime and corruption and with the aid of cutting-edge technology he adopts the alternate persona “Batman.” Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, and Gary Oldman.

Christian Bale as Batman

Termination Point — 8:00pm ET/PT on SciFi Channel. The government shuts down a time travel experiment, largely because it has been deemed too dangerous to continue, but the lead scientist tries to keep the project going by running away with the technology and soon disappears into thin air. Jason Priestley, Lou Diamond Phillips, Garwin Sanford, Gary Hudson, and Stefanie von Pfetten.

King of the Hill: “Pour Some Sugar on Kahn” — 8:30pm ET/PT on Fox. Repeat — Kahn’s father-in-law, General Gum, visits the Souphanousinphone family. The General gives Kahn a hard time and makes him feel like a failure. Hank and the gang feel for Kahn, which never happens and take him under their wing. Peggy and Bobby know that Kahn is just showing his emotional side while the General is in town and as soon as Arlen is without the General, Kahn will show his true colors.

Ice Road Truckers: “Man Down” — 9:00pm ET/PT on History Channel. It’s a new season and a new set of challenges for the ice road truckers–the drivers of the tundra who carry vital equipment to remote outposts located hundreds of miles north of the Arctic Circle during two months of every year before the road disappears. The truckers will venture to a new road–one that is actually located inside the Arctic Circle. The road is comprised of frozen river over ice, and even includes a 120-mile stretch over open ocean. Over the course of the season, we’ll examine the history of the region, the building of the ice road (which includes an ice bridge), and will follow road maintenance crews as they struggle to keep the road safe and operable in sub zero temperatures. It is a race against the elements, against time, and against each other.

Generation Kill: “The Cradle of Civilization” — 9:00pm ET/PT on HBO. Along with the rest of First Marine Division, Bravo busts north towards Nasiriyah, where their sister company Alpha gets its first taste of combat in a skirmish with Iraqi forces at a bridge outside the city. Prompted by an anxious Major General Mattis, Ferrando orders Bravo to cross the Euphrates the next night, but they end up entering Nasiriyah by day, driving through the city with minimal gunfire, save for an AK-47 assault by Platoon 3 leader “Captain America” McGraw on an empty car. Heading north to Mesopotamia – the “Cradle of Civilization” – Bravo continues to lag behind other companies, partly because of a wrong turn ordered by its commander, Cpt. “Encino Man” Schwetje, who blames it on Colbert.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent: “Vanishing Act” — 9:00pm ET/PT on USA Network. When celebrity illusionist Miles Stone disappears from his own stunt, Goren and Eames must explore the exclusive and very secretive world of magic and magicians in order to unravel the mystery.

Dateline — 9:00pm ET/PT on NBC.

2008 Espys — 9:00pm ET/PT on ESPN.

Cold Case: “Wunderkind” — 9:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — The team re-opens the 1992 case of a 14-year-old inner-city math genius who was shot after his 16-year-old half-brother started using him for the illegal benefit of a local gang

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: “Ray-Smith Family” — 9:00pm ET/PT on ABC. Repeat — Ty helps a loving family battling Autism renovate the decrepit and haunted home that has been in their family for over 100 years.

Iron Chef America: “Flay vs. Hamilton” — 9:00pm ET/PT on Food Network. Repeat — Local NYC Chef Gabrielle Hamilton brings her down home style to Kitchen Stadium to take on Iron Chef Bobby Flay.
Will Chef Hamilton’s natural approach to food impress the judges enough for a win, or will she leave Kitchen Stadium with the bitter taste of defeat?! Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!

Family Guy: “The Former Life of Brian” — 9:00pm ET/PT on Fox. Repeat — When Brian is afraid that he has lost his chance at love, he goes in search of a former flame Tracy (Harvey Fierstein) only to discover he is the father of her unruly son, Dylan. After Brian’s surprise visit, Tracy drops Dylan off at the Griffin’s so Brian can raise him. Subsequently, his new little angel begins terrorizing the Griffin household and Brian’s self-important attitude toward parenting infuriates Peter and Lois.

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen — 9:00pm ET/PT on Disney. After moving from New York City to suburban New Jersey, a teen (Lindsay Lohan) tries to regain her popularity by nabbing the lead in the school play. Lindsay Lohan, Adam Garcia, Glenne Headly, Alison Pill, and Eli Marienthal.

American Dad: “Meter Made” — 9:30pm ET/PT on Fox. Repeat — In order to be taken more seriously and to be a “somebody,” Stan becomes a meter maid who seems to have all of the power. Now he’s getting the best tables at restaurants (threatening to ticket and tow), pocketing quarters from meters and impressing Francine with his prowess. But, when Turlington (Whitaker) from Parking Internal Affairs pays him a visit, Stan realizes crime and this lifestyle don’t pay. Meanwhile, Hayley poses nude for a college art class and is surprised to see Roger there.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — 9:30pm ET/PT on ABC Family. A poor boy and four bratty kids win a magical mystery tour of a candy factory owned by an eccentric chocolatier. A wonderfully whimsical, visually inventive fantasy directed by Tim Burton. Based on the Roald Dahl tale, the film is a remake of 1971’s “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.” Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, and Noah Taylor.

In Plain Sight: “Don of the Dead” — 10:00pm ET/PT on USA Network. Mary’s witness seems to have died in a car accident but she’s not sure it wasn’t related to his past life.

The Factory: “The Drug Test” — 10:00pm ET/PT on SpikeTV.

Desperate Housewives: “Something’s Coming” — 10:00pm ET/PT on ABC. Repeat — In the most elaborate episode ever produced in the history of the series, the residents of Wisteria Lane are forced into basements, cellars and safe rooms to weather a tornado that destroys homes and lives forever.

Flashpoint: “First In Line” — 10:00pm ET/PT on CBS. Repeat — After a desperate father puts his own life on the line to save his daughter’s life, Sgt. Parker is forced to confront his feelings about his own child as a last ditch effort to save the heart that is about to be transplanted into another patient.

Ocean’s Eleven — 10:10pm ET/PT on TBS. An ex-con gathers together a group of professional thieves to rob three Las Vegas casinos in order to redeem himself with his ex-wife. George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Brad Pitt, and Julia Roberts.