"Mad Men" Season Premiere, Return of Shark Week and More TiVoWorthy TV for the Week of 7/27

SATURDAY JULY 26Dynasty CBScomSeasons 1 and 2 of this classic soap opera are now available online The series amp8211 a popculture phenomenon in the 1980s is set in Denver and portrays the wealthy glamorous excessive and troubled lives of the Carrington family John Forsythe and Linda Evans star Joan Collins amp8211 as the unforgettable Alexis Carrington bursts in at the beginning of Season 2EliteXC Saturday Night Fights LawlerSmith CBS 9 pm ETLive from the Stockton Arena in California the fourfight event will feature the highly anticipated rematch between quotRuthlessquot Robbie Lawler and Scott quotHands of Steelquot Smith for the EliteXC Middleweight TitleTrading Spaces TLC 9 pm ETPaige Davis reminisces about a classic episode of Trading Spaces the quotBrown Roomquot Laurie decorates a living room brownamp160despite the fact that the homeowner said sheamp160hatedamp160the color brown Edward paints a home office ceiling purpleamp160amp160SUNDAY JULY 27MythBusters Shark Special Discovery Channel 9 pm ETShark Week kicks off with this special edition of MythBusters The guys investigate a number of myths including Are sharks repelled by magnets Do dogs attract sharks Do the vibrations of a flapping fish attract sharks Does chili powder repel sharks Hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman build a 16footlong robot sharkMad Men AMC 10 pm ETSeason Premiere Fans of Mad Men amp8211 which recently received 16 Emmy nominations the most ever for a basic cable series can brush up on Season 1 with a 12minute recap at AMCTVcom before they settle in and watch tonightamp8217s Season 2 premiere At the close of last season Don remained successful in concealing his true identity despite Peteamp8217s plan to expose him Donamp8217s estranged brother committed suicide presumably as a result of Donamp8217s refusal to accept him into his life Betty had gotten wise to Donamp8217s infidelity and Peggy had been promoted to junior copywriter and secretly gave birth to a child she didnamp8217t even know she was having Fourteen months have passed as Season 2 opens The staff of Sterling Cooper is unsure of the approach it should take on an airline account the office is buzzing over the recent arrival of a copy machine and Joan canamp8217t decide where to put it Herman amp8220Duckamp8221 Phillips who was hired as Head of Accounts butts head with Don and Betty bumps into an old roommate whose life has taken a very different direction from her own Watch for the historic footage of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedyamp8217s tour of the White House which was telecast live on February 14 1962 Jon Hamm January Jones John Slattery Christina Hendricks and Elisabeth Moss starFood Detectives Food Network 11 pm ETSeries Premiere Youamp8217ll never look at food the same way again Ted Allen Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and a team of food detectives investigate the validity of many commonly held beliefs about food In the premiere episode we find out if the 5Second Rule really holds true how to stop that burning sensation in your mouth after eating spicy food and whether or not that box of baking soda in your fridge actually does anythingamp160MONDAY JULY 28The Closer TNT 9 pm ETBrenda investigates the uncertain suicide of a highschool girl who alleged that she was raped by the son of Sheriff Department commander Mark Yates played by Daniel Baldwin To her horror Brendaamp8217s investigation reveals a brutal sexual game taking place at a local private school Kyra Sedgwick starsSaving Grace TNT 10 pm ETGrace and Ham are fooling around in a bathroom stall at Louieamp8217s the local cop hangout when Ed Ligardi the squadamp8217s evidence supervisor turns up dead just a few feet away Later the prime suspect makes a very strange confession Also Grace and Leon Cooley begin having simultaneous dreams about one another Holly Hunter starsThe Recruiter HBO 9 pm ETPremiere Hereamp8217s a look at the life of US Army Sgt Clay Usie a married father of two and one of the militaryamp8217s most successful recruiters The film follows Usie and four of his high school recruits as they endure basic training and potential deployment in IraqSurviving Sharks Discovery Channel 9 pm ETPremiere Shark Week continues as Survivormanamp8217s Les Stroud shows you how to survive a shark attack If youamp8217re planning a visit to the beach this summer you might want to check this outDay of the Shark Discovery Channel 10 pm ETPremiere This special investigates six shark attacks that have taken place at different times of the day and night to determine which time of day a shark attack is most likelyamp160TUESDAY JULY 29Celebrity Family Feud NBC 8 pm ETIn game one Corbin Bernsen and Margaret Cho face off against each other with the help of their families In game two the Teutul family from American Chopper competes against Christopher Knight The Brady Bunch My Fair Brady and Adrianne Curryamp8217s Americaamp8217s Next Top Model My Fair Brady family The winning families from each respective game will compete in the final round One team will earn the chance to compete in the amp8220fast moneyamp8221 round with a chance to win up to 50000 for their chosen charity Hosted by Today show cohost Al RokerDirty Jobs Shark Special Discovery Channel 9 pm ETMike Rowe searches for the elusive Greenland shark at the edge of the Arctic Circle Scientists hope that by learning more about this cold water shark they can better understand the environmental changes affecting the ArcticHow Not to Become Shark Bait Discovery Channel 10 pm ETA team comprised of an escapologist an adrenaline junkie and a marine biologist test theories about what attracts sharks Viewers can gain practical knowledge on how to stay safe in the oceanamp160WEDNESDAY JULY 30The Baby Borrowers NBC 9 pm ETSeason Finale The teen couples have already endured threeday parenting stints of infants toddlers preteens and teens They must now face their final challenge of taking care of senior citizens The couples then reflect on what theyamp8217ve learned from their experiences The season closes with an update on where each of the couples are nowProject Runway Bravo 9 pm ETThe designers use the city as their muse Sandra Bernhard is the guest judgeLewis Black Root of all Evil Comedy Central 1030 pm ETSeason Premiere Patton Oswalt and Andrew Daly prosecute in the case of Ultimate Fighting vs Bloggers Lewis Black will give his official verdict on which one is more evilamp160THURSDAY JULY 31The Real Housewives of Atlanta Sneak Preview Bravo 12 am ETSeries Premiere Building on the popularity of The Real Housewives of Orange County and The Real Housewives of New York City Bravo heads south to document The Real Housewives of Atlanta This seven episode series will follow five women from the upper circles of Atlanta including two single working mothers an NBA wife and an NFL wifeLast Comic Standing NBC 8 pm ETThe top five finalists chosen by viewers are revealed Three comics will be sent home leaving two to compete in next weekamp8217s finale Bill Bellamy hostsMysteries of the Shark Coast Discovery Channel 9 pm ETPremiere This twohour special searches for the reasons why sharks are disappearing from Australiaamp8217s northeastern coast the home of more shark species than anywhere else in the worldamp160FRIDAY AUGUST 1Carpet Bros hulucomThis hilarious and quirky Web series centers around three brothers as they struggle to keep their recently deceased fatheramp8217s discount carpet store afloat despite massive debt and the threat of a takeover David Spade and Tim Meadows starMonk USA Network 9 pm ETMonk must solve a suicide case while he is nervously trapped on a submerged Navy submarine Tony Shalhoub stars Casper Van Dien and William Atherton guest starPsych USA Network 10 pm ETShawn suspects that someone is trying to kill a daredevil after witnessing one of his stunts at a fair James Roday and Dule Hill star

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