Summer series, week 3
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- June
- 15
Back for week 3? We’ve already looked at the new shows in the first and second weeks of the summer season. 
The summer season continues rolling out new shows this week, starting tomorrow, and we bring you a look at what’s new and when it’s on, for the week of June 15, again, thanks to USAToday.com, though any comments not in quotes are mine:
Monday
The Middleman, 8 p.m., ABC Family. This has some promise, I believe. In part because it’s on ABC Family, home of Kyle XY, in part because it’s based on a series of comic books and this is the official show description:
Wendy Watson (Natalie Morales) thought mindless temp jobs were tough. Then she bravely faced a creature way beyond the bounds of her reality, and in so doing, impressed the straight-laced hero known as the Middleman (Matt Keeslar). Hello, new career! Now she’s balancing her art, her friends, and saving the planet while battling alien evils for the world’s most ludicrously secret organization. “The Middleman”—fighting evil so you don’t have to.
Intervention, 9 p.m., A&E. In its fifth season, this is a documentary series, not a “reality” series, though it’s far more “real” than anything else I’ve ever seen. I had no desire to see it, by my husband was (pardon the pun) completely addicted and I got sucked into watching it with him once. Incredibly compelling. And my husband says he loves it because it makes him realize, on those rough days, how bad life can actually be.
What’s it about? Addicts are finally called on the carpet by their loved ones. Think of that scene in The Sopranos when they have an intervention for Chris-ta-fuh. Except the people aren’t as attractive, funny or menacing. Just real. And sad. And totally effed up.
Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal, 10 p.m., A&E. I’ve seen some commercials for this; why do I feel as if a bunch of children are being horribly taken advantage of and their parents are gonna make money out of it? Not that I’m cynical or anything.
Weeds, 10 p.m., Showtime. Don’t have Showtime, but I’ve really heard good things about this. One day I’ll rent the DVDs. Mary-Louise Parker stars as a pot dealer/suburban mom.
Secret Diary of a Call Girl, 10:30 p.m., Showtime. If this were on a broadcast network, I’d say y’all should head for the hills. But it’s not, and it’s based on a British comedy and stars Billie Piper, late of Doctor Who. Oh, and it’s based on a real call girl’s real diary.
Tuesday
America’s Got Talent, 9 p.m. NBC. Really? This is still on? And Jerry Springer’s still host? And Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and David Hasselhoff are the judges? Who’s watching this?
Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood, 10 p.m., Oxygen. So now that they’ve had a rugrat, they leave the countryside and come back to … Los Angeles? Oh, that’s good parenting. And this is season 3!
Wednesday
Black Gold, 10 p.m., truTV. From the people who brought you Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers, it’s West Texas oil drillers. And Matthew McConaughey’s brother, Rooster.
Thursday
Newlywed, Nearly Dead?, 9 p.m., Fine Living. First off, have you ever heard of this network? Second, this sounds like a supremely bad idea: “Couples who drive each other crazy videotape each other’s annoying habits, then head to Canadian marriage expert Gary Direnfeld.”
Penn & Teller: Bulls—-, 10 p.m., Showtime. This actually might not be crap. Our favorite comedian magicians debunk “common misconceptions on hot-button topics.”
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