I Love Money
Sunday, 7/6 at 9pm on VH1
If you’re a big fan of VH1 reality shows, this new series will quickly become your dream come true. America's favorite contestants from "Rock of Love," "I Love New York" and "Flavor of Love" will compete against each other for a chance to win a $250,000 grand prize. Bret cast-offs including Heather, Brandi and Destiney; New York’s dismissed bachelors Mr. Boston, Chance and Midget Mac, and Flavor Flav’s dumped gals Hoopz, Pumkin, and Nibblz have all signed on. And if we know these contestants, they’ll do WHATEVER it takes to win. Stand-up comic Craig J. Jackson will host.
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Greatest American Dog
Thursday, 7/10 at 8pm ET on CBS
Animal lovers won’t want to miss this new reality competition where 12 amazing dogs (along with their owners) compete against each other for the title of “Greatest American Dog” and a $250,000 grand prize. Hosted by zoologist and pet expert Jarod Miller, the show will feature pooches of all types from show dogs to average mutts trained at home who, along with their owners, will live together and compete in games and challenges that will put the owners’ abilities to train their dogs to the test every week.
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Flashpoint
Friday, 7/11 at 10pm ET on CBS
This adrenaline-fueled new series takes an emotional inside look inside the lives of a group of cops inspired by the real-life Toronto's Emergency Task Force who risk their lives nearly every day on the job. Whether rescuing hostages, busting up gangs, defusing bombs, or scaling buildings to talk down suicidal teens, the team must use their training in negotiating, profiling and getting inside a suspect's head to diffuse the situation ... and hopefully save lives.
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Generation Kill
Sunday, 7/13 at 9pm on HBO
From the team behind the critically-acclaimed HBO series "The Wire," this seven-part miniseries tells the intimate tale of the young Marines whose unit participates in the first wave of the American military assault on Baghdad. The drama, based on the nonfiction book by Evan Wright follows the men as they deal with life-threatening attacks, culture shock and camaraderie.
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From G's to Gents
Tuesday, 7/15 at 10pm on MTV
Call it a VERY modern version of “My Fair Lady.” “From G’s to Gents,” produced by Jamie Foxx, moves 14 unbelievably unpolished men into a posh mansion together where they’re given social makeovers, learning style, etiquette, manners, grammar, and even that famous game of snobs, croquet! Hip-hop artist and fashion designer Fonzworth Bentley doesn’t just serve as host, but also adviser to the soon-to-be gentlemen throughout the season. Each week one of the guys will be eliminated as the remaining men try to become the ultimate gent ... and win $100,000.
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The Cleaner
Tuesday, 7/15 at 10pm on A&E
If you’ve ever watched an episode of “Intervention,” then you’ve seen the way addiction infects and then annihilates a person and all of the people who love them. Benjamin Bratt stars in a new scripted series on A&E based on the real life of an "extreme interventionist" who, after taking on his own personal drug demons, dedicates his life to helping others get clean by any means necessary.
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Family Foreman
Monday, 7/16 at 8pm on TV Land
Remember George Foreman, the heavyweight boxing champ who reinvented himself as a successful businessman and pitchman for that nifty little appliance, the George Foreman grill? Well this new series gives viewers the chance to catch up with good old George — and a rare glimpse into his home life. He’s now a minister and father to ten children, five of whom are also named George Edward Foreman. Now that’s GOT to be confusing.
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The Gong Show with Dave Attell
Thursday, 7/17 at 9pm on Comedy Central
Comedian Dave Attel hosts this remake of “The Gong Show,” which features amateurs performing a wide array of off-beat talents in front of a panel of three celebrity judges. The judges can halt the performers at anytime by using that infamous 'gong.' The new version will keep the basic premise of the classic NBC series, which was hosted by Chuck Barris and started its run in1976. Each show will give approximately 10 acts the chance to take the stage, while a revolving panel of three celebrity judges will weigh in on them. Acts that are impressive will earn high scores from the judges and bad acts will get ... the dreaded gong!
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High School Musical: Get in the Picture
Sunday, 7/20 at 8pm ET on ABC
While most high schoolers will be working minimum wage jobs or getting dragged along on family vacations this summer, one talented teen will end the summer with the surreal opportunity of a lifetime: a role in Disney’s “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.” Hosted by Nick Lachey, this new reality competition series follows young contestants as they participate in a summer music program to hone their singing, dancing, and acting skills, all while competing for a shot at becoming a part of “High School Musical” history.
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Wanna Bet?
Monday, 7/21 at 9pm ET on ABC
British comedy sensations Ant and Dec host this new series which gives four celebrities the chance to earn big money for charity by betting on the success or failure of some of the wildest stunts, tricks and mental challenges that average Americans can dream up as well as successfully perform in front of a live studio audience. Celebs slated to try their hand at the game include Drew Lachey, Sherri Shepherd, Bill Engvall and Scott Hamilton.
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The American Mall
Monday, 8/11 at 9pm on MTV
From the producers of the phenomenally successful "High School Musical" franchise, comes "The American Mall," a musical TV movie that focuses events occurring in a local mall. The story focuses on a young singer-songwriter battling to save her mother's music store and trying to win the affections of a musically gifted janitor. Her task won't be easy as a mean, rich girl who is the mall heiress plans to shut down the music store and steal the janitor boyfriend. Think "High School Musical" for an audience that's a tad bit older. Will MTV's "American Mall" be the next big thing for teens?
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I Survived A Japanese Game Show
Tuesdays at 9pm ET on ABC
This combination reality show/game show gives viewers a behind-the-scenes at what happens when ten Americans from different backgrounds travel to Japan to compete on a -- you guessed -- Japanese game show. Those contestants who best adapt to the Japanese culture and crazy challenges in the wild world of Japanese television will be named the winners and garner big prizes they can take back to the good old U.S.A.
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Hopkins
Thursdays at 10pm ET on ABC
If you love "Grey's Anatomy," "House" or "ER" you won't want to miss ABC's riveting documentary series "Hopkins 24/7" which returns for a six-part second season. After getting four months worth of footage inside Johns Hopkins University Medical Center in Baltimore, the series gives viewers a first-hand look at the day-to-day hardships and heroism inside the legendary hospital. The show introduces patients in the throes of medical crises and the young doctors forced to make life and death decisions on the fly while struggling to keep their personal relationships from unraveling.
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Dance Machine
Fridays at 8pm ET on ABC
This dance competition show features contestants from all — and we mean ALL — walks of life, facing off against each other as unlikely competitors. Each episode features six real people competing in a series of one-on-one dance-offs to the most popular songs of all time. You might root for a 70-year-old grandmother one night and a 25-year-old gravedigger another. But which hoofer has what it takes to win? Throughout the course of each episode contestants will be eliminated by voters in the studio audience, leaving just two finalists left to challenge each other for the honor of being crowned that night's "Dance Machine" and the chance to take home the $100,000 cash prize.
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Factory
Sundays at 10pm on Spike
This new comedy takes a painfully funny look at the day-to-day lives of four disinterested small town factory workers as they spend their time fraternizing instead of doing their dreadfully drab work. "Strangers with Candy" co-creator Mitch Rouse writes, directs, and stars in the series.
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The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Tuesdays at 8pm on ABC Family
This new drama from the creator of the long-running teen hit "7th Heaven,” focuses on the relationships between families and friends as they deal with an unexpected teen pregnancy. Ironically, ‘80s teen actress Molly Ringwald is all grown up and plays the mother of a teenage girl in the series.
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