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• The news channels, some PBS channels, and CSPAN have coverage of the Republican National Convention all night. The networks join in at 10.
• At 7, USA has coverage of The U.S. Open.
• At 8, NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent.
• The CW has the series premiere of 90210 at 8.
• ABC Family has The Secret Life of an American Teenager at 8, then a new Greek.
• ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker starting at 8.
• At 8:40, BBC America has a new Gavin & Stacey.
• At 9, ABC has a new Wanna Bet?
• CBS has a new Big Brother at 9.
• There's a new Food Detectives on Food Network at 9.
• At 10, FX has the season premiere of The Shield.
• A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner at 10.
• E! has a new Pam on the Loose at 10.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has the season premiere of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• The news channels have the Democratic National Convention all night, with the main networks joining at 10.
• At 7, USA has more coverage of The U.S. Open.
• At 8, CBS has a new Greatest American Dog.
• NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent at 8.
• Bravo has a new Project Runway at 9, then a new Shear Genius.
• Discovery Channel has a new NextWorld at 8, followed by a new Mythbusters.
• At 9, Sundance Channel has a new Architecture School.
• At 9:30, A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter, then two new episodes of Criss Angel Mindfreak.
• At 10, Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Lewis Black's Root of All Evil.
• Also at 10:30: E! has a new Sunset Tan.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• The networks have more coverage of the Democratic National Convention at 10 (the cable nets have all-night coverage).
• At 7, USA has more of The U.S. Open.
• At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by a new Wanna Bet?
• NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent at 8.
• ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, then the season premiere of Greek.
• ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
• TCM has Touch of Evil at 8, followed by Psycho.
• At 8:40, BBC America has the premiere of Gavin & Stacey.
• At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• TBS has the special World's Funniest Commercials 2008 at 9.
• Also at 9: Sci-Fi has a new Eureka, followed by a new ECW.
• At 10, FX has the minisode finale of Rescue Me.
• A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner at 10.
• Lifetime has a new How To Look Good Naked at 10.
• History Channel has a new Evolve at 10.
• There's a new Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on HBO at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, FOX has the season finale of So You Think You Can Dance.
• CBS has a new Big Brother at 8.
• NBC has a new Last Comic Standing at 8, then a new America's Got Talent.
• Discovery Channel has two new episodes of Some Assembly Required at 8.
• G4 has a new X-Play at 8.
• Starting at 8:30, HGTV has new episodes of Myles of Style, Rate My Space, Extreme Living, and House Hunters.
• At 9, TBS has two new episodes of The Bill Engvall Show, followed by a new My Boys.
• ESPN2 has Little League Baseball at 9.
• At 10, CBS has a new Flashpoint.
• USA has a new Burn Notice at 10.
• Comedy Central has a new Gong Show at 10, followed by a new Reality Bites Back.
• There's a new Ace of Cakes on Food Network at 10.
• History Channel has a new episode of The Works at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has a new Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by the two hour season finale of I Survived A Japanese Game Show.
• ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, then the new movie Picture This!
• ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
• At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• NBC has a new America's Got Talent at 9.
• Sci-Fi has a new Eureka at 9, then a new ECW.
• Food Network has a new Food Detectives at 9, followed by a new Road Tasted with The Neelys.
• At 9:30, HGTV has a new episode of The Stagers.
• At 10, A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner.
• FX has another new Rescue Me minisode at 10.
• There's a new How To Look Good Naked on Lifetime at 10.
• Discovery has a new Smash Lab at 10.
• At 11, Bravo has the season premiere of Million Dollar Listing.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.

Anyone else sick of the summer? These are, as the cliche goes, the dog days. I'm sick of seeing America's Got Talent in the top slot, all of the CBS cop shows (repeats, no less), and reality/game shows. Flashpoint got in the top 20 again on its new Thursday night at 10pm slot.

1. America's Got Talent (NBC)
2. Wipeout (ABC)
3. Two and a Half Men (CBS)

• At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by new episodes of I Survived A Japanese Game Show and Primetime.
• NBC has a new Celebrity Family Feud at 8, then a new America's Got Talent.
• ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
• At 8:30, Food Network has a new Good Eats.
• At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• Sci-Fi has the season premiere of Eureka at 9, then a new ECW.
  
• PBS has a new Wide Angle at 9.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9 (part of Shark Week).
• At 9:30, Food Network has a new Road Tasted with the Neelys.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new How To Look Good Naked.
• FX has another Rescue Me webisode at 10.
• A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has a new Flipping Out.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.

What, no America's Got Talent in the top spot or Wipeout in the #2 spot this week? Nope, thanks to FOX's All-Star Game. Wipeout fell all the way to #7, beaten by repeats of Criminal Minds and CSI.

CBS' Flashpoint came in at #18, which explains why they moved Swingtown to Fridays at 10 and put Flashpoint on Thursdays at 10.

1. MLB All-Star Game (FOX)
2. America's Got Talent (NBC)
3. MLB All-Star Pre-Game Show (FOX)

• At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by new episodes of I Survived A Japanese Game Show and Primetime: Family Secrets.
• NBC has a new Celebrity Family Feud at 8, then a new America's Got Talent.
• ABC Family has a new Secret Life on an American Teenager at 8.
• ESPN has the premiere of the 2008 World Series of Poker at 8, followed by another new episode.
• At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• There's a new Wide Angle on PBS at 9.
• Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 9, followed by Deadliest Catch: Behind the Scenes.
• Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 9, then a new Road Tested with the Neelys.
• At 10, A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner.
• FX has a new Rescue Me minisode at 10.
• History Channel has a new Mega Disasters at 10.
• Also at 10: HBO has a new Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.
• At 11, SoapNet has the season premiere of General Hospital: Night Shift.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.

Doing the ratings during the summer is rather boring. America's Got Talent and Wipeout are on top again, and the rest of it is the usual mix of other reality shows and game shows and the CBS lineup of crime crime crime, which even gets big ratings when they're repeated, for some reason. Even the newest crime drama Flashpoint grabbed the #15 slot with its premiere, and it's on Friday nights.

1. America's Got Talent (NBC)
2. Wipeout (ABC)

• Did you know that Fine Living has new episodes of Emeril Live every night at 7?
• At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by new episodes of I Survived A Japanese Game Show and Primetime: The Outsiders.
• FOX has a new Moment of Truth (I thought the summer finale already happened?) at 8, then the season finale of Hell's Kitchen.
• NBC has new episodes of Celebrity Family Feud and America's Got Talent.
• At 9, Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch, then a new After The Catch.
• At 10, FX has a new Rescue Me minisode, followed by the season finale of 30 Days.
• Bravo has a new Flipping Out at 10.
• Lifetime Movie Network has the movie Nightmare at the End of the Hall at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Here are the weekly ratings, by number of viewers.

Yes, NBC had four shows in the top 20 this week, but it took the summer and reality and/or reality game shows to get there, including America's Got Talent, The Baby Borrowers, and Celebrity Family Feud. ABC's new game shows, Wipeout and I Survived A Japanese Game Show, both made the top ten.

I'm surprised Hell's Kitchen isn't higher. #14 is great, I just thought it would do better during the summer (though it does well on its night). 60 Minutes' repackaged repeat segments continue to do well too.

1. America's Got Talent (NBC)
2. Wipeout (ABC)
3. 60 Minutes (CBS)

• At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by new episodes of I Survived A Japanese Game Show and Primetime: The Outsiders.
• FOX has the summer finale of Moment of Truth, then a new Hell's Kitchen.
• NBC has a new Celebrity Family Feud at 8, followed by a new America's Got Talent.
• ABC Family has the premiere of Secret Life of the American Teen at 8 (repeated at 9).
• USA has more U.S. Olympic Trials at 8.
• TCM has His Girl Friday at 8.
• Also at 8: ESPN has the ESPY's Nomination Special.
• At 9, PBS has a new Wide Angle.
• CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery at 9.
• Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 9, then a new After the Catch.
• Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 9.
• At 10, FX has a new Rescue Me minisode, followed by a new 30 Days.
• History Channel has a new Mega Disasters at 10.
• There's a new ECW on Sci-Fi at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Jerry Springer and Mel B will host the 2008 Miss Universe Pageant live from Vietnam. Both Springer and the former "Scary Spice" are excited about the pageant. Mel B, former contestant on Dancing with the Stars, exclaims, "I'm thrilled to be a co-host of the Miss Universe Pageant. I believe the diversity and dedication that the pageant brings inspires and empowers young women across the globe." Springer, host of the hit summer show America's Got Talent, is also happy to take on the hosting duties. He says, ""This is obviously a great honor and getting to work alongside Mel B makes it even better."

The competition will feature contestants from eighty countries. Each pageant hopeful will be judged on three categories: swimsuit (the eye-candy category), evening gown (the shameless endorsement category) , and interview (the "We swear, we didn't just want to see them in swimsuits." category). Last year's winner Riyo Mori of Japan will be on hand to crown this year's Miss Universe.

The Miss Universe Pageant will air on July 13th at 9:00 p.m. ET on NBC (and simulcast on Telemundo).

Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.

A little behind the scenes info about the making of this post. When I started to type the #16 entry, my eye drifted to the #17 entry and I actually started to type Are You Smarter Than The Bachelorette? Which got me thinking that we could probably create other TV shows from this list, if the networks are looking for new ideas. How about America's Got Bones? Two and Half 60 Million? CSI: So You Think You Can Dance?

1. NBA Finals - Game 6 (ABC)
2. America's Got Talent (NBC)