TVSquad

• At 7, ESPN2 has live coverage of the Pilot Pen Tennis men's final.
• At 9, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
• FOX has a new America's Most Wanted at 9.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Food Network has a new Feasting on Asphalt at 9, then the special All-Star Live: South Beach.
• Also at 9: Cartoon Network has a new Naruto, followed by a new Bobobo-bo Bo-Bobo.
• At 10, ABC has a new Masters of Science Fiction.
• TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 10.
• HBO has the standup special Bob Saget: That Ain't Right at 10.
• At 11:30, Evander Holyfield fights someone on a new Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC.

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• At 8, CBS has a preseason football game, the Chargers vs. the Rams.
• ESPN has the Little League World Series at 8, while ESPN2 has the Western & Southern Financial tennis tournament (followed by a Rogers Cup semi-final).
• TCM has It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World at 8.
• High School Musical 2, which is apparently very popular, repeats on Disney at 8.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• There's a new Feasting On Asphalt on Food Network at 9, then Top American Restaurants: Bon Appetit Picks The Best.
• Also at 9: BBC America has a new Jekyll, followed by a new Graham Norton Show with guest Dustin Hoffman.
• At 10, ABC has a new Masters of Science Fiction.

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• At 7, ESPN2 has coverage of the Little League World Series (two games).
• At 8, CNN has the special Hope & Heartbreak: Inside The Sago Mine Tragedy.
• Food Network has a new Emeril Live at 8, then a new Feasting On Asphalt.
• There's a new Life with Derek on Disney at 8, followed by a new Cory in the House.
• TCM has That Touch of Mink at 8, then Tea For Two.
• At 8:30, ESPN has coverage of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show.
• VH-1 has NY77: The Coolest Year In Hell at 9.
• At 10, ABC has a new Masters of Science Fiction.

Check your local TV listings for more.

(S01E01) I thought I had a good idea of what to expect going into this short series. I caught all of Showtime's Masters of Horror series, though its first season was terribly disappointing when you think of what you'd expect from the directors chosen. Masters of Science Fiction doesn't necessarily focus on the directors, basing the "master" part of the title on, well, anything that makes it a science fiction story. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

• Discovery's "Shark Week" continues all night.
• At 8, TLC has a new Property Ladder, then a new Flip That House.
• Food Network has a new Emeril Live at 8, then the season premiere of Feasting on Asphalt.
• ESPN has the Football Hall of Fame Induction at 8, then The X-Games.
• Also at 8: BBC America has Jekyll, then a new Graham Norton Show, with guests Joan Collins and Jason Donovan.
• At 8:30, Disney has a new Hannah Montana.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
• Cartoon Network has a new Naruto at 9.
• At 10, ABC has the premiere of Masters of Science Fiction.
• There's a new Design on a Dime on HGTV at 10.
• CMTV has a new Summerfest at 10.
• Sundance has the movie Half Nelson at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Rich told you a year ago about ABC's new anthology series Masters of Science Fiction. It starts on Saturday, August 4 at 8pm. This is great news. We need an anthology series like this, even if it's just a series of specials and not a permanent weekly show.

There will be four episodes altogether, at least for this first go around. I'm sure ABC will make more if there's an audience for it. There are some great names involved, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Keith will be reviewing the show starting August 4. Full schedule and details after the jump.

ABC certainly doesn't seem to be making the same mistakes as it did early this century when it relied on only one show (Who Wants to be a Millionaire) to carry its entire programming schedule. In other words, it's not counting on the successes of Lost, Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy to carry the the whole network. So, only does it have a full slate of new series to try out on the public, but it is also experimenting with a few concepts that haven't been seen in awhile.

One of these is a new anthology series named Masters of Science Fiction. Created by IDT Entertainment, the same people who gave us Showtime's Masters of Horror, the six episode series will feature adaptations of stories from acclaimed science fiction writers such as Harlan Ellison, Robert Heinlein and Robert Sheckley. Each episode will be introduced by physicist, author, and recurring actor on The Simpsons Stephen Hawking.

A number of actors from current and new ABC series will be cast in this anthology. This includes Anne Heche from the upcoming series Men in Trees, Terry O'Quinn from Lost, and Desperate Housewives' James Denton. Also appearing will be Sam Waterson (Law & Order), Elisabeth Rohm (Angel), Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings), and Macolm McDowell.