TVSquad

A lot of you made your feelings heard about Antonio Ballatore winning this season of Design Star by commenting on a post I wrote earlier this week. The scruffy and tattooed LA. designer has tons of fans (just check out his Facebook page), but a lot of HGTV watchers couldn't warm up to his unconventional designs and slacker dude persona.

Me? I'm a fan. The guy is obviously talented. I like his edgy designs and his laid back everyman attitude. His new show, The Antonio Project, will definitely be something different for HGTV. It won't be for everybody, but it'll be refreshing to see a guy like Antonio host a show on a cable network mostly populated by dull yuppie types.

The HGTV Web site has a preview of this Sunday's premiere of The Antonio Project. The former set designer will have to redesign his own home in five days. By the looks of his house, the network is doing Antonio a favor. The place looks like a crime scene or an abandoned strip mall. Head after the jump to see a pic.

Season four of HGTV's Design Star came to an end last night with the final two designers completing the biggest challenge in the show's history. Antonio, known for his edgy designs and laid-back attitude, and Dan, the talented and sweet-natured kid of the bunch, both redesigned an entire house in only 44 hours.

Both designers were cool and confident throughout the challenge, and their final products were nothing short of stunning. These guys know their stuff, and they deserved to make it to the end of the show, beating out nine other contestants for a shot at their own series on HGTV. But there could be only one winner.

• At 5, TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon.
• At 7, NBC has a new Dateline.
• At 7:30, ESPN has the Sprint Cup: Labor Day Classic 500 race.
• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother, followed by a new There Goes The Neighborhood.
• CNBC has the NBC Prime Time Preview Show at 8.
• Nickelodeon has a new Nick News at 8.
• CMTV has the original The Longest Yard at 8.
• Also at 8: Style Network has a new Ruby.
• At 8:30, Disney has a new Jonas.
• At 9, various stations have The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon (check local listings).
• PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery! at 9.
• WE has a new Bridezillas at 9.
• At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
• There's a new Design Star on HGTV at 10.
• History Channel has a new Pawn Stars at 10.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.

Check your local TV listings for more.

Ah, Labor Day. Isn't it great to have the summer over (yes, I consider Labor Day as the end of summer) and the new TV season about to begin?

Here's a list of the various marathons, specials, and sports that you can see on Sunday and Monday. Let us know if we've missed anything.

Sunday

• At 8 AM, Hallmark has a Golden Girls marathon.
• At 9, USA has a Law and Order: SVU marathon.
• At 10, WE has a marathon of Girlfriends episodes.
• At 10:30, TV Land has a Beverly Hillbillies marathon.
• At 11, CBS has U.S. Open coverage.
• At 1 PM, Discovery has a Planet Earth marathon.
• Bravo has a Top Chef: Las Vegas marathon at 1.
• At 3, Spike has a Band of Brothers marathon.
• NBC has the Deutsche Bank Golf Championship at 3.
• At 5, TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon.
• At 9, it's the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon (check local listings).

• A 7, NBC has a new Dateline, then Pre-Season Football, the Bears vs. the Broncos.
  
• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother, followed by a new There Goes The Neighborhood.
• The CW has the Daytime Emmy Awards at 8.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by a new Iron Chef America.
• At 9, ABC has a new Shark Tank, then a new Defying Gravity.
• PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery! at 9.
• Comedy Central has Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder at 9.
• There's a new Drop Dead Diva on Lifetime at 8, then a new Army Wives.
• National Geographic Channel has the series premiere of The Human Family Tree at 9.
• HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by new episodes of Hung and Entourage.
• Also at 9: Syfy has the movie High Plains Invaders.
• At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
• HGTV has a new Design Star at 10.
• History Channel has two new episodes of Pawn Stars at 10.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, a tribute to Don Hewitt, then new episodes of Big Brother and There Goes The Neighborhood.
  
• NBC has two new episodes of Merlin starting at 7, followed by Miss Universe 2009.
• At 7:30, Disney has a new Hannah Montana.
• At 8, ABC has the finale of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, then new episodes of Shark Tank and Defying Gravity.
• ESPN has the Red Sox/Yankees game at 8.
• ESPN2 has the Little League World Series at 8.
• At 8:30, Disney has a new Jonas.
• At 9, Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva, followed by a new Army Wives.
• History Channel has the season finale of Ice Road Truckers at 9, then two new episodes of Pawn Stars.
• There's a new Iron Chef America on Food Network at 9.
• Also at 9: HBO has a new True Blood, then new episodes of Hung and Entourage.
• At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
• HGTV has a new Design Star at 10.
• Comedy Central has Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong at 10.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• Nickelodeon has a marathon of new SpongeBob SquarePants episodes starting at 7.
• At 7, CBS has That's The Way It Was: Remembering Walter Cronkite, then a new Big Brother.
  
• The CW has a new Valentine at 7.
• At 8, NBC has a new Merlin, followed by the conclusion of Meteor.
• ABC Family has the movie Labor Pains at 8.
• Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 8.
• TCM has An American in Paris at 8.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery!
• There's a new Law and Order: CI on USA at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
• HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by new episodes of Hung and Entourage.
• ESPN has the ESPY Awards at 9.
• Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva at 9, followed by a new Army Wives.
• Food Network has a new Next Food Network Star at 9, then the season premiere of Ace of Cakes.
• A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, then two new episodes of Hammertime.
• Also at 9: History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers, followed by the series premiere of Pawn Stars (two episodes).
• At 10, HGTV has the season premiere of Design Star.
• At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.
• At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• Shark Week begins on Discovery Channel,
• At 8, ABC has a new High School Musical: Get in the Picture.
• CBS has a new Big Brother at 8.
• TNT has The Wizard of Oz at 8.
• HGTV has all new episodes starting at 8: House Hunters, House Hunters International, Design Star, The Stagers, and Property Virgins.
• TCM has Mr. Deeds Goes To Town at 8.
• At 9, NBC has a new Dateline.
• PBS has a new Masterpiece at 9.
• USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, followed by a new In Plain Sight.
• History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9.
• HBO has a new Generation Kill at 9.
• At 9:30, A&E has a new Gene Simmons Family Jewels, then a new Two Coreys.
• At 10, AMC has the season premiere of Mad Men.
• There's a new Army Wives on Lifetime at 10.
• E! has new episodes of Denise Richards: It's Complicated and Living Lohan starting at 10.
• Also at 10: Food Network has the season finale of The Next Food Network Star. It's followed by a sneak peek at Ted Allen's new show, Food Detectives.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Venture Brothers.
• At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Fat Guy Stuck in Internet, then new episodes of Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job and Assy McGee.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• AMC's Mad Men marathon runs all night until 1am.
• BBC America's Spaced marathon continues until 9pm.
• At 7, G4 has a new Hurl!
• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• ABC has the premiere of High School Musical: Get in the Picture at 8.
• Disney has a new Hannah Montana at 8, followed by a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
• There's a new Challenge on Food Network at 8, then new episodes of Iron Chef America and Next Food Network Star.
• At 9, NBC has a new Dateline.
• PBS has a new Masterpiece at 9.
• ESPN has the ESPY Awards at 9.
• USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
• A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels starting at 9, followed by a new Two Coreys.
• History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9.
• HBO has a new Generation Kill at 9.
• Nickelodeon has a new Nick News at 9.
• Sundance Channel has a new Shameless at 9.
• Also at 9: HGTV has a new Design Star.
• At 9:30, TCM has Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
• E! has a new Denise Richards: It's Complicated at 10, then a new Living Lohan.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Venture Brothers.
• At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Fat Guy Stuck In Internet.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has the premiere of Big Brother.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8.
• At 9, NBC has Miss Universe 2008.
• At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece.
• USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
• HBO has the premiere of Generation Kill at 9.
• TLC has a new Singing Office at 9.
• A&E has a new Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, followed by a new Two Coreys.
• History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9.
• HGTV has a new Design Star at 9.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
• Food Network has a new Next Food Network Star at 9.
• At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Venture Brothers.
• Showtime has a new I Can't Believe I'm Still Single at 11:30.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 7:45, Showtime2 has David Duchovny in The TV Set.
• At 8, CBS has a new Million Dollar Password.
• Disney has a new Hannah Montana at 8, then a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
• At 9, NBC has a new Dateline.
• PBS has a new Masterpiece Theatre at 9.
• There's a new Law and Order: CI on USA at 9, followed by a new In Plain Sight.
• TLC has a new Singing Office at 9.
• HGTV has a new Design Star at 9.
• Food Network has a new Iron Chef America at 9, then a new Next Food Network Star.
• HBO has The Simpsons Movie at 9.
• Also at 9: Nickelodeon has a new Nick News Special.
• At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
• Spike has a new episode of Factory at 10.
• At 11:30, Showtime has a new I Can't Believe I'm Still Single.

Check your local TV listings for more.

It's another holiday, and that means more TV marathons and specials! Here's a handy guide to the 4th (and the 5th and 6th).

July 4

• AMC has Planet of the Apes movies all morning, then the Jaws movies starting at 10:30am.
• At 6am, USA has a Walker, Texas Ranger marathon.
• TMC has episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (80s version) at 6, then Hitchcock movies all day.
• At 7, ESPN2 has coverage of Wimbledon Tennis.
• At 8, A&E has a marathon of Paranormal State.
• Biography has a City Confidential marathon starting at 8.
• There's a Twilight Zone marathon starting at 8 on Sci-Fi.
• At 9, TruTV has a Beach Patrol marathon.
• FX has a King of the Hill marathon at 9.
• At noon, NBC has more Wimbledon.
• At 2pm, TV Land has an I Love Lucy marathon.
• At 3, HGTV has a Design Star marathon.
• At 8, PBS has A Capitol Fourth.
• At 9, NBC has the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular.
• At 10, CBS has the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular.

• At 7, NBC has a new Football Night In America, followed by the Giants/Cowboys game.
• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by a new Iron Chef America.
• At 9, PBS has a new Mystery!
• HBO has the series premiere of Tell Me You Love Me at 9, then the season premiere of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
• Lifetime has a new Side Order of Life at 9, then a new State of Mind.
• There's a new episode of The 4400 on USA at 9, followed by a new Dead Zone.
• History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9.
• VH-1 has a new Rock of Love with Bret Michaels.
• WE has a new Bridezillas at 9.
• Also at 9: HGTV has a new Design Star.
• At 10, A&E has a new Two Coreys.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• FOX has the Teen Choice Awards at 8.
• NBC has preseason football at 8, the Eagles vs. the Steelers.
• Discovery has two new episodes of Blue Planet at 8.
• Lifetime has a new State of Mind at 8, then new episodes of Side Order of Life and Army Wives.
• At 8:30, Nickelodeon has something called the Let's Just Play Go Healthy Challenge.
• At 9, History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers.
• HGTV has a new Design Star at 9, then new episodes of Living with Ed and My First Place.
• HBO has a new Big Love at 10, then new episodes of Entourage and Flight of the Conchords.
• At 9:30, A&E has a new Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, followed by a new Two Coreys.
• At 10, CNBC has Against the Tide: The Battle For New Orleans.
• Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia at 10.
• MTV has the season finale of Making The Band at 10.
• There's a new Kill Point on Spike at 10.
• Also at 10: Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
• At 10:15, TCM has Ace in the Hole, with Kirk Douglas.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• NBC has a pre-season football game at 8, the Seahawks vs. the Chargers.
• TLC has Diana: Last Days of a Princess at 8.
• TNT has a new episode of The Company at 8 (repeated at 10).
• Also at 8: Disney has a new Suite Life of Zack & Cody, then a new Kim Possible.
• At 9, HGTV has a new Design Star.
• There's a new Iron Chef America on Food Network at 9, then a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
• Spike has a new Kill Point at 9.
• HBO has new episodes of John From Cincinnati, Entourage, and Flight of the Conchords, starting at 9.
• USA has a new 4400 at 9, then a new Dead Zone.
• At 9:30, A&E has a new Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, followed by a new Two Coreys.
• At 10, Fox News has a new Half Hour News Hour.
• History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 10.
• Comedy Central has the Flavor Flav Roast at 10.
• ESPN2 has coverage of the Little League World Series at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.