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This week’s TV highlights
Hundreds of channels, hours and hours of programming. So much to watch, so little time. Here are some highlights to get you started on your week of viewing.
Sunday
“In Plain Sight,” 9 p.m. on USA — It’s a new season for this smart crime drama starring Mary McCormack as a federal marshal working the federal witness protection beat. Assorted baddies make for big fun.
“2008 MTV Movie Awards,” 7 p.m. on MTV — Mike Myers hosts the tricked-out award show featuring offbeat categories such as “best kiss” and “best fight.”
“The Tudors,” 8 p.m. on Showtime — The second season finale shouldn’t hold out too many surprises, since most of us know the fate of Anne Boleyn. But we should be royally entertained anyway.
Monday
“The Mole,” 9 p.m. on ABC — After a four-year absence, the needlessly complicated reality competition returns. Think of “Amazing Race” with a traitor … and without the fabulous cinematography.
“Verminators,” 9 p.m. on Discovery — Hungry for a little gross-out fare? Check out the hunters of rats, roaches, bedbugs and all manner of nasty critters. Huge eeeew factor.
Tuesday
“30 Days,” 9 p.m. on FX — The third season opens for documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock’s innovative series. This time, the “Supersize Me” dude goes to work for a month as a coal miner in his native West Virginia.
“Independent Lens: Writ Writer,” 9 p.m. on PBS — Austin filmmaker Susanne Mason’s exploration of the life of jailhouse lawyer Fred Cruz and his battle to secure rights for Texas prisoners.
Wednesday
“MonsterQuest,” 8 p.m. on History — It’s summer … even the History Channel lightens up. This series checks out legendary monster sightings, from Bigfoot to Swamp Beast, using high-tech equipment and “eyewitness” accounts.
Thursday
“Swingtown,” 9 p.m. on CBS — A racy melodrama about couples in 1976 suburban Chicago who dabble in wife-swapping and group sex, the series gets the ‘70s look right, but the characters sort of defy explanation. An intriguing experiment nonetheless.
“Fear Itself,” 9 p.m. on NBC — If this horror anthology lives up to its first episode, it could be the must-see network show of summer. Jesse Plemons, our beloved Landry on “Friday Night Lights,” takes center stage for the opening episode as a creepy bad guy trapped in an old fort where all manner of nightmares await.
“NBA Finals,” 8 p.m. on ABC — It’s the first game of the final showdown of very tall men in very long shorts trying to toss a round ball into a round hoop.
Friday
“Live at Gotham,” 9 p.m. on Comedy Central — The third season of the comics’ showcase from New York’s famed Gotham Comedy Club arrives. Jeff Dunham hosts a slew of young (and not-so-young) standups competing for viewers’ guffaws.
Saturday
“Finding Nemo,” 7 p.m. on ABC — The fabulous animated fish story from 2003, featuring voices such as Ellen DeGeneres and Albert Brooks, makes for perfect family viewing on a hot summer night.
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