New Shows This Week: 23rd-29th September

UK SHOWS

Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home

Classification: Documentary
Genre: Housing/Building
Status: New Series
Network: Channel 4 ( United Kingdom)
Airs: Sundays at 08:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 30, 2012

Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home follows Kevin as he buys himself a piece of woodland, roll up his sleeves and attempts to build himself a cabin in the woods.

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Andrew Marr’s History Of The World

Classification: Documentary
Genre: History
Status: New Series
Network: BBC One ( United Kingdom)
Airs: Sundays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 23, 2012

Andrew Marr’s History Of The World is a documentary series presented by Andrew Marr. The series follows him as he takes part in an epic journey through theevents, changes, conflicts and triumphs that haved helped shape 70,000 years of human history.

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How We Won The War

Classification: Documentary
Genre: Family | History | Lifestyle | Military/War
Status: New Series
Network: BBC TWO ( United Kingdom)
Airs: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 06:30 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: September 24, 2012

How We Won the War is presented by Jules Hudson. He finds out how different members of the public contributed to the defence of the British Isles during the Second World War, including land girls, inventors, nurses and members of the home guard. He also goes to different locations that played a huge part in the war effort.

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Classic Car Rescue

Classification: Documentary
Genre: Design/Decorating
Status: New Series
Network: five ( United Kingdom)
Airs: Mondays at 08:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 24, 2012

Classic Car Rescue follows Bernie Fineman and Mario Pacione as they look around scrapheaps, wastelands and back yards to look classic cars that are in need of restoration. They also find out about the stories behind the vehicles and discover why they occupy an important place in history.

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Nigelissima

Classification: Documentary
Genre: Cooking/Food
Status: New Series
Network: BBC TWO ( United Kingdom)
Airs: Mondays at 08:30 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: September 24, 2012

Nigelissima is a cookery series presented by Nigella Lawson. She offers a guide to Italian cookery and shows how to create traditional and exciting meals using ingredients that are available in nearly every supermarket.

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Health Before The NHS

Classification: Documentary
Genre: History | Medical
Status: New Series
Network: BBC FOUR ( United Kingdom)
Airs: Mondays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 24, 2012

Health Before the NHS is a documentary series presented by Robert Winston. He takes a look at the treatment of ailments and illnesses before the start of the National Health Service and reveals that few people could afford to seek medical attention in the early 20th century.

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The People’s Rainforest

Classification: Reality
Genre: Family | Lifestyle | Travel
Status: New Series
Network: Sky One ( United Kingdom)
Airs: Tuesdays at 08:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 25, 2012

The People’s Rainforest follows a family as they sample life without the surprising benefits of the rainforest, before hearing from three experts. The show is presented by Richard Bacon.

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The Paradise

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Drama
Status: New Series
Network: BBC One ( United Kingdom)
Airs: Tuesdays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 25, 2012

The Paradise is a drama series written by Bill Gallagher. Denise Lovett is a young country girl with only her wits to live on after showing up in a Northern city to take up a long-held promise of work in her uncle’s drapery shop. She soon finds out though that her uncle cannot afford to employ her as most of his customers have been seduced away by the The Paradise, the country’s first department store, across the street. She ends up being forced to take a job at The Paradise and falls in love with its surroundings and reckless owner, John Moray.

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Cuckoo

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Comedy | Family
Status: New Series
Network: BBC THREE ( United Kingdom)
Airs: Tuesdays at 10:00 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: September 25, 2012

Cuckoo is a comedy series broadcast on BBC THREE. Suburban parents Ken and Lorna are looking forward to the return of their daughter, Rachel from her gap year. Rachel ends up bringing back with her an unexpected souvenir when she introduces her new husband, Cuckoo.

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Room AT The Top

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Drama | Family | Lifestyle
Status: New Series
Network: BBC FOUR ( United Kingdom)
Airs: Wednesdays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 26, 2012

Having managed to qualify as an accountant in a German prisoner of war camp, Joe leaves working-class Dufton behind him and takes a job as senior audit clerk at the town hall in affluent Warley. He begins to make his mark on Warley society and quickly shows his natural skill at climbing the career ladder up through the petty politics of local government. He has several things on his mind though which are money and sexand his ambitions go well beyond anything offered by civic life.

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Girlfri3nds

Classification: Reality
Genre: Romance/Dating
Status: New Series
Network: ITV2 ( United Kingdom)
Airs: Wednesdays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 26, 2012

Girlfri3nds is a reality dating series in which three single women of different ages, life experiences and backgrounds come together with a common goal which is try and find true love. The series is presented by Emma Willis. At the end of each episode, the three girls and their ‘dates’ have to decide if they wish to continue seeing each other, but the feeling has to be mutual.

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Drugs Live

Classification: Mini-Series
Genre: Educational | Lifestyle | Medical
Status: New Series
Network: Channel 4 ( United Kingdom)
Airs: Wednesdays, Thursdays at 10:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 26, 2012
Episode Order: 2

Drugs Live follows some volunteers as they take MDMA, the pure form of ecstasy, as part of a ground-breaking scientific study. The series is presented by Jon Snow and Dr Christian Jessen.

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Homefront (UK)

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Family | Lifestyle | Military/War
Status: New Series
Network: ITV1 ( United Kingdom)
Airs: Thursdays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 27, 2012

Homefront is a drama series which follows the lives of some wives and one mother of soldiers who are serving in war torn Afghanistan.

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Servants- The True Story Of Life Below Stairs

Classification: Documentary
Genre: History | Lifestyle
Status: New Series
Network: BBC TWO ( United Kingdom)
Airs: Fridays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 28, 2012

Servants – The True Story Of Life Below Stairs is a documentary series which takes a look at how acentury ago, 1.5 million British people worked as servants. The series is presented by Pamela Cox.

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US SHOWS

Secret Brazil

Classification: Mini-Series
Genre: Adventure | Educational | Family | Travel
Status: New Series
Network: National Geographic Wild ( USA)
Airs: Sundays at 08:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 23, 2012
Episode Order: 3

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24 Dollars In 24 Hours

Classification: Reality
Genre: Adventure | Cooking/Food | Family | Travel
Status: New Series
Network: Food Network ( USA)
Airs: Mondays at 10:30 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: September 23, 2012
Episode Order: 7

Jeff Mauro (Sandwich King) takes an exciting journey through cities across America to show viewers how to experience great food at a great price spending only “$24 in 24 hours”. (Source: FOOD Network)

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House Hunters Renovations

Classification: Reality
Genre: Design/Decorating | Educational | Family
Status: New Series
Network: HGTV ( USA)
Airs: Sundays at 11:00 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: September 23, 2012

In this new weekly series, HGTV’s “House Hunters Renovation” follows potential home buyers as they tour three for-sale homes and choose the one that is the perfect fixer-upper. In a House Hunters first, HGTV cameras also capture what happens after the home is purchased and the renovation project begins. Each episode features the new homeowners as they renovate and then reveal their new space. (Source: HGTV)

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Partners

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Comedy
Status: New Series
Network: CBS ( USA)
Airs: Mondays at 08:30 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: September 24, 2012
Episode Order: 13

Partners, from Emmy winners David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, is the personal story of two lifelong friends and business partners whose friendship has lasted longer than any of their romantic relationships. When one decides to propose to his girlfriend, the other’s neurotic attempts to be supportive nearly result in a breakup.

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Chrissy And Mr Jones

Classification: Reality
Genre: Family | Lifestyle
Status: New Series
Network: VH1 ( USA)
Airs: Mondays at 09:30 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: September 24, 2012
Episode Order: 8

In their own spin-off from the hit VH1 series “Love & Hip Hop”, Jim Jones and Chrissy Lampkin are back. In this eight episode docu-series, Jim and Chrissy attempt to navigate their way through commitment, drama, friendships, the music industry, fertility and family, all while working toward wedded bliss. The relationship road for Chrissy and Jim has been a long one, but it is a journey that they are not experiencing by themselves; “Chrissy & Mr. Jones” are joined by “Love & Hip Hop” fan favorites, Emily Bustamante and Nancy “Mama” Jones, and Chrissy’s longtime girlfriend Talia Coles joins in the fun this time around. (Source: VH1)

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Ben And Kate

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Comedy
Status: New Series
Network: FOX ( USA)
Airs: Tuesdays at 08:30 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: September 25, 2012
Episode Order: 13

What happens when an exuberant, irresponsible dreamer who always says “yes” moves in with his overly responsible little sister to help raise her five-year-old daughter? BEN AND KATE, a new single-camera young ensemble comedy, follows these odd-couple siblings as they push each other out of their comfort zones and into real life.

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The Mindy Project

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Comedy
Status: New Series
Network: FOX ( USA)
Airs: Tuesdays at 09:30 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: September 25, 2012
Episode Order: 13

THE MINDY PROJECT is a new single-camera comedy from Emmy Award-nominated writer/producer and New York Times best-selling author Mindy Kaling (“The Office”) that follows a woman who, despite having a successful career, desperately needs to break bad habits in her personal life.

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Vegas

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Drama
Status: New Series
Network: CBS ( USA)
Airs: Tuesdays at 10:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 25, 2012
Episode Order: 13

Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis star in VEGAS, a drama inspired by the true story of former Las Vegas Sheriff Ralph Lamb, a fourth-generation rancher tasked with bringing order to Las Vegas in the 1960s, a gambling and entertainment mecca emerging from the tumbleweeds.

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Brickleberry

Classification: Animation
Genre: Animation General | Comedy | Family
Status: New Series
Network: Comedy Central ( USA)
Airs: Tuesdays at 10:30 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: September 25, 2012
Episode Order: 10

“Brickleberry”, co-produced by Fox 21 and COMEDY CENTRAL, is based on a group of dysfunctional forest rangers at a national park that is facing closure until a new ranger comes in to whip everyone into shape and save the park. (Source: Comedy Central)

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Save My Son

Classification: Documentary
Genre: Drama | Family
Status: New Series
Network: TV One ( USA)
Airs: Wednesdays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 26, 2012

Beginning Wednesday, September 26 at 9 PM ET, TV One will introduce “Save My Son”, a powerful new documentary series, that will delve into the gripping tales of families struggling to save their sons who have fallen victim to bad influences and wrong choices.

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The Neighbors (2012)

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Comedy
Status: New Series
Network: ABC ( USA)
Airs: Wednesdays at 08:30 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: September 26, 2012
Episode Order: 13

Meet the Weavers, Debbie (Jami Gertz) and Marty (Lenny Venito). Marty, in hopes of providing a better life for his wife and three kids, recently bought a home in Hidden Hills, a gated New Jersey townhome community with its own golf course. Hidden Hills is so exclusive that a house hasn’t come on the market in 10 years. But one finally did and the Weavers got it!

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Last Resort

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Sci-Fi | Thriller
Status: New Series
Network: ABC ( USA)
Airs: Thursdays at 08:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 27, 2012
Episode Order: 13

500 feet beneath the ocean’s surface, the U.S. ballistic missile submarine Colorado receives their orders. Over a radio channel, designed only to be used if their homeland has been wiped out, they’re told to fire nuclear weapons at Pakistan.  Captain Marcus Chaplin (Andre Braugher) demands confirmation of the orders only to be unceremoniously relieved of duty by the White House. XO Sam Kendal (Scott Speedman) finds himself suddenly in charge of the submarine and facing the same difficult decision. When he also refuses to fire without confirmation of the orders, the Colorado is targeted, fired upon, and hit. The submarine and its crew find themselves crippled on the ocean floor, declared rogue enemies of their own country. Now, with nowhere left to turn, Chaplin and Kendal take the sub on the run and bring the men and women of the Colorado to an exotic island. Here they will find refuge, romance and a chance at a new life, even as they try to clear their names and get home. (Source: ABC)

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Elementary

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Drama | Mystery
Status: New Series
Network: CBS ( USA)
Airs: Thursdays at 10:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 27, 2012
Episode Order: 13

ELEMENTARY stars Jonny Lee Miller as detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson in a modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD’s most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare – a sober companion, Dr. Watson. A successful surgeon until she lost a patient and her license three years ago, Watson views her current job as another opportunity to help people, as well as paying a penance. However, the restless Sherlock is nothing like her previous clients. He informs her that none of her expertise as an addiction specialist applies to him and he’s devised his own post-rehab regimen – resuming his work as a police consultant in New York City. Watson has no choice but to accompany her irascible new charge on his jobs. But Sherlock finds her medical background helpful, and Watson realizes she has a knack for playing investigator. Sherlock’s police contact, Capt. Tobias “Toby” Gregson (Aidan Quinn), knows from previous experience working with Scotland Yard that Sherlock is brilliant at closing cases, and welcomes him as part of the team. With the mischievous Sherlock Holmes now running free in New York solving crimes, it’s simple deduction that he’s going to need someone to keep him grounded, and it’s elementary that it’s a job for Watson. (Source: CBS)

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Paranormal Paparazzi

Classification: Reality
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Status: New Series
Network: Travel Channel ( USA)
Airs: 07:00 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: September 28, 2012
Episode Order: 8

The all-new original series Paranormal Paparazzi features eight half-hour episodes, each of which follows Aaron Sagers’ (journalist, pop culture enthusiast, editor-in-chief of the Paranormal Pop Culture blog) hand-picked team of reporters as they travel around the country tracking down the most current, bizarre and unsolved paranormal stories. As Sagers’ team reveals their findings in the fast-paced newsroom, the group reviews and assesses whether or not the stories are bona fide or bogus. Through the lens of each reporter, viewers will travel to New Orleans and experience Will Ferrell’s haunted trailer, a UFO sighting at the Jersey Shore, a teenage exorcism squad in Arizona, a zombie survival camp in New Jersey and more.

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Made In Jersey

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Drama
Status: New Series
Network: CBS ( USA)
Airs: Fridays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 28, 2012
Episode Order: 13

You can take the girl out of Jersey, but you can’t take Jersey out of the girl. When a brassy street-wise lawyer joins a posh Manhattan law firm, she lowers expectations at first sight. But, despite her white-collar colleagues’ skepticism and her Italian family’s well-meaning but constant intrusions, she rises to the challenge. She defends her clients with her distinct brand of legal strategy, intelligence, and Jersey attitude.

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Flea Market Flip

Classification: Reality
Genre: Educational | Family | How To/Do It Yourself | Talent
Status: New Series
Network: HGTV ( USA)
Airs: Fridays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: September 28, 2012

“Flea Market Flip” shows viewers how a little cash can go a long way with the right amount of creativity. Each week a plethora of amazing items will be showcased by our teams as they creatively use their eye for style and some elbow grease to turn these leftovers into a main course by the show’s conclusion. Given only $500, our “Flea Market Flip” contestants will scour the booths and tents in search of items they can buy, fix and then flip for a higher sum. With each team battling it out to win all of the profits earned that day, the true winner will be the viewer at home, who will have a variety of exciting ideas to inspire them as they begin their next project around their own home! (Source: HGTV)

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Chef Race: UK VS US

Classification: Reality
Genre: Celebrities | Cooking/Food | Educational | Family | How To/Do It Yourself | Talent
Status: New Series
Network: BBC America ( USA)
Airs: Tuesdays at 10:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: September 29, 2012
Episode Order: 10

Executive produced by Jamie Oliver, the new original unscripted series (10 x 60) follows sixteen chefs, eight Brits versus eight Americans, as they race across the United States from Los Angeles to New York City in hopes of winning the $100,000 prize. Throughout the journey the chefs are accompanied by Michelin-starred London Restaurateur Richard Corrigan (Masterchef), who serves as a mentor and judge, and host Claire Robinson (5 Ingredient Fix). With no money and minimal resources, the chefs must rely on more than their cooking skills. Resourcefulness, ingenuity, leadership and finesse will be just as important on their 3,000 mile adventure.

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