Fall TV Preview

Born Dealers

boates — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:32:23 +0000

What’s It All About? Another series capitalizing on the “Pawn” and “Picker” successes. This series follows Jerry and Jeremiah Pasternak, a real-life Sanford and Son who buy, sell, trade and bargain. Basically, they do anything they can to get their hands on cool, old stuff that they can sell for a profit.

Bordertown: Laredo

sharrison — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:44:45 +0000

What’s It All About? Going behind the lines of the war on drugs, this 10-episode real-life series presents a no-frills look at a group of narcotics officers working in Laredo, Texas, which is a hotspot for marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking. Much of their work is done undercover, and all the officers use aliases on camera. While a cops-based reality series is nothing new, Bordertown: Laredo wins points for its matter-of-fact portrayal of the goings-on, which feel even more authentic as we get to know the officers, their work ethic, and their dark senses of humor that keep the job from getting to them.

Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood

jpfeiffer — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:43:33 +0000

What To Expect: With a brand new book in the works, a brand new business and a brand new baby on board, the Spellings will be busy in Season 6. The family that plays – and works – together stays together, and this season Tori, Dean, Liam and Stella show viewers again what a family living and working in Hollywood is all about. With a new store opening – an antique furniture and lifestyle store named “invenTORI” – a book deal, dual acting careers and a third baby on the way, Tori and Dean once again prove that they can do it all, even under the spotlight of Hollywood. As always, Tori and Dean’s close circle of friends come along for the ride. This season, viewers will get to experience the touching moment when Bill and Scout (the “Guncles”) welcome their new baby girl, Simone, to the family. Tori is also busy playing matchmaker as she tries to find love for her best friend Mehran. Additionally, the family would not be complete without the return of beloved baby nurse, Patsy.

Scouted

jpfeiffer — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:46:46 +0000

What’s It All About? This reality series follows the personal stories of aspiring models plucked from obscurity and put to the test in New York’s ultra-competitive, high-fashion, professional modeling industry. It visits the small towns where new talent is discovered. Each of the eight episodes focuses on different models who make it through various stages of the discovery process.

American Hoggers

jpfeiffer — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:19:25 +0000

What’s It All About? This real-life series from co-executive producer Thom Beers (Storage Wars, Ice Road Truckers) follows the Campbell family and their struggle to rescue Texas residents and ranches from the devastating chaos caused by millions of invasive wild boars.

Each episode follows legendary hog hunter Jerry Campbell, 64; his level-headed son, Robert, 28; and firecracker daughter, Krystal, 23; as they respond to those threatened by feral hogs. Located in the heart of Texas, the family dedicates itself to the front lines – riding horseback, driving a custom-rigged Jeep, using highly trained dogs with GPS tracking systems and employing good old-fashioned know-how to help those endangered by these destructive beasts. Clad in chaps and cowboy boots, the family sets out in each episode to square off against these extremely intelligent animals that are terrorizing helpless landowners.

How Do I Look?

jpfeiffer — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:05:54 +0000

What To Expect: The new season kicks off with a special episode called “Worst Dressed in America,” in which host Jeannie Mai and her team scour the nation in search of the most atrocious clothing-challenged person in the land. After narrowing the choices down to three candidates, each new fashion enthusiast will walk away with a revamped look.

Throughout the rest of the season, Mai will encounter everyone from a female football player who wears nothing but jerseys and men’s clothing to a Goth-styled nurse who scares her patients and a grandmother who gets into bar fights over her scantily clad getups.

Clean House New York

jpfeiffer — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:00:38 +0000

What’s It All About? This spinoff of Clean House is, obviously, set in New York, where hosts Nina Ferrer and Michael Moeller — top New York designers and former HGTV Design Star competitors — transform the Big Apple’s messiest dwellings to create chic and inviting rooms. Ferrer and Moeller are joined by appraiser Elyse Luray and auctioneer Duncan Schieb.

In the series premiere, the team looks to help Brooklynite collectors who are ruining their marriage by blaming each other for the uncontrollable mess in their home.

Rock Center With Brian Williams

jpfeiffer — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:41:45 +0000

What’s It All About? NBC News’ first new primetime broadcast in nearly 20 years, this newsmagazine is led by anchor and managing editor Brian Williams, and will feature Harry Smith, Kate Snow, and other NBC anchors and correspondents, including Meredith Vieira, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Richard Engel, Matt Lauer and Ann Curry. Broadcast live from Studio 3B in Rockefeller Center, the weekly, hourlong series will be built around the week’s most provocative events and newsmaker interviews.

Would You Rather? With Graham Norton

rberenz — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:15:25 +0000

This comedy panel series is hosted by Graham Norton, and forces celebrities and comedians to discuss ridiculous scenarios. From BBC America: “Based on popular British panel-style shows, each week celebrities and comedians are asked to contemplate and discuss ridiculous predicaments and moral quandaries. Would you rather permanently lose your thumbs or a cousin? Would you rather land a plane on ecstasy or diffuse a bomb with a hangover? Would you rather eat dog food for a year or get shot in the knee? After a hilarious and candid debate the panelists must ultimately decide what they’d rather do and Graham picks his favorite response.” The first group of celebrity panelists include Whoopi Goldberg, Cyndi Lauper, Stanley Tucci, Alan Cumming, Scott Adsit and Judah Friedlander.

My Ghost Story

jpfeiffer — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:00:29 +0000

What To Expect: New episodes this fall will feature photos from an abandoned cemetery with a young visitor in the night, a famous Kansas hotel haunted by a Civil War Colonel, video of a chair flipping upside down inside an old morgue, recordings of voices inside the Fairport Harbor Lighthouse haunted by its first residents and their pet cats and video recording of a haunted tavern in Pennsylvania, thought to be watched over by mobster Savrio “The Wop” Damiano, who was gunned down at the inn 80 years ago.