Ghost Hunters International: Syfy on TV Show

Ghost Hunters International (abbreviated as GHI) is a spin-off series of Ghost Hunters that airs on Syfy. The series premiered on January 9, 2008. Like its parent series, GHI is a reality series that follows a team of paranormal investigators; whereas, the original series primarily covered only locations within the United States, the GHI team travels around the world and documents some of the world's most legendary haunted locations.
Ghost Hunters International Season 3 Episode 1 (Rising from the Grave: Trinidad) airs: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 9:00pm EDT on Syfy. Synopsis of the episode: The team goes to Trinidad where the ghost of Count Lopinot haunts his old cocoa plantation.

Hoarding: Buried Alive: TLC Documentary TV Series

Hoarding: Buried Alive is an American documentary television series that premiered on TLC on March 14, 2010. The show follows hoarders through their life experiences and helps them learn to manage their illness.
Hoarding: Buried Alive takes the viewer into the personal lives of hoarders, focusing on how the mental illness has affected the individual and the family members. Each episode looks two different cases. It examines the history of the victim and takes time to interview family members. The show includes an extensive look at the items each person collects. Each hoarder receives treatment provided by both a therapist and a professional organizer. These professionals help them through the process of ridding their house of the hoard. By the end of the episodes, the hoarders typically have shown signs of improvement that make the viewer hopeful for their continuing success.
Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 4 Episode 1 (Surviving on Trash) airs: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 8:00pm EDT on The Learning Channel. Synopsis of the episode: Traci is pregnant and desperate to move back home, but it's filled floor to ceiling with her mother's stuff.

Rescue Me: FX TV Drama Series

Rescue Me is an American television drama series that premiered on the FX Network on July 21, 2004. The series focuses on the professional and personal lives of a group of New York City firefighters in the fictitious Ladder 62 / Engine 99 firehouse.
The show mainly follows veteran firefighter Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) and his ever troublesome family as they deal with real life issues, either with post 9/11 trauma or domestic problems. Tommy has to struggle with the loss of his cousin and best friend Jimmy Keefe, who died on September 11, 2001, and frequently visits Tommy in visions. In the pilot episode, Tommy and his wife have already separated and Tommy has moved across the street. He is ill-tempered, self-destructive, hypocritical, manipulative, and a relapsed alcoholic. Despite his devotion and care for others, he is viewed by various family members and his fellow firefighters as self-centered.
Rescue Me was created by Denis Leary and Peter Tolan, who also serve as executive producers and head writers, and is produced by Cloudland Company, Apostle, DreamWorks Television and Sony Pictures Television.
FX announced on August 28, 2009, that it would end the series in 2011 after seven seasons and 93 episodes. The final episode is scheduled to air September 7, 2011.
Rescue Me Season 7 Episode 1 (Mutha) airs: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on FX. Synopsis of the episode: Sheila and Janet join forces and shake-up Tommy's family life.

Bath Crashers: TV Series on DIY Network

Bath Crashers is a TV series on Do-It-Yourself Network. DIY Network is on a mission to crash and trash bathrooms, transforming them into stunning, functional and modern living spaces in the new series Bath Crashers. Produced similarly to the popular House Crashers and Yard Crashers series, crasher Matt Muenster ambushes homeowners while they're home improvement shopping. When he identifies the ultimate bathroom challenge, he follows the lucky homeowner home and totally overhauls a bathroom in need of repair.
Bath Crashers Season 3 Episode 1 (Teak Tub Retreat) airs: Monday, July 4, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on Do-It-Yourself Network. Synopsis of the episode: A master bath makeover that includes teak flooring, a unique skylight and pebble accents.

Intervention: American TV Show on A & E Network

Intervention is an American television program about the realities facing addicts of many kinds. Each program follows one or two participants, each of whom has an addiction or other mentally and/or physically damaging problem and believes that they are being filmed for a documentary on their problem. Their situations are actually being documented in anticipation of an intervention by family and/or friends. Each participant has a choice: go into rehabilitation immediately, or risk losing contact, income, or other privileges from the loved ones who instigated the intervention. Often, other tactics are used to persuade the addicted person into treatment, which vary depending on the situation; some of these include threats to invoke outstanding arrest warrants, applying for custody of the addict's children, foreclosing on the addict's property, and break-up of marriages or other relationships. The producers usually follow up months later to monitor the addicted person's progress and film it for "follow-up" episodes of the series or for shorter "web updates" available on the show's website.
Intervention Season 11 Episode 3 (Eddie) airs: Monday, July 4, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on A & E Network. Synopsis of the episode: A man with a promising baseball career turns to drinking and gambling to counter the pressure.

Barefoot Contessa: Cooking Show on Food Network

Barefoot Contessa is a cooking show that premiered November 30, 2002 on Food Network. This popular show is hosted by celebrity chef Ina Garten. Each episode features Garten assembling dishes of varying complexity. Though her speciality is French cuisine, she occasionally prepares American, Asian, British and Italian foods. Her show also gives tips on decorating and entertaining.
The "Barefoot Contessa" name comes from Garten's best-selling cookbook, The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, which in turn was named after her specialty food store which she bought in 1978. The store, which is no longer in operation, opened in 1975 and was named after the 1954 film of the same name. The show is recorded in Garten's home in East Hampton, New York.
Barefoot Contessa Season 16 Episode 1 (Summertime Easy) airs: Monday, July 4, 2011 at 5:00pm EDT on Food Network. Synopsis of the episode: Roasted shrimp with feta; caramel ice cream; garden pasta.

Hoarders: Documentary TV Series on A&E

Hoarders is an American documentary series that airs on A&E. The series depicts the real-life struggles and treatment of people who suffer from compulsive hoarding. The first episode aired August 17, 2009, and has since aired three full seasons. The fourth season debuted June 20, 2011.
Each 60-minute episode profiles one or two interventions. During most of the first season, the hoarder worked with either a psychiatrist/psychologist, a professional organizer, or an "extreme cleaning specialist", each of whom specialized in some aspect involving the treatment of obsessive/compulsive disorders, anxiety disorders, and/or hoarding. The actual cleanups were done by a crew of professional cleaners (usually a local franchise of the series' major corporate sponsor). Two episodes in the first season featured a cleanup with both a psychologist and an organizer: Jill (episode "Jennifer and Ron/Jill") and Patty (episode "Patty/Bill"). The final episode of the first season, "Paul; Missy and Alex", featured a professional organizer working with Missy, while a child psychologist worked with Missy's nine-year-old son Alex. Beginning in the second season, each hoarder had a psychologist-plus-organizer/cleaning specialist team assisting them in their clean-out. The psychologist-plus-organizer/cleaning specialist combination leads a group of cleaning professionals, family, friends, and relatives of the hoarder in conducting a two- to three-day decluttering session to attempt to get as much of the hoarder's mess under control as possible. In most instances, the intervention is prompted by a crisis, such as the threat of eviction or the removal of minor children from the home. Most of the segments are filmed in the United States, although in the third season, a couple of Canadian segments were filmed in Edmonton and Toronto.
At the end of each episode, on-screen text indicates the short-term outcome of the cleanup effort, including the subjects' decisions on whether to seek further assistance from organizers or therapists. Funds to help pay for these services are offered by the show.
Hoarders Season 4 Episode 3 (Season 2 Follow Up: Augustine, Judi, Dennis & Nadine) airs: Monday, July 4, 2011 at 9:00pm EDT on A & E Network. Synopsis of the episode: Catching up on the progress of people featured in previous episodes.

Food Network Star: Reality Television Series on Food Network

The Next Food Network Star is a reality television series produced by and aired on the Food Network in the United States that awards the winner his or her own series on the Food Network. Beginning in season seven, the title was shortened to Food Network Star.
The first season of The Next Food Network Star series was taped in February 2005, and was composed of five episodes premiering on Sundays at 9 PM in June 2005. Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh were the winners of the first season. These two Chicago area caterers host a show called Party Line with Dan & Steve, now titled Party Line with The Hearty Boys, which premiered on September 18, 2005. The runner-up, Deborah Fewell, was chosen to host a special on food at beaches, Surf N Turf, which aired in June 2006. Michael Thomas is the recurring chef on The Tyra Banks Show. Susannah Locketti has made an appearance on The Tony Danza Show, and is also an on-air chef for Publix grocery stores in the southern United States.
Food Network Star Season 7 Episode 5 (Diner's Drive-Ins and Fourth of July) airs: Sunday, July 3, 2011 at 9:00pm EDT on Food Network. Synopsis of the episode: The finalists re-create American classic dishes and perform their first cooking demo.

Amsale Girls: American TV Show on WE tv

Amsale Girls in an American TV series on WE tv. In the series, Brides spend up to $75,000 for an Amsale bridal gown and the women who work for Amsale are just as extraordinary as the dresses themselves. Every day, they deal with dozens of fittings, dress disasters, and the non-stop pressure of pleasing some of the most discriminating Manhattan brides. Outside of work, the girls serve as each other’s best friends and support systems as they face their own relationships, their upcoming nuptials, and life as a young woman. It’s all in a day’s work when you’re an Amsale Girl.
Kori feels the pressure of the fashion world; Amsale’s new collections; Sam’s chaotic duties.
Amsale Girls Season 1 Episode 4 (Runway Drama) airs: Sunday, July 3, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on WE tv. Synopsis of the episode: Kori feels the pressure of the fashion world; Amsale's new collections; Sam's chaotic duties.

Bridezillas: Reality TV Show on WE tv

Bridezillas is a reality television show produced by DCD Media-owned September Films and airing on the WE cable-television network. It follows the lives of engaged women, casting their busy schedules in an emphatic and sometimes humorous fashion. It was rated TV-14 from WE television networks for some bad, rude language, a little bit of violence or some suggestive dialogue.
Bridezillas began production in 2001 and first aired on the United Kingdom's ITV, and later began screening on New York City's MetroTV in 2003. The Fox Network aired a one-hour Bridezillas special culled from Season One in January 2004. In the summer of 2004, the show began airing on WE, which has since aired seven seasons and is currently airing the eighth. Since the second season, it has been the highest-rated original program on the WE Network.
In the first season, the majority of the subjects were young, white, wealthy residents of New York. In subsequent seasons, the show has included a more diverse range of subjects, including older, African-American, and working class couples; couples from California, Texas, and Wisconsin; and same-sex couples.
While the first season was in production, the show was tentatively titled "Manhattan Brides". It was only after taping was finished that the name was changed to "Bridezillas" and the footage was edited to emphasize the bad behavior of the subjects. One bride, Julia Swinton-Williamson, sued the producers for misleading her about the nature of the project. The lawsuit was dismissed in 2008.
Bridezillas Season 8 Episode 4 (Kym & Porsha) airs: Sunday, July 3, 2011 at 9:00pm EDT on WE tv. Synopsis of the episode: Kym's limo is late on her wedding day; Porsha forces her bridal party to exercise.

Leverage: American TV Drama Series on TNT

Leverage is an American television drama series on TNT that premiered in December 2008. The series is produced by director/executive producer Dean Devlin's production company Electric Television. Leverage follows a five-person team of professional thieves, computer experts and con artists, headed up by former insurance investigator, Nathan Ford, who use their skills to right corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on common citizens.
The first season of Leverage consists of 13 episodes, which writers John Rogers and Chris Downey and producer Dean Devlin intended to be a complete story should the series not be renewed. The second season, for which production moved from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon, ran in two parts: a nine-episode summer season which premiered on July 15, 2009, followed by a further six episodes the following winter. Leverage moved to Sunday for its third season, which began June 20, 2010.
On July 30, 2010, it was announced that Leverage has been renewed for a fourth season. It premiered on June 26, 2011.
Leverage Season 4 Episode 2 (The 10 Li'l Grifters Job) airs: Sunday, July 3, 2011 at 9:00pm EDT on Turner Network TV. Synopsis of the episode: When a mark is killed during a sting, the team races to complete the con and find the killer.

The Real L Word: American Reality TV Series on Showtime

The Real L Word: Los Angeles is an American reality television series aired on the cable station Showtime, where it premiered on June 20, 2010. The show was created by executive producer Ilene Chaiken and Magical Elves Productions, following the success of the television drama The L Word. The Real L Word follows a group of six lesbians in their daily lives in Los Angeles.
With a successful first season, Showtime has commissioned a second season, where there will be many new faces and a few recurring ones. Season 2 debuted on June 5th, 2011
Showtime revealed in a sneak peak video on April the 25th 2011 that the only person from the season one main cast to make a return was Whitney Mixter along with Romi Klinger who, although featured in season one, is now a main cast member.
The Real L Word Season 2 Episode 5 airs: Sunday, July 3, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on Showtime. Synopsis of the episode: Whitney is ready to move on; Kacy and Cori go to their first appointment; Romi evaluates her relationship with Kelsey.

Dual Survival: Documentary TV Series on Discovery Channel

Dual Survival is a documentary television series on the Discovery Channel produced by Original Media. The program follows two survivalists showcasing contrasting wilderness survival skills: Cody Lundin, a minimalist and primitive skills expert, and Dave Canterbury, a military-style survival expert and professional hunting guide and tracker. The second season of the series premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 22, 2011.
In each episode, Cody and Dave are placed in a common survival situation such as marooned sailors, lost hikers, trapped divers, and stranded mountain climbers. They then have to survive for a few days with only the gear that a person who found themselves in that scenario would have. Along the way, they demonstrate how to survive off of the land and make gear they need to survive.
Conflict often arises due to the differences in Cody's and Dave's survival methods. Cody, who does not wear shoes, often slows down the team when they are negotiating tough terrain. Dave often tries dangerous methods of gathering food and advancing towards rescue such as reaching into a beehive for honey and rappelling over a ledge to save time.
Dual Survival Season 2 Episode 12: Road to Nowhere) airs at 9:00pm EDT on The Discovery Channel. Synopsis of the episode: Surviving the isolated woods of Northern Maine.