Police Women: American Documentary TV Series on TLC

Police Women is a collective title of American documentary television series on the TLC network that follows female members of law enforcement agencies in different communities, at work and at home. Camera crews film them doing their everyday jobs. It is similar in most respects to COPS, a long-running reality show on the Fox Network that also documents the work of police agencies in the United States.
Police Women Season 6 Episode 13 (These Are Somebody Else's Pants) airs: Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 9:00pm EDT on The Learning Channel. Synopsis of the episode: Andrea stops a suspect from fleeing; Shelunda goes on a scavenger hunt; Erika joins a high speed chase; Julie plays house with fellow detectives.

Extreme Chef: Food Network TV Show

Extreme Chef is a Food Network TV show. Whether extracting ingredients from a block of ice or using a Swiss Army knife as a lone cooking utensil, three chefs are pushed to their physical and mental limits in each episode of Extreme Chef. The series takes chefs out of their kitchen comfort zone to test their wits, adaptability and artistry as they must adapt to extreme conditions and unpredictable factors including swimming across a lake for ingredients and constructing a makeshift stove in only 30 minutes. In a series of arduous challenges, the competitors must impress judges and various guest critics with their unique culinary masterpieces to earn the title Extreme Chef.
Extreme Chef Season 1 Episode 2 (Rock the Block) airs: Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on Food Network. Synopsis of the episode: Unmarked can goods for a meal made in 30 minutes; chefs gather materials from a residents' pantry; hot appetizer; fruit side dish.

Expedition Impossible: American Reality TV Series

Expedition Impossible is a 2011 American reality television series. The series follows thirteen teams of three competitors as they "solve problems while racing across deserts, over mountains and through rivers" across the nation of Morocco. Each member of the first team to cross the finish line after completing the ten stages of the competition will receive USD$50,000 and a new Ford Explorer.
Created by producer Mark Burnett and hosted by wildlife expert Dave Salmoni, the series premiered on ABC on June 23, 2011 to mild critical response.
Expedition Impossible Season 1 Episode 2 (Light My Way! ) airs: Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 9:00pm EDT on WABC (ABC). Synopsis of the episode: The teams must tame spirited horses and kayak down a river before facing an enlightening challenge.

The First 48: Missing Persons: American Documentary TV Series

The First 48 is an American documentary television series that airs on A&E. Filmed in various cities in the United States, the series offers an insider's look at the real-life world of homicide investigators. While the cinema-verite series often follows the investigations to their end, it usually focuses on their first 48 hours, hence the title.
While most cases are solved within the first 48 hours, some go on days, weeks, or months after the first 48. The shortest investigation was led by Det. Brenda Wescott, who arrested a suspect, just 6 hours into the investigation.
In 2006, the series was nominated for a Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award, in the Continuing Series category, by the International Documentary Association, eventually losing out to American Experience.
Dion Graham is featured as the narrator, and is the only member of the cast to be in every one of the episodes.
On March 3, 2009, it was renewed for its 9th season by A&E, and currently[when?] has 152 episodes. By season 6, The First 48 had become the highest rated non-fiction justice series on American television, and had gained considerable critical acclaim along with controversy. The season 8 premiere on January 1, 2009 garnered a domestic audience of 2.3 million viewers making it the series' most watched episode, thus far.
Each episode picks one or more homicides in different cities, covering each alternately, showing how detectives use forensic evidence, witness interviews and other advanced detective skills to identify suspects.
The First 48: Missing Persons Season 1 Episode 5 (Worried Sick; Silent Night) airs: Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on A & E Network. Synopsis of the episode: A 17-year-old teen and her child are missing; an elderly man vanishes en route to a Christmas party.

Dragon Ball Z Kai: TV Show on Nicktoons Network

Dragon Ball Z Kai (known in Japan as Dragon Ball Kai) is a revised version of the anime series Dragon Ball Z produced in commemoration of the original's twentieth anniversary. It began broadcasting in Japan on Fuji Television on April 5, 2009 and ended on March 27, 2011. It features remastered high definition picture, sound, and special effects as well as a re-recorded voice track by most of the original cast. As most of the series' sketches and animation cels had been discarded since the final episode of Dragon Ball Z in 1996, new frames were produced by digitally tracing over still frames from existing footage and filling them with softer colors; thus reducing visible damage to the original animation. Some frames were selectively cropped, while other frames feature new portions added to scenes that were hand drawn to conform to the designated picture ratio. Much of the material from the Dragon Ball Z anime that was not featured in the Dragon Ball manga has been left out in Kai, as well as the final story arc of both the manga and original Dragon Ball Z series, thus significantly reducing the total episode count.
The series uses three pieces of theme music. The opening theme, titled "Dragon Soul", is performed by Takayoshi Tanimoto, who also performed the first ending theme, titled "Yeah! Break! Care! Break!". Both pieces are part of a unit called Dragon Soul with guitarist and composer Takafumi Iwasaki. The second ending theme, starting from episode 55 onwards, is titled "Kokoro no Hane" performed by Team Dragon from AKB48, an all-female group composed of members from AKB48. The background music for the series was composed by Kenji Yamamoto, whose music was used for most of the series; however, Yamamoto's music was later replaced with music cues originally composed for Dragon Ball Z by Shunsuke Kikuchi, after Yamamoto was accused of infringement. Although the story footage is taken from existing material, the opening and closing sequences were made from scratch using updated animation methods. The first Blu-Ray and DVD compilation was released in Japan on September 18, 2009, with individual volumes releasing monthly as well as Blu-Ray box sets.
In 2010, Funimation Entertainment licensed the series for an English-language release. The series made its U.S. premiere on the Nicktoons network on May 24, 2010. Funimation's dub of Kai features most of the voice actors from their in-house dub of Dragon Ball Z (though also several re-casts), as well as a more faithful adaptation of the Japanese dialogue than their previous dub. In addition to Nicktoons, Kai also began airing on The CW's Toonzai programming block on August 14, 2010. Furthermore, Funimation is also releasing bilingual uncut DVD and Blu-Ray box sets of the series in the U.S.
Also in 2010, Kirby Morrow announced that Ocean Productions had started producing an alternate English dub of Kai, which is to be released in Canada and the U.K. instead of Funimation's dub.
Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 1 Episode 69 (I Am Your Brother!; The Monster With Goku's Energy!) airs: Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 8:00pm EDT on Nicktoons Network. Synopsis of the episode: The Super Namekian must face a terrifying monster.

Ugly Americans: American Animated TV Series on Comedy Central

Ugly Americans (sometimes advertised as The Ugly Americans) is an American animated television series developed by David M. Stern and created by Devin Clark. The series focuses on Mark Lilly, a social worker at the Department of Integration, in an alternate reality version of New York City with monsters and other creatures. The series is currently in production of season 2. Daniel Powell serves as Executive Producer and Aaron Augenblick is Supervising Producer and Animation Director.
Ugly Americans premiered on March 17, 2010 on Comedy Central. The series is based on an original idea by Devin Clark, which was later developed by former The Simpsons writer David M. Stern. It was picked for seven episodes in May 2009 and renewed for an additional seven episodes to air in October 2010. The show's second season is set to premiere on June 30, 2011. The cast includes Matt Oberg as Mark Lilly, Kurt Metzger as Mark's zombie roommate Randall Skeffington, Natasha Leggero as Callie Maggotbone, Mark's demon boss and "office fling", Randy Pearlstein as wizard Leonard Powers, Michael-Leon Wooley as Twayne Boneraper, a demonic bureaucrat, and Larry Murphy as Frank Grimes, a law-enforcement officer.
The series features a stark, flat visual style which Variety's Brian Lowry noted "vaguely resembles the EC Comics of the 1950s.
Ugly Americans Season 2 Episode 1 (Wet Hot Demonic Summer) airs: Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 10:30pm EDT on Comedy Central. Synopsis of the episode: Twayne and the demons try to infiltrate a secret wizard compound by building a summer camp in 24 hours with Mark Lilly as the head counselor.

Royal Pains: USA Network Television Series

Royal Pains is a USA Network television series that premiered on June 4, 2009, starring Mark Feuerstein as a young emergency room doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for an important patient's death, moves to the Hamptons and becomes a reluctant "doctor for hire" to the rich and famous. When the administrator of the local hospital asks him to treat the town's less fortunate, he finds himself walking the line between doing well for himself and doing good for others. The series is based in part on actual concierge medicine practices of independent doctors and companies. On September 27, 2010, Royal Pains was renewed for an 18-episode third season.
Royal Pains Season 3 Episode 1 (Traffic) airs: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 9:00pm EDT on USA Network. Synopsis of the episode: HankMed saves the passengers of a toppled Jitney; Divya deals with the fallout from her broken engagement; Jill returns with news.
Royal Pains Season 3 Episode 3 (Rash Talk) airs: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 9:00pm EDT on USA Network. Synopsis of the episode: Best friends worry about their line of house-cleaning products.

Toddlers and Tiaras: American Reality Series on TLC

Toddlers & Tiaras is an American reality series that debuted on TLC in 2009. The show follows the controversial world of child beauty pageants, looking closely at the pageant contestants and their families as the children prepare for their pageant shows. The show airs without any narration in order to avoid passing judgment.
Season 1 of Toddlers & Tiaras premiered on TLC on January 27, 2009. The show was renewed forsecond season on April 20, 2009.Then season premire came on June 13, 2011 Season 2 premiered on July 22, 2009, season 3 premiered on January 20, 2010, and season 4 premiered on June 2, 2010. Season one of Toddlers and Tiaras is now aired on DMAX in the United Kingdom as well.
Toddlers & Tiaras Season 4 Episode 3 (Circle City Stars and Cars) airs: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on The Learning Channel. Synopsis of the episode: Alaska, 7 turns it on in the final heat; the race to win the Ultimate Grand Supreme.
Toddlers & Tiaras Season 4 Episode 5 (Universal Royalty Grand Nationals) airs: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on The Learning Channel. Synopsis of the episode: A stunning 10,000 dollar prize is up for grabs and everyone from toddler to teen wants it.

Melissa and Joey: ABC Family Television Series

Melissa & Joey is an ABC Family original television series starring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. It first aired on ABC Family on August 17, 2010. In January 2010, ABC Family ordered additional 10 episodes for the show's first season. The series follows local politician Mel (Melissa Joan Hart) and Joe Longo (Joey Lawrence), who Mel hires to look after her niece and nephew after a Ponzi scheme leaves him broke.
Mel is a local politician from a political family. When a family scandal leaves her niece, Lennox, and nephew, Ryder, without their parents, Mel takes them in. Meanwhile, Joe is a former commodities trader left bankrupt after a Ponzi scheme who is searching for a job. So when Mel finds it hard to handle an instant family and her own life, she hires Joe to become the family's new male nanny, or "manny".
Melissa and Joey Season 1 Episode 13 (Enemies With Benefits) airs: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 8:00pm EDT on ABC Family. Synopsis of the episode: Joe's ex-wife wants to rekindle their relationship; Lennox works on her popularity.
Melissa and Joey Season 1 Episode 15 (Lost in Translation) airs: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 8:00pm EDT on ABC Family. Synopsis of the episode: A dinner between Mel, a Japanese businessman, and Joe, who acts as a translator, turns awkward; Lennox and her nemesis are forced to work on a project together.

MythBusters: Science Entertainment TV Show on The Discovery Channel

MythBusters is a science entertainment TV program created and produced by Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The series is screened by numerous international broadcasters, including 7 mate, Discovery Channel Australia, Discovery Channel Latin America, Discovery Channel Canada, Quest and the Discovery Channel in the UK. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos and news stories.
Filming is based in San Francisco, California, though some elements of production are done in Artarmon, Australia. Planning and some experimentation takes place at Hyneman's workshops; experiments requiring more space or special accommodations are filmed on location, typically around the San Francisco Bay Area and other Northern California places. During the second season, members of Savage and Hyneman's team ("The Build Team") were organized into a second team and now generally test myths separately from the main duo.
MythBusters Season 9 Episode 12 (Paper Armor) airs: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 9:00pm EDT on The Discovery Channel. Synopsis of the episode: How to avoid injuries from shock waves in the water; does armor made of paper compare to steel armor?