Rubicon, Mad Men, and the start of Shark Week

FRIDAY, JULY 30

9 p.m., Syfy

Eureka

Allison (Salli Richardson-Whitfield) finds it difficult to relate to her son amidst the Space Week Festival hubbub, and Jack (Colin Ferguson) heads to Harvard to visit his daughter, Zoe (Jordan Hinson).

10 p.m., CBS

Flashpoint

Parker (Enrico Colantoni) gets caught in a dangerous trap and must either reveal a disturbing secret from his past or lose his life.

12:35 a.m., CBS

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Craig welcomes How I Met Your Mother superstar Neil Patrick Harris.

Also on the airwaves...
Wife Swap, 8 p.m., ABC
Friday Night Lights, 8 p.m., NBC
Whale Wars, 9 p.m., ANIMAL
The Soup, 10 p.m., E!
The Pillars of the Earth, 10 p.m., STARZ
Haven, 10 p.m., Syfy
DC Cupcakes, 10 p.m., TLC
MLB Baseball: Cubs v. Rockies

SATURDAY, JULY 31

9 p.m., BBC America

Being Human

Annie (Lenora Crichlow) meets a mysterious dream guy and George (Russell Tovey) tries to have a normal relationship with Nina (Sinead Keenan).

Also on the airwaves...
Persons Unknown, 8 p.m., NBC
MLB Baseball: Cubs v. Rockies

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1

9 a.m., DSC

Shark Week

Are you ready for Shark-mania? Shark-o-rama? Shark-tricity? It's the most badass time of the year: Discovery Channel airs shark-only programming for a week straight. Get ready for special programs like "Ultimate Air Jaws," "Shark Feeding Frenzy," and "Great White Appetite."

Series premiere, 8 & 9 p.m., AMC

Rubicon

This new drama follows intelligence analyst Will (James Badge Dale) as he solves top-secret cases for a government agency. In the first episode, he considers quitting but changes his mind when he hears about a potential government conspiracy. In the second, his boss dies—so he assumes the role of supervisor.

9 p.m., FOOD

Next Food Network Star

The five remaining contestants cook for Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker and Chef Todd English at Beso, their Los Angeles restaurant.

10 p.m., AMC

Mad Men

It's Christmastime (in July?) at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce—and an unwelcome visitor ruins the company party.

10:30 p.m., HBO

Entourage

Ari (Jeremy Piven) plays nice with Jessica Simpson, Mike Tyson, and Aaron Sorkin when he thinks that Lizzie (Autumn Reeser) is gunning for him; Vince (Adrian Grenier) introduces porn star Sasha Grey to comic book artist Stan Lee; and Drama (Kevin Dillon) feels threatened by Bob Saget.

Also on the airwaves...
Sons of Tucson, Series finale, 7 p.m., FOX
Big Brother, 8 p.m., CBS
Food Network Challenge, 8 p.m., FOOD
Scoundrels, 9 p.m., ABC
True Blood, 9 p.m., HBO
Drop Dead Diva, 9 p.m., LIFETIME
Leverage, 9 p.m., TNT
The Gates, 10 p.m., ABC
The Glades, 10 p.m., A&E
Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami, 10 p.m., E!
Iron Chef America, 10 p.m., FOOD
Hung, 10 p.m., HBO
HGTV Design Star, 10 p.m., HGTV
The Real L Word, 10 p.m., SHO
My Boys, 10 p.m., TBS
Holly's World, 10:30 p.m., E!
MLB Baseball: Yankees v. Rays, Athletics v. White Sox, Dodgers v. Giants

What are you watching this weekend?

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