Summer of Television 2009

MONDAYS

On Mondays this summer: Weeds, The Bachelorette, The Closer, and more. We'll be updating this feature as more shows are announced, so keep coming back!

8:00 p.m.

The Bachelorette
ABC, premieres May 18 at 9 p.m.; moves to 8 on May 25

Jillian Harris, who almost won the heart of Bachelor Jason Mesnick, is ready to find true love of her own. Is her future husband among this season's contestants? Catch the premiere May 18 at 9 p.m., and tune in at 8 the following week!

A brief history of Weed.

Weeds
Showtime, premieres June 8 at 8 p.m.

This season on Weeds: Nancy is pregnant; Doug and Silas open a pot club; and guest stars Alanis Morissette and Jennifer Jason Leigh join the cast.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager
ABC Family, premieres June 22 at 8 p.m.

ABC Family's teen-pregnancy drama is back for a second season this summer. Now that Amy's baby is here, how will her life--and the lives of her loved ones--be changed?

Teen Choice Awards 2009
Fox, airs August 10 at 8 p.m.

Squeaky-clean superstars The Jonas Brothers are set to host this year's Teen Choice Awards, which will pay homage to everything that's awesome in entertainment today!

9 p.m.

The Bachelorette
ABC, premieres May 18 at 9 p.m.; moves to 8 on May 25

Jillian Harris, who almost won the heart of Bachelor Jason Mesnick, is ready to find true love of her own. Is her future husband among this season's contestants? Catch the premiere at a special time tonight, and tune in at 8 p.m. next week!

Intervention
A&E, premieres May 25 at 9 p.m.

This hard-hitting documentary series is back for a seventh season and ready to help more desperate individuals find their paths out of addiction and into happiness.

Jon & Kate Plus 8
TLC, premieres May 25 at 9 p.m.

The oh-so-public drama plaguing Jon and Kate's relationship is sure to make for an interesting season. How will the Gosselins and their eight children navigate this new bump in the road?

The Closer
TNT, premieres May 25 at 9 p.m.

Brenda and Fritz are finally married, but will their continued devotion to their careers cause trouble in paradise?

Kyra's back for more!

Make It or Break It
ABC Family, premieres June 22 at 9 p.m.

This new drama brings viewers into the cutthroat world of competitive gymnastics. Can one ambitious group of teens balance their Olympic dreams with the demands and passions of real life?

10:00 p.m.

Obsessed
A&E, premieres May 25 at 10 p.m.

In the spirit of Intervention, this new unscripted series chronicles the therapy process of people suffering from extreme anxiety disorders.

Here Come the Newlyweds
ABC, premieres May 25 at 10 p.m.

Nine more pairs of newlyweds compete for a huge cash prize - but can their fledgling marriages withstand the pressure?

Go behind the scenes of Nurse Jackie.

Raising the Bar
TNT, premieres June 8 at 10 p.m.

Raising the Bar is back for another season of killer legal drama--both inside and outside of court.

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Bravo, premieres June 8 at 10 p.m.

Kathy Griffin may have two Emmys and four hit seasons under her belt, but she's still planted firmly on the D-List.

Dating in the Dark
ABC, premieres July 20 at 10 p.m.

Is it possible to fall in love with someone whose face you've never seen? Watch as three men and three women attempt to answer that very question.

10:30 p.m.

Nurse Jackie
Showtime, premieres June 8 at 10:30 p.m.

Edie Falco of The Sopranos flexes her comedic muscle as a pill-popping New York emergency room nurse.

  • dolphinangel15

    i cant wait!

    Jun 28, 2009
  • bouncytigger

    I would love to know when we can see Three Rivers in th UK.
    I love Katherine she was great in the "L word".

    Jun 18, 2009
  • cop1954

    I will wait patiently for Leverage-Dexter and oh I do have so you think you can dance!!! Where is runway at???

    Jun 14, 2009
  • mdrelliman

    Why no Harper's Island? It is better than all these shows!

    Jun 11, 2009
  • charmed1102

    TRUE BLOOD.TRUE BLOOD.TRUE BLOOD.

    Jun 11, 2009
  • Zelda_of_Arel

    Can't wait for True Blood. I love the dancers on So You Think You Can Dance this season. I already saw Merlin from BBC, great show though. Drop Dead Diva sounds interesting. So does NYC Prep. Curious as to how it fares compared to GG, which I adore. Can't wait for Project Runway and the extra on the models sounds interesting. There have been some models I've loved in the past seasons and would love to hear more of the models. Last, but not least, Top Chef Masters and Hell's Kitchen. Can't wait to see what Masters do and I just plain adore Gordon.

    Jun 10, 2009
  • nofeartina

    Yay, True Blood, can't wait for season 2, only 4 more days to go!! :D

    Jun 10, 2009
  • saycos

    probably I'll pick just weed and nurse Jackie

    Jun 09, 2009
  • BethanyJoyFan

    Can't wait for True Blood!

    Jun 07, 2009
  • Evymolly

    Eureka seems to be the only one I look forward to... it's going to be a long summer!

    Jun 06, 2009
  • winterbehaviour

    And how the hell is Mad Men missing from this list? ..... but you made sure you included all that reality crap didn't you...

    Jun 04, 2009
  • winterbehaviour

    Wow most of this is crap, only really care about True Blood and Burn Notice we've already seen the Merlin, Primeval and the last episodes of Pushing Daisies in the UK

    Jun 04, 2009
  • doreena1

    ugh! didn't see a durn thing there that was interesting!

    Jun 03, 2009
  • SeanJE

    where's Entourage?

    Jun 03, 2009
  • Maverick405

    <em>Weeds</em> yaay!

    Jun 01, 2009
  • Angelus18

    Royal pains looks good and i can't wait for burn notice season 3

    Jun 01, 2009
  • dizilerim

    I look forward sWEE"D" summer nights... :)

    May 30, 2009
  • woahwoah678

    I say that I am not going to see the Teen Choice Awards because it stinks.

    May 29, 2009
  • azsunnygrl

    Wow! Guess my television will be off much of the summer. Who needs that many "reality" shows? And thank you ABC for putting Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money back on the schedule with no notice. ABC has some interesting shows, but try to find them on the schedule. They get moved around or yanked on and off the schedule quicker than a stripper's undies until they get cancelled. I just don't understand ABC programming execs.

    May 28, 2009
  • Dudekotka

    Leverage.... That is all.

    May 28, 2009
  • sandbur

    Thank goodness for True Blood or it would be a long, empty summer.

    May 28, 2009
  • Moniquedee

    I am looking forward to checking out Royal Pains. Can't wait for the return of Dirty Sexy Money, Army Wives, Secret Life, Project Runway and Kathy Griffin. I may check out w\Weeds and Burn Notice too.

    May 27, 2009
  • taximomg

    Big Brother in July

    May 27, 2009
  • pamalashells1

    Nurse Jackie is a sure HIT!!! Weeds keeps getting better:) BURN NOTICE better run for a very long time! Mental is a pretty good new program...I think they borrowed some ideas from "HOUSE", but made it funnier & lots more interesting!

    May 27, 2009
  • IsmeldaLasombra

    Burn Notice, Leverage, Merlin, Primeval, True Blood, Eureka

    May 27, 2009
  • legersem

    What, is Harper's Island not good enough to be on the list? Lame!

    May 26, 2009
  • Dakotagirl823

    Looking forward to Mental, The Philanthropist, and Royal Pains.

    May 26, 2009
  • tidus1117

    Pushing Daisies!!! CANT WAI!!

    May 25, 2009
  • Dralcoffin

    I'll definitely be watching True Blood. In my opinion, it is the most fascinating and entertaining show I have seen in a long time. (And I like Anna Paquin who is the main character.)

    I'll also try and catch the last episodes of Pushing Daisies, as well as Saving Grace and Mad Men.

    May 25, 2009
  • Hereforvariety

    Is Psych on here? I'm not seeing it.

    I wish that I still got the BBC. I'm sick of watching my Torchwood on Youtube. Before it's yanked off. Guh. I'll just go watch repeats of the Office.

    May 24, 2009
  • Hereforvariety

    Guh...a lot of reality TV. Gross.

    I'll be watching the last few episodes of Pushing Daisies, plus Merlin. I'm pretty overly excited by that.

    May 24, 2009
  • Ayakami

    Psych

    May 24, 2009
  • CoffeeCake225

    Burn Notice Eureka and Merlin

    May 24, 2009
  • Placebo_obecalP

    The amount of reality tripe is just appalling, they really need to introduce laws to put a stop to the amount of crap on tv, that or introduce a tv license so trailer trash can no longer be the core influence on what types of shows get viewers.

    May 24, 2009
  • 0ElaEnchanted0

    The Closer and Psych....

    May 24, 2009
  • alaric3

    It's a festival of crap!

    May 24, 2009
  • mcwilly104

    I can't wait for True Blood. It's so good.

    May 23, 2009
  • bob07087

    oh gag me already I've had enough bachelor/ette to last me 20 seasons.
    looks like a road trip nothing new interests me.

    May 23, 2009
  • Nikita97

    Dark Blue only

    May 23, 2009
  • poulters

    I am looking forward to Leverage, Eureka, Listener but from what I can see summer sucks as said by others. The only thing that drives me nuts is tv is turning into reality tv, I really hat e reality shws, and the dance one keeps running over the hour into the next program.

    May 23, 2009
  • amber8032

    Looking forward to Mental new Tv Show sounds good!

    May 22, 2009
  • joeybrandojones

    YAY, Merlin, can't wait to see that. Of course I'll be watching America's Got Talent, since theres nothing else.

    I always want to watc True Blood, but alas, I do not have HBO

    May 22, 2009
  • telvisnostic

    Nurse Jackie.

    May 22, 2009
  • nuria_er_gg

    Summer TV sucks everywhere.. (I'm not prom the US)

    May 22, 2009
  • tvdvdaddict

    The Closer, Burn Notice, and Leverage for me. New shows Warehouse 13 and Dark Blue sound interesting. An absolute NO WAY to reality garbage.

    May 22, 2009
  • SnickyTheRed

    True Blood finally :)

    May 22, 2009
  • level5op

    Leverage, Eureka, Psych, Monk and Merlin.
    And a lot of BBC, yeah Torchwood...soon!

    May 22, 2009
  • efc91

    Really not a fan of summer TV :(

    May 22, 2009
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