Blood in the Water
9/8 CT Discovery
Jaws fans, set your DVRs! The source material for Peter Benchley's book and Steven Spielberg's movie comes to life in this dramatic documentary about the 1916 shark attacks along the New Jersey shore. Reenactments and reality-show-type cutaways are juxtaposed with a narrative that compares what scientists knew then to what they know now in one of the coolest Shark Week specials ever.
Read on for previews of Defying Gravity, Next Food Network Star, Drop Dead Diva and Kendra.
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Hannah Montana
8 pm/ET Disney
Brooke Shields reprises her role as Miley's late mom in this extended one-hour episode. Miley starts dating Jake Ryan (Cody Linley) again, but she keeps the news from Robby, who is still upset over how Jake broke his daughter's heart. To make her dad appreciate Jake, Miley pretends to date a bad-boy musician. But things get way out of control.
Read on for previews of Next Food Network Star, Angel and the Badman, Expedition Africa and Z Rock.
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Tony Awards
8 pm/ET CBS
Billy Elliot, the Musical with a Tony-leading 15 nominations, is expected to dominate the evening, but whether it does or not, it will be a great night for lovers of Broadway. As always, musicals will be front and center at the 63rd annual celebration with performances from the nominated original musicals (Billy Elliot, the Musical; Next to Normal; Rock of Ages; Shrek the Musical) and musical revivals (Guys and Dolls; Hair; Pal Joey; West Side Story). There will also be numbers from three touring shows (Jersey Boys; Legally Blonde the Musical; Mamma Mia!). Neil Patrick Harris is the host.
Read on for previews of Army Wives, Next Food Network Star, Kendra, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? and Denise Richards: It's Complicated.
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As if the restaurants, cookbooks, TV shows, and the line of sauces and rubs weren't enough, now Southwestern cuisine king Bobby Flay takes on responsibilities as host and head judge of The Next Food Network Star, which kicks off Season 4 Sunday night (10 pm/ET, Food Network).
TV Guide: There seem to be a lot of tears this season.… Bobby Flay: They're never ready for how intense it is. This is what's great about these finalists — they are so passionate and they want it so badly that it gets really competitive.
TV Guide: What's your take on judging the contestants?Flay: Being critical without being hurtful us the best way to go about being a judge.
TV Guide: Tonight's first challenge is: "In one sentence give your culinary point of view." What's yours? F
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The new NBC series Chuck will get a sneak preview Sept. 7 at 9 pm, at the New York Television Festival. For tickets, visit NYTVF.com..... Nickelodeon's The Naked Brothers Band will world-premiere their music video "If That's Not Love" on Monday, at 5 pm/ET, with repeats at 6 and 7.... Next Food Network Star Amy Finley's Gourmet Next Door premieres Oct. 14.
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