Defying Gravity
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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Next Food Network Star
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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Army Wives
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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Bobby Flay, The Next Food Network Star
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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Zachary Levi in Chuck by Mitchell Haaseth/NBC Photo
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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Holly Hunter in Saving Grace by Frank Ockenfels/TNT Network
TNT's Saving Grace debuted on Monday to 6.4 million total viewers, retaining 86 percent of The Closer's audience (7.3 mil) to become the most-watched basic cable series premiere of the year. The Holly Hunter-fronted drama beat the June 18 bow of time-slot predecessor Heartland, which drew 4.3 mil. And the best part? No naked Harvey Keitel bits.In other ratings news, Sunday's The Next Food Network Star finale served up 3.4 mil, making it the most-watched telecast in the cabler's history. All told, Season 3 was up 38 percent from last season.... David Beckham's debut with the L.A. Galaxy gave ESPN its best-ever numbers for a Major League Soccer contest (1.5 mil viewers).Related: Rating the Beckhams' Ratings
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Amy Finley is The Next Food Network Star
The moment Emeril Lagasse announced Amy Finley as the Season 3 winner of The Next Food Network Star, her life changed forever. Now, with her own TV show ahead of her, the mother of two from San Diego, California, plans on having fun even if she is overwhelmed. TVGuide.com caught up with the self-proclaimed "foodie" to talk about the intense ride that landed her in the No. 1 spot and why, even after considering dropping out of the show, she decided to stick it out for the long haul.
TVGuide.com: Congrats! How does it feel? Amy Finley: Thanks! It's still sinking in. It's zero to 60 in about three seconds. [Laughs]
TVGuide.com: I can imagine.
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Guy Fieri
No one knows how to take a bigger bite out of life than Guy Fieri. The second-season winner of The Next Food Network Star (the new season wraps up Sunday at 9 pm/ET), Fieri has spiced things up with his spiky hair and unique recipes on new shows like Guy's Big Bite and Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives. He shared details of his wild ride and newfound fame with TVGuide.com, as well as his biggest advice for the next winner.
TVGuide.com: OK, this might be a stupid question, but from where you're standing now, if you could do Next Food Network Star again, would you?Guy Fieri: [Pauses] Yes. My [season] was
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• Sunday's penultimate episode of The Next Food Network Star's third season served up 2.6 million viewers, making it the highest-rated telecast in the channel's history. The finale airs Sunday at 9 pm/ET.• Lifetime's Army Wives delivered 3.7 million total viewers this Sunday and was basic cable's top-rated program in several key demos, even besting the Big 3 in women 18-to-49. • Leading into Wives, Marisa Coughlan's Side Order of Life premiered to 2.4 million, followed by Lili Taylor's State of Mind, which opened with 2.3 mil.
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Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi by Glenn Watson/Bravo Photo
For someone whose kitchen prowess pretty much stops at the microwave and the George Foreman grill (New York-apartment size), I am unusually caught up this year in the hot summer-reality trend of cooking competition shows. Those who can’t do, watch in rapt fascination.Two in particular are among my tastiest guilty pleasures: Bravo’s scintillating Top Chef, which looks better than ever in its third season set in Miami, and Food Network’s more modestly entertaining The Next Food Network Star, also in its third season, though this is the first time I’ve watched. My least favorite of this batch, though also popular in the way that some people can’t seem to avert their gaze from any sort of train wreck, is Fox’s shrill and unceasingly unpleasant Hell’s Kitchen, also in its third go-round. (And this is the second consecutive year I’ve decided to bail after just a few weeks. I need to give my bleeding ears some time to recuperate.)Top Chef and Food Ne...
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