Mega Beasts
9/8c Discovery
This new series brings to life some of the most ferocious dinosaurs to roam the earth. Scientists piece together what these mysterious creatures looked like, how they behaved, and what they encountered. In tonight's episode, we'll get a look at the phorusrhacids — or terror birds — and their reign in South America.
Read on for previews of King of the Hill, True Blood, the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, There Goes the Neighborhood, HGTV Design Star and Entourage.
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Mad Men
10/9c AMC
Betty's slipping-into-senility father (Ryan Cutrona), who's become a bit of a nuisance around the Draper home, pushes Don's buttons, which leads to an encounter with the man of the house. Peggy also has a domestic issue: She's looking for someone with whom to share her swinging bachelorette pad. On the work front, a new client with money to burn has great expectations in regard to the firm, and Sal is handed a plum assignment when the director on a soft-drink ad drops out to shoot a picture in Hollywood.
Read on for previews of Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, Shark Tank, Jerry Lewis Telethon, Masterpiece Mystery! and HGTC Design Star.
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ESPY Awards
9 pm/ET ESPN
This 17th annual mingling of athletes and celebrities in L.A. comes on the heels of an Olympic year, which always adds a little intrigue to some of the 37 fan-voted award categories. Host Samuel L. Jackson can expect to see as many swimmers and gymnasts as NBA and NFL stars on the Nokia Theatre stage, which is graced by a variety of nonsports presenters from comedian Andy Samberg to model Marisa Miller to musician will.i.am. Kobe Bryant and Candace Parker are crowd favorites for Best Male and Best Female Athlete, but Michael Phelps and Nastia Liukin loom from the Beijing contingent.
Read on for previews of Labor Pains, AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Michael Douglas, HGTV Design Star and Most Popular.
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HGTVs Design Star is back Sunday night 9 pmET with the premiere of its third season and promises an all-new set of contestants challenges highs and lows in Nashville TN TVGuidecom chatted with one of the shows judges Vern Yip to get the scoop on what to expect from the Nashville scene what contestants can do to impress or disappoint why design has evolved from its uber-exclusive status to a more populist topic and how this years Design Star mirrors Idols battle of the Davids Anna DimondTVGuidecom Whats this season going to be like and how will it differ from previous yearsVern Yip In my opinion this is going to be the best season ever because our contestants are not only really talented but theyve had two years of Design Star so they come in with so much more knowledge They have more prowess with hosting Its no longer a surprise to our contestants that you have to be a triple threat Its really intense and really competitive Even if you don
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TBS has ordered a second 10-episode season of The Bill Engvall Show, the cabler announced on Tuesday. Engvall also will host Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation, a special airing on TBS Nov. 17.... HGTV is moving ahead with a third round of Design Star, and is currently receiving applications from wannabe contestants. Meanwhile, Season 1 champ David Bromstad's Color Splash has been picked up for three more 13-episode seasons.
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