/A\ continues serving-up a hot summer schedule in July with all-new episodes of RAISING THE BAR and WIFE SWAP. Also STARGATE UNIVERSE, CAPRICA, MAKE IT IR BREAK IT, and WHITE COLLAR are all new episodes for /A\ viewers. Big screen hits also take centre stage this month, including Foolproof, Independence Day, Daredevil, and Mystery Men.
Programming highlights on /A\ include:
* Ryan Reynolds (The Proposal) stars in Foolproof (July 1)
* Sasha (Neil Jackson) puts the girls through a brutal day of training on MAKE IT OR BREAK IT (July 4)
* Richard (Teddy Sears) rushes through cases, resulting in a judicial fumble on RAISING THE BAR (July 6)
* Burke (Tim DeKay) and Caffrey’s (Matthew Bomer) search for smuggled Iraqi artifacts leads them to suspect a US soldier on WHITE COLLAR (July 6)
* A family of survival enthusiasts swap with a family dedicated to making their daughter the world’s greatest golfer on WIFE SWAP (July 9)
* Ben Affleck (He’s Just Not That Into You) stars in Daredevil (July 11)
* Jerry (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) and Richard (Teddy Sears) both fight for clients who received unfair verdicts on RAISING THE BAR (July 13)
* A prim and proper family swap with a mud racing family on WIFE SWAP (July 16)
* Ben Stiller stars in Mystery Men, when a group of inept amateur superheroes must try to save the day (July 18)
* Jerry (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) tries to assist Bobbi with a case, but his meddling backfires on RAISING THE BAR (July 20)
Below is a chronological listing of programming highlights for July 1 – 25. All programming is subject to change. All times ET/PT (unless otherwise stated).
Thursday, July 1
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Foolproof
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
In the film Foolproof, Kevin (Ryan Reynolds, The Proposal), Sam (Kristin Booth, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and Rob (Joris Jarsky, Would Be Kings) have an unusual hobby – planning foolproof heists, without intending to actually perform them. The game goes wrong when their latest plan is stolen and carried out. Things get even worse when a mysterious man approaches them with an offer: plan a heist for him, or go to jail. As the clock ticks, they find that the risk might be higher than just their freedom.
Friday, July 2
9 p.m. – STARGATE UNIVERSE – “Air Part 3” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Lt. Scott (Brian J. Smith) and Dr. Rush (Robert Carlyle) travel to a desert planet to locate a mineral essential to Destiny’s life support system.
10 p.m. – CAPRICA – “Rebirth” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
In the wake of the MAGLEV bombing that killed his daughter, Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) plunges himself into work. Consumed with grief, Amanda Graystone (Paula Malcomson) is obsessed with discovering who her daughter really was, and slowly begins piecing together the details of Zoe’s (Alessandra Torresani) life.
Saturday, July 3
8 p.m. – DEFYING GRAVITY – “Bacon” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
Working in one of the storage pods with Wassenfelder (Dylan Taylor), Paula (Paula Garces) has a serious accident that severs her thumb and causes a severe abdominal injury. With his wartime hallucination threatening his surgical control, Mintz (Eyal Podell) runs into trouble while operating on Paula and Donner (Ron Livingston) is forced to take over.
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Mambo Italiano
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
The son (Luke Kirby, CRA$H & BURN) of Italian immigrants to Canada struggles to find the best way to reveal to his parents that he’s gay.
Sunday, July 4
7 p.m. – MAKE IT OR BREAK IT – “Sunday, Bloody Sasha, Sunday” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 8 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Sasha (Neil Jackson) puts the girls through a brutal day of training as punishment for attending the party.
8 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Independence Day
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. The military learn that a number of enormous objects are on a collision course with Earth. Thought to be meteors, the objects are revealed as spacecraft, piloted by a mysterious alien species. After attempts to communicate with the aliens go nowhere, David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum, LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT) an ex-scientist turned cable technician, discovers that the aliens are going to attack major points around the globe in less than a day. Will Smith (Seven Pounds) also stars as Captain Steven Hiller.
Monday, July 5
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Love That Boy
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. on ACCESS
Robin (Nikki Barnett, Relative Chaos) encourages her roommate Phoebe (Nadia Litz, Monkey Warfare), an ambitious 21-year-old university student, to find a boyfriend. Phoebe does not manage to find a love interest among her fellow university students, but instead takes interest in a 14-year-old boy named Frazer (Adrien Dixon, Lava Storm).
Tuesday, July 6
8 p.m. – RAISING THE BAR – “I’ll Be Down To Get You a Taxi, Honey” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. on ACCESS
When Jerry (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) presents a case for a man charged with running over a corrupt lawyer, he plays on jury sympathy rather than relying on the facts of the case. Elsewhere, Richard (Teddy Sears) rushes through cases, resulting in a judicial fumble and Bobbi’s (Natalia Cigliuti) divorce proceedings advance.
9 p.m. – WHITE COLLAR – “Flip of the Coin” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. on ACCESS
Burke (Tim DeKay) and Caffrey’s (Matthew Bomer) search for smuggled Iraqi artifacts leads them to suspect a US soldier. They soon learn that a news producer assigned in the territory might be involved.
10 p.m. – WHITE COLLAR – “The Portrait” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. on ACCESS
The FBI assigns Caffrey (Matthew Bomer) and Burke (Tim DeKay) on a sting operation to retrieve a stolen portrait. Neal tries to trace where the piece is from as they get close to identifying the felon.
Wednesday, July 7
8 p.m. – THE MIDDLE – “Worry Duty” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. on ACCESS
Frankie (Patricia Heaton) is worried that Axl’s (Charlie McDermott) going to get his heart broken again when his on-again/off-again girlfriend, Morgan (Alexa Vega), re-enters his life.
9 p.m. – Cold Case – Wasp – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. on ACCESS
The team investigates the murder of the top pilot of the civilian WWII wasp (women air force service pilots) program from 1944.
Thursday, July 8
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Drumline
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
In the film Drumline, a talented street drummer from Harlem (Nick Cannon, Shall We Dance) enrolls in a Southern University, expecting to lead its marching band’s drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top. Zoe Saldana (Avatar) also guest stars as Laila.
Friday, July 9
8 p.m. – WIFE SWAP – “Cathrea/Stewart” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
A family of survival enthusiasts who believe 2012 may bring the end of the world swap with a family dedicated to making their daughter the world’s greatest golfer.
9 p.m. – STARGATE UNIVERSE – “Darkness” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Dr. Nicholas Rush (Robert Carlyle) tries to find out why the ship’s power reserves are critically low. Colonel Young (Louis Ferreira) orders everyone to limit the power consumption. Eventually everything apart from the life support goes out. However, Destiny reaches a solar system with three planets giving them hope to live another day.
10 p.m. – CAPRICA – “Reins of a Waterfall” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Following Amanda’s (Paula Malcomson) public revelation that their daughter was responsible for the MAGLEV tragedy, the Graystones must face the wrath of angry Capricans. For Daniel (Eric Stoltz), this includes a confrontation with Sam (Sasha Roiz) and Joseph Adama (Esai Morales), in which Joseph demands that Daniel reunite him with his daughter’s avatar.
Saturday, July 10
8 p.m. – DEFYING GRAVITY – “Fear” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
There’s something very strange on board the Antares as nearly all the astronauts have racing heartbeats and elevated temperatures. Back at Mission Control, Goss (Andrew Airlie) is ramping up for an outer space Halloween promotional stunt that will result in billions of dollars worth of scientific funding. Desperate to keep the project on track, Goss orders Claire (Maxim Roy) to attribute the symptoms to contaminated Halos, the crew’s removable libido inhibitors.
9 p.m. – EASTWICK – “Red Bath and Beyond” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
Roxie’s (Rebecca Romijn) nightmare to escape a murderous Jamie (Jack Huston) comes true, a poisoned Joanna (Lindsay Price) fights for her life, and Kat (Jaime Ray Newman) tries to keep her head above water.
10 p.m. – EASTWICK – “Papered and Tampered” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
Life is good in Eastwick until Danny (Matthew Del Negro), Roxie’s (Rebecca Romijn) dead husband, miraculously returns, Kat (Jaime Ray Newman) suspects something isn’t right with the young Gene (Skyler Gisono) and Joanna (Lindsay Price) deflects Penny’s (Sara Rue) suspicions that Jamie (Jack Huston) was murdered.
Sunday, July 11
7 p.m. – MAKE IT OR BREAK IT – “Like Mother, Like Daughter, Like Supermodel” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 8 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The Rock hosts a mother-daughter fashion show to raise funds for the gymnasts to attend Nationals in Boston.
8 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Daredevil
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Blinded by toxic waste when he was a young boy, Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck, He’s Just Not That Into You) has gained enhancements in the remaining senses. With his father murdered, he sees this as a perfect opportunity to fight crime and help the citizens New York City. He becomes Daredevil, and every night risks his life to stop those escaping prison. One person who is still free is the biggest crime lord in New York, the Kingpin (Michael Clark Duncan, TWO AND A HALF MEN). Whilst working as a lawyer, Matt becomes the masked hero to track down the Kingpin before anyone else he loves is taken out. Jennifer Garner (Valentine’s Day) also stars as Elektra Natchios.
Monday, July 12
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Perfect Pie
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. on ACCESS
The film Perfect Pie is a bittersweet tale of a longstanding friendship between two women: Patsy (Wendy Crewson, THE BRIDGE), a beautiful housewife who chose to stay in her rural Ontario hometown, and Francesca (Barbara Williams, FLASHFORWARD), an ugly-duckling who left the small town and achieved her dream of becoming a famous opera singer. After 30 years, Patsy asks Francesca to return home to perform at a concert conducted by Francesca’s high school sweetheart. But once Francesca returns, the women are forced to remember the secrets of their childhoods and the terrible event that drove Francesca away.
Tuesday, July 13
8 p.m. – RAISING THE BAR – “Fine and Dandy” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. on ACCESS
Jerry (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) and Richard (Teddy Sears) both fight for clients who received unfair verdicts. Richard has to go up against Judge Kessler (Jane Kaczmarek) who is preoccupied with a blind date. Meanwhile, Bobbi (Natalia Cigliuti) struggles to adjust to a life-shattering situation involving her ex-husband.
9 p.m. – WHITE COLLAR – “All In” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. on ACCESS
Immersed in a dangerous case in Chinatown involving one of his aliases and a crafty Interpol agent, Neal (Matthew Bomer) is forced to decide between his loyalties to Peter (Tim Dekay) and the FBI or his desire to find Kate (Alexandra Daddario).
10 p.m. – WHITE COLLAR – “Free Fall” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. on ACCESS
Peter (Tim DeKay) must determine if Neal (Matthew Bomer) is lying when Neal becomes a suspect in a jewelry heist. Meanwhile, Neal closes in on the man with the ring and discovers that he may be closer than he imagined.
Wednesday, July 14
9 p.m. – COLD CASE – “Chinatown” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The team reopens Stillman’s 1983 case of a Chinese-American teen who was murdered three months after his girlfriend was killed by Chinese gang members.
Thursday, July 15
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – The Perfect Score
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
In the film The Perfect Score, six teenagers from diverse backgrounds, conspire to break into a SAT testing center to steal the answers in hope of acing their exam. They quickly realize that the answer to their problems and the key to their happiness do not lie in achieving a perfect score.
Friday, July 16
8 p.m. – WIFE SWAP – “McLeish/O’Dell – NEW EPSIODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
A prim and proper family obsessed with etiquette and raising elegant young ladies swap with a mud racing family whose tomboy daughters love to get dirty.
9 p.m. – STARGATE UNIVERSE – “Light” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The crew is in close proximity to one of the three planets. Colonel Young (Louis Ferreira) tells everyone that only fifteen people can go in the shuttle and a lottery will determine their fate.
10 p.m. – CAPRICA – “Gravedancing” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The Graystones attempt damage control while vengeance closes in on them.
Saturday, July 17
8 p.m. – DEFYING GRAVITY – “Love, Honor, Obey” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
Although it is supposedly only a storage facility, Donner (Ron Livingston) Zoe (Laura Harris) and Paula (Paula Garces) are unable to enter the mysterious Pod 4. Donner enlists Ajay’s (Zahf Paroo) help in trying to find a way in, while Goss (Andrew Airlie) orders Ted (Malik Yoba) to distract his crew from the off-limits area.
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Framed For Murder
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
When a woman (Elisa Donovan, SABRINA THE TEENAGED WITCH) falsely accused of murdering her husband is released from prison after 8 years, she hires a private investigator, determined to find out who framed her. What she doesn’t know, is that the killer is about to do it again.
Sunday, July 18
7 p.m. – MAKE IT OR BREAK IT – “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 8 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Taking a gamble that the girls are ready and can use the motivation for Nationals, Sasha (Neil Jackson) invites Marty (Erik Palladino) and the Denver team, to The Rock for an invitational meet. Payson (Ayla Kell) is determined to show that she is the best, but when an old injury flares up, it might have devastating results. Meanwhile, Carter (Zachary Abel) has to rethink his relationship with Kaylie (Josie Loren) when Sasha and Lauren (Cassie Scerbo) give him an ultimatum.
8 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Mystery Men
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
A group of inept amateur superheroes must try to save the day when a supervillian threatens to destroy a major superhero and the city. Mystery Men stars Ben Stiller (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian) as Mr. Furious and Janeane Garofalo (24) as Bowler.
10:30 p.m. – THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE – “Honey, I ran Over the Kid” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11:30 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 11:30 p.m. MT on ACCESS
When Ritchie (Trevor Gagnon) skins his knee at a skateboarding party under Richard’s (Clark Gregg) watch, Christine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and Richard begin competing over who is the worse parent.
Monday, July 19
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Solaris
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. on ACCESS
Upon arrival at the space station orbiting an ocean world called Solaris, a psychologist (George Clooney, Up in the Air) discovers that the commander of an expedition to the planet has mysteriously died. Other strange events begin to happen, such as the appearance of old acquaintances of the crew, including some who are dead.
Tuesday, July 20
8 p.m. – RAISING THE BAR – “Trust Me” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. on ACCESS
Bobbi (Natalia Cigliuti) is put to the test while working on a case for a confidential informant who fears his powerful codefendant could have him killed. Jerry (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) tries to assist Bobbi in the case, but his meddling backfires. Elsewhere, Richard (Teddy Sears) uses his family name as leverage in a case.
9 p.m. – WHITE COLLAR – “Hard Sell” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. on ACCESS
Neal (Matthew Bomer) infiltrates a corrupt Wall Street brokerage firm and Peter (Tim DeKay) must go undercover alongside him. Neal confronts Peter about the ring and learns the truth.
Wednesday, July 21
9 p.m. – COLD CASE – “The Runaway Bunny” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The team investigates the 1974 murder of a private investigator after his body is found in a demolished building’s cement foundation.
Thursday, July 22
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Just Married
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
A young newlywed couple (Ashton Kutcher, Killers and Brittany Murphy, Little Black Book) honeymoon in Europe, where obstacles challenge their ability to sustain the marriage.
Friday, July 23
8 p.m. – WIFE SWAP – “McLeish/O’Dell – NEW EPSIODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
An organic goat farming family, who believe you should “meet your meat before you eat” swap lives with a family of divas who ensure their kids’ popularity by putting them through “cool school.”
9 p.m. – STARGATE UNIVERSE – “Water” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
To replenish their supplies the crew attempts to harvest water from an ice planet. While Young (Louis Ferreira) and Scott (Brian J. Smith) gather the ice, a swarm of alien creatures attack a soldier and threaten the rest of the crew.
10 p.m. – CAPRICA – “There is Another Sky” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) reaches out to his son, while his daughter Tamara (Genevieve Buechner) finds a new side of the virtual world. Daniel (Eric Stoltz) suggests a product for Graystone Industries.
Saturday, July 24
8 p.m. – DEFYING GRAVITY – “Eve Ate the Apple” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
Entranced by a haunting song, the Antares crew is inexorably drawn to storage Pod 4 where the otherworldly Beta object revolves in an astonishing fractal dance. In Mission Control, Ajay (Zahf Paroo) and Arnel (William Vaughan) also see the strange object for the first time as Goss (Andrew Airlie) announces that they are now all sworn to secrecy about the real nature of the space mission.
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Air Bud 4 (AKA Air Bud: Seventh Inning)
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
Josh (Kevin Zegers, GOSSIP GIRL) has gone to college and his little sister Andrea enlists their dog Buddy in her baseball team just as Buddy’s puppies are kidnapped by Rocky the Raccoon.
Sunday, July 25
7 p.m. – MAKE IT OR BREAK IT – “Run, Emily, Run” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 8 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Sasha’s (Neil Jackson) refusal to welcome Emily (Chelsea Hobbs) back to the Rock has her at a loss as to what to do other than to keep training. Fortunately, her Pizza Shack co-worker, Damon (Johnny Pacar), has an idea on how she can do just that…at the Rock.
8 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Paycheck
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
In the film Paycheck, Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck, He’s Just Not That Into You) is hired by clients to take apart other companies technologies and find out how they work. He is hired to do a special job, against the advice of some of his associates but when the job is completed, his memory is erased. Now Jennings is hunted for something he has no recollection of doing and has only a little time to work it out. He has sent himself 19 seemingly unconnected objects, before his memory was wiped, to allow him to put the puzzle together and discover just what has gone on and what he has done. But the authorities are after him and time is very quickly running out. Uma Thurman (Motherhood) also stars as Rachel, a scientist who is a vital part of triggering what is left of Jennings memory.
10:30 p.m. – THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE – “He Ain’t Heavy” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11:30 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 11:30 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Christine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) uses her expertise as a gym owner to help Matthew (Hamish Linklater) lose weight.
