August marks the season premiere of a four-episode series SECRETS OF YOUR MIND – WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO? on /A\. All-new episodes continue through the month including RAISING THE BAR, WIFE SWAP and the season finale of DEFYING GRAVITY. The Season 1 finales of STARGATE UNIVERSE and CAPRICA are also all-new for /A\ viewers.
Programming highlights on /A\ include:
· Jerry (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) goes against Marcus (J. August Richards) on RAISING THE BAR (August 3)
· Neal (Matthew Bomer) and Peter (Tim Dekay) investigate a charity they suspect buy transplants with donations on WHITE COLLAR (August 3)
· Jodie Foster (The Brave One) and Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) star in Panic Room (August 5)
· Nicolas Cage (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) and Sam Rockwell (Iron Man 2) star in Matchstick Men (August 8)
· Brittany Murphy (8 Mile) and Ashton Kutcher (PUNK’D) play newlyweds in Just Married (August 9)
· Tommy Lee Jones (No Country for Old Men) and Will Smith (Seven Pounds) play Men in Black (August 12)
· Real cases are examined about how “reality” gives way to fantasy on the series premiere of SECRETS OF YOUR MIND – WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO? (August 19)
· Season 1 finales of STARGATE UNIVERSE and CAPRICA (August 20)
· Donner (Ron Livingston) learns about Zoe’s (Laura Harris) pregnancy on the season finale of DEFYING GRAVITY (August 21)
Below is a chronological listing of programming highlights for August 1 – August 22. All programming is subject to change. All times ET/PT (unless otherwise stated).
Sunday, August 1
7 p.m. – MAKE IT OR BREAK IT – “All’s Fair In Love, War and Gymnastics” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 8 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
With everyone gearing up for Nationals, the pressure is on at The Rock. To celebrate, the Cruz family is hosting the Nationals send-off party where everyone has his/her own agenda.
8 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – The Prince & Me – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Paige Morgan (Julia Stiles, The Bourne Ultimatum), a free-spirited American college student attending a Wisconsin university, meets and falls in love with one of her classmates. However, what she doesn’t know is that he’s actually a Danish prince (Luke Mably, THE GATES) who’s spending his “gap year” hiding in America disguised as a regular guy before having to perform his princely duties.
Monday, August 2
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Based on the best-seller by Adele Lang, Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber chronicles the life of Katya Livingston (Jennifer Love Hewitt, GHOST WHISPERER), a self-centered, obnoxious and conceited 28-year-old ad sales exec who won’t let anything or anyone stand in her way of getting to the top of the San Francisco social ladder.
Tuesday, August 3
8 p.m. – RAISING THE BAR – “Making Up is Hard to Do” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Bobbi (Natalia Cigliuti) takes the case of a woman charged with smuggling drugs that involves Michelle’s (Melissa Sagemiller) cop boyfriend. Elsewhere, Jerry (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) tries to obtain a better deal for his client and goes against Marcus (J. August Richards) over the issue.
9 p.m. – WHITE COLLAR – “Vital Signs” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
June (Diahann Carroll) is approached by a questionable charity when her granddaughter is removed from the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Neal (Matthew Bomer) and Peter (Tim Dekay) decide to investigate the charity, suspecting that organs are being bought with “donations”.
Wednesday, August 4
9 p.m. – COLD CASE – “Flashover” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
When Vera (Jeremy Ratchford) goes missing, the team hopes that an old arson case of his might provide leads to his whereabouts.
10 p.m. – LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT – “Beef” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
A young woman’s rape and murder illuminate disturbing truths about the meat-packing industry.
Thursday, August 5
8 p.m. – THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – “Under Control” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
While Stefan (Paul Wesley) struggles to control his new impluses, Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) are surprised by a visit from their uncle John Gilbert (guest star David Anders, 24). At a Founder’s Day event, Stefan displays a rare party attitude and Damon’s (Ian Somerhalder) attempt to find out why Uncle John has returned to town takes an ugly turn.
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Panic Room
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Meg Altman (Jodie Foster, The Brave One) and her teenage daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) become imprisoned by three intruders in what was supposed to be the safest room in their new house: the panic room.
Friday, August 6
8 p.m. – WIFE SWAP – “Harris/Weasel” – NEW EPSIODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
A competitive family of champion gymnasts swap with a kickball family unconcerned with winning.
9 p.m. – STARGATE UNIVERSE – “Time” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
It appears that in the near future, several members of the crew use the gate to travel to a nearby planet but soon after their arrival, some begin to fall sick. Fearing that they may have contracted a communicable disease, TJ (Alaina Huffman) decides they must remain on the planet or risk spreading the disease to other aboard the ship.
10 p.m. – CAPRICA – “The Imperfections of Memory” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Amanda (Paula Malcomson) fears for her sanity while Daniel (Eric Stoltz) and Joseph (Esai Morales) close in on their daughters.
Saturday, August 7
8 p.m. – DEFYING GRAVITY – “Solitary” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
In the final hours before the landing on Venus, crew members of the Antares confront the loneliness and isolation of space.
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Double Frame
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
A shady cop gets in over his head when he frames his partner during a drug scam.
Sunday, August 8
8 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Matchstick Men – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
A phobic con artist (Nicolas Cage, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) and his protégé (Sam Rockwell, Iron Man 2) are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the former’s teenage daughter (Alison Lohman, Drag Me to Hell) arrives unexpectedly.
10:30 p.m. – THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE – “Love Means Having to Say You’re Crazy” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11:30 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10:30 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Richard (Clark Gregg) asks old Christine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) to set him up on a date in order to help him get over new Christine (Emily Rutherfurd).
Monday, August 9
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Just Married – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Sarah (Brittany Murphy, 8 Mile) and Tom (Ashton Kutcher, PUNK’D) marry against the wishes of Sarah’s friends and family and go to Europe for their Honeymoon. Unfortunately for them, Sarah’s parents send her ex-boyfriend to break up the happy marriage.
Tuesday, August 10
8 p.m. – RAISING THE BAR – “Bobbi Ba-Bing” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Jerry (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) defends a convict accused of killing a fellow inmate. The case takes a different turn when Jerry’s client was wrongly imprisoned. A new staffer works hard for a homeless man and finds a way to sue the city.
9 p.m. – WHITE COLLAR – “Home Invasion” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The FBI investigates a murder and a mysterious coded list and Neal (Matthew Bomer) catches up with an old friend, who might know something about the music box, but isn’t too keen on Neal’s connection with the FBI.
10 p.m. – THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE – “Too Close for Christine” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Christine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) makes a new friendship with a fellow scatterbrained mom at Ritchie’s school (Kristen Johnston, Bride Wars, 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN) but quickly tires of being the responsible one.
Wednesday, August 11
9 p.m. – CASTLE – “Home is Where the Heart Stops”
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
When a wealthy socialite is found brutally murdered and stuffed inside a wall safe, the home invasion investigation leads Beckett (Stana Katic) into Castle’s (Nathan Fillion) high society world.
10 p.m. – LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT – “Savior” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay) gets emotionally invested in a case when she and Detective Stabler (Chris Meloni) investigate the murders of several young prostitutes. Mischa Barton (THE O.C.) guest stars.
Thursday, August 12
8 p.m. – WIFE SWAP – “Flannagan/Logan” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
A family who live the lifestyle of 1840s pioneers swap with an ultra-modern tech savvy family whose mom is the breadwinner.
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Men in Black
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The film Men in Black follows the exploits of agents Kay (Tommy Lee Jones, No Country for Old Men) and Jay (Will Smith, Seven Pounds), members of a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth. The two Men in Black find themselves in the middle of the deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies. In order to prevent worlds from colliding, the MiB must track down the terrorist and prevent the destruction of Earth.
Friday, August 13
8 p.m. – WIFE SWAP – “Cyboran/Owen-Ladino” – NEW EPSIODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
A fun-loving metropolitan couple who teach classes as relationship superheroes swap with an ultra strict mom and dad who moved to the country to protect their children from the influences of the city.
9 p.m. – STARGATE UNIVERSE – “Life” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Some of the crew uses the Ancient Long Range Communications Device to reassure their loved ones that they are okay.
10 p.m. – CAPRICA – “Ghost in the Machine” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Daniel (Eric Stoltz) is beginning to suspect that Zoe-Avatar is in the robot, but his pleas for his daughter to reveal herself go ignored. In an effort to flush her out, he launches a campaign of psychological torture, resulting in escalating tests that force Zoe (Alessandra Torresani) into a choice she cannot take back.
Saturday, August 14
8 p.m. – DEFYING GRAVITY – “Venus” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
It’s the day of the Venus landing, a historic and dangerous event that will likely alter the lives of everyone involved.
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – Chasing Papi
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
The successful and handsome executive of the cosmetic industry Thomas Fuentes (Eduardo Verástegui, Meet Me in Miami) has three sexy Latin girlfriends: in Miami, the waitress Cici (Sofía Vergara, MODERN FAMILY), in Chicago, the intellectual lawyer Lorena (Roselyn Sanchez, WITHOUT A TRACE) and in New York, the “daddy’s girl” Patricia (Jaci Velasquez, DOC). When the three women decide to visit him in Los Angeles, Thomas is in for some trouble.
Sunday, August 15
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – The House Sitter – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Waitress Elise (Tori Spelling, TORI & DEAN: INN LOVE) eagerly accepts an offer to house-sit for an eccentric gentleman, Frank (Jonathan Higgins, Framed For Murder) while he is in Boston for business for a month. A leaky pipe makes her call a plumber not from Frank’s ‘call only’ list, and Phil (Dean McDermott, TORI & DEAN: INN LOVE) appears and they fall in love. When Phil returns early, with grand plans beyond her wildest dreams, the stage is set for tragedy.
Monday, August 16
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – The Tipping Point – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
A medical student is desperate to solve a murder to prove that she’s not having a psychological breakdown, as her family and friends believe her to be.
Tuesday, August 17
8 p.m. – RAISING THE BAR – “Beating a Dead Horse” – NEW EPISODE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Jerry (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) faces off against Michelle (Melissa Sagemiller) when he defends a heroin-addled pregnant woman. Elsewhere, Roz (Gloria Reuben) takes a case for a carriage driver accused of abusing a horse and attacking a cop.
9 p.m. – WHITE COLLAR – “Bottlenecked” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
An old rival dares Neal (Matthew Bomer) to make a fake copy of a bottle of wine originally owned by Ben Franklin.
10 p.m. – THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE – “Hair” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
After Marly (Tricia O’Kelley) and Lindsay (Alex Kapp Horner) accuse Christine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) of causing a school outbreak of lice, she decides to pull Ritchie (Trevor Gagnon) out of his snobby private school and give public school a chance.
Wednesday, August 18
9 p.m. – CRIMINAL MINDS – “The Internet is Forever” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The BAU team profiles a serial killer who uses the Internet as his hunting ground, bringing a whole meaning to the term “social networking.”
10 p.m. – LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT – “Torch” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
When a man is accused of murdering his daughters, detective Stabler’s (Chris Meloni) former partner (guest star Sharon Stone, Bobby) takes the case.
Thursday, August 19
8 p.m. – THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. on ACCESS
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9 p.m. – CASTLE – “Ghosts”
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett (Stana Katic) investigate the murder of a woman found drowned in a bathtub of motor oil at a transient hotel. But when they uncover a dark secret about the woman’s past, they must unravel a 20-year-old mystery.
10 p.m. – SECRETS OF YOUR MIND – WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO? – /A\ DEBUT
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 8 p.m. MT on ACCESS
The newest of Primetime’s collection of limited series, this five-episode series takes you into the darkest corners of the human mind and how it can be twisted – real cases where “reality” gives way to fantasy. Discover what it’s like to live a double life. Go inside an interrogation room to see the games police play to get suspects to confess – whether they’re guilty or not. Hear from people who slavishly followed their new age leader into horrifying circumstances. Go inside the minds of kids who kill, and behind the scenes of the real-life War of the Roses – husbands and wives who turn their homes into battlefields.
Friday, August 20
9 p.m. – STARGATE UNIVERSE – “Justice” – NEW TO /A\ SEASON FINALE
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
During the season one finale, Sergeant Spencer (Josh Blacker) is found shot in his quarters, leading Lieutenant Scott (Brian J. Smith) to conduct a room to room search for any evidence. It looks bad for Colonel Young (Justin Louis) when Scott and Eli (David Blue) find the murder weapon in the Colonel’s room.
10 p.m. – CAPRICA – “End of the Line” – NEW TO /A\ SEASON FINALE
Also airs at 11 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10 p.m. MT on ACCESS
With his company’s stock falling in price and unable to meet the contract to provide 100,000 Cylon robots in a month, Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) has no choice but to sell his sports team to Tomas Vergis (John Pyper-Ferguson). With only a week to deliver the duplicated MCPs, he also decides to wipe the chip clean and mass produce a blank copy.
Saturday, August 21
8 p.m. – DEFYING GRAVITY – “Kiss” – SEASON FINALE
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
Despite the fact that she has too little time to collect the Gamma object and return to the Crossbow in the allotted time, Zoe (Laura Harris), driven by her hallucination of the crying baby, decides to collect the object regardless. For Donner (Ron Livingston), it all proves to be eerily reminiscent of the Mars expedition 10 years before, but it also provides a major revelation for Donner when he finally learns about Zoe’s pregnancy.
9 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – From Justin to Kelly
Also airs at 10 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic
Three best friends from Texas, Kelly (Kelly Clarkson, AMERICAN IDOL), Kaya (Anika Noni Rose, The Princess and The Frog) and Alexa (Katherine Bailess, ONE TREE HILL), head to Miami for spring break. Making their way to the same destination is the “Pennsylvania Posse”: college students Justin (Justin Guarini, AMERICAN IDOL), Brandon (Greg Stiff, NURSE JACKIE) and Eddie (Brian Dietzen (NCIS). When Kelly’s eyes meet Justin’s, everything changes. While Kaya and Alexa are content to survey the parade of eye candy, Kelly’s only interested in Justin. The feeling is mutual, but Justin loses Kelly’s number and boy-crazy Alexa has already set her sights on Justin. She will stop at nothing, even betraying a friend, to nab Justin as her own. Will true love win out for the star-crossed Justin and Kelly?
Sunday, August 22
8 p.m. – THE BIG PICTURE – “Grind” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 9 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 9 p.m. MT on ACCESS
While the rest of his high school graduating class is heading to the same old grind of college, skateboarder Eric Rivers (Mike Vogel, MIAMI MEDICAL) and his best friends, Dustin (Adam Brody, THE O.C.), a goal-oriented workaholic, and misfit slacker Matt (Vince Vieluf, Rat Race) have one last summer roadtrip together to follow their dream of getting noticed by the professional skateboarding world–and getting paid to skate. When skating legend Jimmy Wilson’s (Jason London, Dazed and Confused) skate demo tour hits town, the boys figure that as soon as he sees their fierce tricks, he’ll sign them up for his renowned skate team immediately, right? Unfortunately, the guys are intercepted by Jimmy’s road manager and they can’t get their foot in the door, much less their boards. But they do get some free advice: keep skating, stay true to yourself, and stay in the game–if you’re good, you’ll get noticed.
10:30 p.m. – THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE – “I Love Woo, I Hate You” – NEW TO /A\
Also airs at 11:30 p.m. AT on /A\ Atlantic and 10:30 p.m. MT on ACCESS
Fearful that he might propose to her, Barb (Wanda Sykes) insists that Christine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) join her on a date with Dave (James Lesure), the immigration officer she has been seeing.
