New TV Shows Starting
August 2010

Vexed

Starts 15th Aug 9:00pm On BBC TWO
Vexed is a comedy drama series which originally followed the exploits of Jack Armstrong and Kate Bishop, a pair of police detectives who struggle to balance their personal problems with their police careers. At the start of series two, Jack is now paired with a new... Selected by 0 Users

Hardcore Pawn

Starts 16th Aug 9:00pm On truTV
The Gold family and their employees never know what to expect when people's personal items are on the line and conflicts escalate. American Jewelry & Loan is a large, lucrative pawn shop where people bring in everything from alligators to prosthetic limbs. Every pawn... Selected by 0 Users

The Big C

Starts 16th Aug 10:30pm On Showtime
The Big C delves into the emotional ups and downs of a suburban wife and mother forced to face reality yet also find the light side in a dark situation. A metaphor for the way we all should live, yet rarely do, this is a journey about how to seize the... Selected by 0 Users

The Great British Bake Off

Starts 17th Aug 8:00pm On Channel 4
The Great British Bake Off sees ten passionate home bakers take part in a bake-off to test every aspect of their baking skills as they battle to be crowned the Great British Bake Off's best amateur baker. Each week the nationwide tour sees keen bakers put through three... Selected by 2677 Users

Melissa & Joey

Starts 17th Aug 8:00pm On ABC Family
Melissa is a grown-up former wild child of a political family who is now a local politician herself. When her sister ends up in prison and brother-in-law flees after a scandal hits, Mel must take responsibility for her teenaged niece Lennox and pre-adolescent nephew Ryder.... Selected by 0 Users

Offspring

Starts 22nd Aug 8:30pm On Ten
Offspring is an exuberant drama set in Melbourne's Fitzroy, centring on Nina Proudman and her struggle to deal with her fabulously messy family, her hunt for a decent love life and her tendency to over-think and fly off into fantasy. Following the Proudman family's... Selected by 0 Users

Swamp People

Starts 22nd Aug 9:00pm On History Channel
Deep in the heart of Louisiana lies America's largest swamp - a million miles of inhospitable bayous, marshes and wetlands where nature rules and humans struggle to tame it. Many of its inhabitants are the hardened descendants of French refugees who were forced out of... Selected by 695 Users

Spirited

Starts 25th Aug 7:30pm On Foxtel
Spirited is a blackly funny exploration of love, death and life seen through the lives of a group of people who are extreme, complicated and unique. The escapist and romantic drama series will take richly drawn characters through situations and storylines that are anything... Selected by 0 Users

Returning TV Shows in August 2010

Dark Blue

Returns 4th Aug 9:00pm On TNT
Carter Shaw is the head of a crack undercover team of police officers who are so covert, many of their own colleagues don't even know they are involved. Shaw is a deeply wounded character, having lost his wife and much of his former life as he struggles to bring down bad... Selected by 0 Users

Man vs. Wild

Returns 11th Aug 9:00pm On Discovery Channel
Bear Grylls is a seasoned adventurer who served with the Special Air Service, a special forces unit of the British army, where he was trained as a survival expert. His experiences include climbing Mount Everest, crossing the freezing North Atlantic Ocean in a small, open... Selected by 0 Users

Hard Knocks

Returns 11th Aug 10:00pm On HBO
Hard Knocks on HBO presents viewers with an inside look at NFL training camps. From the top coaches to the rookies trying to make the team, Hard Knocks will showcase what it takes to be in the... Selected by 1867 Users

Weeds

Returns 16th Aug 10:00pm On Showtime
Weeds is about a single mother who makes ends meet by selling marijuana in the fictional suburb of Agrestic, California. The series exposes the dirty little secrets that lie behind the pristine lawns and shiny closed doors of homes in the of this gated community. Mary... Selected by 0 Users

Ideal

Returns 17th Aug 10:30pm On BBC THREE
Moz is a small-time drug dealer living in a squalid flat with his girlfriend Nicki . His flat is visited by a constant stream of odd characters who want to buy drugs or just have a smoke and a chat. Regular visitors include China, Asia, Jenny, Craig, Kuldip, Sungita... Selected by 0 Users

The X Factor (UK)

Returns 21st Aug 8:00pm On ITV
Each X Factor judge is in charge of a different section of singers on the show. The judges do not know what section of the competition they will be in charge of until the audition process has finished. Each judge then has to pick four acts to take forward to the live... Selected by 0 Users

Childrens Hospital

Returns 22nd Aug 12:00am On Adult Swim
A hospital isn't a place for lazy people. It's a place for smart people who take care of people who aren't smart enough to keep themselves healthy. So begins Childrens Hospital, an all-new series that follows the lives, loves and laughs of a hospital staff. Tag lined as... Selected by 0 Users

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Returns 22nd Aug 9:00pm On E!
Olympic decathlete Bruce Jenner and paparazzi favorite Kim Kardashian star in this new reality show about two huge Hollywood families coming together. It's a chaotic mix of fame, business and... Selected by 0 Users
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