New TV Shows Starting
August 2012

Dragons: Riders of Berk

Starts 7th Aug 7:30pm On Netflix
Picking up where the critically-acclaimed feature film, How to Train Your Dragon, left off, this weekly animated series follows the continuing adventures of Hiccup and his dragon Toothless on the island of Berk, along with the band of dragon trainers, all of whom now have... Selected by 0 Users

Go On

Starts 8th Aug 10:00pm On NBC
Ryan King is a recent widower and sports talk radio host ready to get back to work after the loss of his wife. Ryan's alpha-male boss, Stephen has a different plan in store for Ryan, making him attend grief counseling before returning to the air. A reluctant Ryan finds... Selected by 0 Users

Animal Practice

Starts 12th Aug 10:30pm On NBC
Meet Dr. George Coleman, a top-dog New York veterinarian. With an unorthodox style of operating, George's success comes from his undeniable gift with animals of all kinds. That is, all but the human kind. Dorothy Crane once held the key to George's heart, but today she... Selected by 0 Users

Hotel Hell

Starts 13th Aug 8:00pm On FOX
After more than a decade of running restaurants in some of the world's top hotels, Gordon Ramsay knows firsthand the crucial importance of surpassing guests' highest expectations. In new series Ramsay will travel across the country to fix horrid hotels, awful inns and just... Selected by 0 Users

Major Crimes

Starts 13th Aug 9:00pm On TNT
Picking up where The Closer leaves off, Major Crimes will center on what it takes to secure an airtight conviction, exploring how the police and prosecutors work together to build a solid case that will result in a suspect confessing, signing a plea agreement, or being... Selected by 0 Users

Counting Cars

Starts 13th Aug 9:00pm On HISTORY
Most people in Las Vegas bet with chips, but Danny "The Count" Koker bets with cars. Known from his numerous appearances on Pawn Stars, this Sin City legend walks, talks and breathes classic American muscle cars. When he sees a car he wants, he will do whatever it takes to... Selected by 0 Users

Bad Education

Starts 14th Aug 10:00pm On BBC THREE
Alfie is the worst teacher ever to grace the British education system, and a bigger kid than his students. Despite his obvious shortcomings, Alfie's position at the school is stable thanks to Fraser, the school's headmaster, who tragically longs to be as cool as Alfie.... Selected by 0 Users

Copper

Starts 19th Aug 10:00pm On BBC America
Kevin Corcoran is an Irish immigrant policeman trying to keep the peace in the historical Five Points neighborhood in 1860s New York City while searching for information on the disappearance of his wife and death of his daughter. It explores the aftermath of the... Selected by 0 Users

The Inbetweeners (US)

Starts 20th Aug 10:30pm On MTV
"The Inbetweeners" takes a comedic look at a group of teenagers navigating high school and charging into adulthood the way everyone does... by taking one step forward and three steps back. Whether humiliating themselves in an effort to impress the girl of their dreams... Selected by 0 Users

Parades End

Starts 24th Aug 9:00pm On BBC TWO
Parade's End is set at the end of the Edwardian era and the conclusion of the First World War. The series features a love triangle between English aristocrat Christopher Tietjens, his beautiful but cruel wife Sylvia and Valentine Wannop, who Christopher has fallen in love... Selected by 0 Users

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Starts 24th Aug 9:00pm On Channel 4
In 2012, two of Channel 4's most popular quizzes - the topical hit 8 Out Of 10 Cats and the cerebral words-and-numbers game Countdown - came to metaphorical blows as the anarchic comedians of the former took on the brainbox format of the latter. Jimmy Carr was the host... Selected by 1795 Users

A Touch of Cloth

Starts 26th Aug 9:00pm On Sky One
A Touch of Cloth is an all-encompassing parody of every police procedural ever written. DCI Jack Cloth is a maverick, heavy drinking loner who has thrown himself into his work following the mysterious death of his wife. The damaged, haunted Cloth is teamed with plucky... Selected by 0 Users

Citizen Khan

Starts 27th Aug 8:30pm On BBC One
Family-based sitcom set in the capital of British Pakistan - Sparkhill, Birmingham. Citizen Khan follows the trials and tribulations of loud-mouthed, tight-fisted, self-appointed community leader Mr Khan and his long suffering family, wife Mrs Khan and daughters Shazia and... Selected by 0 Users

Hunderby

Starts 27th Aug 9:00pm On Sky Atlantic
Helene is a shipwreck survivor washed ashore near a small English village. There, she is swept off her feet by widowed pastor Edmund and the two soon marry, with the puritanical Edmund believing his bride to be untouched by another man. But it seems that she has a history... Selected by 0 Users

Good Cop

Starts 30th Aug 9:00pm On BBC One
It begins as an ordinary day, but while out running on Crosby beach, John Paul runs into his ex-girlfriend Cassandra and their daughter Libby. He sees a glimpse of the family he could have had, but Cassie isn't interested in a reunion. Later as he is enjoying lunch with his... Selected by 0 Users

Returning TV Shows in August 2012

Vexed

Returns 1st 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

Hard Knocks

Returns 7th 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 1868 Users

Childrens Hospital

Returns 10th 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

NTSF:SD:SUV

Returns 10th Aug 12:15am On Adult Swim
NTSF:SD:SUV (National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle) is a parody show that makes fun of all the police procedural that has been commanding the airways for years. The show's main focus is to mock what the television show have come from and where... Selected by 0 Users

Hell on Wheels

Returns 12th Aug 9:00pm On AMC
Set in the 1860s at the beginning of reconstruction, the series follows Cullen Bohannon, a former Confederate soldier, who is determined to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who murdered his wife. His quest for vengeanace sends him westward to Nebraska's "Hell on... Selected by 0 Users

Underbelly

Returns 13th Aug 8:30pm On Nine
Underbelly (Series 1): the true story of one of the bloodiest crime battles in Australian history, follows the rise and fall of notorious career criminal Carl Williams who sought to be king of Melbourne's underworld. The series, based on the factual book Leadbelly by John... Selected by 0 Users

Grimm

Returns 13th Aug 10:00pm On NBC
Detective Nick Burkhardt thought he was ready for the grim reality of working homicide in Portland, Oregon. That is, until he started to see things... things he couldn't quite explain. Like a gorgeous woman suddenly transforming into a hideous hag, or an average Joe turning... Selected by 0 Users

The Great British Bake Off

Returns 14th 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 2662 Users

Top Gear (US)

Returns 14th Aug 9:00pm On History Channel
Featuring super-cars, extreme stunts and challenges, car reviews and celebrity interviews, Top Gear is the home for anyone with a love of cars. The U.S. version will be chock-full of high-adrenaline action entertainment as it tracks the colorful history of the automobile as... Selected by 0 Users

Strike Back

Returns 18th Aug 1:00am On Sky One
Strike Back is based on the eponymous novel written by ex-British Special Forces soldier Chris Ryan. Strike Back is a compelling story of betrayal, glory, redemption and revenge played out through the interlinking lives of two former soldiers: military hero Hugh... Selected by 0 Users

Boss

Returns 17th Aug 10:00pm On Starz
Tom Kane, the mayor of Chicago, has recently been diagnosed with a degenerative neurological disorder. Determined to remain in charge, Kane conceals the disease from everyone around him except his own physician, Dr Ella Harris. Those around Kane are too busy with their own... Selected by 0 Users

The X Factor (UK)

Returns 18th 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

Casualty

Returns 18th Aug 8:50pm On BBC One
Casualty is the world's longest running and most successful medical drama series on television. It depicts the private and working lives of the patients, doctors, nurses and all others attending a small but frantically busy accident and emergency department of the large... Selected by 662 Users

The Jonathan Ross Show

Returns 18th Aug 9:00pm On ITV
The Jonathan Ross Show is a weekly talk show broadcast on ITV1. The show sees the popular host talking to different celebrity guests each... Selected by 1087 Users

Face Off

Returns 21st Aug 9:00pm On Syfy
"Face Off" is a competition/elimination series exploring the world of special-effects make-up artists and the unlimited imagination that allows them to create amazing works of living art. The contestants are tasked with elaborate feature challenges including executing full... Selected by 0 Users

Mount Pleasant

Returns 22nd Aug 9:00pm On Sky LIVING
Mount Pleasant is a comedy drama series starring Sally Lindsay and Daniel Ryan. The series is set in Manchester and follows the lives of Lisa, her husband Dan, and their friends and... Selected by 0 Users

Dirty Jobs

Returns 22nd Aug 10:00pm On Discovery Channel
Stuck in a dead-end job? Daydreaming about a new career? Combing through the classifieds for your next calling? Well, what about these jobs? Roadkill Collector: Must be able to work long hours braving oncoming traffic while picking up creatures of various size and breed... Selected by 0 Users

Waterloo Road

Returns 23rd Aug 8:00pm On BBC One
Waterloo Road Comprehensive is on the scrap heap. It can be found very near the bottom of every league table there is. Its despondent teachers have given up trying to make a difference as they struggle to cope with their own personal problems as well as their nightmare day... Selected by 580 Users

America's Next Top Model

Returns 24th Aug 8:00pm On VH1
Created by Tyra Banks, America's Next Top Model follows a group of young women of various backgrounds, shapes and sizes who live together in a loft and vie for a modeling contract. The show exposes the transformation of everyday young women into potentially fierce... Selected by 0 Users

Inspector George Gently

Returns 26th Aug 8:30pm On BBC one
Chief Inspector George Gently of Scotland Yard is an old-fashioned policeman who has gained respect but few friends through his single-minded pursuit of law-breakers and his disgust with the corruption in the police force. Gently decides to retire after the murder of his... Selected by 0 Users

Only Connect

Returns 27th Aug 8:30pm On BBC TWO
Only Connect is a game show hosted by Victoria Coren. Patience and lateral thinking are just as important as general knowledge in the game. Connections have to be made between things which as first seem to have no connection at... Selected by 570 Users

New Tricks

Returns 27th Aug 9:00pm On BBC One
New Tricks follows the work of the Metropolitan Police Service's Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS). Led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes. The series... Selected by 0 Users

Late Show [Letterman]

Returns 27th Aug 11:35pm On CBS
The Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. The show debuted on August 30, 1993 and is produced and hosted by David Letterman. The show's music director and... Selected by 0 Users

Trollied

Returns 31st Aug 9:00pm On Sky1
Set in Valco, a fictional budget supermarket in the north west of England, Trollied finds the funny in one of our most familiar surroundings and focuses on the types of characters we all recognise: bored checkout staff, ineffectual managers and a range of customers, from... Selected by 0 Users
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