by Darren Murph
A hot, hot summer isn't keeping The Weinstein Company from staying busy, as just weeks after announcing its intentions to finally join the herd and
go Blu-ray exclusive comes word that it has inked a long-term deal with Showtime Networks. The two have entered into an "exclusive seven-year film distribution arrangement" which will be effective with Weinstein's 2009 release schedule. Showtime viewers can expect to see
Nine ,
Inglorious Bastards and other highly acclaimed pictures from the outfit, and for those interested, you may be stoked to find that the output deal "also includes releases from Dimension Films." So, is this enough incentive to keep this premium around?
by Richard Lawler
What we're watching tonight:
NBC (1080i) brings American Gladiators at 8 p.m. followed by Nashville Star at 9:01 p.m.
TNT (1080i) features the season premieres of The Closer at 9 p.m. and Saving Grace at 10 p.m.
ABC Family (720p) has The Middleman at 10 p.m.
ESPN HD (720p) queues up the 2008 Home Run Derby at 8 p.m., followed by the ESPN All-Star Celebrity Game at 10 p.m.
Showtime (1080i) has Weeds at 10 p.m. amd Secret Diary of a Call Girl at 10:30 p.m.
USa (1080i) has Monday Night RAW at 9 p.m.
by Richard Lawler
NBC (1080i) has American Gladiators at 8 p.m. followed by Nashville Star at 9 p.m.
A&E (720p) has Psychic Kids at 10 p.m.
ABC Family (720p) bring The Middleman at 10 p.m.
USA (1080i) shows off WWE: Raw at 9 p.m.
Discovery (1080i) has Verminators at 10 p.m.
Showtime (1080i) lines up Weeds at 10 p.m. followed by The Secret Diary of a Call Girl at 10:30 p.m.
TLC (1080i) has Jon & Kate Plus 8 at 9 p.m.
ESPN HD (720p) has baseball with Twins/Red Sox at 7 p.m.
ESPN2 HD (720p) airs Arena League playoffs with Cleveland/Georgia at 8 p.m.
HBO (1080i) premieres The Art of Failure: Chuck Connely's Not for Sale at 9 p.m.
by Richard Lawler
For years, we've wondered why
Inside the NFL , with its sweet
NFL Films footage and in depth coverage of one of the best sports to watch in high definition, was stuck in SD; but the show's move to Showtime has remedied that. TV Week reveals the upcoming season will be produced for your HDTV, the only proper format considering we get the
games live in HD and daily highlights on ESPN-HD, why should a weekly magazine show be any different? If you miss an episode Wednesday night at 9 p.m. (starting September 10), expect plenty of opportunities to see it again with about 10 replays per week, hosted by Cris Collinsworth, Phil Simms and James Brown plus a series of guest hosts. Thanks Showtime, for letting HBO know how things should be done -- seriously,
Bill Maher going HD first should have been a crime.
by Richard Lawler
NBC (1080i) has American Gladiators at 8 p.m., followed by Nashville Star at 9 p.m.
USA (1080i) has Olympic Trials Swimming at 8 p.m., WWE Monday Night Raw at 9 p.m., and Olympic Trials Track & Field at 11 p.m.
ABC Family (720p) has Middleman at 10 p.m.
A&E (720p) has Psychic Kids at 10 p.m.
Showtime (1080i) brings Weeds at 10 p.m. and Secret Diary of a Call Girl at 10:30 p.m.
TLC (1080i) has Jon & Kate plus 8 at 9 & 9:30 p.m.
Discovery (1080i) has Verminators at 10 p.m.
ESPN (720p) brings MLB with Mets/Cardinals at 7 p.m.
ESPN2 HD (720p) continues AFL playoffs with Predators/Gladiators at 7 p.m., followed by Rampage/Rattlers at 9:30 p.m.
by Richard Lawler
What we're watching tonight:
NBC (1080i) continues Olympic Trials coverage at 7 p.m.
USA (1080i) drops in Law & Order: CI at 9 p.m. followed by In Plain Sight
History (1080i) has Ice Road Truckers at 9 p.m. followed by Surviving History
TLC (1080i) brings the series premiere of The Singing Office at 9 p.m.
A&E (720p) has Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9 & 9:30 p.m. followed by The Two Coreys at 10 & 10:30 p.m.
ESPN HD (720p) Sunday Night Baseball features Cubs/White Sox at 8 p.m.
HBO (1080i) premieres Rush Hour 3 at 9 p.m.
Showtime (1080i) has I Can't Believe I'm Still Single at 11:30 p.m.
WWE HD PPV (1080i) presents Night of Champions at 8 p.m. (Thanks Ivan!)
by Richard Lawler
What we're watching tonight:
Discovery (1080i) airs all the When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions segments beginning at 5 p.m., with the last installment starting at 9 p.m.
NBC (1080i) features the U.S. Olympic Gymnastic Trials at 7 p.m.
Sci Fi (1080i) has 100 Million B.C. at 9 p.m.
USA (1080i) brings Law & Order: CI at 9 p.m. followed by In Plain Sight
History (1080i) lines up Ice Road Truckers at 9 p.m. followed by Surviving History
A&E (720p) doubles up with two episodes each of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9 & 9:30 p.m. and The Two Corey's at 10 & 10:30 p.m.
Food (1080i) has The Next Food Network Star at 10 p.m.
HBO (1080i) premieres Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at 9 p.m.
Showtime (1080i) premieres I Can't Believe I'm Still Single From Portland to Portland at 11:30 p.m.
by Richard Lawler
What we're watching tonight:
NBC (1080i) features the U.S. Olympics Gymnastics Trials at 8 p.m.
Spike (1080i) has the The Ultimate Fighter
ABC (720p) reairs Disney Channel's Camp Rock at 8 p.m.
TLC (1080i) brings Flip That House at 8 p.m.
ESPN HD (720p) continues the College World Series with Fresno State/North Carolina at 7 p.m.
ESPN2 HD (720p) brings NASCAR Nationwide Series racing from Milwaukee at 8:30 p.m.
HDNet (1080i) airs MLS action with Houston/Colorado at 9:30 p.m.
HBO (1080i) tosses in Boxing After Dark at 10 p.m.
Cinemax (1080i) premieres The Hills Have Eyes II at 10 p.m.
Showtime (1080i) presents Championship Boxing with Abraham vs. Miranda at 9 p.m.
by Richard Lawler
Showtime (1080i) has the season premiere of Weeds at 10 p.m. followed by the series premiere of Secret Diary of a Call Girl at 10:30 p.m.
TLC (1080i) has Master of Dance at 8 & 8:30 p.m., followed by Jon & Kate Plus 8
USA (1080i) brings WWE: Raw at 9 p.m.
Discovery (1080i) lines up Dirty Jobs at 9 p.m. and Verminators at 10 p.m.
NBC (1080i) tosses in American Gladiators at 8 p.m.
ESPN HD (720p) welcomes interleague play with Red Sox/Phillies at 7 p.m.
ESPN2 HD (720p) presents College World Series action with Stanford/Georgia at 7 p.m. followed by Arena Football with Crush/Rattlers at 10 p.m.
HBO (1080i) premieres Resolved at 9 p.m.
A&E (720p) brings the series premiere of Psychic Kids at 10 p.m.
History (1080i) premieres How Life Began at 9 p.m.
by Richard Lawler
What we're watching tonight:
Discovery (1080i) kicks off When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions at 9 p.m.
ABC (720p) brings Game 2 of the NBA Finals with Celtics/Lakers at 9 p.m.
TLC (1080i) features the series premiere of Your Place or Mine? at 8 p.m.
USA (1080i) lines up the season premiere of Law & Order: CI at 9 p.m. followed by In Plain Sight
History (1080i) has Ice Road Truckers at 9 p.m. followed by the season finale of Ax Men
ESPN HD (720p) has Cubs/Dodgers at 8 p.m.
HBO (1080i) premieres Hairspray at 9 p.m.
Showtime (1080i) brings the season finale of This American Life at 10 p.m.
by Richard Lawler
Showtime (1080i) presents the season finale of The Tudors at 9 p.m., followed by This American Life
USA (1080i) has the season premiere of In Plain Sight
History (1080i) brings the season premiere of Ice Road Truckers at 9 p.m.
ESPN HD (720p) brings MLB action with Dodgers/Mets at 8 p.m.
ESPN2 HD (720p) has Women's College World Series action at 7 p.m.
by Richard Lawler
What we're watching tonight:
Fox (720p) presents the Coca Cola 600
Universal HD (1080i) has the previously unaired series finale of Big Apple at 6 p.m.
Showtime (1080i) brings The Tudors at 9 p.m. followed by This American Life
HBO (1080i) premieres an original film, Recount at 9 p.m.
TNT (1080i) has Game 3 of the WCF, with Lakers/Spurs at 8:30 p.m.
History (1080i) has Ax Men at 10 p.m.
by Richard Lawler
What we're watching tonight:
CW (1080i) lines up the season finales of Everybody Hates Chris at 8 p.m., as well as Aliens in America and The Game
ABC (720p) features the season finale of Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m.
ESPN HD (720p) presents Mets/Yankees at 8 p.m.
Showtime (1080i) has The Tudors at 9 p.m., followed by This American Life
HBO (1080i) brings Knocked Up at 9 p.m.
History (1080i) drops in Ax Men at 10 p.m.
by Richard Lawler
What we're watching tonight:
NBC (1080i) presents the season finale of Saturday Night Live hosted by Steve Carrell with musical guest Usher at 11:29 p.m.
ABC's (720p) Saturday Movie of the Week is Hitch at 8 p.m.
TLC (1080i) lines up Flip That House at 8 p.m., followed by Date My House and Moving Up
A&E (720p) brings Flip This House at 11 p.m.
HDNet (1080i) has MLS action San Jose/New england at 7:30 p.m. ahead of HDNet Fights presents Dream 3 at 9:30 p.m.
Cinemax (1080i) premieres You Kill Me at 10 p.m.
Showtime (1080i) has content from the Smithsonian Channel HD, starting with Remembering Vietnam - The Wall at 25 at 9 p.m. followed by Carrier at War at 10 p.m.
by Richard Lawler
What we're watching tonight:
Fox (720p) lines up the season finales of 'til Death at 8 p.m. and Back to You ahead of American Idol at 9 p.m.
TNT (1080i) features the NBA Playoffs with Cavaliers/Celtics at 8 p.m. followed by Jazz/Lakers
ABC (720p) has Boston Legal at 10 p.m.
NBC (1080i) has Law & Order at 10 p.m.
CBS (1080i) has Price is Right at 8 p.m., followed by Criminal Minds and CSI: NY
Versus (1080i) brings Red Wings/Stars at 8 p.m.
ESPN HD (720p) presents MLB action with Braves/Phillies at 7 p.m.
Showtime (1080i) has Maxed Out at 9 p.m.
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