Recommended
Pscyh
Channel: USA
Time: 10/9c
Premieres: Fri, Jul 18
Starring: James Roday, Dule Hill, Maggie Lawson, Tim Omundson, Corbin Bernsen, Kirsten Nelson
Trailer
Synopsis: Shawn is a really observant guy who tries to pass as a psychic in order to help the Santa Barbara police department. His never-before-seen mother will show up this season as Cybil Shepherd.
My Take: One of the funniest shows on television. I love Shawn and Gus's buddy relationship.
The Closer
Channel: TNT
Time: 9/8c
Premieres: Mon, Jul 14
Starring: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Tenney, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Raymond Cruz, Michael Paul Chan,
Gina Ravera, Philip P. Keene
Trailer
Synopsis: A former Atlanta detective heads up a special police department in Los Angeles that solves high-profile murder cases.
My Take: The police crimes are pretty standard and secondary, but I love Kyra Sedgwick and the rest of the ensemble of the show. They keep me watching.
Monk
Channel: USA
Time: 9/8c
Premieres: Fri, Jul 18
Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stanford, Emmy Clarke, Hector Elizondo
Trailer
Synopsis: Stanley Kamel who played Monk's psychiatrist died in April. He gets a new therapist, Hector Elizondo in the series. This season he'll continue with his OCD to the extreme while solving police cases as a consultant.
My Take: At times, the show can be over the top, but there is always something that draws me back in and makes me keep watching it.
Willing To Try
The Cleaner
Channel: A&E
Time: 10/9c
Premieres: Tue, Jul 15
Starring: Benjamin Bratt, Grace Park, Kevin Michael Richardson, Esteban Powell, Amy Price-Francis, Liliana Mumy, Brett Delbuono
Trailer
Synopsis: A former junkie is now an extreme interventionist. Based on a real-life guy.
My Take: Good cast makes me want to give it a try, as long as it has an uplifting edge to it and isn't too downbeat.
Not Appointment TV
Big Brother
Channel: CBS
Time: 8/7c
Premieres: Sun, Jul 13
Starring: Julie Chen
Trailer
Synopsis: A group of strangers live together in a house cut off from the outside world while they are recorded 24/7. They will all be voted out until the last person left will win the grand prize.
My Take: Listening to people just talk and scheme with one another is not my idea of a good time, even though I know others on here love
it. It just isn't my thing. 
Top Gear
Channel: BBCA
Time: 8/7c
Premieres: Mon, Jul 14
Trailer
Synopsis: They test drive cars while also doing really wacky stunts with automobiles (or other things that move).
My Take: Goofy show when I catch it, but don't go out of my way to see it.
Saving Grace
Channel: TNT
Time: 10/9c
Premieres: Mon, Jul 14
Starring: Holly Hunter, Leon Rippy, Laura San Giacomo, Lorraine Toussaint, Bailey Chase, Kenny Johnson, Bokeem Woodbine, Gregory Norman Cruz,
Dylan Minette
Trailer
Synopsis: Grace is a hard-boozing detective who is sometimes stalked by an angel.
My Take: Sometimes I like Holly Hunter and other times she bugs me. This happens to be one of the bugging times.
Project Runway
Channel: Bravo
Time: 9/8c
Premieres: Wed, Jul 16
Starring: Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn
Trailer
Synopsis: The last season that it will be on Bravo before it moves over to Lifetime. Sixteen contestants will be vying to show their line during New York's Fashion Week.
My Take: I know it is popular and has won the Peabody Award winning show, but it just isn't my thing.
Why
Brooke Knows Best
Channel: VH1
Time: 10/9c
Premieres: Sun, Jul 13
Trailer
Synopsis: Brooke Hogan moves out on her own so she doesn't have to live under her Dad's strict rules while she tries to start her singing career in Miami.
My Take: Why? Why? Why do we care?
Dog the Bounty Hunter
Channel: A&e
Time: 9/8c
Premieres: Wed, Jul 16
Trailer
Synopsis: Dog continues to bring fugitives in from Hawaii to Colorado.
My Take: I guess A&E needed the ratings badly so they brought the racist back to the airwaves.
Sources: TV Guide , Futon Critic
