Katy Perry has unavoidable this summer, with her single "California Gurls" and award show appearances here and there. At the Nickelodian Kids Choice Award, she was memorably knocked down by a torrent of slime.
She returns this week to host a different ceremony (not usually involving slime, the Teen Choice Awards (Fox, 8 p.m.).
Teen icons in film, TV, music, sports and fashion will be honored at the 12th annual event, where other performers include Jason DeRulo and Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars.
Among the celebrities on hand will be Taylor Lautner, Kristen Bell, David Archuleta, Zac Efron, three Kardashian sisters, Cat Keeley and most cast members of "Glee."
Perry, for her part, will move on to promote another single from her album, "Teenage Dream."
Now that Ali has done her choosing (of Roberto), and an engagement has been made, time to look at the dozens of contestants on "The Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" who may have better luck mixing and matching with one another. "Bachelor Pad" (ABC, 8 p.m.) is a series that grew out of reunions of old cast members, from which real romance did bloom.
It may be fun to see memorable past contestants in action once again, but before long there must be a sense of desperation to the whole affair. Still, there's more than just love on athe line. They're competing for cash while playing old school games like Twiter. Chris Harrison, refusing to take a Monday off, hosts, along with the most famous jilted contestant, Melissa Rycroft.
Getting much less attention for its return is the reality series "Dating in the Dark" (ABC, 10 p.m.) in which romance is sought among a group of three men and three women with the lights off, so as not to allow looks to be the sole determining factor. The best thing about the show is that they reach a conclusion within the confines of a single episode.
"Too Fat for Fifteen" (Style, 8 p.m.) is the self-explanatory title of a new weight-loss series following young women who are not interested in entering high school obese. It involves going to a weight-loss boarding school, a variation on the scripted "Huge" (ABC Family, 9 p.m.).
A winner is named on "Last Comic Standing" (NBC, Monday, 9 p.m.) in a big two hour episode.
The joyous documentary "El Espiritu de la Salsa" (HBO, 9 p.m.) shows the importance of dance and music in the lives of ordinary people, taking a challenging and exhilarating salsa class in New York City. The film by Jon Alpert, Francisco Bello, Matthew O'Neill and Tim Sternberg follows the 10 participants preparing for their first performance. It's not only a bright view of the lure of music, it's also one of the most positive depictions of New York City in documentaries in a long time.
Warren Beatty is the star all day on Turner Classic Movies with classics like "Bonnie and Clyde" (6 p.m.), "Splendor in the Grass" (8 p.m.), "Reds" (10:30 p.m.) and "The Parallax View" (2 a.m.).
"Wild Nights with Mireya Mayor" (National Geographic Wild, 9 p.m.) begins in Miami, where the focus is not the visitors from "Jersey Shore" (MTV, 8 p.m.) but the nocturnal wildlife there, from the beaches to South Beach. That includes alligators, sea turtles, chickens, and the ever-possible Burmese python.
It's Red Sox at Yankees (YES, NESN, 2 p.m.) one more time. In other baseball, it's Cardinals at Reds (ESPN, 7 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Regis and Kelly: Julia Roberts, Buddy Valastro, Anderson Cooper. The View: Vice President Joe Biden, Fred Hammond (rerun). Ellen DeGeneres: Scarlett Johansson, Melissa Etheridge. Wendy Williams: Snooki (rerun).
Late Talk
David Letterman: Adam Sandler, Bettye LaVette (rerun). Jay Leno: Mike Posner. Jimmy Kimmel: Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Harrison, Luke Bryan. Jimmy Fallon: Jason Bateman, Aubrey Plaza, China Chow, Menomena. Craig Ferguson: Lindsay Sloane, Vampire Weekend. Carson Daly: Victor Rasuk, Amy Purdy, Mishka (rerun). George Lopez: Eva Mendes, Josh Hutcherson, Dolph Zigler, Har Mar Superstar.
No comments:
Post a Comment