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Friday 8 August 2014

What to Watch This Weekend: The Strain, the Series Premieres of The Knick and Outlander, and the Teen Choice Awards

What to watch on Friday, August 8...
12 pm Eastern, Nick.com
The Legend of Korra
What's this? Korra and Asami caught in the cruel
clutches of the Earth Queen? Can they break free
of her fearsome forces, or will they face the fallout
of their faux felonies in Ba Sing Se? Tune in to
"Long Live the Queen" to find out—same Avatar-
time, same Avatar-channel website!
8:30pm, Disney
Girl Meets World
An unexpected party invitation for Riley may
prove less desirable than it seems in "Girl Meets
Popular."
8:55pm, Disney
Mickey Mouse
Eager to sail the high seas, Mickey turns to his
most nautical chum in "Donald the Sailor." But
the duck may not be as competent a captain as his
attire would lead you to believe.
9pm, Disney
Gravity Falls
"Into the Bunker" sends the gang into a spooky
shelter—but even more unnerving for Dipper is
the prospect of spilling his true feelings for Wendy
at last.
DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE, 9pm, Showtime
L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin
This documentary from The L Word producer
Ilene Chaiken profiles the bigotry and hardships
faced by gay women living in conservative
communities in the deep South.
SERIES PREMIERE, 10pm, Cinemax
The Knick
Clive Owen stars as an early 20th century
surgeon in this medical drama from director
Steven Soderbergh. "Method and Madness"
begins the proceedings with the good doctor
facing pressure to name a black colleague as his
assistant chief.
SERIES PREMIERE, 10pm & 10:30pm, HBO
Jonah From Tonga
Chris Lilley spins off his Summer Heights High
character Jonah in this six-episode series, which
finds the ne'er-do-well teen expelled and shipped
off to live with his uncle in the Polynesian nation.
SEASON 2 PREMIERE, 10:30pm, Pivot
Please Like Me
Josh resumes his ongoing attempts to not make a
complete dunderhead of himself in social
situations. According to a preview clip on Pivot's
website, there's some awkwardness at a party,
which will presumably occur in this week's
episode.
LATE-NITE:
– Jeff Bridges, Ali Larter, and Andy Woodhull on
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,
11:35pm, NBC
– Daniel Radcliffe and Cathy Ladman on The
Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,
1:07am, CBS
WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING TONIGHT?
FridayNo results found.
What to watch on Saturday, August 9...
SERIES PREMIERE, 9pm, Starz
Outlander
A World War II combat nurse is whisked back in
time to 18th century Scotland in this adaptation of
Diana Gabaldon's best-selling book series.
"Sassenach" kicks off the fish-out-of-chronal-
water adventure with Claire's arrival in the year
1743 and her prompt abduction by Highlanders.
9pm, AMC
Hell on Wheels
Cullen squares off with the Swede even as he
concocts a cunning plan to quit Fort Smith.
Elsewhere in "Escape from the Garden," Cheyenne
greets the arrival of a new enemy.
10pm, Logo
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
Chloe issues June's one-year roomie evaluation in
"The D," and the results are bleak. Hoping to
boost her grade by stoking her love life, June
strikes up a courtship with the assistant to James'
agent.
WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING TONIGHT?
SaturdayNo results found.
What to watch on Sunday, August 10...
MARATHON, 5pm, AMC
Breaking Bad
Because it can't crack a 1.0 rating unless zombies
or meth are involved, AMC presents its umpteenth
full-series Breaking Bad-athon, filling the hours
of 5pm to 1am every Sunday until October 5.
Episodes will be preceded by never-before-aired
interviews with cast and crew, including that bald
guy who said that cool thing you like and that
other bald guy who said that other cool thing you
like.
8pm, Fox
Teen Choice 2014
Tyler Posey and Sarah Hyland host the 16th
annual celebration of whatever the heck it is the
kids are into these days, held live at L.A.'s Shrine
Auditorium (tape-delayed on the West Coast).
Jason Derulo, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lucy
Hale are among the whippersnappers scheduled
to appear.
9pm, Lifetime
Witches of East End
Freya relives a former life with Killian—though in
a dramatically puzzling twist, it's a life wherein
she was a ficus. Elsewhere in "Boogie Knight,"
Dash whips up a spell at work without thinking
through the results, Joanna turns to an old friend
for help, and Wendy and Freddie team up to
thwart the Mandragora.
9pm, CBS
Unforgettable
In "Throwing Shade," the murder of an old friend
who had been managing a mayoral campaign
dredges up ghosts from Eliot's past. Though one
of those ghosts does remember where he lost that
pair of sunglasses back in '08, so y'know, it's not
all bad.
9pm, HBO
True Blood
Sookie risks her life to save Bill, Violet plots sweet
revenge, and Eric deliberates on the best way to
finish things with Sarah. Meanwhile in "Almost
Home," Lettie Mae and Lafayette try to enlist Rev.
Daniels in their search for Tara.
9pm, BBC America
The Musketeers
The boys clash with the Red Guards when they're
charged with apprehending a murderous regional
intendant in "The Challenge." There's only one
way to settle the ongoing rivalry between these
two proud groups: a series of field day games
culminating in an epic tug-of-war over a mud pit.
10pm, FX
The Strain
Eph throws his support behind Setrakian's drive
for a quarantine in "Runaways," which sadly does
not appear to also feature a group of super-
powered teenagers and their pet velociraptor. In
other dire developments, Palmer's plan is
jeopardized by a medical emergency, and Fet has
a strange encounter in the subway, even by the
usual standards of the New York City subway.
10pm, TNT
Falling Skies
The 2nd Mass tries to recover from a devastating
attack that left Maggie at death's door in "A Thing
With Feathers." Elsewhere, Tom and Dingaan's
only hope of escaping a jam rests with an enemy
vessel.
10pm, WGN America
Manhattan
The community is rocked by a tragic loss in "The
Hive," and a new raft of security measures does
nothing to lessen the stress on the scientists.
10pm, Showtime
Masters of Sex
Masters pays the cost for continuing his study in
"Giants," while things between Johnson and
DePaul remain tense. Meanwhile, Robert
confronts Libby about her treatment of Coral, and
Betty rekindles things with a former flame.
10pm, HBO
The Leftovers
Kevin orders an APB when he learns his father
has busted out of the psychiatric hospital in
"Solace for Tired Feet," and Tom
receives unsettling news of his own while laying
low in Indiana. In more uplifting endeavors, Jill
aims to break an endurance record, possibly the
one for "Most Consecutive Episodes of Under the
Dome Watched Without Saying 'Oh, Come
On!'" (That record is half an episode.)
WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING TONIGHT?
SundayNo results found.
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