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Must See HDTV (June 18th - 24th)

Richard Lawler
Senior News Editor
Updated ·4 min read

NBA Finals
The NBA Finals rolls into week two with two more games in Miami, and Game six sunday night in Oklahoma, assuming the Thunder can score a win or two to keep the series going. So far both sides have lived up to our expectations in creating a competitive series, with any luck we'll see it extended to all seven games before it closes out next week.
(Tuesday / Thursday / Sunday, ABC)

Futurama
After being cancelled and brought back on the air, Futurama is ready to kick off its seventh season on Comedy Central. The Planet Express crew is up to its usual misadventures, and a quick preview of the premiere episode (embedded after the break) shows Bender playing with his kid, hopefully this turns out better than the last time his mini-me's nearly destroyed the world.
(June 20th, 10PM, Comedy Central)

The Newsroom
Aaron Sorkin is back with a new TV show as The Newsroom premieres Sunday night, taking a peek at the behind the scenes lives of employees at a fictional cable news channel. Jeff Daniels is the lead, an anchor forced to contend with a new team after his co-anchor starts a rival program and takes much of the existing staff with him. Hmm, sounds kind of ridiculous if you ask us. Check out a video trailer after the break, although we're pretty sure Sports Night, The West Wing and Studio 60 fans have already circled their calendars.
(June 24th, HBO, 10PM)

Blu-ray & Games

  • Project X

  • Evita (15th Anniversary Edition)

  • Big Miracle

  • Wanderlust

  • Newsies (20th Anniversary Edition)

  • Jeff, Who Lives At Home

  • Louie (S2)

  • Wilfred (S1)

  • Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor (Xbox 360)

Monday

  • The Glass House (series premiere), ABC, 10PM

  • One Nation Under Dog: Stories of Fear, Loss and Betrayal, HBO, 9PM

  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager, ABC Family, 8PM

  • The Bachelorette, ABC, 8PM

  • Eureka, Syfy, 9PM

  • Bunheads, ABC Family, 9PM

  • American Ninja Warrior, NBC, 9PM

  • Single Ladies, VH1, 9PM

  • WWE Raw, USA, 9PM

  • Kurt Sutter's Outlaw Empires (season finale), Discovery, 10PM

  • Lost Girl, Syfy, 10PM

  • Teen Wolf, MTV, 10PM

Tuesday

  • Thunder/Heat NBA Finals Game 4, ABC, 9PM

  • Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family, 8PM

  • Catalina, CW, 8PM

  • Deadliest Catch, Discovery, 9PM

  • Rizzoli & Isles, TNT, 9PM

  • America's Got Talent, NBC, 9PM

  • Less Than Kind, DirecTV, 9PM

  • Jane By Design, ABC Family, 9PM

  • Franklin & Bash, TNT, 10PM

  • Love in the Wild, NBC, 10PM

  • United Stats of America, History, 10PM

  • Chasing Classic Cars (season finale), Velocity, 10PM

  • Tosh.0, Comedy Central, 10PM

  • Workaholics, Comedy Central, 10:30PM

Wednesday

  • Futurama (season premiere), Comedy Central, 10PM

  • Inside Men (series premiere), BBC America, 10PM

  • Justin Bieber: All Around The World Pt 1 (special presentation), NBC, 8PM

  • Baby Daddy (series premiere), ABC Family, 8:30PM

  • School Spirits (series premiere), Syfy, 10PM

  • 2012 US Olympic Team Trials: Diving, NBC Sports Network, 10PM

  • Dogs in the City, CBS, 8PM

  • Melissa & Joey, ABC Family, 8PM

  • So You Think You Can Dance, Fox, 8PM

  • Dallas, TNT, 9PM

  • Royal Pains, USA, 9PM

  • Duets, ABC, 9:30PM

  • Necessary Roughness, USA, 10PM

  • Fast 'n Loud, Discovery, 10PM

Thursday

  • Wilfred (season premiere), FX, 10:30PM

  • Justin Bieber: All Around The World Pt 2 (special presentation), NBC, 8PM

  • Thunder/Heat NBA Finals Game 5, ABC, 9PM

  • Take Me Out, Fox, 8PM

  • Impact Wrestling, Spike TV, 8PM

  • The Choice, Fox, 9PM

  • Saving Hope, NBC, 9PM

  • Tron: Uprising, Disney XD, 9PM

  • Burn Notice, USA, 9PM

  • Suits, USA, 10PM

  • 2012 US Ulympic Trials: Diving, NBC Sports Network, 10PM

  • Men at Work, TBS, 10PM

  • MMA Junkie Live!, Spike TV, 11PM

Friday

  • 2012 US Olympic Team Trials: Track and Field, NBC Sports Network, 9PM

  • 2012 US Olympic Team Trials: Diving, NBC Sports Network, 11PM

  • WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM

  • UFC on FX, FX, 9PM

  • The Ricky Gervais Show, HBO, 9PM

  • Common Law, USA, 10PM

  • Insane or Inspired?, Syfy, 10PM

  • Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, 10PM

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!, IFC, 10PM

  • Bunk, IFC, 10:30PM

  • The Half Hour (season finale), Comedy Central, 11 & 11:30PM

Saturday

  • 2012 US Olympic Team Trials: Field Hockey, NBC Sports Network, 1:30PM

  • 2012 US Olympic Team Trials: Diving, NBC Sports Network, 4PM

  • 2012 US Olympic Team Trials: Rowing and BMX, NBC Sports Network, 6PM

  • 2012 US Olympic Team Trials: Track and Field, NBC Sports Network, 8PM

  • IndyCar Series @ Iowa, NBC Sports Network, 10PM

  • Arachnoquake (special presentation), Syfy, 9PM

  • How to Be A Gentleman (series finale), CBS, 8:30PM

  • The Firm, NBC, 10PM

  • CC Stand-Up: The Bonnaroo Experience, 11:30PM

Sunday

  • Thunder/Heat NBA Finals Game 6 (if necessary), ABC, 8PM

  • The Great Escape (series premiere), TNT, 10PM

  • The Newsroom (series premiere), HBO, 10PM

  • European F1 GP, Speed, 8AM

  • NASCAR Sprint Cup Series @ Sonoma, TNT, 3PM

  • 2012 US Olympic Team Trials: Diving, NBC Sports Network, 3PM

  • 2012 US Olympic Team Trials: Track and Field, NBC Sports Network, 7PM

  • Yankees/Mets Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN, 8PM

  • Falling Skies, TNT, 9PM

  • True Blood, HBO, 9PM

  • The Glades, A&E, 9PM

  • Longmire, A&E, 10PM

  • Teen Wolf, MTV, 11PM