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Must See HDTV (July 9th - 15th)

Richard Lawler
Senior News Editor
Updated ·4 min read

Senna
This documentary about the life of legendary Formula One driver Ayrton Senna finally gets a US release on Blu-ray this week. If you haven't already watched it in theaters or on Netflix Watch Instantly then you should (trailer included after the break), as the combo of voiceovers and archived footage create a flick that should reach you whether you're a racing fan or not. The picture quality probably won't blow you away, since it's largely grainy videograbs from three decades ago One note - the US version reportedly only contains the 106 minute theatrical release, if you want the extended cut then you may want to get the UK version instead.
($19.99 on Amazon US)

Breaking Bad
Season five kicks off Sunday night (presumably without Dish Network) and should be an exciting one for Walter and Jesse. We'll try to avoid spoilers for those who haven't caught up yet (trailer after the break), but it seems safe to assume that this season will include being pursued by the DEA, cooking lots of meth and dealing with various unsavory characters in the drug underworld. We're still having trouble understanding how this is the guy who played the dad on Malcolm in the Middle.
(July 15th, AMC, 10PM)

The Closer
Brenda & crew come back for their final season on TNT, and there's always more murderers to catch. We've heard talks of a spinoff, but if this is it for The Closer then it's been a good run. There's a mole in the department that still needs to be exposed and the threat of lawsuits continues to hang over the division's head which should keep the storylines fresh for the final six episode run that kicks off tonight.
(July 9th, TNT, 9PM)

Blu-ray & Games

  • Chariots of Fire

  • American Reunion

  • Senna

  • Outland

  • The Big Bang Theory (S1 & S2)

  • Blade II

  • Margaret

  • Altered States

  • The Astronaut's Wife

  • NCAA Football 13 (PS3 & Xbox 360)

Monday

  • MLB Home Run Derby 2012, ESPN, 8PM

  • The Closer (season premiere), TNT, 9PM

  • Perception (series premiere), TNT, 10PM

  • Fear Factor, NBC, 8PM

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

  • The Bachelorette, ABC, 8PM

  • Lost On Long Island, HBO, 9PM

  • Eureka, Syfy, 9PM

  • Unsung, TV One, 9PM

  • Bunheads, ABC Family, 9PM

  • American Ninja Warrior, NBC, 9PM

  • Single Ladies, VH1, 9PM

  • WWE Raw, USA, 9PM

  • The Glass House, ABC, 10PM

  • American Ninja Warrior, NBC, 9PM

  • Lost Girl, Syfy, 10PM

  • Teen Wolf, MTV, 10PM

  • Web Therapy, Showtime, 11PM

Tuesday

  • 2012 MLB All-Star Game, Fox, 7:30PM

  • White Collar (season premiere), USA, 9PM

  • Covert Affairs (season premiere), USA 10PM

  • Trust Us With Your Life (series premiere), ABC, 9PM

  • NY Med (series premiere), ABC, 10PM

  • America's Got Talent, NBC, 8PM

  • Wipeout, ABC, 8PM

  • Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family, 8PM

  • WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM

  • Deadliest Catch, Discovery, 9PM

  • Rizzoli & Isles, TNT, 9PM

  • Jane By Design, ABC Family, 9PM

  • Less Than Kind, DirecTV, 9PM

  • Franklin & Bash, TNT, 10PM

  • Love in the Wild, NBC, 10PM

  • Tosh.0, Comedy Central, 10PM

  • Workaholics, Comedy Central, 10:30PM

Wednesday

  • ESPY Awards, ESPN, 9PM

  • Damages (season premiere), DirecTV, 9PM

  • Hit and Miss (series premiere), DirecTV, 10PM

  • The Franchise (season premiere), Showtime, 10PM

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

  • Melissa & Joey, ABC Family, 8PM

  • Dogs in the City (season finale), CBS, 8PM

  • Baby Daddy, ABC Family, 8:30PM

  • America's Got Talent, NBC, 9PM

  • Dallas, TNT, 9PM

  • Royal Pains, USA, 9PM

  • Futurama, Comedy Central, 10PM

  • Final Witness, ABC, 10PM

  • Inside Men, BBC America, 10PM

  • Necessary Roughness, USA, 10PM

  • The Real World, MTV, 10PM

Thursday

  • Duets, ABC, 8PM

  • Take Me Out, Fox, 8PM

  • Impact Wrestling, Spike TV, 8PM

  • Tron: Uprising, Disney XD, 8PM

  • Burn Notice, USA, 9PM

  • The Choice (season finale), Fox, 9PM

  • Saving Hope, NBC, 9PM

  • Wipeout, ABC, 9PM

  • Anger Management, FX, 9:30PM

  • Suits, USA, 10PM

  • Wilfred, FX, 10PM

  • Men at Work (season finale), TBS, 10PM

  • Rookie Blue, ABC, 10PM

  • Awkward, MTV, 10:30PM

  • Louie, FX, 10:30PM

  • Brand X with Russell Brand, FX, 11PM

Friday

  • Comic-Con All Access Live, Spike TV, 4PM

  • XIII, ReelzChannel, 9PM

  • God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (special presentation), Showtime, 9PM

  • The Ricky Gervais Show (season finale), HBO, 9PM

  • Friday Night Fights, ESPN2, 10PM

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!, IFC, 10PM

  • Bunk, IFC, 10:30PM

Saturday

  • The Firm (series finale), NBC, 10PM

  • DL Hughley: Reset (special presentation), Showtime, 9PM

  • George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You (special presentation), HBO, 10PM

  • Matt Braunger: Shovel Fighter (special presentation), Comedy Central, 10PM

  • True Bloodthirst (special presentation), Syfy, 9PM

  • Mobbed, Fox, 8PM

  • Man vs. Wolf, Discovery, 8PM

  • NYC 22, CBS, 8 & 9PM

Sunday

  • Breaking Bad (season premiere), AMC, 10PM

  • Political Animals (series premiere), USA, 10PM

  • Leverage (season premiere), TNT, 8PM

  • Small Town Security (series premiere), AMC, 11PM

  • NASCAR Sprint Cup Series @ New Hampshire, TNT, 1PM

  • From the Basement, 3net, 9PM

  • America's Most Secret: Structures, Discovery, 9PM

  • Cardinals/Reds Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN, 8PM

  • Falling Skies, TNT, 9PM

  • True Blood, HBO, 9PM

  • The Glades, A&E, 9PM

  • The Great Escape, TNT, 10PM

  • The Newsroom, HBO, 10PM

  • Longmire, A&E, 10PM

  • Weeds, Showtime, 10PM

  • Episodes, Showtime, 10:30PM