Must See HDTV (August 19th - 25th)
Summer may not be officially over, but as preseason football rolls in, many of our warm-weather TV shows are heading out. While we wait for the next Grand Theft Auto epic, Saints Row IV arrives on consoles ready to spoof gaming culture in the way that only this series can, along with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Divekick. Finally, Thursday night keep an eye out for a re-air of Sharknado on Syfy, followed by the next shark movie it could crank out quickly -- Ghost Shark (trailer after the break). Look after the break for our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.
Blu-ray & Games
Epic (3D)
Boardwalk Empire (S3)
Killing Season
Scary Movie 5
Saints Row IV (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii U)
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified (Xbox 360, PS3)
Divekick (PS3, PC)
Flashback (Xbox 360, PS3)
Monday
Steelers / Washington Monday Night Football
American Ninja Warrior, NBC, 8PM
WWE Raw, USA, 8PM
Switched at Birth (season finale), ABC Family, 8PM
Breaking Pointe, CW, 9PM
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls, NBC, 9PM
Major Crimes (summer finale), TNT, 9PM
Siberia, NBC, 10PM
Under the Dome, CBS, 10PM
Teen Wolf (summer finale), MTV, 10PM
Mistresses, ABC, 10PM
Longmire, A&E, 10PM
Tuesday
9 for IX: The '99ers, ESPN, 8PM
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, CW, 8PM
Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family, 8PM
So You Think You Can Dance, Fox, 8PM
Face Off, Syfy, 9PM
WSOP, ESPN, 9PM
Rizzoli & Isles, TNT, 9PM
Face Off, Syfy, 9PM
Bang Goes The Theory, BBC America, 9, 9:40 & 10:20PM
America's Got Talent, NBC, 9PM
Twisted, ABC Family, 9PM
Covert Affairs, USA, 9PM
Capture, The CW, 9PM
Doomsday Castle, National Geographic, 10PM
Hard Knocks, HBO, 10PM
The Profit, CNBC, 10PM
Suits, USA, 10PM
Drunk History, Comedy Central, 10PM
Catfish, MTV, 10PM
Perception, TNT, 10PM
The Vineyard, ABC Family, 10PM
Heroes of Cosplay, Syfy, 10PM
The Jeselnik Offensive, Comedy Central, 10:30PM
Nikki & Sara Live, MTV, 11PM
Web Therapy, Showtime, 11PM
Wednesday
WWE Main Event, Ion, 8PM
Melissa & Joey, ABC Family, 8PM
Baby Daddy, ABC Family, 8:30PM
Law & Order: UK, BBC America, 9PM
Spell-mageddon, ABC Family, 9PM
Royal Pains, USA, 9PM
Duck Dynasty, A&E, 10PM
Broadchurch, BBC America, 10PM
Joe Rogan Questions Everything, Syfy, 10PM
The Bridge, FX, 10PM
Camp, NBC, 10PM
Fight Master: Bellator MMA, Spike, 10PM
Futurama, Comedy Central, 10PM
Necessary Roughness (season finale), USA, 10PM
The Real World / Road Rules Challenge, MTV, 10PM
Deal With It (season finale), TBS, 10:30PM
Thursday
Monday Night Football: Panthers/Ravens, ESPN, 8PM
Wipeout, BC, 8PM
Ghost Shark, Syfy, 9PM
Burn Notice, USA, 9PM
Motive, ABC, 9PM
Anger Management, FX, 9:30PM
Owner's Manual, AMC, 10PM
Hatfields & McCoys, History, 10PM
Wilfred, FX, 10PM
Hollywood Game Night, NBC, 10PM
Rookie Blue, ABC, 10PM
Graceland, USA, 10PM
Sullivan & Son (season finale), TBS, 10PM
The Pitch, AMC, 11PM
Childrens Hospital, Cartoon Network, 11:59PM
Friday
Seahawks/Packers, CBS, 8PM
WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM
Venus and Serena, Showtime, 9PM
Strike Back, Cinemax, 10PM
Comedy Bang! Bang!, IFC, 10PM
King (season finale), Reelzchannel, 10PM
Continuum, Syfy, 10PM
Saint Hoods, Discovery, 10PM
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show, Comedy Central, 11PM
Saturday
Rams/Broncos, CBS, 8PM
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series @ Bristol, ABC, 8PM
Cedar Cove, Hallmark Channel, 8PM
The White Queen, Starz, 9PM
Clear History, HBO, 9PM
Hell on Wheels, AMC, 9PM
Do No Harm, NBC, 10PM
Axe Cop (summer finale), Fox, 11PM
High School USA! (summer finale), Fox, 11:15PM
Sunday
Belgian GP, NBC Sports Network, 8AM
IndyCar Series @ Sonoma, NBC Sports, 4PM
Saints/Texans preseason football, Fox, 4PM
Red Sox/Dodgers Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN, 8PM
Vikings/49ers, NBC, 8PM
2013 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 9PM
Silk (series premiere), PBS, 9PM
Breaking Bad, AMC, 9PM
Unforgettable, CBS, 9PM
Dexter, Showtime, 9PM
Low Winter Sun, AMC, 10PM
The Newsroom, HBO, 10PM
Copper, BBC America, 10PM
Ray Donovan, Showtime, 10PM
Talking Bad, AMC, 11PM
Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Cartoon Network, 11:59PM