TV: Sunday Hot List
July 14 2009, Published 7:34 a.m. ET
ABC threw out a lifeline to Regis Philbin and brought him back for a special primetime run of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire in celebration of a decade on the air. The festivities kick off tonight with good ol’ Reeg back in the hot seat.
A new reality show from Mark Burnett called Shark Tank premieres tonight. The premise? Aspiring entrepreneurs present their ideas to five industry titans or the “sharks” if you will and try to get them to invest in their idea. The drama comes when more than one “shark” is interested and a bidding war ensues.
And, one thing that Comedy Central is famous for is their hilarious, raunchy and inevitably inappropriate “roast” specials. Tonight the spotlight is on Joan Rivers so you know this is absolutely not for family viewing. Kathy Griffin is sure to up the shock value as the roast master—others roasters include Brad Garrett, Robin Quivers, Mario Cantone and Tom Arnold.
8pm
Big Brother 11 (CBS)
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (ABC)
Young, Beautiful and Vanished: 15 Unthinkable Crimes
9pm
Shark Tank (ABC)
There Goes The Neighborhood (CBS)
Gene Simmons Family Jewels (A&E)
Untamed and Uncut (Animal Planet)
Iron Chef America (Food)
True Blood (HBO)
Raging Planet (Discovery)
Drain The Ocean (National Geographic)
Megan Wants A Millionaire (VH1)
Bridezillas (WE)
Randy Jackson Presents: America’s Best Dance Crew (MTV)
9:30pm
Gene Simmons Family Jewels (A&E)
House Hunters International (HGTV)
10pm
Defying Gravity (ABC)
The Comedy Central Roast: Joan Rivers (Comedy)
Hung (HBO)
Design Star (HGTV)
Army Wives (Lifetime)
Jesse James Is A Dead Man (Spike)
10:30pm
Entourage (HBO)