# Summer Series

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 5, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013 "2010-06-05T02:49:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013/1 "2010-06-05T02:49:03Z")

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Let’s use this thread to share what we know about premiere dates for Summer shows. If the show you have info for is new, please provide a brief description (if you have one)

This is what I know so far:

Returning Shows -

Monday June 7th:  
**Last Comic Standing** 8 p.m. (NBC)

Sunday June 13th:  
**True Blood** 8:45 p.m. (HBOe)  
**Design Star** 10 p.m. (HGTV)

Tuesday, July 13th:  
**Warehouse 13** p.m. (Syfy)

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**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013/2 "2010-06-05T02:55:54Z")

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Sunday, July 25th:

**Mad-Men** 10pm (AMC) 🙂

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013/3 "2010-06-05T03:44:53Z")

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Friday, July 9  
Eureka 9/8c (Syfy)

Tuesday, July 13  
White Collar 9/8c (USA)

Wednesday, July 14  
Psych 10/9c (USA)

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**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013/4 "2010-06-05T05:20:31Z")

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[This](http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/06/03/1475494/new-summer-programming-has-reruns.html) looks comprehensive.

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**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013/5 "2010-06-05T05:33:37Z")

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> [@](#):
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> “Real World: New Orleans,” June 30 on MTV

Umm, didn’t they already do that back in 2000? 😕

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013/6 "2010-06-05T14:20:17Z")

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> [@alphaboi867](#):
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> Umm, didn’t they already do that back in 2000? 😕

Yes, that’s why it is called

[The Real World: Back to New Orleans](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_World:_Back_to_New_Orleans)

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**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013/7 "2010-06-05T16:11:46Z")

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Don’t forget **Leverage** , Sunday June 20, TNT

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**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013/8 "2010-06-05T16:50:20Z")

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My summer show has already started for the season. _So You Think You Can Dance_ started their audition shows. Next week starts the actual competition shows, I believe. Wednesdays and Thursdays on Fox at 8/7C.

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**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013/9 "2010-06-05T18:46:29Z")

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**The Closer** starts July 12.

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013/10 "2010-07-05T17:06:44Z")

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I can’t find the older thread with someone asking about **Warehouse 13** season two, but just so we’re all on the same page, they moved up the premiere date by a week to tomorrow, July 6th.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013/11 "2010-07-05T18:43:40Z")

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**Entourage** is already back (two weeks now? Three?)

**Weeds** August 16.

**Party Down** is already over, forever ☹

In the UK:  
**The IT Crowd** started back on June 25.

**That Mitchell & Webb Look** July 13

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**Author:** ![WomanofScorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@WomanofScorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WomanofScorn)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013/12 "2010-07-05T19:32:39Z")

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> [@ZipperJJ](#):
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> **Party Down** is already over, forever ☹

What do you mean? I thought it was just the season finale?

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013/13 "2010-07-06T00:44:19Z")

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> [@WomanofScorn](#):
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> What do you mean? I thought it was just the season finale?

It was cancelled last week. [cite](http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/06/30/breaking-starz-cancels-party-down-gravity/)

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**Author:** ![WomanofScorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@WomanofScorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WomanofScorn)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-series/542013/14 "2010-07-07T00:55:59Z")

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> [@elfkin477](#):
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> It was cancelled last week. [cite](http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/06/30/breaking-starz-cancels-party-down-gravity/)

DAMNIT! I watched Gravity as well and really liked it. Boo on you Starz… boo on you!
