'Treme' (Sun., 10PM, HBO) series premiere
People may have pronounced New Orleans dead after Hurricane Katrina, but this engrossing new drama -- from the producers of 'The Wire,' the greatest series in HBO's history -- shows how and why New Orleans continues to be one of the most unique, and resilient, cities in the world.
'Mega Piranha' – No worries, people: Johnny Bravo, a.k.a. Barry "Greg Brady" Williams and '80s pop star Tiffany will save us from the big bad fishies. Guess Debbie Gibson was busy? (Sat., 9PM, SyFy)
'Patricia Cornwall's At Risk' – 'Rescue Me's' Daniel Sunjata trades his fireman gear for cop tools, playing a top-notch detective who works with a Boston DA (Andie McDowell) to solve a cold case murder in Tennessee. (Sat., 9PM, Lifetime)
'Saturday Night Live' – Tina Fey returns to her old stomping grounds (actually, she still stomps in the same building for '30 Rock'), but it's the musical guest who should bring a whole new demographic to 'SNL': Tween dream Justin Bieber. (Sat., 11:30PM, NBC)
'Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business' – The singing sibs focus on running a jointly-owned music production business, which we hope we can rightly assume means no wannabe Ray J girlfriends smashing any homies. (Sun., 9PM, VH1) series premiere
'The Tudors' – It's the final season with King Hank, who takes a fifth bride, Catherine Howard. No big spoiler to say it doesn't really turn out so well for the new marrieds ... (Sun., 9PM, Showtime) season 4 premiere
'Undercover Boss' – Chris McCann, the guy in those 1-800-Flowers commercials, is the titular head honcho who goes undercover. But wait, haven't his employees ever seen him in the commercials???? (Sun., 9PM, CBS)
'Army Wives' – Will the season begin with the deaths of a pair of major characters? Could be, as we find out exactly what resulted from the shooting incident with Jeremy. (Sun., 10PM, Lifetime) season 4 premiere
'Basketball Wives' – They're definitely their own little clique, and like any group, there's lots of gossiping, fighting and backstabbing among NBA stars' significant others. In the opener, we meet Shaunie O'Neal, who parties with her friends after filing for divorce from hubby Shaq. (Sun., 10PM, VH1) series premiere
'The Scenic Route' – Just in time to plan those summer vacays, Los Angeles Times travel writer David Keeps hosts this fantastic six-ep series that takes viewers along as he drives California's most scenic highways and more off-the-beaten-path, uh, paths. (Sun., 10PM, Ovation) series premiere
'What Chilli Wants' – Apparently, D-list celebs have given up on dating. They just wait for a reality show to help them hook up, as TLC singer Rozonda "Chili" Thomas does in this new series. (Sun., 10:30PM, VH1) series premiere
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