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TV Tonight: Burn Notice and Royal Pains on USA

BuzzSugar — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:30:52 -0700

A lot of action is going down on USA tonight, where one of the shows on my Summer TV top 10 makes its season premiere - and a brand new series debuts right after.

The first is Burn Notice, the slick, Miami-set spy show that's become a big hit for USA over the past couple of years. This season finds super-spy Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) breaking free of the people who burned him, trying to negotiate the world on his own terms again - and, undoubtedly, causing a little trouble along the way.

The second is Royal Pains, about Dr. Hank Lawson (Mark Feuerstein), a medical superstar who suddenly finds himself making house calls to the rich and famous in the Hamptons. It's the sort of premise that might have worked better when people still, y'know, had money - but hey, we're still watching Real Housewives, so why not give this a shot?

You can check out previews for both shows - plus a funny clip in which Michael Westen welcomes Hank Lawson to the USA family - if you read more.

Photos courtesy of USA

Link Time! 7/17

BuzzSugar — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:30:02 -0700

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TV Tonight: Burn Notice

BuzzSugar — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:30:18 -0700

Mad Men has the critical buzz, but Burn Notice - another cable show entering its second season - had the viewers last Summer. The USA series brought in 4 million viewers for its premiere and stayed close to that level all season, jumping up to 5 million viewers when DVR-watching was factored in. That's pretty striking for a cable show.

Tonight, Burn Notice is back, with Jeffrey Donovan once again helming things as Michael Westin, a former spy who was "burned" (or fired) and has set out on a mission to find out who ended his spying career - and why. The show's Miami setting is perfect for a sizzling Summer series, and it has Bruce Campbell. What's not to love? Plus, to make things even hotter for season two, the first episode features an appearance by Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer.

If you didn't see the first season, the whole thing is up on USA's site. Will you be watching when the show starts tonight? You can watch a promo for the second season and one of Donovan's funny "Ask a Spy" videos if you read more.

Photo courtesy of USA

Are You Watching "Burn Notice"?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:30:00 -0700

A while back, I told you about "Burn Notice," the new USA show about an exposed spy trying to figure out who let his name be known, starring Jeffrey Donovan and Bruce Campbell. It got a commercial-free premiere after the final episode of "The Starter Wife" and ended up pulling in 4 million viewers, even more than the "Starter Wife" finale.

It's normal for a show to drop some viewers after its premiere, but not "Burn Notice." Last week - a holiday week, no less - "Burn Notice" stayed steady. I haven't been watching the show, but numbers like this, plus some strong reviews, make me think it must have something good going for it. Tell me: Are you watching "Burn Notice"? And, if so, why should I check it out?

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TV Tonight: "The Starter Wife" and "Burn Notice"

BuzzSugar — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:30:00 -0700

This summer's first fizzy TV pleasure draws to a close tonight, as "The Starter Wife" airs its sixth and final episode. I've been surprised at how much I've enjoyed getting to know Molly, Joan, Rodney and the rest of the Malibu crowd, and I'm curious to see how it all wraps up tonight (hopefully not with Molly in the arms of the judgmental, cheesy, annoying Sam, but we'll see). While not every episode of this series has been a winner, it's had some great one-liners, some funny self-referential Hollywood references, and a ton of great moments from Debra Messing, who's shown charm and range in a role that could have been two-dimensional.

After "The Starter Wife," USA will show the premiere of "Burn Notice," a show about an exposed spy (Jeffrey Donovan) trying to discover who sold him out. It seems a bit odd to pair a spy thriller with "The Starter Wife," but the show looks like it could be funny - and hey, Bruce Campbell's along for the ride as a former military intelligence officer, which should get the series some cult fans, at least.

To watch a clip from the final episode of "The Starter Wife" - in which Kenny asks Molly for a, er, really big favor - and see a preview for "Burn Notice," read more

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