Zoo, on CBS
A global mystery continues to unravel as zoologist Jackson Oz (James Wolk) investigates a recent spate of violent animal attacks around the world. Based on the bestseller by James Patterson, the series also stars Kristen Connolly and Billy Burke.
Q: Who is the young woman who does the Priceline commercials with William Shatner, and has she appeared in any movies or TV programs?
If you're interested in seeing more of the actress who plays the daughter of William Shatner's Negotiator character in the Priceline ads, you can catch her in her little side-gig as the female lead in one of the biggest shows on television.
Shatner's co-star in the spots is Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, who plays Penny on the long-running sitcom hit "The Big Bang Theory."
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, on CW
The quirky cast returns to put their comedy skills to the test with spontaneous improv games. Host Aisha Tyler takes random suggestions from the studio audience to set up various scenes for performers Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie and Wayne Brady.
New Releases for the week of July 5 - 11
Woman in Gold
The emotionally charged world of art restitution is revealed in this true story. Maria Altmann (Mirren) is an elderly woman living in Los Angeles who, decades earlier, had been forced to flee Vienna, Austria due to her Jewish heritage when the Nazis invaded. While looking through some old letters written by her late sister, she learns that her family had left behind some original pieces of artwork when they fled and that one of them is a painting of her aunt by Gustav Klimt. Determined to retrieve her property, she challenges the Austrian government all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States to get it back -- but the painting, called the Woman in Gold, is now considered an Austrian national treasure. With the Austrian government unwilling to part with the masterpiece, Maria embarks on the legal fight of her life to not only recover the stolen property, but also to recover a piece of her family's heritage.
Director: Simon Curtis. Stars: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Katie Holmes, Tatiana Maslany, Daniel Brühl, Max Irons. 2015. 109 min. Drama.
Maggie
The world is plagued by the Necroambulist virus, a horrible infection that slowly turns people into zombies. Despite this, society continues to function, with those infected being quarantined once they become infectious. A young woman named Maggie (Breslin) is bitten by a zombie and taken by the authorities, but her father, Wade (Schwarzenegger), is given permission to take her home until her symptoms progress. As her condition deteriorates, she becomes more of a threat to those around her, but the ordeal brings her into a closer bond with her father than ever before.
Director: Henry Hobson. Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin, Joely Richardson, Douglas M. Griffin. 2015. 95 min. Drama.
Tooken
Bryan Millers (Tergesen) keeps having things taken from him in this spoof of the popular "Taken" movie franchise. With his wife and his dog among the many things that have gone missing, the ex-CIA agent recruits the help of his mother to free his family from a diabolical villain (Cho).
Director: John Asher. Stars: Lee Tergesen, Margaret Cho, Jenny McCarthy, Lukas Haas, Donnie Wahlberg. 2015. 80 min. Comedy.
Shark Week, on Discovery Channel
Researchers share the latest findings about shark biology, swim patterns and courtship. Now in its 28th year, Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" features a look at everything from monstrous great whites to fast-moving mako sharks.
Blood in the water: Discovery's late-night talk show 'Shark After Dark' welcomes new host
Eli Roth hosts “Shark After Dark”
Blood in the water: Ever since Spielberg's "Jaws" petrified movie-going audiences back in 1975, people have been a little wary of taking a dip in the ocean.
It's in the code: 'Mr. Robot' takes hacker TV to the next level
Rami Malek stars in “Mr. Robot”
Fight like you mean it: NBC's 'Food Fighters' pits home cooks against the pros
Brian Malarkey in “Food Fighters”
Home cooks are all the rage these days, and I'm definitely on that bandwagon.
"MasterChef" is a cooking show juggernaut on Fox, ABC had "The Taste" (which never quite found its niche) and Food Network has "Worst Cooks in America" and "All-Star Academy."
Late Laughs for the week of July 5 - 11, 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden: James Corden
A woman in Spain has been trying to sell the sun on eBay. First, a little background for people in Los Angeles: the sun is the huge yellow thing in the sky right behind all that smog.
Here's a good rule for when you're trying to sell something on eBay. Check that you own it, and if it's the sun, you probably don't own it. So that means you aren't allowed to sell it.
Can you imagine owning the sun? That sounds like a hot property!
A Capitol Fourth, on PBS
Celebrate Independence Day with an all-star musical extravaganza from the West Lawn of the United States Capitol. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the special, which features one of the biggest fireworks displays in the nation.
