71 Finales, Previews and Specials in August

August 02, 2006

The eighth month is not the loneliest, just the hottest. So stay inside with the air-conditioning on HIGH and watch some TV.

Now that the regular TV season is obsolete, August is filled with finales and previews and specials.

Below are the 71 finales, previews, wrap-ups, and assorted specials on air this month.

AUGUST 2
- “The Hills” season 1 finale on MTV.
- “Cheyenne” season 1” finale on MTV.
- “Hustle” season 3 finale on AMC.
- “Nightmares and Dreamscapes” finale on TNT.

AUGUST 3
- “Making the Band” season 3 finale on MTV.
- “Run's House” season 3 finale on MTV.
- “Pimp My Ride” season 4 finale on MTV.
- “World Series of Pop Culture” season 1 finale on VH1.
- “Waterloo Road” finale on BBCA.

AUGUST 5
- “Desperate Housewives” series premiere on Lifetime.

AUGUST 6
- “Three Moons Over Milford” series premiere on ABC Family -- Residents of a Vermont town take their lives to the extreme as if today was their last, because a comet could end it all at any moment.
- “Celebrity Fit Club” season 4 premiere on VH1 -- More celebrities challenge themselves to get in shape. Those set to appear are: Phil Margera, Carnie Wilson, Vincent Pastore, Angie Stone, Nicholas Turturro, Erika Eleniak, BoneCrusher, Tina Yothers, and Ted Lange.
- “Flavor of Love” season 2 premiere on VH1 -- Flava Flav welcomes 20 new women to his mansion after the relationship with last season's winner, Hoopz, failed. Last season's finale was VH1's highest rated show ever.
- “Dane Cook's Tourgasm” season 1 finale on HBO.
- “Carpocalypse” season 2 finale on Spike TV.
- “Family in Hiding” original telefilm on Lifetime -- A single mother who witnessed a murder is forced to uproot her life to enter the Witness Protection Program with her two children, because her testimony will implicate a famous crime boss and several federal agents.

AUGUST 7- “Gene Simmons' Family Jewels” series premiere on A&E -- A reality series featuring the legendary rock star (Kiss) and his unconventional family life: his girlfriend (they have not married for 22 years) is a former Playmate and their two kids are well-behaved teenagers.
- “Fight Girls” original telefilm on Oxygen -- Documentary about three American women hoping to become champions of Muay Thai, the brutal sport of Thai boxing.

AUGUST 8- “Janice Dickinson's Modeling Agency” season 1 finale on Oxygen.
- “The Real World Key West” season 17 finale on MTV.

AUGUST 9
- “Dog Bites Man” season 1 finale on Comedy Central.
- “Living in TV Land” finale on TV Land.

AUGUST 10
- “Raising the Roofs” season 1 finale on Spike.
- “The Dudesons” last episode before hiatus on Spike TV.
- “House of Boateng” finale on Sundance.

AUGUST 13
- “The Simple Life” season 4 finale on E!
- “Fox Fall Preview 2006” on Fox -- Clips from “Vanished,” “Standoff,” “Justice,” “'Til Death,” and “Happy Hour.”
- “The Ron Clark Story” original telefilm on TNT -- Based on the true story of a Harlem teacher that inspired his students to love learning, starring Matthew Perry.
- “Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend” original telefilm on Hallmark.

AUGUST 14
- “Hell's Kitchen” season 2 finale on Fox.
- “Weeds” season 2 premiere on Showtime.
- “Dawson's Creek” cable run series premiere on The N.
- “Mystery Woman: Snapshot” original telefilm on Hallmark.

AUGUST 15- “Juvies” series premiere on MTV -- Gritty documentary that depicts what happens when kids that have never had trouble with the law go to a detention center.
- “Hi-Jinks” season 2 finale on Nick at Nite.
- “Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder” original telefilm on Hallmark.

AUGUST 16- “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County” season 3 premiere on MTV -- A new generation, including L.C.'s little sister, brings the drama as a high school rock band goes to the big time and girls experience their first taste of love.
- “So You Think You Can Dance” season 2 finale on Fox.
- “Mystery Woman: Game Time” original telefilm on Hallmark.

AUGUST 17
- “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia” season 2 finale on FX.
- “The Ultimate Fighter” season 4 premiere on Spike TV.
- “Murder City” premiere on BBC America involves a police duo solves challenging homicide cases.
- “Crimefighters” shows real British police officers tackling darker crimes such as drugs, car theft, and prostitution on BBC America.
- “Most Evil” finale on Discovery.
- “Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder” original telefilm on Hallmark.

AUGUST 18- “Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery” original telefilm on Hallmark.

AUGUST 19
- “Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol” season 1 finale on Spike TV.
- “Life is Not a Fairy Tale: the Fantasia Barrino Story” original telefilm on Lifetime -- The story of the 2004 American Idol winner, who was a teenage dropout with no money or education before her television debut.
- “Mystery Woman: Oh, Baby” original telefilm on Hallmark.

AUGUST 20
- “Teen Choice Awards 2006” special on Fox - Alleged lovers Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson host and Kevin Federline performs.

AUGUST 21
- “Animal Planet Heroes Phoenix” week long marathon on Animal Planet in this reality series portraying animal EMTs.
- “Prison Break” season 2 premiere on Fox.
- “Vanished” series premiere on Fox - when a senator’s wife disappears, the FBI must find her while learning who she really is.

AUGUST 22- “Breaking up with Shannen Doherty” series premiere on Oxygen -- the star counsels relationships helping decide whether couples should break up or stay together.
- “Let's Talk About Sex and the City” finale on TBS.

AUGUST 23
- “Primetime: Medical Mysteries” Wednesday edition finale on ABC.
- “Two-A-Days” series premiere on MTV -- follows a successful high school football team.

AUGUST 25
- “Real Time with Bill Maher” season 4 premiere.

AUGUST 27
- “Deadwood” season 3 finale on HBO.
- “Entourage” season 3 summer finale on HBO.
- “Lucky Louie” season 1 finale on HBO.
- “Mind of Menci” season 2 finale on Comedy Central.
- “Reno 911!” season 4 finale on Comedy Central.

AUGUST 28- “Kyle XY” season 1 finale on ABC Family.
- “Falcon Beach” season 1 finale on ABC Family.

AUGUST 29- “Rescue Me” season 3 finale on FX.

AUGUST 30
- “Bones” season 2 premiere on Fox.
- “Justice” series premiere on Fox -- features a dream team of four lawyers with different backgrounds who join forces to tackle the most controversial and high profile cases.
- “30 Days” season 2 finale on FX.

AUGUST 31
- “2006 MTV Video Music Awards” special on MTV -- hosts, performers, and nominees are still TBA but look for MTV’s 25th anniversary and Justin Timberlake to be big parts of the show.
- “Celebrity Duets” series premiere on Fox - this competition reality show partners celebrities with professional singers. Cyndi Lauper, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Randy Travis, Brian Mcknight, Macy Gray, Patti Labelle, Kenny Loggins, Chaka Khan, Richard Marx, Michael Bolton, Clint Black and Aaron Neville are some of the artists planning to perform.