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PTC Picks of the Week [Printable version]

Monday, September 6, 2010

House Hunters International, 7:00 p.m. (Eastern) HGTV A pair of friends search for property in Panama that has the potential to gain value. 

World’s Toughest Fixes, 7:00 p.m. (Eastern) National Geographic Channel The host helps set up a 115-ton wind turbine that will provide Portsmouth, R.I., with years of clean green energy. 

Good Luck Charlie, 7:00 p.m. (Eastern) Disney Channel Teddy cares for Mrs. Dabney’s cat while she’s away, but trouble arrives when Mrs. Dabney’s twin sister pays a visit.  Meanwhile, Gabe lies to a girl in an attempt to impress her. 

Unwrapped, 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) Food Network Popular picnic foods are featured.  Included: Reser’s potato salad and Dulcinea Farms seedless watermelons. 

I Love Lucy, 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) Hallmark Channel Lucy is attacked by an 18-foot loaf of bread when Lucy and Ethel give up modern conveniences on a bet with their husbands, who are fed up with their complaining about not having a dishwasher.

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) Travel Channel Tony visits Greece to see if it really has the world’s healthiest diet. 

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Touched by an Angel, 7:00 p.m. (Eastern) Hallmark Channel Tess is stricken with Alzheimer’s disease while on assignment to help a workaholic who is neglecting his family and his ailing mother, who’s in a nursing home. 

Super Yachts, 7:00 p.m. (Eastern) Travel Channel A look at five of the most beautiful yachts in the world, costing tens of millions of dollars. 

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) Disney Channel Tinker Bell must complete a dangerous quest before the Blue Moon rises in order to save Pixie Hollow from a terrible fate. 

Minute to Win It, 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) NBC NFL players take on the games to benefit charities of their choice. 

Are You Smarter Than a 5^th Grader? 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) My Network A game show that tests how much knowledge contestants have lost since grade school in subjects like math, geography and social studies.

My First Place, 8:30 p.m. (Eastern) HGTV Newlyweds look for a place in Philadelphia and need a real-estate agent to help them. 

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

House Hunters International, 7:00 p.m. (Eastern) HGTV A Hong Kong woman plans a move. 

            Minute to Win It, 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) NBC Competitors take on a series of simple tasks with household items while under a one-minute time limit in this game-show. 

The Great Food Truck Race, 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) Food Network The four remaining teams make their way to New Orleans, where a surprise catfish cook-off awaits them.   

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) Disney Channel A poor boy and four bratty kids win a magical mystery tour of a candy factory owned by an eccentric chocolatier. 

Man v. Food, 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) Travel Channel The host enters his first-ever mystery challenge in Sarasota, Florida.  While there, he also indulges in deep-fried hot dogs and homemade pies. 

Family Feud, 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) Game Show Network Two families of five try to guess what the “survey said” in polls conducted with 100 people.