Notable TV: Friday, July 3
New Time Slot for Mental
Happy Fourth of July, my fellow Americans. There’s no three-day weekend for most of us, but a holiday is still a holiday.
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | 8pm
Jeff Foxworthy and company are back from hiatus.
[Fox, 60 minutes]
According to Jim | 9pm & 9:30pm
The Daddy Way/Physical Therapy: The popular canceled sitcom, which lasted eight healthy seasons, returns for a number of back-to-back repeats over the coming weeks.
[ABC, 30 minutes]
Mental | 9pm
Rainy Days: Fox had been airing same-week repeats of this lackluster House-wannabe during the current time slot, but now the new episodes that used to debut on Tuesdays at 9pm are permanently moving to Fridays at 9pm, with repeats totally kaput. Sorry, fans.
[Fox, 60 minutes]
Margaret Cho: Beautiful | 11pm
A comedy special featuring one of standup’s preeminent comediennes, who just happens to have a new Lifetime dramedy called Drop Dead Diva premiering in a little over a week, on Sunday, July 12.
[Showtime, 90 minutes]
All times are Eastern Time
Mental photo courtesy of Andrew Southam/FOX
