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TV Junkie: 'Entourage' Returns on Sunday, following 'True Blood' & 'Hung'

"Entourage" returns this Sunday at 10:30pm on HBO
Weekend Edition
The big deal this weekend is the return of the juvenile and entertaining "Entourage" - "True Blood" returns after a holiday break as well as the positively-reviewed "Hung". HBO owns Sundays, no doubt about it.
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If you're following the Tour, get your fill this weekend because Monday is a rest day.
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Jon Heder of Napoleon Dynamite fame has landed a multi-camera sitcom on Comedy Central that will air next year. All the numbers and deets are available at The Hollywood Reporter.
---The TV Junkie Plan: Tonight - "Friday Night With Jonathan Ross", "Eureka", "The Soup", Conan (Newhart!), Ferguson. Saturday - Tour de France, Jean Seberg Tribute. Sunday - Tour de France, "True Blood", "Hung", "Entourage"
Tonight
7:00pm Karl Malden Tribute Night TCM - Movies like A Streetcar Named Desire, The Birdman of Alcatraz, and more tonight
8:00pm Friday Night With Jonathan Ross BBC America - Eddie Izzard; Glenn Close; William Shatner; Lily Allen
8:00pm The Chopping Block NBC - The final three teams compete to impress Marco and the diners by re-creating one of Marco's signature dishes.
9:00pm Eureka Syfy - Summer Premiere
10:00pm The Soup E! - Ok, the schedule was wrong last week, this week is a new episode!
11:35pm Late Show With David Letterman CBS - Actor Rainn Wilson; comic Larry Miller; Maxwell performs.
11:35pm The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien NBC - Actor Bob Newhart; TV show host Cat Deely; Ray Lamontagne performs.
12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Actor Ray Romano; Michael Bublý performs.
4:30am Tour de France Versus - Stage 8
Saturday
6:30pm Jean Seberg Tribute TCM - Great set of films featuring the beautiful Jean Seberg: In the French Style, Bonjour Tristesse, Lilith, and more! Check out our morbid photo we took of Seberg's grave at the Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris.
9:00pm Harper's Island CBS - Two-Hour Series Finale
10:00pm Eli Stone ABC - Series Finale
Sunday
4:00am Tour de France Versus - Stage 9
8:00pm Big Brother 11 CBS - Tony Pierce's favorite show.
9:00pm True Blood HBO - Bill and Sookie travel to Dallas to carry out Eric's mission; Jason falls victim to a practical joke
9:00pm Meteor NBC - Original Miniseries
9:00pm Drop Dead Diva Lifetime - Series Premiere
10:00pm Hung HBO - Tanya's former law firm colleague agrees to take Ray for a test ride;
10:30pm Entourage HBO - Season Premiere
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Donald Trump was a fading TV presence when the WGA strike put a dent in network schedules.
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Pickets are being held outside at movie and TV studios across the city
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For some critics, this feels less like a momentous departure and more like a footnote.
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Disneyland's famous "Fantasmic!" show came to a sudden end when its 45-foot animatronic dragon — Maleficent — burst into flames.
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Leads Ali Wong and Steven Yeun issue a joint statement along with show creator Lee Sung Jin.
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Every two years, Desert X presents site-specific outdoor installations throughout the Coachella Valley. Two Los Angeles artists have new work on display.