UPDATES-NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE – Wednesday July 27, 2011 – Wednesday August 10, 2011
“MINUTE TO WIN IT”
(X) “THE MANNY AND THE NANNY”
07/27/2011 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Wednesday) : MARRIED COUPLE FROM CALIFORNIA COMPETE FOR THE MILLION-DOLLAR TOP PRIZE—Married couple Ernie and Christa Felts from San Diego, CA try to win the million dollars. Ready to play, Christa takes on the “Floatacious” challenge where she must place a plastic plate on the surface of a big bowl of water and balance a tower of five empty soda cans on top of it. Later, a new game begins when two strangers, Amanda Contreras from Snowflake, AZ and Timothy Savard from North Easton, MA come together to try and win a million dollars. Excited to play, they both take on the “Bucket Head” challenge where they must catch three ping-pong balls in a bucket on their head by bouncing the ball off the floor and a wall from five feet away. Guy Fieri hosts.
Kellie Kulikowsky
“30 ROCK”
(X) “QUEEN OF JORDAN”
07/28/2011 (09:30PM – 10:00PM) (Thursday) : ON A “TGS”-CENTERED EPISODE OF ANGIE’S REALITY SHOW, LIZ (TINA FEY) STRUGGLES TO CONVINCE ANGIE (GUEST STAR SHERRI SHEPHERD) TO LURE TRACY BACK FROM AFRICA.
Jack (Alec Baldwin) puts Liz in charge of an event for Angie in the hopes that she can emotionally manipulate Angie into making an appeal to Tracy. The “Queen of Jordan” cameras bring Jack some embarrassment while leaving Jenna starved for attention. A lost love returns to Frank’s (Judah Friedlander) life, causing him to question his maturity. Susan Sarandon guest stars.
“MINUTE TO WIN IT”
(X) “GO FOR BROKE”
08/03/2011 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Wednesday) : ARIZONA WOMAN AND MASSACHUSETTS MAN CONTINUE TO COMPETE FOR THE MILLION-DOLLAR TOP PRIZE – Amanda Contreras from Snowflake, AZ and Timothy Savard from North Easton, MA continue their quest to try and win a million dollars. Excited to play, they take on the “Nutstacker” challenge, where they must take turns unloading their chopsticks to stack 10 nuts into a freestanding structure on a table. Later, a new game begins with brother sister duo Aaron and Andi Sass from Stockton, CA trying to win the top prize. Eager to start playing, Andi takes on the “How’s it Hangin’” challenge where she must tie a string around her waist with a banana attached 12 inches off the floor. With the momentum of her hips and the banana, she must move an orange across the floor and into a hoop. Guy Fieri hosts.
Kellie Kulikowsky
“30 ROCK”
(X) “PLAN B”
08/04/2011 (09:30PM – 10:00PM) (Thursday) : WITH “TGS” ON HIATUS, LIZ (TINA FEY) AND THE REST OF THE “TGS” CREW TRY TO FIND OTHER JOBS. AARON SORKIN AND WILL ARNETT GUEST STAR.
Liz tries to reassure her staff that the show’s forced hiatus is temporary, but everyone starts to focus on their fallback plans.
Meanwhile, Jack (Alec Baldwin) attempts to salvage a cable network by enlisting his nemesis, Devin Banks (guest star Will Arnett).
“AMERICA’S GOT TALENT”
(X) “619”
08/07/2011 (08:00PM – 10:00PM) (Sunday) : THE LIVE SHOWS CONTINUE – Judging is turned over to the American viewing audience as twelve of the top 48 acts perform live in Los Angeles for the chance to win the $1 million prize and become the most talented act in America. Howie Mandel, Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne star as the celebrity panel of judges and Nick Cannon hosts.
Danielle Dusky
“THE MARRIAGE REF”
(X) “205: JUDAH FRIEDLANDER, ALI WENTWORTH, WILL.I.AM”
08/07/2011 (10:00PM – 11:00PM) (Sunday) : Judah Friedlander, Ali Wentworth and Will.i.am are the latest celebrities to join host Tom Papa on an all-new episode of “The Marriage Ref.” A wife redecorates the house while her husband is at work, a husband wants to buy a vineyard while his wife prefers he continue to practice medicine, and a husband’s passion for fantasy football leaves his wife lonely on Sundays. The celebrity panelists choose a winning spouse from each couple, and the studio audience votes to determine “The Rightest of the Right.”
“MINUTE TO WIN IT”
(X) “ARMY OF GAMERS”
08/10/2011 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Wednesday) : U.S. MARINE AND ARMY WIFE COMPETE FOR THE MILLION-DOLLAR TOP PRIZE—U.S. Marine Jeremy Boutin from Joshua Tree, CA and Army wife and librarian assistant Ramona Valentine from Long Beach, CA try to win the million dollars. Ready to play, they begin with the “Spare Me” challenge where they must drop marbles into one end of a styrofoam pool noodle and shoot them out the other end to knock over markers, which are placed 16 feet away. Later, a new game begins with Daniella Lopez from La Harbra, CA and Celia McCarty from New Carlisle, IN trying to win the top prize. Up for the task, they take on the “Temper Tantrum” challenge where they must reach a certain number of “steps” on a pedometer that is attached to their feet. Guy Fieri hosts.
Kellie Kulikowsky
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