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Must See HDTV (June 3rd - 9th)

richard lawler
Senior News Editor
Updated ·5 min read
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The summer programming schedule has officially arrived, and this week familiar warm weather favorites return including Continuum, Falling Skies and Burn Notice. There are also a few new entire including TNT's The Hero reality show and Sinbad on Syfy, plus a lengthy list of Blu-ray releases including a few classics and season five of Breaking Bad. The NHL Conference finals are in full swing, and tonight we'll find out who's joining the Spurs in the NBA Finals. All that, and we haven't even mentioned the Game of Thrones season finale or the news that Dan Harmon is returning to Community. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.

Continuum
Despite a plot centering around the always-tricky-to-pull-off time travel, season one of this Canadian science fiction show impressed us when it finally aired here, and now season two is ready to go on Syfy. The first season left plenty of juicy plot threads and cliffhangers for us to wonder about, and now we'll find out if the show can continue to deliver on them. Check after the break for a season two preview.
(June 7th, Syfy, 9PM)

Falling Skies
TNT's own science fiction effort returns for its third season this weekend and features a new twist in the battle against Earth-invading aliens -- more aliens. The first two seasons have had some inconsistent quality and gotten bogged down in romantic or political plot lines occasionally, but the premieres and finales always suck us right back in.
(June 9th TNT, 8PM)

Mad Max Trilogy
All three Mad Max films get a Blu-ray set this week, and the third movie Beyond Thunderdome makes its debut on the format. We shouldn't have to convince you this one is worth viewing, but you can see a few trailer clips after the break. Why is this set arriving now? A new flick, Fury Road, is due next year with Tom Hardy taking over the title role.
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Blu-ray & Games

  • A Good Day to Die Hard

  • Breaking Bad (S5)

  • Identity Thief

  • Warm Bodies

  • Falling Skies (S2)

  • Mad Max Trilogy

  • Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

  • Mad Max Road Warrior

  • The Odd Couple

  • Earthquake

  • Midway

  • The Shadow

  • Alfred Hitchcock: The Essentials Collection

  • Creature from the Black Lagoon 3D

  • The Mummy

  • The Invisible Man

  • Phantom of the Opera

  • Remember Me (PS3, Xbox 360)

Monday

  • Bruins/Penguins NHL Eastern Conference Finals Game 2, NBC Sports Network, 8PM

  • The Bachelorette, ABC, 8PM

  • The Voice, NBC, 8PM

  • Oh Sit!, CW, 8PM

  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager (series finale), ABC Family, 8PM

  • WWE Raw, USA, 8PM

  • Pacers/Heat NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 7, TNT, 8:30PM

  • The Goodwin Games, Fox, 8:30PM

  • The Fosters (series premiere), ABC Family, 9PM

  • Defiance, Syfy, 9PM

  • The Glades, A&E, 9PM

  • Anger Management, Fox, 9:30PM

  • Teen Wolf (season premiere), MTV, 10PM

  • Mistresses (series premiere), ABC, 10PM

  • Longmire, A&E, 10PM

  • Revolution (season finale), NBC, 10PM

Tuesday

  • So You Think You Can Dance, Fox, 8PM

  • The Voice, NBC, 8PM

  • Blackhawks/Kings NHL Western Conference Finals Game 3, NBC Sports Network, 9PM

  • Deadliest Catch, Discovery, 9PM

  • Bang Goes The Theory (season premiere), BBC America, 9PM

  • Open Court, NBA TV, 9PM

  • Total Blackout (summer premiere), Syfy, 9PM

  • America's Got Talent (season premiere), NBC, 9PM

  • Exit (series premiere), Syfy, 10PM

  • Awkward, MTV, 10PM

  • Who Gets the Last Laugh?, TBS, 10PM

  • Brooklyn DA, CBS, 10PM

  • Body of Proof, ABC, 10PM

  • Isle of Man 2013, Velocity, 10PM

  • Inside Amy Schumer, Comedy Central, 10:30PM

Wednesday

  • Penguins/Bruins NHL Eastern Conference Finals Game 3, NBC Sports Netwwork, 8PM

  • WWE Main Event, Ion, 8PM

  • Melissa & Joey, ABC Family, 8PM

  • Baby Daddy, ABC Family, 8:30PM

  • Family Tools, ABC, 8:30PM

  • 60 Minutes Sports, Showtime, 9PM

  • Mythbusters, Discovery, 9PM

  • How to Live With Your Parents (for the rest of your life), ABC, 9:30PM

  • The Big Brain Theory, Discovery, 10PM

  • The Real World: Portland, MTV, 10PM

Thursday

  • NBA Finals Game 1, ABC, 9PM

  • The Hero (series premiere), TNT, 8PM

  • Save Me, NBC, 8 & 8:30PM

  • Blackhawks/Kings NHL Western Conference Finals Game 4, NBC Sports Network, 9PM

  • 72 Hours (series premiere), TNT, 9PM

  • Burn Notice (season premiere), USA, 9PM

  • Lombardi's Legacy, ESPN, 9PM

  • Does Someone Have to Go?, Fox, 9PM

  • Showville, AMC, 9PM

  • Anger Management, FX, 9:30PM

  • Graceland (series premiere), USA, 10PM

  • Rookie Blue, ABC, 10PM

  • Hannibal, NBC, 10PM

  • Men at Work (season finale), TBS, 10PM

  • The Show with Vinny, MTV, 10PM

  • Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous, MTV, 10:30PM

  • Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, 11PM

Friday

  • Penguins/Bruins NHL Eastern Conference Finals Game 4, NBC Sports Network, 8PM

  • WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM

  • Da Vinci's Demons (season finale), Starz, 9PM

  • Continuum (season premiere), Syfy, 10PM

  • Maron, IFC, 10PM

  • XIII, Reelzchannel, 10PM

  • Rock Center with Brian Williams, NBC, 10PM

  • Vice, HBO, 11PM

Saturday

  • IndyCar Series @ Texas, ABC, 8:30PM

  • Sinbad (series premiere), Syfy, 9PM

  • Primeval (season premiere), Syfy, 10PM

Sunday

  • NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing @ Pocono, TNT, 1PM

  • Canadian GP, NBC Sports Network, 2PM

  • NBA Finals Game 2, ABC, 8PM

  • 67th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 8PM

  • Cardinals/Reds, ESPN, 8PM

  • Falling Skies (season premiere), TNT, 9 & 10PM

  • Game of Thrones (season finale), HBO, 9PM

  • The Killing, AMC, 9PM

  • Nurse Jackie, Showtime, 9PM

  • Mad Men, AMC, 10PM

  • The Borgias, Showtime, 10PM

  • Veep, HBO, 10PM

  • Family Tree, HBO, 10:30PM