TV on Tap (Wednesday, July 6 2011)

Demanding and OCD-suffering boss Jeff Lewis is back on Bravo when a new season of Flipping Out debuts tonight.

News

I have a feeling we're going to spend the summer hearing updates on who will or will not be a part of The X-Factor when it makes its debut in the fall. Now it sounds like Mariah Carey might end up being a mentor to the first-season's competitors. That makes The X-Factor a little more interesting to me, but the new reality series still has a long way to go before I think TV needs another singing competition.

According to Deadline, there are three channels competing for the right to air Hit and Miss in the States. The drama, from Shameless creator Paul Abbott, stars Chloe Sevigny as a transgender hitwoman. Since I'm a huge Shameless fan, I'm eager to see where Hit and Miss ends up.

USA Network's dramas have been getting plenty of press for the upcoming guest appearances and now they've got Charisma Carpenter headed to Burn Notice as a "high-maintenance trophy wife". That character description must sound familiar to Carpenter's Veronica Mars-watching fans.

Why did Alexa Havins take the role offered her in the upcoming Torchwood series? It turns out her husband,  Justin Bruening (who also appears on tonight's State of Georgia)  is a Torchwood fanboy and pressed her to take the part. Since I have that kind of memory, I'm reminded of how Bruening starred in that doomed Knight Rider revival where one of the characters dressed as Captain Jack Harkness for Halloween.

The ratings for the second week Countdown with Keith Olbermann dropped by 29%, which sounds like a normal post-premiere drop to me. At this point, I think Current thinks it got its money's worth by getting thousands of people to look up if they have Current on their cable package.

Listings

Live with Regis and Kelly (syndicated) Check local listings
Broadway legend Bernadette Peters will be visiting while Larry David will talk up the upcoming Curb You Enthusiasm season.

Days of Our Lives (NBC) Check local listings
It looks like we'll get to see more of Will and/or Sonny on today, so be sure to join us for a liveblog starting at 1PM Eastern!

Melissa & Joey (ABC Family) 8:00 PM EDT
Mel and Joe have to try to learn to share when Joe starts dating Mel's personal trainer, too bad it looks like sharing ends up being too big a challenge for them.

So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) 8:00 PM EDT
Carmen Electra was this week's listed guest-judge, but maybe that fell through? We just noticed a tweet from choreographer Travis Wall that he was asked to join the judges table. This is a surprising turn of events given what Travis Wall said about judging in our interview with him just yesterday!

State of Georgia (ABC Family) 8:30 PM EDT
When Georgia starts dating the owner of a yogurt store, Jo immediately suspects something's wrong with him leading her to use her science-sleuthing to see if there's something funny about the yogurt he sells. So. Will her suspicions turn out to be justified or will Jo end up sabotaging Georgia's new romance?

America's Got Talent (NBC) 9:00 PM EDT
The judges whittle down the Vegas hopefuls to the final 48 tonight. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the out performers we've seen, so far.

Flipping Out (Bravo) 9:00 PM EDT
Not only are Jeff, Jenni and Zoila back for a new season, this season Gage Edward joins the team as the head of business affairs and... Jeff's boyfriend. I wonder if Gage's patience is any match for Jenni or Zoila.

The Challenge: Rivals (MTV) 10:00 PM EDT
While the women's team face the next elimination challenge, the guys scheme together to figure out a way to get CT out of the competition.

Hot in Cleveland (TV Land) 10:00 PM EDT
The ladies go autotune when they sign up for a Battle of the Bands competition but realize they have little musical ability.

Happily Divorced (TV Land) 10:30 PM EDT
When Fran gets upset to see one of her clients get flirty with Peter, she ends up joining a support group, making her realize that maybe she isn't so happily divorced.

What will you be watching tonight? Please share in the comments!

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