The Brainerd Dispatch TV Week August 30th 2015

By Rory MacDonaldGauthier TV Media

The 2010s decade has been a bloody entertaining one so far, that’s for certain. In the past few years, we’ve seen AMC’s juggernaut “The Walking Dead” dominate the zombie-apocalypse-survival genre and HBO’s “True Blood” sink its teeth into the vampire drama scene.

Enter FX’s “The Strain,” which blends the best of both catastrophes — undead vampires have taken over New York City, and in the midst of surviving, a select few are looking to cure the epidemic through medicine or flat-out eliminating the night walkers. With season 2 now underway, catch an allnew episode of “The Strain” airing Sunday, Aug. 30, on FX.

“The Strain” began as a horror novel trilogy created by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan and was originally imagined as a television series. After countless unsuccessful attempts to pitch it to networks, though, del Toro decided to adapt the idea into a series of books, and in 2011, graphic novel publisher Dark Horse Comics began “The Strain’s” transition into comic book form, with the series running for 32 issues.

It premiered on FX last summer, and the premise is pretty straightforward: a genetic disease takes hold of New Yorkers and turns them into vampires. Hundreds of thousands of citizens run amok crying for help, but no one outside NYC is willing to lend a hand.

As with most shows, the first season focused on introducing characters, including epidemiologist Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll, “House of Cards”), looking to save the world through medicine; Eph’s close ally, Dr. Nora Martinez (Mía Maestro, “Alias”); Holocaust survivor Prof. Abraham Setrakian (David Bradley, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” 2001); and nail gun-wielding rat exterminator Vasiliy Fet (Kevin Durand, “Vikings”).

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Mexican wrestler is fighting real vampires,” said del Toro, as reported by “Collider.” “It’s not tonguein-cheek. It’s not wink-wink. These are real monsters and a guy that used to be a wrestler but now works as a waiter in an Indian restaurant in New York. So it’s a really down-to-earth reality to the Mexican wrestler genre, and it’s a character I’ve been thinking about for ages.”

Del Toro isn’t the only one thinking about the characters. Due to the scheduling of season 1’s air date and the beginning of filming for season 2, many actors from the show were able to dissect their own characters’ performances, which gave them the opportunity to hyper-analyze and dig deeper for anything that would boost their performance.

“I was really grateful that I had that opportunity to sit back, as a spectator, and watch it. I did a ton of homework on trying to figure out who he is, and the books were very informative, but I had to fill in a lot of blanks too,” said Durand to “Collider.” “I just felt like I was really heavily armed with a lot of knowledge about who I thought

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this guy is now. I felt like I knew him a lot more, going into the second season. I feel really settled in him.”

And by the looks of it, this sort of scheduling could happen for a few more years. Earlier this month, “The Strain” was renewed for a third season set to air next summer, and executive producer Carlton Cuse explained at the Television Critics Association press tour how he’s mapped out subsequent seasons.

“From the very beginning, we had really talked about the first book being the first season, the second book being the next two seasons and the third book the last two seasons,” he said. “We’ve stuck to that game plan.”

With a total of five seasons a possibility, viewers will have no shortage of the villainous vampires for years to come. Can’t wait for the next season? Pick up the book series! If that doesn’t suit your taste, try out the graphic novels — which, of course, are quite graphic. Catch an all-new episode of “The Strain” airing Sunday, Aug. 30, on FX.

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Sunday, Aug. 30

10:00 a.m. (29) WFTC Game ON! (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (1:00)

NBCSN EPL Soccer Man. U. at Swan. Swansea, Wales (Live) (2:00)

10:30 a.m. FSN Forbes SportsMoney (0:30)

11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 NHRA Drag Racing Lucas Oil Series Brainerd, Minn. (1:00)

FSN The Game 365 (0:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Final Round The Barclays. Edison, N.J. (Live) (1:30)

11:30 a.m. (11) KARE Dew Tour Skate Street Los Angeles, Calif. (1:30)

(23) WUCW Sunday Shockwave (0:30)

FSN Destination Polaris (0:30) Noon (7) KCCO Strongman (1:00)

ESPN2 ITF Tennis Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (1:00)

FSN Northwoods League Now (0:30)

NBCSN Barclays Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (1:00)

TBS MLB Baseball Bos. at N.Y. M. New York, N.Y. (Live) (3:00)

12:30 p.m. (5) KSTP Pursuit of

Passion: Vintage Auto Racing Today (0:30)

ESPN Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)

FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

1:00 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)

(7) KCCO PGA Golf Final Round The Barclays. Edison, N.J. (Live) (4:00)

(11) KARE IAAF Track & Field Beijing, China (1:30)

ESPN Heisman Trophy Preview Show

(0:30)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (0:30)

FSN MLB Baseball Hou. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)

GOLF CHAMPS Golf Final Round

Dick’s Sporting Goods Open. Endicott, N.Y. (Live) (3:00)

NBCSN Premier League Download (1:00)

1:30 p.m. ESPN Championship Drive (1:00)

ESPN2 H.S. Basketball Team Doo Be Doo vs. Team EZ Pass Elite 24. Brooklyn, N.Y. (1:30)

2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP Baseball Championship Little League World Series. Williamsport, Pa. (Live) (2:30)

NBCSN IndyCar Chronicles (0:30)

2:30 p.m. (11) KARE Global Rallycross: Mid-Season Highlights (1:00)

ESPN College Gameday (1:00)

NBCSN IndyCar Chronicles (0:30)

3:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NFL Football Pre-season. Hou. at N.O. New Orleans,

3:30 p.m. (11) KARE AVP Volleyball Chicago, Ill. (Live) (1:30)

ESPN MLS Soccer Por at Sea Seattle, Wash. (Live) (2:30)

4:00 p.m. FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

GOLF LPGA Golf Final Round LPGA Classic. Mobile, Ala. (Live) (2:00)

4:30 p.m. FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

5:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)

FSN Champions Tennis PowerShares Series Champions Shootout. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 Championship Drive (1:00)

FSN Bull Riding Championship. (1:00)

NBCSN Mecum Dealmakers (1:00)

9:30 p.m. (23) WUCW The Sports Show With Mike Max (0:30)

(29) WFTC Fantasy Victory Draft Special (0:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Final Round The Barclays. Edison, N.J. (4:30)

10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)

ESPN2 E:60 (1:00)

FSN Cliff Diving Bilbao, Spain (1:00)

11:30 a.m. (9) KAWE Functional Fitness (0:30)

Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique (0:30)

ESPN ITF Tennis First Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (5:00)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

GOLF PGA Golf Final Round The Barclays. Edison, N.J. (5:00)

NBCSN Racer TV (0:30)

12:30 p.m. NBCSN Racer TV (0:30)

1:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 ITF Tennis First Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (1:00)

FSN WPT Poker Bay 101 Shooting Star. (1:00)

GOLF Golf Central (1:00)

NBCSN Pro Football Talk (Live) (0:30)

5:30 p.m. NBCSN Onward Notre Dame: New Beginnings (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball N.Y. Y. at Bos. Boston, Mass. (Live) (3:00)

ESPN2 ITF Tennis First Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (4:00)

GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)

NBCSN Fitness San Francisco, Calif. (1:30)

6:30 p.m. FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)

7:00 p.m. FSN UFC 162 (3:00)

GOLF The Golf Fix (1:00)

USA WWE Monday Night Raw (3:05)

HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)

7:30 p.m. NBCSN Premier League Download (0:30)

8:00 p.m. GOLF Feherty (1:00)

NBCSN Men in Blazers (0:30)

8:30 p.m. NBCSN Barclay’s Premier League Review Show (1:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)

GOLF Feherty (1:00)

9:30 p.m. NBCSN Premier League Download (0:30)

10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)

FSN Fox College Football Preview Show (1:00)

GOLF Golf Central (1:00)

NBCSN EPL Soccer (2:00)

10:30 p.m. HBO Hard Knocks ‘15 (1:00)

Tuesday, Sept. 1

10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

GOLF Web.com Golf Final Round Portland Open. North Plains, Ore. (2:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (Live) (1:00)

FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

GOLF Golf Highlights (1:00)

NBCSN Babe Winkelman (0:30)

1:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Insiders (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN Big Red: The Original Outlaw Racer (1:00)

2:00 p.m. ESPN2 Fantasy Football Kickoff (0:30)

GOLF CHAMPS Golf Final Round Dick’s Sporting Goods Open. Endicott, N.Y. (3:00)

2:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

3:00 p.m. FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

3:30 p.m. ESPN2 First Take Re-Take (0:30)

FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

NBCSN Men in Blazers (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America (1:00)

4:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central (1:00)

NBCSN Pro Football Talk (0:30)

5:30 p.m. FSN Golf Life (0:30)

NBCSN Fantasy Football Live (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN ITF Tennis First Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (4:00)

ESPN2 30 for 30 (2:00)

FSN UFC Ultimate Insider (0:30)

GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)

NBCSN Premier League Deadline Day (2:00)

6:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

GOLF Champions Tour Learning Center (0:30)

7:00 p.m. FSN MLB Baseball Chi.W. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)

GOLF Golf’s Greatest Rounds (3:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN2 30 for 30 (1:00)

NBCSN Men in Blazers (0:30)

8:30 p.m. NBCSN Premier League Download (1:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (1:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 WNBA Basketball Pho. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF Web.com Golf Final Round Portland Open. North Plains, Ore. (Live) (2:30)

7:00 p.m. (11) KARE NFL Football Preseason. Arz. at Oak. Oakland, Calif. (Live) (3:00)

ESPN MLB Baseball Chi.C. at L.A. D. Los Angeles, Calif. (Live) (3:00)

FSN UFC Unleashed (1:00)

NBCSN Mobsteel (1:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Gameday (1:00)

FSN WPT Poker Bay 101 Shooting Star. (1:00)

NBCSN Mecum Dealmakers (1:00)

8:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Central (1:00)

NBCSN NASCAR K&N Pro Series (1:00)

10:35 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:30)

11:00 p.m. ESPN2 ESPN FC (1:00)

FSN Poker Bay 101 Shooting Star. (1:00)

NBCSN Premier League Match of the Day (1:00)

Monday, Aug. 31

10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

GOLF LPGA Golf Final Round LPGA Classic. Mobile, Ala. (2:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (Live) (1:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Hou. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00)

FSN DFL Soccer Fran. at Stutt. Stuttgart, Germany (2:00)

NBCSN Field Sports (0:30)

1:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)

NBCSN Field Sports (0:30)

2:00 p.m. NBCSN Mobsteel (1:00)

2:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

3:00 p.m. FSN MLB Baseball Hou. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

NBCSN Mobsteel (1:00)

3:30 p.m. ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)

4:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

NBCSN Cabela’s Collegiate Bass Fishing (0:30)

11:30 a.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

NBCSN Methods of Take (0:30) Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique (0:30)

ESPN ITF Tennis First Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (6:00)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)

GOLF The Golf Fix (1:00)

NBCSN G3 Sportsman (0:30)

12:30 p.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)

NBCSN Whitetail Diaries (0:30)

1:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) (0:30)

FSN DFL Soccer Lev. at B. Muni. Munich, Germany (2:00)

HBO Hard Knocks ‘15 (1:00)

9:30 p.m. NBCSN Premier League Deadline Day (2:00)

10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)

FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central (1:00)

Wednesday, Sept. 2

10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

GOLF Feherty (1:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (Live) (1:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Chi.W. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)

NBCSN Fishing With Roland Martin (0:30)

11:30 a.m. GOLF School of Golf (1:00)

NBCSN G3 Sportsman (0:30)

Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique (0:30)

ESPN ITF Tennis Second Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (5:00)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

NBCSN Charlie Moore: No Offense (0:30)

12:30 p.m. GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)

NBCSN Bass 2 Billfish (0:30)

1:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) (0:30)

FSN UEFA Soccer Champions League. (2:00)

GOLF Golf Highlights (1:00)

NBCSN George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing (0:30)

1:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)

NBCSN Lokar Car Show (0:30)

2:00 p.m. GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)

NBCSN Motorhead Garage TV (0:30)

2:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

GOLF Champions Tour Learning Center (0:30)

NBCSN Big Red: The Original Outlaw Racer (1:00)

3:00 p.m. FSN MLB Baseball Chi.W. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

GOLF Feherty (1:00)

3:30 p.m. ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN Onward Notre Dame: New Beginnings (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

GOLF Golfing World (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America (1:00)

4:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

GOLF European Tour Weekly (0:30)

HBO Hard Knocks ‘15 (1:00)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 ITF Tennis Second Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (1:00)

FSN Monster Jam (1:00)

GOLF Golf Central (1:00)

NBCSN Pro Football Talk (0:30)

5:30 p.m. NBCSN Fantasy Football Live (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 ITF Tennis Second Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (4:00)

FSN The Game 365 (0:30)

GOLF School of Golf (1:00)

NBCSN Mobsteel (1:00)

6:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

7:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball Wash. at St.L. St. Louis, Mo. (Live) (3:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Chi.W. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)

GOLF Golf’s Greatest Rounds (3:00)

NBCSN Mobsteel (1:00)

8:00 p.m. NBCSN Mobsteel (1:00)

9:00 p.m. NBCSN Mobsteel (1:00)

10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)

FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central (1:00)

NBCSN Mobsteel (1:00)

HBO Hard Knocks ‘15 (1:00)

10:30 p.m. FSN Gopher Football with Jerry Kill (0:30)

Thursday, Sept. 3

10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN WPT Poker Bay 101 Shooting Star. (1:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (Live) (1:00)

FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

GOLF Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf (2:00)

NBCSN Charlie Moore: No Offense (0:30)

11:30 a.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN Americana Outdoors (0:30)

Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique (0:30)

ESPN ITF Tennis Second Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (4:00)

ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) (0:30)

FSN MLB Baseball Chi.W. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)

NBCSN Babe Winkelman (0:30)

12:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)

NBCSN Seasons on the Fly (0:30)

12:45 p.m. HBO Hard Knocks ‘15 (1:00)

1:00 p.m. GOLF Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf (2:00)

NBCSN Whitetail Diaries (0:30)

1:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

NBCSN Fisher’s ATV Adventures (0:30)

2:00 p.m. NBCSN Outlaw Pulling Series (0:30)

2:30 p.m. ESPN2 First Take Re-Take (0:30)

3:00 p.m. ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

GOLF Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf (2:00)

3:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

FSN Gopher Football with Jerry Kill (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Countdown (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 ITF Tennis Second Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America (1:00)

4:30 p.m. FSN Vikings Game Plan (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football UNC vs. S.C. Charlotte, N.C. (Live) (3:00)

FSN A Piece of the Game (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central (1:00)

NBCSN Pro Football Talk (0:30)

5:30 p.m. FSN The Game 365 (0:30)

NBCSN Fantasy Football Live (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN2 ITF Tennis Second Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (4:00)

FSN Gopher Football with Jerry Kill (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR K&N Pro Series (1:00)

6:30 p.m. (9) KMSP Fantasy Victory Draft Special (0:30)

FSN Twins Live Pre-game (0:30)

7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NFL Football Pre-season. Min. at Ten. Nashville, Tenn. (Live) (3:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Chi.W. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (3:00)

SYFY WWE Smackdown! (2:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Chi.W. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (1:30)

NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Practice (1:00)

1:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR K&N Pro Series (1:00)

1:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)

GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Deutsche Bank Championship. Norton, Mass. (Live) (4:00)

2:00 p.m. FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Final Practice (1:30)

2:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 ITF Tennis Third Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (4:00)

FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)

6:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Deutsche Bank Championship. Norton, Mass. (4:00)

NBCSN Mobsteel (1:00)

7:00 p.m. FSN MLB Baseball Min. at Hou. Houston, Texas (Live) (3:00)

7:30 p.m. NBCSN Mobsteel (1:00)

8:30 p.m. NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series Final Practice (2:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:15)

9:15 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football Wash. vs. Boi. St. Boise, Idaho (Live) (3:00)

9:35 p.m. SHOW ALL ACCESS (0:30)

10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

(29) WFTC Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

10:30 p.m. FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Deutsche Bank Championship. Norton, Mass. (4:00)

NBCSN IndyCar Banquet (1:00)

11:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:15)

FSN UFC Countdown (1:00)

HBO Hard Knocks ‘15 (1:00)

11:30 p.m. NBCSN Off the Grid (0:30)

Saturday, Sept. 5

10:00 a.m. ESPN2 ITF Tennis Third Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (8:00)

10:30 a.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)

GOLF LET Golf Round 3 Helsingborg Open. Morarp, Sweden (2:00)

NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Qualifying (1:30)

NBCSN Boxing Premier Champions. (2:00)

2:30 p.m. (5) KSTP NCAA Football BYU vs. Neb. Lincoln, Neb. (Live) (3:00)

(7) KCCO NCAA Football L.ville vs. Aub. Atlanta, Ga. (Live) (3:30)

(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Football Vir. at UCLA Pasadena, Calif. (Live) (3:30)

(11) KARE NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Help a Hero 200. Darlington, S.C. (Live) (2:30)

ESPN NCAA Football Penn.St. at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. (Live) (3:00)

FSN NFL Football Pre-season. Min. at Ten. Nashville, Tenn. (3:00)

4:00 p.m. NBCSN Horse Racing Woodward Stakes. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (1:00)

5:00 p.m. NBCSN NASCAR America (0:30)

5:30 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football Studio (Live) (0:30)

ESPN College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)

FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central (1:00)

NBCSN Onward Notre Dame: New Beginnings (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football Arz. St. vs. Tex.A&M Houston, Texas (Live) (3:00)

ESPN2 ITF Tennis Third Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (4:00)

FSN MLB Baseball Min. at Hou. Houston, Texas (Live) (3:00)

NBCSN Notre Dame Pre-game Report (0:30)

6:30 p.m. (11) KARE NCAA Football Tex. at N.D. South Bend, Ind. (Live) (3:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Deutsche Bank Championship. Norton, Mass. (4:00)

NBCSN Rugby (2:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football TCU at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)

9:00 p.m. NBCSN Mecum Dealmakers (1:00)

10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Twins Live Post-game (0:30)

NBCSN Off the Grid (0:30)

10:30 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

NBCSN Rallycross Global. (1:00)

11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)

FSN Bull Riding Championship. (1:00)

GOLF Golf Central (1:00))

FSN Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)

3:00 p.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)

3:30 p.m. ESPN2 First Take Re-Take (0:30)

FSN Outdoor Bound TV With Kurt Walbeck (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series Final Practice (2:00)

4:00 p.m. ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

4:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 ITF Tennis Third Round U.S. Open. Flushing Meadows, N.Y. (Live) (1:00)

FSN Minnesota Traveler (0:30)

5:30 p.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central (1:00)

NBCSN NASCAR America (1:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football Bay. at SMU Dallas, Texas (Live) (3:00)

11:00 a.m. (23) WUCW NCAA Football Wof. at Clem. Clemson, S.C. (Live) (3:30)

ESPN NCAA Football Stnf. at N.West. Evanston, Ill. (Live) (3:00)

FSN NCAA Football SDSU vs. Kan. (Live) (3:30)

Noon NBCSN NASCAR America (0:30)

12:30 p.m. (11) KARE Dew Tour Los Angeles, Calif. (1:30)

GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (1:00)

NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series Qualifying (1:30)

1:30 p.m. (7) KCCO Inside College Football (0:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Deutsche Bank Championship. Norton, Mass. (Live) (4:00)

2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football Studio (Live) (0:30)

(7) KCCO College Football Today (0:30)

(9) KMSP (15) KVRR College Football Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

(11) KARE Countdown to Green (0:30)

ESPN College Football Scoreboard

(Live) (0:30)

7:00 p.m. (5) KSTP Saturday Night Football Pre-game Show (Live) (0:07)

7:05 p.m. (5) KSTP NCAA Football Wisc. vs. Ala. Arlington, Texas (Live) (3:15)

9:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

9:30 p.m. FSN Spotlight (0:30)

10:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)

ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 E:60 Reports (1:00)

FSN Vikings Game Plan (0:30)

NBCSN Notre Dame Post-game Report (0:30)

10:20 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football Studio (Live) (0:08)

10:30 p.m. FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Deutsche Bank Championship. Norton, Mass. (4:00)

NBCSN Off the Grid (0:30)

Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Aug 30, 2015 to Sep 5, 2015

By Andrew Warren TV Media

I’vesaid it before, and I’ll say it again: kids have a way of making already great TV even better. That maxim applies to cooking shows, at least. There’s just something so darn charming about watching little tykes with fewer years under their belts than I have on my car whipping up a dish that would put some trained chefs to shame.

“Rachael Ray’s Kids Cook-Off” got underway last week, and the pint-sized fun continues Monday evening on Food Network.

Each episode finds the kids, ranging from 11 to 13 years of age,

throwing down against each other in culinary competitions thought up by the mind of Rachael Ray.

Ray presides, hosts and judges, and each week she’ll be joined by an all-star guest judge to help her decide who gets to stay in the competition — and who winds up chopped.

Speaking of getting chopped, Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli and Marcus Samuelsson — all frequent “Chopped” judges — will each be taking a turn as a guest judge. Sunny Anderson, Scott Conant and Jeff Mauro, all members of Food Network’s stable of culinary stars, will also be joining Ray throughout the competition.

Sunday, Aug. 30

9:30 a.m. (23) WUCW Mad Dogg and Merrill’s Midwestern Grill’n

11:00 a.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations (N)

11:30 a.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations

Noon TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations

12:30 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations

1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE Pati’s Mexican Table TRAV Bizarre Foods America

1:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Barbecue University With Steven

Raichlen

2:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods

2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE The Mind of a Chef

3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE A Chef’s Life

4:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise

4:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Food Forward

5:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise

6:30 p.m. (2) KTCA Wisconsin Foodie

Monday, Aug. 31

11:00 a.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods Noon TRAV Bizarre Foods

1:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods

So just what kind of challenges are these kids being put through?

It’s nothing too sinister. In this week’s episode, airing Monday, Aug. 31, food critic and Internet sensation Daymon Patterson swings by the kitchen to preside while the kids put their own twists on classic fast food meals.

Of course, these aren’t just ordinary, random kids being tossed into a kitchen filled with sharp knives and hot oil, so there’s no need to worry. These guys and gals are probably more skilled with a skillet than most folks watching the show at

home, and the chances of one of them getting seriously injured are probably way less than on a show like “Worst Cooks in America.”

In the end, the winner of the competition earns himself or herself a pretty sweet prize. Not only is there a $20,000 culinary scholarship up for grabs, but the best junior chef also gets to star in an exclusive web series.

That scholarship could change a young boy’s or girl’s life, and the web series is pretty cool, too. “Rachael Ray’s Kids Cook-Off” airs Monday nights on Food Network.

Kidtestant Scarlett and host Rachael Ray in “Rachael Ray’s Kids Cook-Off”

Solution

Mad Max: Fury Road

Years after a nuclear holocaust wiped out most of civilization, Max (Hardy) is captured by the minions of tyrannical leader Immortan Joe (Keays-Byrne), and it looks like his days of freedom are over. As a universal blood donor, he’s too valuable to kill, so he’s kept as a prisoner. When the trusted Imperator Furiosa (Theron) is sent to lead a convoy to collect gasoline from a nearby settlement, Max is taken along to keep the sickly Nux (Hoult) alive with his blood. Shortly after their departure, though, Immortan Joe

discovers that Furiosa has smuggled out his five wives and intends to take them somewhere they’ll be safe and free from his tyranny. A high-stakes vehicle chase across the shattered desert wasteland ensues, with Max and Furiosa ultimately setting aside their distrust and differences to do everything in their power to keep ahead of Immortan Joe’s mad army, and to protect the young women in their care.

Director:GeorgeMiller.Stars:Tom Hardy,CharlizeTheron,Nicholas Hoult,HughKeays-Byrne.2015. 120min.Action.