Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Robin' is back in the hood on BBC America

CROSSING SWORDS: Robin (Jonas Armstrong, right) battles Sir Guy (Richard Armitage) on the third-season premiere of "Robin Hood," at 6 and 9 p.m. on BBC America.

SERIES

The Vampire Diaries: The CW encores the pilot episode of its new supernatural drama (8 p.m. KTLA).

Cops: Ride along with the men and women of law enforcement as the long-running series returns with new episodes (8 and 8:30 p.m. Fox).

America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back: Host John Walsh continues his crusade get the bad guys off the streets as the series returns for its 23rd season (9 p.m. Fox).

The Locator: More desperate people seek to be reunited with their long-lost loved ones as the reality series returns with new episodes (9 p.m. WE).

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Heart of the City: Detroit is the destination for the premiere episode of this new series spotlighting African American communities in crisis (9:30 p.m. BET).

Adoption Diaries: This new documentary series profiles couples looking to adopt as well as the women who give their newborns up for adoption (10 p.m. WE).

SPECIALS

American Beaver: Get busy with everyone's favorite tree-chomping, dam-building rodent in this new special (5 and 8 p.m. Nat Geo).

25 Things You Didn't Know About Michael Jackson: The TV Guide Channel's never-ending parade of Jackson-themed specials continues (5 and 8 p.m. TV Guide).

Bring Your "A" Game: Prominent African Americans share their tips on succeeding in life and career in this new documentary special (9 p.m. BET).

The Day Before: This four-part documentary series about fashion designers concludes with a profile of Jean Paul Gaultier (10 p.m. Sundance).

MOVIES

The Long, Hot Summer: Turner Classic Movies' five-film salute to Joanne Woodward kicks off with the actress opposite real-life husband Paul Newman in this 1958 melodrama (5 p.m. TCM).

From Justin to Kelly: "American Idol" first-season winner Kelly Clarkson and runner-up Justin Guarini star in this silly-but-harmless 2003 mix of music and romance (8 p.m. MyNet).

Around the World in 80 Days: Steve Coogan and Jackie Chan star in a 2004 update of the classic Jules Verne adventure tale (9 p.m. ABC).

Lightning Strikes: "Hercules' " Kevin Sorbo stars in this new made-for-cable creature feature (9 p.m. SyFy).

Body of Lies: Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio star in director Ridley Scott's 2008 action thriller (10 p.m. Cinemax).

SPORTS

Tennis: Coverage of the U.S. Open continues with the men's semifinals (9 a.m. CBS) and the women's final (5 p.m. CBS).

Baseball: The Angels host the White Sox (1 p.m. Fox) and the Dodgers visit the San Francisco Giants (6 p.m. FS Prime).

College football: The Bruins battle Tennessee (1 p.m. ESPN) and the Trojans take on Ohio State (5 p.m. ESPN).

Auto racing: NASCAR presents the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, from Richmond, Va. (4:30 p.m. ABC).

Photo credit: Tiger Aspect

Comments

[David J. Russell]

Please go back to the old format for listing the week's movies -- it was much more convenient to print the list rather than read it on a screen (who wants to sit staring at a computer screen any longer than necessary?) and so the prior format, which amounted to a 45+ page printable document, saved more paper and ink than the present 80 page listing (note: twice as long.) At least provide both options so that the customer gets a real choice once in a while.
Is it possible that any "improvements" made in the future will actually improve things rather than simply mess things up?