TV This Week Prime: Primetime’s best for September 6 -12
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SUNDAY
Following the season finale of the weight-loss-themed reality series “Ruby,” morbidly obese British teen Georgia Davis (above) struggles to drop some serious pounds in hopes of living a life more ordinary in the imported documentary “Too Fat for 15.” You go, Georgia! (Style, 8 and 9 p.m.)
MONDAY
On “Inside the Actors Studio,” Jason Bateman (below) discusses his career with host -- and sometime “Arrested Development” costar -- James Lipton. Expect a few questions about that much-beloved series, as well as Bateman’s role in the new Mike Judge-directed workplace satire “Extract.” (But “Teen Wolf Too”? Not so much.) (Bravo, 7 p.m.)
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TUESDAY
The documentary series “P.O.V.” presents “The English Surgeon,” an intimate portrait of Henry Marsh, a British neurosurgeon who for 15 years has selflessly offered his services to the less fortunate in Ukraine. Prepare to be inspired. (KCET, 9:30 p.m.)
WEDNESDAY
After a sneak peek last May, the buzzed-about high-school musical drama “Glee” takes its place on the fall schedule. Feel free to sing along at home as these plucky teens put their pipes to good use in the show’s many crowd-pleasing production numbers. (Fox, 9 p.m.)
THURSDAY
Our thirst for sexy onscreen vampires appears to know no satiety. Hence, the CW’s latest offering, “The Vampire Diaries,” starring Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev and “Lost’s” Ian Somerhalder (from left, above). Let’s hope it doesn’t, you know, bite. (The CW, 8 p.m.)
FRIDAY
The History Channel marks the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with the new documentary “Hotel Ground Zero.” It’s the harrowing true story of the handful of survivors who escaped the Twin Towers-adjacent Marriott World Trade Center Hotel on that fateful day. (History, 10 p.m.)
SATURDAY
Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio (above, from left) teamed with director Ridley Scott for the 2008 espionage thriller “Body of Lies.” Despite all that star power, the film earned only so-so reviews and ultimately failed at the box office last fall. But it’s worth a look, boasting some pulse-pounding action sequences. (Cinemax, 10 p.m.)