FRIDAY

Best bet on broadcast: Fox, “Barbershop,” 8 p.m. Laugh along with the very funny original while trying to forget the second and third installments.

Best bet on cable: IFC, “The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman,” 11 p.m. Series premiere. It would be a major accomplishment if aspiring actress Jackie (Laura Kightlinger, “Lucky Louie”) could pull her act together in this biting Hollywood satire.

Top sporting event: ESPN, “X Games,” 9 p.m. Day 2 of the annual extreme sports fest includes bike stunts, skateboarding and Moto X. 

SATURDAY

Best bet on broadcast: ABC, “The Recruit,” 9 p.m. Harken back to the pre-“Miami Vice” days, when Colin Farrell was just a pretty Irishman.

Best bet on cable: Cinemax, “The Island,” 10 p.m. Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson are clones on the lam.  

Top sporting event: ESPN, “MLS All-Star Game,” 6:30 p.m. For those missing the World Cup, relief: The MLS stars face Chelsea.

SUNDAY

Best bet on broadcast: NBC, “Sunday Night Football,” 8 p.m. John Madden network-hops to yet another destination. He and Al Michaels begin the first season of “SNF” on NBC. 

Best bet on cable: VH1, “Celebrity Fit Club,” 9 p.m. Season premiere. See which favorite former stars blimped out when their 15 minutes ended.

Top sporting event: ABC, “Women’s British Open,” 12:30 p.m. Will this be the week Michelle Wie finally breaks through? It looks unlikely after yesterday’s shaky start.

A look at this week’s top TV draws
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4
Time	Network	Program	Description
7 a.m.	ABC	"Good Morning America" (N)	Pharell and Kanye West perform.
8 p.m.	Sci Fi Channel	"Night Stalker" (D)	Kolchak looks into the discovery of two mummified bodies.
9 p.m.	ABC	"Kyle XY" (D)	Kyle still can't remember his past but thinks a series of nightmares may hold some clues.
9 p.m.	USA	"Monk" (D)	On some advice from Natalie, Monk opens his own detective agency.
10 p.m.	Discovery	"Science of Shark Sex" (N)	Okay, it seems like Shark Week is getting stretched a little thin, doesn't it?
10:30 p.m.	Court TV	"LA Forensics" (N)	A bloody mattress and a missing body combine to create a mystery.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5
Time	Network	Program	Description
3 p.m.	ABC	"X Games" (S)	Sal Masekela hosts as the X-athletes perform bicycle stunts and race rally-cars.
3 p.m.	CBS	"PGA Golf" (S)	Third round of the Buick Open from Grand Blanc, Mich.
6:30 p.m.	ESPN	"MLS All-Star Game" (S)	Some of American soccer's best players take on Chelsea, which won the English Premier League last season.
8 p.m.	Fox	"Cops" (R)	The cops look into a stabbing and later organize a sting to take drug dealers off the streets.
9 p.m.	History Channel	"Time Machine" (N)	The first of a three-parter looking at the Gestapo of Nazi Germany.
10 p.m.	HBO	"Boxing" (S)	Former welterweight champions Ike Quartey and Vernon Forrest square off in NYC.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 6
Time	Network	Program	Description
3 p.m.	CBS	"PGA Golf" (S)	Coverage of the final round of the Buick Open, which Vijay Singh won for the third time last year.
8 p.m.	NBC	"NFL Football" (S)	After an eight-year absence, the NFL returns to NBC with the annual Hall of Fame Game, this year between the Eagles and Raiders.
8 p.m.	ESPN	"Major League Baseball" (S)	The Phillies take on the Mets, clearly the best team in the NL so far this season.
9 p.m.	USA	"The 4400" (D)	The 4400 give Shawn a present that lets him see into his future.
10 p.m.	HBO	"Entourage" (C)	Vince and the crew head to Las Vegas for a promotional appearance and of course, a little fun.
11 p.m.	TV Guide Channel	"25 Things You Didn't Know About Red Carpets" (N)	A behind-the-scenes look at what exactly goes into these paparazzi-fests.
11 p.m.	HBO	"Dane Cook's Tourgasm" (R)	Season finale. Dane and the boys reflect on their nationwide comedy tour.
A = awards show or special, C = comedy, D = drama, DD = daytime drama, G = game show, K = kids, M = movie, N = news/documentary, R = reality, S = sports, T = talk/variety show.