(Sunday, June 8th, 2008) We’ve got the premier of the new season of Ice Road Truckers and the season finale of Ax Men tonight.

All times are central.

• Cool Tools: Transformers (DIY, 5:00 p.m.)
• Ice Road Truckers: Into the Whiteout (History, 5:00 p.m.)
• Dirty Jobs: Floating Fish Factory (Discovery, 5:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: Power Play (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: The Hardware Show Special (DIY, 6:00 p.m.)
• Ice Road Truckers: The Big Melt (History, 6:00 p.m.)
• Dirty Jobs: Ice Salvage Crew (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Footballs, Electric Guitar Amplifiers, Marbles, and Airplane Propellers (Science, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Engine Blocks, Jawbreakers, Drum Shells, Drums (Science, 6:30 p.m.)
• Ice Road Truckers: The Final Run (History, 7:00 p.m.)
• Dirty Jobs: Wind Farm Technician (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
• Ice Road Truckers: Edge of the Earth (History, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
• Classic Tractor Show (RFD-TV, 8:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: Out of Reach (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• Under Construction: Everybody Chips In (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
• Ax Men: The Final Haul (History, 9:00 p.m.) NEW

Enjoy.

(Saturday, June 7th, 2008) An Ax Men marathon prepares us for the finale tomorrow night.

All times are central.

• Ax Men: Loggers Under Fire (History, 5:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: Out of Reach (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
• Ax Men: A Logger’s Thanksgiving (History, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Seatbelts, Windows, Wax Figurines, Hot Air Balloons (Science, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Air Filters, Billiard Cues, Ice Sculptures, Suits (Science, 6:30 p.m.)
• Ax Men: Black Friday (History, 7:00 p.m.)
• Mythbusters Young Scientist Challenge (Science, 7:00 p.m.)
• New Yankee Workshop: The Shaker Bookcase (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
• Ax Men: Storm of the Century (History, 8:00 p.m.)
• New Yankee Workshop: The Tall Case Oak Clock (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• Wood Works: Egyptian-Inspired Mahogany Dresser (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
• Ax Men: Picking Up the Pieces (History, 9:00 p.m.)
• Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: Birch Kitchen Island (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
• Ice Road Truckers: Road to Season 2 (History, 10:00 p.m.)

Enjoy.

Our favorite guilty secret is back. The New Yankee Cam shooting schedule has started up again, and the novelty hasn’t worn off for us yet. After watching Norm put together his old-world goodness, we still love the behind-the-scenes happenings glimpsed one frame a minute.

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(Friday, June 6th, 2008) So, where are Toolbelt Diva, Holmes on Holmes, etc?  Gone.  Discovery has decided that the next big thing is “green” marketing, so they’ve changed the Home channel to the Green channel. Now they can run ads for products that people can buy to eliminate their guilt — wonderful.

Eileen O’Neill, president and general manager of Planet Green says “[the Friday lineup] is very home-renovation-oriented. A tentpole there would be Renovation Nation. A lot of people are figuring out what their weekend-warrior plans are from that — fix-it, do-it-yourself situations.”

That’s great, unless you live in the real world where repairs have to be done at low cost and without building code and HOA variances…but whatever. We’re sure this is going to, like, totally save the planet.

So we’re left with nothing but DIY and How It’s Made reruns — at least until a slew of How It’s Made (from mud and twigs) or American ‘Cycle (bicycle that is) shows are produced.

All times are central.

• How It’s Made: Toothpicks, Acrylic Bathtubs, Helicopters, Beer (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Hearing Aids, 3-D Puzzles, Rubber Mats, Toilets (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Remix Green (Science, 7:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Remix Green Tech (Science, 7:30 p.m.)
• Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: Birch Kitchen Island (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Solid Tires, Cheesecake, Canoe Paddles, Globes (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
• Wood Works: Wood-Finishes Tour (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Boomerangs, Barbecues, Pinball Machines, Strobe Lights (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
• Wood Works: Treasure Box (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
• New Yankee Workshop: Deluxe Router Station (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Fur Coat, Hearse, Outdoor Lighting Fixtures, and Golf Tee (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Robotic Arms, Tattoos, Sanitary Napkins, Concrete Pipes (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Thursday, June 5th, 2008) We’ve got a new Rides and tons of reruns tonight.

All times are central.

• How It’s Made: Handcuffs, Caulking and Joint Compound, Propane Tanks, and Forensic Facial Reconstruction (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• Rides: Under Pressure (TLC, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Wood Burning Stoves, Orthoses, Ballet Slippers, Buses (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
• Classic Tractor Show (RFD-TV, 7:00 p.m.)
• Overhaulin’: Number 1 Camaro (TLC, 7:00 p.m.) NEW
• Cool Tools: Down Under (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
• American Chopper: Craftsman Diehard 2 (TLC, 8:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: Out of Reach (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• Dirty Jobs: Dirty Jobs of the Big Apple (Discovery, 9:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Architectural Moldings, Pulleys, Industrial Rubber Hose, Sheet Vinyl Flooring (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Putty Knives, Garage Doors, Electric Motors, and Wool (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Wednesday, June 4th, 2008) Factory Made pales in comparison to the daytime Made in America or the utilitarian How It’s Made, due to its insanely glitzy production values. Outdoor Labyrinth was pretty cool and worth catching if you missed it.

All times are central.

• Rock Solid: Outdoor Labyrinth (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Architectural Moldings, Pulleys, Industrial Rubber Hose, Sheet Vinyl Flooring (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Putty Knives, Garage Doors, Electric Motors, and Wool (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
• Ice Road Truckers: Road to Season 2 (History, 7:00 p.m.)
• Factory Made: frozen-food production line, trumpet manufacturing (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
• Factory Made: stamp printing, motorcycle manufacturer, tequila distiller (Discovery, 7:30 p.m.)
• MythBusters: Big Rig Myths (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.)
• Build It Bigger: Deepest Tunnel (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
• Under Construction (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• Deconstruction (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
• Ax Men: Picking Up the Pieces (History, 9:00 p.m.)
• Master Blasters: A Very Master Blasters Christmas (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
• Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Adirondack Outdoor Bed (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Plastic Cups and Cutlery, Special Effects Makeup, Gold, Harps (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Countertop Laminate, Frozen Treats, Children’s Building Blocks, Detergents (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008) Tuesday has certainly become a wasteland.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Lack of Truss (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Machinery of the Past (RFD-TV, 5:00 p.m.)
• Modern Marvels: The World’s Fastest (History, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Plastic Cups and Cutlery, Special Effects Makeup, Gold, Harps (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Countertop Laminate, Frozen Treats, Children’s Building Blocks, Detergents (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• Rock Solid: Functionless Front Entrance Fix Up (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Monday, June 2nd, 2008) Tonight’s reruns inform us about wind farming and potato chips.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Lack of Truss (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Trains & Locomotives (RFD-TV, 5:00 p.m.)
• Modern Marvels: Axes, Swords and Knives (History, 6:00 p.m.)
• Modern Marvels: Trucks (History, 7:00 p.m.)
• Top Gear: Episode 5 (BBC America, 7:00 p.m.)
• Dirty Jobs: Steel Mill Worker (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
• Top Gear: Ep 4, Botswana Special (BBC America, 8:00 p.m.)
• Dirty Jobs: Wind Farm Technician (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.)
• How Do They Do It?: Drink Cartons, Pre-Fabricated Houses (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
• How Do They Do It?: Drinking Water, LED TV Screens, Ferrari Sports Cars (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Bicycle Helmets, Lithium Batteries, Car Brakes, Aluminum (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Eye Glass Lenses, Granite, Potato Chips, Microprocessors (Science, 9:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Ceramic Tiles, Nuts, Steel Forgings, Skateboards (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Car Engines, Flour, Recliners, Envelopes (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Sunday, June 1st, 2008) That might be a new Ax Men, but to be honest it’s hard to tell which episodes they’ve aired thus far. Project Treehouse is worth catching again for you arborial lifestyle enthusiasts.

All times are central.

• Project Treehouse: Special (DIY, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Residental Water Heaters, Air Bags, Jelly Beans, and Ice Resurfacers (Science, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Amphibious Vehicles, Putters, Model Ships, and Wax Crayons (Science, 6:30 p.m.)
• Ax Men: Storm of the Century (History, 7:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Gone to Pot (Home, 7:00 p.m.)
• Ice Road Truckers: Road to Season 2 (History, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
• Holmes on Homes: Pasadena 911 (Home, 8:00 p.m.)
• Classic Tractor Show (RFD-TV, 8:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: Speciality (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• Under Construction (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
• Ax Men: Picking Up the Pieces (History, 9:00 p.m.) NEW?

Enjoy.

(Saturday, May 31st, 2008) This night of reruns includes an oldie of Junkyard Wars. Why don’t they just bring it back?

All times are central.

• Junkyard Wars: Mechanical Mole (Science, 5:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Jacking the Box (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• New Yankee Workshop: The Folding Screen (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
• New Yankee Workshop: The Flower Stand (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• Wood Works: Egyptian-Inspired Mahogany Dresser (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
• Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Toy Chest (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Friday, May 30th, 2008) So Home is running more reruns of Holmes, and DIY is trotting out the same old shows. Hammered may be the only show that’s still in production. So, is the DIY movement dead? Probably not, but it seems like the network enthusiasm has waned.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Country Kitchen (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Ceramic Tiles, Nuts, Steel Forgings, Skateboards (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Car Engines, Flour, Recliners, Envelopes (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
• Modern Marvels: Axes (History, 7:00 p.m.)
• Cool Stuff: How It Works (Science, 7:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Clean Slate (Home, 7:00 p.m.)
• Cool Stuff: How It Works: Maximum Protection (Science, 7:30 p.m.)
• Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Adirondack Outdoor Bed (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Stainless Steel, Football Helmets, Resin Figurines, Laboratory Glassware (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Frozen Assets (Home, 8:00 p.m.)
• Wood Works: Frame-and-Panel Door (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Fire Extinguishers, Doughnuts, Shock Absorbers, Banjos (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
• Wood Works: Tool Cabinet (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Due Date (Home, 9:00 p.m.)
• New Yankee Workshop: Mailbox (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Brushes and push brooms, blackboards, smoked salmon, zippers (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Mattresses, 3-D Commercial Signs, Hardwood Floors, Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)
• Forge and Anvil: Blacksmith Conference. Episode 111 (RFD-TV, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Thursday, May 29th, 2008) Remember when it seemed like all the car/bike shows were money in the bank for Discovery/TLC? What happened? Now they just trot out one or two new episodes a month and call it good. Today, they just give us reruns.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Wheelchair Bathroom (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Brushes and push brooms, blackboards, smoked salmon, zippers (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• Rides: Joe Rogan’s Sick Fish (TLC, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Mattresses, 3-D Commercial Signs, Hardwood Floors, Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
• Overhaulin’: Family Truckster (TLC, 7:00 p.m.)
• Ultimate Factories: Apache Helicopter (National Geographic, 7:00 p.m.)
• Classic Tractor Show (RFD-TV, 7:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: Speciality (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
• American Chopper: Craftsman, Diehard 1 (TLC, 8:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: On the Surface (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Conga Drums, Metal Plating, Buttons (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Grinding Wheels, Compost, Window Blinds, Milk (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Wednesday, May 28th, 2008) Discovery once again shoots itself in the foot by rolling out a new program with little or no fanfare. Factory Made promises to be a lot like all the other how/made shows, but that’s not a bad thing.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Pasadena 911 (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Harley-Davidson: Birth of the V-Rod (Science, 5:00 p.m.)
• Rock Solid: Eco Masons: Dean and Derek Go Green (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Conga Drums, Metal Plating, Buttons (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Grinding Wheels, Compost, Window Blinds, Milk (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
• Factory Made: cowboy boots, restoring old carpet (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.) NEW
• Factory Made: combine-harvester factory, fishing-rods (Discovery, 7:30 p.m.) NEW
• MythBusters: Earthquake Machine (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.)
• Build It Bigger: High Risk Tower (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
• Under Construction: When a Door Shuts, You Install a Window (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• Ax Men: The Toughest Season (History, 9:00 p.m.)
• Master Blasters: Alien Recon (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
• Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Steel Drum Barbecue (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
• Factory Made: The world’s largest HD video screen, windshield glass (Discovery, 9:30 p.m.) NEW
• How It’s Made: Plastic Injection Moulds, Automotive Oil Filters, Filing Cabinets, Blown Glass (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: High-Precision Cutting Tools, Stained Glass, Semi-Trailers, Recorders (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Tuesday, May 27th, 2008) It doesn’t get much worse than tonight, alas.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Pasadena 911 (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Machinery of the Past (RFD-TV, 5:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Plastic Injection Moulds, Automotive Oil Filters, Filing Cabinets, Blown Glass (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: High-Precision Cutting Tools, Stained Glass, Semi-Trailers, Recorders (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
• Rock Solid: Interlocking Stone Wall and Steps (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Monday, May 26th, 2008) On this minimal Monday, Rock Solid shows us another way to horrify the neighbors.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Gone to Pot (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Trains & Locomotives (RFD-TV, 5:00 p.m.)
• Top Gear: Botswana Special (BBC America, 7:00 p.m.)
• Top Gear: Episode 3 (BBC America, 8:00 p.m.)
• How Do They Do It? (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
• How Do They Do It? (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
• Rock Solid: Outdoor Shower (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
• Rock Solid: Fire Pit & Grill (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Sunday, May 25th, 2008) Ax Men is just a clip show tonight — hopefully you’re on vacation anyway.

All times are central.

• Cool Tools: Top to Bottom (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
• Celebrity Rides: Burt Builds a Bandit Special (DIY, 6:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Holmes Inspection 1 (Home, 7:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Completely Incomplete (Home, 8:00 p.m.)
• Classic Tractor Show (RFD-TV, 8:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: Demolition (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• Ax Men: The Toughest Season (History, 9:00 p.m.) NEW

Enjoy.

(Saturday, May 24th, 2008) We’ve got reruns on DIY and a Mythbusters mini-marathon tonight.

All times are central.

• MythBusters: Shredded Plane (Discovery, 5:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Doozy Jacuzzi (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: Power Play (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
• MythBusters: Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• MythBusters: Mega Movie Myths 1 (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
• New Yankee Workshop: Stepback Cupboard (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
• MythBusters: Mega Movie Myths 2 (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.)
• New Yankee Workshop: The Butterfly Table (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• Wood Works: Masters and Mentors Tour: James Krenov and Art Carpenter (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
• Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Copper Chimenea (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.