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The summer TV schedule continues to take shape: The CW has just added another lineup to the mix by announcing official premiere dates for a handful of shows. Unsurprisingly, not many of them sound all that promising, with the exception of the network's upcoming Whose Line Is It Anyway? revival.

The new version of the improv comedy show will be hosted by the lovely and amazing Aisha Tyler (Archer, The Talk) and will kick off The CW's warm-weather schedule on Tuesday, July 16 at with back-to-back new episodes starting 8pm. Former cast members Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady, and Colin Mochrie will all return, and the show's format will remain largely the same (the cast plays a bunch of improv games with prompts from the host and the audience; good times ensue). 

Okay, what else, what else? Actually, there are only three more shows to talk about: Perfect Score premieres the same night as Whose Line; it's a half-hour dating show hosted by Arielle Kebbel (The Vampire Diaries' Lexi) where contestants can win cash in addition to getting dates. Breaking Pointe, a docu-reality series set at a professional ballet company in Salt Lake City, returns for Season 2 on Monday, July 29. And finally, The Hunt rounds things out Wednesday, July 31; it's an hour-long "wilderness competition" series with elements of both Survivor and The Hunger Games (no murder, though!) that puts twelve two-person teams in "a fenced-in enclosure in the middle of the wild, where they must live for one month and compete against each other for scarce resources" for a price of $250,000 on the line.

That all sounds... well, it sounds mostly not noteworthy and partially terrible, but it's summer television on a broadcast network, folks. Cable's where it's at. 

THE CW's 2013 SUMMER SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, JULY 16

8:00-8:30pm                 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Series Premiere)

8:30-9:00pm                 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (All-New Original Episode)

9:00-9:30pm                 Perfect Score (Series Premiere)

9:30-10:00pm               Perfect Score (All-New Original Episode)

BEGINNING TUESDAY, JULY 23

8:00-8:30pm                 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Original Episode)

8:30-9:00pm                 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Encore)

9:00-9:30pm                 Perfect Score (Original Episode)

9:30-10:00pm               Perfect Score (Encore)

MONDAY, JULY 29

9:00-10:00pm               Breaking Pointe (Season 2 Premiere)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31

9:00-10:00pm               The Hunt (Series Premiere)

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Fox is helping you plan your summer vacation, and they get their way, instead of packing up the kids and mini-van and exploring the majesties of the Grand Canyon, you'll instead be home on the couch watching people who think they can dance. The network announced dates for both its season finales and summer premieres today, with the highlights being the season finales of American Idol and The Following, and the series premiere of the wacky new workplace reality show Does Someone Have to Go.

Let's start with the finales: A new American Idol champ will be crowned May 16 in the second hour of a two-part finale. As usual, it will be tape-delayed so by the time it airs on the West Coast, you should already be able to purchase the winner's Christmas album, even though you won't know who the winner is. Because of The Following's shortened 15-episode season, the Kevin Bacon-starring series will wrap things up on April 29 with the reveal that Ryan Hardy has been one of Carroll's followers all along, but then an argument between the two forces Hardy to start his own cult of serial killers who practice the preachings of Robert Louis Stevenson.

This summer, prepare yourself for the very summery show Does Someone Have to Go, a reality program that gives businesses a chance to fix themselves by handing the power to some of the employees. The employees can then use their power to suggest new ideas, fire slacking coworkers, or just run the company into the ground. This sounds like a terrible idea, and I feel bad for everyone who is participating in it. Also coming this summer is Fox's new Saturday-night block, Animation Domination High-Def, featuring short-form animated series Axe Cop, High School USA!, Golan the Insatiable, and more. It makes its debut Saturday, July 27 from 11pm to 12:30am.

Looking for info on Bones, New Girl, and other Fox shows? Check out the straight-from-the-press-release schedule below!

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