Undercover Boss

The AFL season is over, a new digital channel has started and it’s the week before the Commonwealth Games – this is what will be on Ten for Week 40, covering from Sunday September 26 to Saturday October 2, which includes teh Britney Spears episode of Glee.

Sunday Sept 26.

Sunday nights remain unchanged with double episodes of Modern Family repeats from 6.30pm.

At 7.30pm, Junior Masterchef’s third episode cuts the top 20 down to the top 12.

Offsrping continues at 8.30, while the very short season of Married, Single, Other, concludes at 9.30pm with its season finale.

Monday Sept 27.

Ten getting into some more serious fast tracking, premiering season 2 of Undercover Boss at 7.30pm. With the series premiering in the US Sunday Sept 26, this puts it hours behind the US premiere.

Good News Week is at 8.30pm, before taking two weeks off for the Commonwealth Games.

Tuesday Sept 28.

No changes to Tuesdays, with Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation at 7.30 and NCIS repeats at 8.30pm. Guests on TAYG include Leo Sayer for Baby Boomers, Kimberly Davis for Gen X and Scott McGregor for Gen Y.

New seasons of NCIS and NCIS: LA start on the US Sept 21. Ten could have premiered them this night, but looks like they will now wait until after the Games – which should see new episodes of NCIS airing from Tue Oct 16.

Wednesday Sept 29.

It’s Britney, bitch.

At 7.30, the Britney Spears episode of Glee is here. Britney herself makes a cameo on the show. Songs performed include: …Baby One More Time, Oops!… I Did It Again, Toxic, Stronger and Me Against the Music.

House at 8.30, followed by Lie To Me repeat of S2 Ep 3 at 9.30.

Thursday Sept 30.

Bondi Vet at 7.30pm, Recruits at 8pm, Rush at 8.30pm and Burn Notice 9.30pm. All are new episodes.

Friday Oct 1.

Jamie Does season finale at 7.30pm, in which Jamie Does … Athens.

8.30 sees another NCIS repeat, followed by Law and Order: SVU at 9.30. Also a repeat.

The following two weeks sees all regular rogramming on Ten on hold to make way for the Commonwealth Games. Opening ceremony is on Sunday October 3, followed by 11 days of competition Oct 4-14.

7.30pm Monday, September 6 on Ten

Chris McCann is president of 1-800 FLOWERS.com but to his older brother, Jim McCann, who is the founder of the company, he will always be his little brother. Jim is the public face of the com- pany appearing in ads, and commercials, therefore too recognisable to go undercover, so he has asked Chris to do so. Chris sees this as a great opportunity to step out of his brother’s shadow and prove to his brother that he is ready to take over the company. He is giving up his expensive suits and executive office for an apron, and a set of clippers to work the frontlines of 1-800-FLOWERS.

7.30pm Wednesday, September 1 on Ten

“Hooters”

7.30pm Monday, August 30 on Ten

Rick Arquilla, President and CEO of Roto-Rooter, goes undercover within his own company. But he’s not just hoping to learn about what’s happening on the front lines, but how his employees are holding up during the eco- nomic downturn. His underlying goal in go- ing undercover is to see if Roto-Rooter, America’s largest plumbing and drain cleaning business in North America, can go from a good company to a great company.

On Sunday September 12, at 6.30pm, Ten will play a double episode of Modern Family from 6.30pm. The first episode is a repeat, the 3^rd of the 1^st season, while the 7pm episode will be a new one, called Hawaii, leading into the premiere of Junior Masterchef at 7.30pm.

Rules of Engagement – despite only having two episodes to go in the season – is nowhere to be seen, while Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation is on Tuesday nights from September 7.

On Monday September 13, at 7.30pm, is the special White House: Through the Lens - Go inside the White House with President Obama and his family – this special captures every facet of presidential life from the mundane to the memorable.

Want more new Simpsons? Two new episodes are scheduled for Wednesday September 15 from 7.30pm. This makes up for the one that was missing on September 1 to make way for Undercover Boss.

Also that night, will be the season finale of Lie to Me at 8.30pm – episode 22, called Black and White. This was originally planned to air September 8 but seems to have been pushed back a week. Episode 21 – called Darkness will still be seen on September 1, with a repeat to air September 8.

7.30pm Monday, August 23 on Ten

Joel Manby is a former big cat in the auto industry who has settled down into the wholesome and fulfilling job as CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment. He’ll give up his executive office and expensive account to work on the front lines of his own company. By going undercover, Joel hopes to get a closer look at how the recession is affecting his employ- ees and to really see how it is to work on the front lines.

A few amendments to Ten programming in the week commencing August 29 as the network gears up for the launch of Junior Masterchef and possibly also in response to Seven’s launch of The X Factor that week from Monday August 30.

On Tuesday August 31, Rules of Engagement has been pushed out of the schedule, to be replaced with a repeat of Modern Family. The repeat episode will be that series’ second called “Bicycle Thief”. Only three episodes of Modern Family remain after that Tuesday.

It seems to happen every year – but yet again – new Simpsons will be pushed out of Ten’s schedule, together with the repeat that was to follow on Wednesday September 1. Replacing the Simpsons hour will be episode 2 of Undercover Boss which looks at the Hooters chain of restaurants. Including the episode bumped, only 4 more Simpsons episodes remain for season 21. Expect to see them in summer.

When undercover Boss premiered back on July 25, episode 1 was shown, followed by episode 3 on the Monday night, with the Hooters one being skipped for no apparent reason. This means that the final episode of the 9 part first season should be seen the following Monday, September 6th.

Law and Order Criminal Intent has its season finale on Wednesday September 1, 9.30pm, following the second last episode of Lie to Me at 8.30pm that night. Lie to me is a repeat on August 25.

Ten will be airing the airing the 62^nd Prime Time Emmy Awards at 10pm Monday August 30. If you want to see them live, the ceremony will be aired on FOX8 from 10am eastern.

Meanwhile New Zealand series GO Girls returns to Friday nights with its season 2 premiere. Numb3rs is gone from the schedule for now.

7.30pm Monday, August 16 on Ten

Michael Rubin, the founder and CEO of GSI Commerce, is an e-commerce ty- coon determined to make his business the best it can be. Michael will give up his fancy office and personal assistant to work on the front lines of his own company. By going un- dercover, Michael hopes to find how his company works under the pressure of the company’s most stressful season. After an exhausting undercover week, Michael returns to corporate headquar- ters to reveal his true identity to each of the people he worked with. His em- ployees are surprised when they learn that their inept co-worker is really their boss!

7.30pm Monday, August 9 on Ten

Bill Carstanjan, Chief Operating Officer of Churchill Downs is an unlikely boss for a company so steeped in tradition and a love of horses, because he is actually afraid of horses and hasn’t been on one in years! Churchill Downs owns some of the most famous horse tracks in the US, and hosts the Kentucky Derby.

Bill is a numbers guy who worries about the bottom line and how to make it the most profitable company it can be. Bill is trading in his suit and spreadsheets for jeans and a feed bucket to learn how new expansions in the company are affecting the people who work on the ‘backstretch’ of the horse track.

DON’T MISS…� Bill failing miserably playing the bugle in front of thousands of spectators.� Bill sees a little bit of himself, and his drive in a young employee of the track.� An employee who experienced the greatest loss of all has a race named after his daughter.

7.30pm Monday, August 2 on Ten

Being part of the White Castle family is something that David Rife, owner and executive board member, takes very seriously. Upholding his grandfather’s legacy of being family-owned and operated for 88 years, and being the oldest fast food chain in America is always on his mind. Dave Rife is going where no one in his family has gone before, undercover in the company, to see if his grandfather’s motto “happy employees make happy customers” is still a reality for the people working the front-lines of the business. DON’T MISS:� Dave meets a manager who is frustrated with White Castle’s store-opening policies that are making her employees unhappy.� Dave is shocked that employees fear getting fired over small mistakes.� Low morale in a factory causes Dave to question relationships between supervisors and line workers.