Tue July 3

[SBS/7:30pm] Desperately Keeping Sheila. Premiere. Follows on from the successful Desperately Seeking Sheila series where lonely bush bachelors were introduced to women from Australia and the UK with mixed results. This program answers the big question: will love last or will life get in the way? The answer is yes…. and no. Although entertaining in its style, the series was developed in response to a very serious problem facing Australia. There are no longer enough women interested in building a life on the land, and this is having a significant effect on rural society. This follow-up program tracks the relationships of the couples that decided to “give it a go” and play for keeps. It illuminates the issues modern women face in the bush. This time round, the ideas are in sharper focus, as the dust has settled, time has passed and our city girls really are in the middle of nowhere, for good.

[Ten/7:30pm] All New Simpsons. “Marge Gamer.”
[Ten/8:30pm] NCIS. “Cover Story.”
[Ten/9:30pm] Numb3rs. “Take Out.” Guest: Kathy Najimy.

[ABC/8:00pm] Carbon Cops : The McSweeney-Glenwright Family. The McSweeney-Glenwright family are challenged to bring their carbon emissions down by 50 percent. Their pride and joy is their large Cape Cod style home which looks great but is totally unsuitable for our Australian climate.
[ABC/8:30pm] The Bill. DSS Phil Hunter (Scott Maslen) and Samantha Nixon (Lisa Maxwell) investigate money from a recent armed robbery deposited in the bank account. Phil knows who stole the money, but has to move quickly before the suspect leaves the country. Meanwhile, PC Yvonne Hemmingway (Michel Austin) comes up with a plan to charge Dr. Andrew Wilder (Grant Masters) with the sexual abuse of a minor, and after a young witness Billy Aldridge (Adam Deacon) is bashed, Yvonne enlists the help of Superintendent Heaton (Daniel Flynn). Deputy Assistant Commissioner Georgia Hobbs (Kazia Pelka) suggests to an unwitting Yvonne that she apply for the sergeant’s job with the Youth Offenders Team at another station, so the DAC can get her candidate, Sgt. Nikky Wright (Gillian Taylforth) into Sun Hill. PC Honey Harman plans an after-work jaunt for the team to the ‘London Eye’ and it turns out to be Yvonne’s farewell….

[Nine/7:30pm] Crime and Justice. Hayden and his mates ran from police. It turns out, Hayden was hiding something illegal in his car. The drug squad is raiding rental property, but his is no ordinary take-down. Debbie is a compulsive shoplifter, she claims she only had two choices… to shoplift or become a prostitute.
[Nine/8:30pm] CSI: NY. “The Lying Game.”

[Seven/7:30pm] It Takes Two.
[Seven/9:00pm] All Saints. CROSSROADS. Jack puts his career on the line to save a friend from disaster. Mike finds himself under pressure from all angles. Charlotte finds herself at loggerheads with Zoe, and just when things are looking up, is floored by a shock announcement from Vincent.
[Seven/10:00pm] Crossing Jordan. DEAD AGAIN. A woman that the coroners first thought had been dead for years is found only to have died a few hours earlier and causes Dr Jordan and William Ivers to team up on this peculiar case. Woody and Bug are called to help Lily and Brandau when the psychiatrist they have been seeing suddenly dies in front of them during their session. At first they all believe that it was a heart attack until they find a mysterious stab wound.

[Bio/7:30pm] River Phoenix: Eclipsed by Death
[Bio/9:30pm] Inside the Actor’s Studio: Russell Crowe.