Summer Shows on my DVR

There are a number of fantastic shows this summer that have filled the space left behind by Modern Family, Community, and other regular season favorites.  Here are the shows currently set to record weekly on my DVR.

1. Persons Unknown - NBC

This show is such an underrated gem with several breakout performances by lesser known actors.  Nobody watches this show, which is a shame.  This suspenseful mystery is based on the kidnapping of several strangers who are isolated in a town in the middle of nowhere.  The mysteries continue to unravel each week.  Hopefully, viewership will increase so this doesn't get cancelled before the mysteries are unveiled. 

2. Rizzoli & Isles - TNT

I loved Angie Harmon in Law & Order, and she is back in this witty cop drama featuring Harmon as tomboy homicide detective Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as OCD fashionista coroner Dr. Isles.  The show combines humor from personal drama as well as interesting murder cases and forensic science.

3. Covert Affairs - USA

This new show features Piper Perabo as sometimes inept rookie CIA operative Annie Walker.  Each week has an interesting crisis, but the best part of this show are the developed supporting characters.  These include a husband and wife duo working for the CIA, a blind playboy techie, and an intriguing love interest from Annie's past whose story line continues to develop.

4. Hot in Cleveland - TVLand

This funny series featuring Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, and Wendie Malick is an updated version of "Golden Girls" set in Cleveland.  Three best friends with completely different personalities are living together and starting fresh from midlife.  Betty White steals the show with many quips, reminiscent of Estelle Getty in "Golden Girls."

5. My Boys - TBS

"My Boys" is in its fourth season, and the only disappointment so far is the absence of Jim Gaffigan, who decided not to return to the show.  A show about a tomboy in my favorite city Chicago is hard for me to pass up each week.