With all the channels on broadcast TV and cable and the inevitable episode repeats, it's hard to sort out what's new or worthwhile. Let us sort it out for you so you don't miss anything worth watching. Times may vary with region; check your local listings for exact hour and channels.

Monday (July 2)

Hell's Kitchen: See the Simon Cowell of cooking shut down chef after chef as they fight for a Vegas job in a new episode of the reality series. 8 p.m. ET, Fox

Summer's Hot Cocktails: A Cooking Channel special on summertime drinks. Jeffrey Saad, Debi Mazar and others travel to six bars for the freshest cocktails around. 8 p.m. ET, Cooking Channel

Tuesday (July 3)

Good Eats: Alton Brown tackles the task of making homemade tortillas—includes a recipe for high quality chips as well. 11 a.m. ET, Food Network

Chopped: All-American Competition is the theme this evening, with apple pie and bourbon as secret ingredients. All new. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network

Wednesday (July 4)

United Tastes of America: Jeffrey Saad goes to the Kansas City BBQ Festival to learn how it's done and eat himself some quality meat. An American culinary tradition for Independence Day. 6:30 p.m. ET, Cooking Channel

The Main Ingredient with Bobby Flay: Bobby goes Chinese-American with wok beef and a fried rice recipe. 2 p.m. ET, LRW

Thursday (July 5)

Extreme Chef: The extreme cheffery begins with a rattlesnake challenge in the wild west and ends with cooking for a dozen cowboys, while handcuffed. 10 a.m. ET, Food Network

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell: David Burke's Fromagerie is looking for a new cook and it's up to Anne Burrell and her platinum blonde hair to find him/her. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network

Friday (July 6)

American Eats: The throwback History Channel series (before it was just History) covers the progress of canned foods in the United States. 11 a.m. ET, History

Mystery Diners: It's like Cheaters, except with food! Bad employees meet their match from a crack team of food investigators. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network