New summer lifestyle shows

All that endless chatter about the IPL and cricket coming out of your ears? Throw the significant other out. Ask him to join other devotees, and yak about infields, outswingers and Sachin and Shane. Reclaim the telly.

AC on 23: check. Tall glass of (sugar-free) lemonade: check. Beanbag in place opposite that flat-screen: check. And so’s y’all don’t get channel-surfers thumb, here’s a tip: stick with the Good Times, girls. Those saas-bahu serials are too dreary, the phoren maal too many seasons old, the ‘filmis’ only show reruns — this NDTV lifestyle channel’s just right to see yourself in.

The new summer line-up on NDTV Good Times should have you glued to the couch. (Just remember to roll over, roll eyes, stretch arms and legs towards the ceiling fan for exercise, now and then. Or jog to the fridge for a chilled eye mask — to tune out pesky ad spots.)

New on the small screen, actor Perizaad Zorabian anchors Limited Edition, the show that shouts ‘Some things many can buy. For everything else, watch Limited Edition’. To drool over the swan-shaped Rolls commissioned by the Maharaja of Nabha, the latest Lamborghini gas-guzzler you don’t dare covet. Follow the L’Officiel anniv issue-in-the-making. Pant for the 5 must-have LVs of the season — window-shopping minus the wallet-workout. Nifty! Sundays 9pm

Heart beating faster yet? Manic Monday’s spot gets your pulse truly racing — or proves heart-stopping. Daredevil chick Neha Dixit screams, shivers, shrieks her glee as she tops extreme-sport challenges in Free Fall. Me, I’ve sworn not to touch a bungee cord, never to need a parachute after ogling her exploits in New Zealand. Armchair travel, that’s the ticket! Mondays 10pm

Lightheaded with relief at not being Neha? (What a job! And I thought I had to jump through hoops for a living!) Have a proper giggle — if not quite polite — over celebrity mixologist Shatbhi Basu’s barstool antics In High Spirits! This season she’s seeking her thrills cross-country, following the first ferment of cider, ale and stout, chasing the first distilled drop of Norwegian aquavit. Tuesdays 9pm

Just perfect for an evening in.