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This week’s TV picks
Monday:
“The Event” 8 p.m., NBC: They keep calling this show’s embedded aliens “the sleepers,” but I think that’s a more apt description of the audience about ten minutes in.
“Castle” 9 p.m., ABC: A reporter is found dead in a pizza oven. What a horrible way to pie. Er, die.
“Harry’s Law” 9 p.m., NBC: The first season ends tonight, and not a moment too soon.
Tuesday:
“No Ordinary Family’ 7 p.m., ABC: Season 1 (and probably the series, as key cast members are filming new pilots) wraps up tonight.
“The Good Wife” 9 p.m., CBS: Alicia takes on Michael J. Fox.
Wednesday:
“Extreme Couponing” 8 p.m., TLC: We are one step closer to the “Mr. Show with Bob and David” bit “Coupon — the Movie” becoming a reality.
“Breaking In” 8:30 p.m., Fox: Christian Slater has killed off a couple of dramas in the past few years; let’s see how he does in a comedy, I guess.
“Off the Map” 9 p.m., ABC: The first season ends tonight (see “Harry’s Law,” above, for rest of description).
“Glamour Belles” 9 p.m., Lifetime: Tonight is the premiere episode of this reality series that takes place in a Tennessee pageant dress shop.
“Tori & Dean: sTORIbook Weddings” 9 p.m., Oxygen: I guess anybody can be a wedding planner. I already knew anybody can be a reality show star.
“Workaholics” 9:30 p.m., Comedy Central: Ostensibly a comedy, this new series focuses on a trio of hard-partying telemarketers.
Thursday:
“Bones” 8 p.m., Fox: Something bad is afoot — like 14 dismembered feet.
“Real Housewives of New York City” 9 p.m., Bravo: Season 4 kicks off with a rooftop mixer. And by mixer, I mean cocktail blender.
“Gigolos” 10 p.m., Showtime: What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. And, in the case of this new show about male escorts, it also gets beamed to the homes of millions of pay-cable subscribers.
Friday:
“Shark Tank” 7 p.m., ABC: Jeff Foxworthy joins the gang of potential investors. Man, how demoralizing would it be to have your business idea rejected by Jeff Foxworthy?
“Who Do You Think You Are?” 7 p.m., NBC: Ashley Judd’s ancestry is explored in the Season 2 wrap-up.
Saturday:
“NASCAR Racing” 6 p.m., Fox: Want to watch cars go in circles for four hours? You’ve come to the right place.
“Saturday Night Live” 10:30 p.m., NBC: If Betty White fared okay on the long-running sketch show, this week’s host Helen Mirren should be outstanding. The Foo Fighters perform.
Sunday:
“Secret Millionaire” 7 p.m., ABC: It’s the season finale so, after tonight, all of you millionaires can take the summer off, okay?
“Human Planet” 7 p.m., Discovery: New documentary series examines people and the environment.
“The Simpsons” 7 p.m., Fox: Attention, magic geeks: Penn and Teller guest star with David Copperfield as Lisa becomes a magician’s assistant.
“The Judds” 8 p.m., OWN: Hey, Ashley’s famous kin need TV time, too. The kickoff of this six-part series shows the mother-daughter country music duo prepping for their 2010 reunion tour.
“Born Fighting” 8 p.m., Smithsonian: Democratic Senator James Webb of Virginia hosts this look at the Scotch-Irish influence on America.
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