News & Notes
Over on cable, Animal Planet has the first season finale of Killer Outbreaks, ESPN has the 42nd season premiere of Monday Night Football, Food Network has the sixth season premiere of The Best Thing I Ever Ate, HGTV has the sixth season finale of HGTV Design Star and the series premiere of Showhouse Showdown, MTV has the fifth season finale of Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory, TLC has the series finale of Kate Plus 8 and the second season premiere of Extreme Couponing, and TNT has the seventh summer season finale of The Closer and the second summer season finale of Rizzoli & Isles.
Enter our Glee Season 2 DVD giveaway.
Next Monday, ABC has the season premieres of Dancing With the Stars and Castle, CBS has the season premieres of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men and Hawaii Five-0 and the series premiere of 2 Broke Girls, and NBC has the season premiere The Sing-Off and the series premiere of The Playboy Club.
Prime Picks
Eureka (Syfy): New. Carter and Taggart are looking into how a cow melted. Deputy Andy gets stranded on Titan. Plays again later.
The Closer (TNT): Summer Finale. Major Crimes is investigating the shooting of a deputy sheriff and the judge rules on the case against Brenda. Plays again later. Last week’s episode, “Star Turn,” replays right before. Such a great episode, as it’s everything we’ve come to expect from the show. It both gives you some closure and sets the stage for the next batch of episodes when the show returns in a few months.
Alphas (Syfy): New. Nina and Hicks have to go undercover and discover something that could be bad for Alphas. Brent Spiner (Star Trek: The Next Generation) guests. Plays again later.
Other Options
- The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network): Season Premiere. Food Network personalities talk about the best “All American” dish they’ve ever eaten. Plays again later.
- Crave (Food Network): New. Ice Cream. Plays again later.
- Death Valley (MTV): New. Vampires are hijacking bloodmobiles. Plays again later.
- The Lying Game (ABC Family): New. Emma begins to realize that she isn’t living Sutton’s life any longer, but the life she has always wanted to have. Moves up an hour as of tonight. Plays again next week. The first four episodes replay right before.
- Rizzoli & Isles (TNT): Summer Finale. A serial killer says he has knowledge about another prisoner’s murder. Frankie Jr. takes the detectives exam. Plays again later.
- Warehouse 13 (Syfy): New. Pete investigates the Regent murders by going into Jane’s memories. Myka and Claudia are working on a case together. Plays again later.
Sports Notes
- CBS has the U.S. Open Tennis men’s final.
- ESPN has a Monday Night Football doubleheader with the New England Patriots at the Miami Dolphins followed by the Oakland Raiders at the Denver Broncos.
- MLB Network has an evening game.
Late Night
- The Protector (Lifetime): New. The detectives investigate the robbery of a high stakes poker game. Gloria is set to testify in a case.
- Suits (USA Network): Repeat. Last Thursday’s first season finale episode, “Dog Fight,” replays.
Labor Day TV Marathons
ABC Family has five episodes of The Lying Game tonight.
Bravo has 13 episodes of The Real Housewives of Orange County.
History has five episodes of Ancient Discoveries that play two times today.
Oxygen has 10 episodes of Living Single early followed by 11 episodes of The Bad Girls Club.
Spike TV has six episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation followed by 17 episodes of 1000 Ways to Die.
Travel Channel has six episodes of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations tonight.
USA Network has 11 episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
WE has 10 episodes of The Golden Girls tonight.
