(ALL TIMES ET)
10PM | CBS
Blue Bloods – Frank (Tom Selleck) has to battle rumors when a false story leaks that he’s running for mayor, and he also has his hands full with son Danny (Mark Wahlberg), the Marine-turned-cop, who gets emotionally involved when a fellow Marine is murdered.
8PM | CBS – 1ST SEASON FINALE
The Defenders – When Nick and Pete want to defend a married couple accused of murder, they temporarily dissolve their partnership so each one of them can represent the spouses separately.
8PM | FOX
Kitchen Nightmares – Gordo tries to prevent a Providence eatery from shuttering its doors.
8PM | ABC
Supernanny – A Vegas couple calls on Jo for help when they conclude the only way to get their three anklebiters to behave is to bribe them with junk food.
9PM | CBS
CSI: NY – The CSIs go all Gossip Girl when a popular student at an elite Manhattan prep school is murdered.
9PM | ANIMAL PLANET – 2ND SEASON FINALE
Fatal Attractions – The theme is crocodiles, including one who lives with a woman and goes for car rides with her.
9PM | FOX
Fringe – It’s a bird, it’s a plane … it’s a group of thieves who can defy gravity, the subject of tonight’s Fringe Team investigation.
9PM | TLC
Say Yes to the Dress – A military bride and a former NFL cheerleader shop for their perfect wedding day gowns.
10PM | TLC
DC Cupcakes – In back-to-back episodes, the sisters bake a special cake for their parents’ anniversary and try to concoct a working slot machine confection, while Andres fulfills an order for every flavor of cupcake the shop has ever offered.
Worth flipping to during commercials:
– Andy Cohen fills in for Reeg on Live With Regis & Kelly (Check local listings for time and channel);
– Horse manure skeeball … but one of the lovely wedding reception activities on My Big Redneck Wedding (8:30PM, CMT);
– On DeGrassi (9PM, TeenNick), Sav isn’t sure whether Alli is really MIA or just trying to get attention;
– The fellas discuss what they would do on the last day if the world was about to end on The Ricky Gervais Show (9PM, HBO).
And the late-night line-up:
– The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35PM, CBS): Howard Stern and Naughty By Nature (REPEAT);
– The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35PM, NBC): Lady Gaga, John Legend and Sofia Vergara (REPEAT);
– Jimmy Kimmel Live (12:05AM, ABC): Howard Stern (REPEAT);
– Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35AM, NBC): Ann Curry and Patrice O’Neal (REPEAT);
– The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (12:37AM, CBS): Amanda Peet;
– Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35AM, NBC): Michael Rapaport (REPEAT).
Charlie Sheen, Russell Brand and Louis C.K. are getting most of the attention, but I’m most excited that one of the best new shows of last TV season — Wilfred — returns for its second season on FX tonight (10PM ET). Season one of the series ended with a cliffhanger — had Ryan (Elijah Wood) […]