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This week’s TV picks
Monday:
“Basketball Wives” 7 p.m., VH1: Season three shoots, attempts to score tonight.
“Gettysburg” 8 p.m., History: An examination of the battle marks the Civil War’s 150th anniversary.
“Single Ladies” 8 p.m., VH1: It’s the premiere of a new scripted series about a trio of best friends navigating relationships. Sort of a “Sex and the Basic Cable City.”
“Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition” 9 p.m., ABC: I hope this trend toward non-competitive weight loss programming continues. Each episode chronicles one person’s efforts over the course of a year.
Tuesday:
“America’s Got Talent” 7 p.m., NBC: I’ll believe it when I see it. Season 6 kicks off with auditions.
“The Voice” 9 p.m., NBC: The battle round concludes.
“Auction Hunters” 9 p.m., Spike: They found one, in Texas.
Wednesday:
“So You Think You Can Dance” 7 p.m., Fox: Season 8’s auditions continue.
“Minute To Win It” 7 p.m., NBC: Stars from the TV and movie series “Jackass” play the games tonight, but I think it would be more fun if they were to design the games for regular contestants.
“American Masters” 7 p.m., PBS: Stars from the TV and movie series “Jackass” are — just kidding! Tonight’s program focuses on metropolitan Opera music director James Levine.
“Love In The Wild” 9 p.m., NBC: This new reality dating competition sounds like a mix of “The Bachelor” and “Fear Factor.”
Thursday:
“Overheard With Evan Smith” 7 p.m., PBS: Smith interviews civil-rights figure Julian Bond as Season 1 concludes.
“NBA Finals Game 1” 8 p.m., ABC: Pro basketball’s championship series is proceeded by two countdown specials — one features late-night host Jimmy Kimmel at 7 p.m. and the NBA’s own preview starts at 7:30.
“Love Bites” 9 p.m., NBC: A new anthology series features stand-alone tales centered on romance. Think “Love, American Style’ with a “Sex in the City” edge.
Friday:
“Friday Night Lights” 7 p.m., NBC: Vince’s arrogance gets to his fellow Lions.
“Whale Wars” 8 p.m., Animal Planet: Season four kicks off and I hope it’s just a sea war, because how are you going to fit whales into jeeps, tanks and fighter jets?
“Python Hunters” 8 p.m., NG Wild: Eric Idle and John Cleese are cornered in Lancashire. What? Oh … wrong kind of pythons. Never mind.
Saturday:
“Stanley Cup Finals” 7 p.m., NBC: The long, long hockey season enters the home stretch with the first game of the NHL championship series.
Sunday:
“NBA Finals” 7 p.m., ABC: Game 2 for basketball fans.
“Stanley Cup Finals” 7 p.m., NBC: Game 2 for hockey fans.
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