“The Beautiful People” Tuesday 10pm, Logo The makers of this show describe it as “The Wonder Years” meets “Absolutely Fabulous.” “Beautiful People” is based on the memoirs of Simon Doonan, now the creative director of stylish department store Barney’s, and occasional talking head on VH1’s pop-culture shows. The series follows Doonan’s 13-year-old self as he […]

“Glee” Tuesday 9pm, Fox Please, God, let this be as good as it looks. “Glee” is a new musical comedy about a well-meaning high school teacher (dreamy Matthew Morrison, Broadway’s Hairspray) who takes over his school’s glee club in an attempt to return it to its former glory. Naturally the club is stocked full of […]

“The Alzheimer’s Project” Tuesday 9pm, HBO Tonight sees the debut of the final part in this series, but you can catch all four segments on replay throughout the month on HBO and its various subsidiary channels. These documentaries explore Alzheimer’s from several different perspectives: what it’s like to actually have the disease, the changing medical […]

“NCIS” Tuesday 8pm, CBS “NCIS” is one of those shows that all moms love. Ask your own; 2-to-1 odds that she just loves that Mark Harmon, and wishes that DiNozzo and Ziva would just get together already. The truth is, as far as procedurals go, “NCIS” does it right. The show has steadily increased in […]

“America’s Next Top Model” Wednesday 8pm, CW We’re down to the Final Five of Cycle 12, and I never thought I’d say this, but I miss Tahlia. Not because the burn victim was a good model—she’s the least modelesque contestant this show has ever had. I miss her because without the drama she inspired, this […]

“90210” Tuesday 9pm, CW “90210” version 2.0 had a rough freshman year, as it struggled to live up to unrealistic hype. Some stuff worked, as Silver, Adrianna and Naomi are great new characters, and old-school cast member Jennie Garth has done a great job reprising her role of Kelly. But a lot has also failed […]

“Bravo A-List Awards” Wednesday 10pm, Bravo Let us be clear: No one involved in this awards show is remotely A-list. When your guests include Tori Spelling, Traci Lords and the bizarre new couple that is Tila Tequila and Billy Corgan, you’re barely cresting the D level. Still, if you’re a Bravo fan, there’s much to […]

“The Unusuals” Wednesday 8pm, ABC Oh, look—another cop show! Oh, but this is a different kind of cop show, mixing dark humor with the typical procedural stuff you can find on almost any channel at almost any time of day. They’re promoting it as a cop version of “M.A.S.H.” but the abundance of quirk has […]

“100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the ’80s” Tuesday-Friday 10pm, VH1 A few years back, VH1 provoked my ire by naming Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” as the No. 1 song of the ’80s. As if! But you can’t go wrong with a topic this cheesy. Relive some of the most infectious choruses and atrocious […]

“In the Motherhood” Thursday 8pm, ABC This new sitcom started its life as a series of webisodes starring Leah Remini, Chelsea Handler and Jenny McCarthy. Unfortunately, none of those women are attached to the network TV version, which instead features Megan Mullaly (“Will & Grace”), Cheryl Hines (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”), and Jessica St. Clair (“Best […]