Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Monday, August 8, 2011

For those of you that can’t get enough of that BACHELOR/BACHELORETTE drama, the second season of BACHELOR PAD premieres tonight. Will you be tuning in?

Elsewhere, it’s the season finales of both the SWITCHED AT BIRTH and the recently renewed SINGLE LADIES.

What else is on? Keep reading to find out!

Bachelor Pad | 8pm on ABC | Season Premiere
“Episode 201”
Hosted by Chris Harrison with its most controversial cast to date, as 18 unforgettable characters from the “Bachelor” franchise – those we love and those we love to hate — gather back at the mansion to live together and compete for $250,000 and possibly a second chance at love. The drama begins as the contestants move into the “Bachelor” mansion to meet their fellow competitors on a night where Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi will come face to face for the first time since their unforgettable primetime showdown. In their first challenge, the “Hook Up,” the men and women will pair off into couples clinging to each other 10-feet high. The couple who can hang on to each other the longest will win the challenge and be saved from elimination. At the end of the episode, one man and one woman will be voted off.

Eureka | 8pm on Syfy
“Omega Girls”
Lupo tries to explain to Zoe what happened with Zane, but the ladies find a bigger problem in town – it’s entirely incapacitated and communication is cut off. Ming Na guest stars.

Secret Life of the American Teenager| 8pm on ABC Family
“Flip Flop”
Adrian has a change of heart about Ben and instead chooses to focus her energy on somebody else.

So much more. Keep reading…

Hell’s Kitchen | 8pm on Fox
“11 Chefs Compete”
With just 11 chefs remaining, Chef Ramsay pits the red team against the blue team in another intense challenge. The winning team celebrates in high style while the losing team is left behind to fulfill drab duties. Tune in to see which contestants end up on the chopping block.

The Closer | 9pm on TNT
“Forgive Us Our Trespasses”
The team snoop into the death of a minister, but their investigation is jeopardized by the victim’s own shady secrets and his family’s efforts to protect his name and their church. Meanwhile, all but one member of the unit receive a civil-suit subpoena as suspicions and tensions begin to grow within the squad.

Masterchef | 9pm on Fox
“Top 6 Compete”
The Top 6 home cooks flex their culinary muscles in another grueling challenge to prove to the judges they have the passion and skill it takes to advance to the next round. Find out which contestants wow the judges and who winds up on the chopping block in the next elimination round in this all new episode.

Warehouse 13 | 9pm on Syfy
“3…2…1”
Pete, Myka and H.G. Wells track Joshua’s Trumpet, an artifact that has eluded three generations of Warehouse agents, which now may pose a threat to a packed baseball stadium.

Single Ladies | 9pm on VH1 | Season Finale
“Is This The End?”
April goes through some ups and downs, and Keisha gets dragged deeper into Malcolm’s past in the first-season finale.

Switched at Birth | 9pm on ABC Family | Season Finale
“The Homecoming”
An unexpected guest attends Bay’s art show. Elsewhere, Daphne opens up to Emmett regarding her feelings about him.

Alphas | 10pm on Syfy
“Never Let Me Go”
Rachel goes on a date that ends with a powerful kiss; Rosen’s team officially joins the Defense Criminal Investigation Service, and their first case is to probe a series of deaths linked to a high school in Pennsylvania.

Rizzoli and Isles | 10pm on TNT
“Don’t Hate the Player”
Jane and Maura cover all the bases when a baseball coach is found dead in the locker room. The gloves are off, as the death comes just as a star player and the team owners are locked in a heated battle to control the team. Meanwhile, Jane’s brother (Colin Egglesfield) is released from jail and returns home.

Weeds | 10pm on Showtime
“Vehement v. Vigorous”
While Doug plays softball with the company team, Nancy deals pot on the sidelines; Andy opens his bike shop while Silas sells pot out of the back room; and a police detective offers Shane an internship.

The Big C | 10:30pm on Showtime
“Goldilocks and the Bears”
Lee takes Cathy to a Tibetan doctor to help lower her blood pressure for the clinical trial; a jealous Paul goes to a bar with Lee and Cathy; a grounded and bored Adam interferes with Andrea’s date with Myk.

Also playing…

• Kate Plus 8 | 9 and 9:30pm on TLC: “8 Movie Makers” and “DC Cupcake Visit”
• Degrassi: The Next Generation | 9pm on TeenNick “U Don’t Know, Part 1”
• Hoarders | 9pm on A&E: “Becky/Clare”
• Teen Wolf | 10pm on MTV: “Formality”

Leave a comment and let us know what you will be watching!