According to the Hollywood Reporter, A&E has lowered the ax on "The Cleaner," the drama starring Benjamin Bratt.

The show finished what I thought was a stronger-than-the-first, 13-episode season this month.

On "The Cleaner," Bratt played a former drug addict who used extreme methods of intervention to help other addicts. With its cancellation, and the cancellation of "The Beast," the show that starred Patrick Swayze, A&E is out of the scripted drama business.

Maybe the network figured that with their hit "Intervention" they were telling the story of addiction powerfully already. And they have another hit in "Hoarders."

Still, it was nice having Bratt back on TV.

NCIS (6am, USA)  - It's not part of USA's Awards Marathon series, but it's a great marathon nonetheless. It'll get you psyched for the premiere of "NCIS: Los Angeles" with LL Cool J starting later this month. And it should go without saying: 15 hours of Mark Harmon (runs till 9pm).

Band of Brothers (10am, Spike) - Spike is showing the entire 10-episode mini-series today, starting at 10am. Spike is channel 40 on local Time Warner Cable.

Golden Girls Marathon (1pm, We) - And yet another Labor Day marathon. This one runs till midnight.

Manson (9pm, History Channel) - It's the 40th anniversary of the Manson murders, so that explains all the Manson programming I've been seeing lately. This is a two-hour docudrama on the Tate-LaBianca murders that includes archival footage and an interview with former "Manson Family" member Linda Kasabian.

Hoarders (10pm, A&E) - This is the episode of "Hoarders" that I will not be watching: a woman has 75 living and dead cats in her feces-covered, urine-soaked home. I'm no expert, but I say put the lady and the living cats in a no-kill shelter and burn that place down.

Durham County (10pm, ION) - Must-Watch: an award-winning mystery-suspense series from Canada with a particularly appealing title. It has murder, secrets, lies... Did I mention it's called "Durham County?" It stars Hugh Dillon and Justin Louis and runs for 6 episodes. NOTE: ION channel shows up as WRPX (or channel 21) on Time Warner Cable.

Since the highly-rated premiere of "Hoarders" on A&E a few weeks ago, I can't shake the nagging feeling that my pantry and I are about two boxes of pasta away from a painful, televised intervention.

The show, which offers a disturbing look inside the homes (and minds) of people with a particular type of obsessive-compulsive disorder which compels them to hoard stuff (some people hoard any and everything, others specialize), can elicit a lot of different reactions from viewers. Maybe it makes you feel good about your own relatively spotless-by-comparison home, or
maybe it drives you to finally clean out that garage that no longer holds your car, or maybe it simply repulses you.

Personally, after watching the first episode . . .

The First 48 (9pm, A&E) - Homicide cops in Miami investigate two murders: one involving a man gunned down in broad daylight, and the other is the murder of a young man by someone on a bike. Since the chances of solving a crime are cut in half if the cops don't get a lead in the first 48 hours, the clock is ticking.

Primetime: Outsiders (10pm, ABC) - Primetime updates a 2005 story on Charles Vandergaw, who lives in the Alaskan wilderness with bears. Vandergaw is featured on the Animal Planet series "Stranger Among Bears." 

Rescue Me (10pm, FX) - The season 5 finale has everyone in a big ole mess, as usual. Perhaps most significantly, Teddy's dealing with the loss of his wife, a loss which has a strong connection to Tommy (right) and his boozy behavior. Teddy holds it together surprisingly well. For awhile. And Janet and Sheila's big plan goes awry, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. And there's always the question of who Tommy will end up with. Janet? Or Sheila or Kelly? Or just drunk and alone?

CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock (8pm, ABC) - Pretty much every country music artist you can think of from A-to-Z (from Jason Aldean to the Zac Brown Band) gathers to get their rock on.

Greek (9pm, ABC Family) - In the third season opener of this smart, funny drama, Casey is dealing with Cappie's rejection and Cappie learns of Max's departure. Meanwhile, Rusty's grades begin to slip and he risks being dropped from the honors program. 

9/11: Science and Conspiracy (9pm, NGC) - The National Geographic Channel probes common conspiracy theories about 9/11.

Hoarders (10pm, A&E) - It's the horror we can't look away from. Tonight a woman's sick husband is removed their home because of the filth and accumulated junk.

Weeds (10pm, Showtime) - The season finale has Nancy scrambling to secure herself and her future after learning of Esteban's fate, and Andy resolves to make some changes in his decidedly unfocused life. Also, Doug, Dean, and Celia come to an amicable agreement, and Silas decides he must help Adelita.

Leverage (9pm, TNT) - TNT ordered two extra episodes of this drama for their summer season, so you'll get your "Leverage" fix until September 9. Griffin Dunne and Will Wheaton guest star tonight and the episode is directed by Dean Devlin, the show's producer.

Criss Angel: Mindfreak (10pm, A&E) - Criss Angel tries to raise an entire crowd in a mass levitation in Las Vegas, plus he'll raise you right at home. Through the TV. Right off the ground.

Top Chef: Las Vegas (10pm, Bravo) - It's too early to pick a clear favorite, but last week's premiere was enough to tell us that we are definitely not pulling for Michael Isabella (right), an obnoxious Jersey boy working out of D.C.  Self-confidence is not a problem for this guy, but chauvinism is. The show has some extremely talented (and interesting) chefs this season, including competing brothers from Maryland and Ron Duprat, who spent 27 days at sea traveling from Haiti to the U.S. Last week, Ron didn't seem to understand the meaning of the word "vice," but he cooks a mean sea bass. Tonight, the men are pitted against the women, as the groups vie to cater a poolside bachelor-and-bachelorette party. Chef Todd English is the guest judge.

Flipping Out (2pm & 10pm, Bravo) - We're treated to a mini-marathon of five episodes from season 2 of the highly-addictive reality show featuring obsessive-compulsive house flipper Jeff Lewis. Do yourself a favor and record these now. If you miss them, three of these eps air Tuesday starting at 11am. The 3rd season starts tonight at 10pm if you believe Bravo's website, or Tuesday night if you believe Time Warner's onscreen programming guide. Be ready, either way. UPDATE: Bravo has now changed their website to say TUESDAY night at 10pm...

The Closer (9pm, TNT) - Brenda and her team investigate a shooting in a school parking lot. Her niece, who is firmly on Fritz's bad side after the pot brownie episode last week, is right in the middle of the trouble. Also, there's a big change in Provenza's life. As long as the dapper detective (played by G.W. Bailey, left) isn't retiring, I'm cool with whatever he wants to do.

Jon & Kate Plus 8 (9pm, TLC) - Geez, they're squeezing that North Carolina vacation dry. Even though chronologically the family returned to Pennsylvania in last week's episode, tonight Kate and the 6 littlest ones tour the USS NC Battleship in Wilmington, and then the boys get haircuts.

Hoarders (10pm, A&E) - A  new series focusing on people with compulsive-hoarding disorder. The first episode features a mother and father and three children who live amongst piles of clothing, food, and miscellaneous junk. 

Making His Band (10pm, MTV) - Tonight the contestants are divided into groups to compete for judges. Root for Wilson NC's Jamereo Artis (right).

Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design (Noon, A&E) - Two back-to-back eps feature former NFL player Keyshawn Johnson designing a breakfast nook for a mother and daughter, and a kitchen-living room redesign for a team of husband and wife attorneys. 

Dirty Sexy Money (10pm, ABC) - Tonight is the series finale and frankly, I no longer care. Perhaps my favorite thing about this show was always the promise of great dramatic scenes with Donald Sutherland and Jill Clayburgh each week, but neither Sutherland nor Clayburgh have hardly had any screen time in the final episodes. The second part of this doomed season began to turn into the Blair Underwood-Lucy Lui show, with Underwood's Simon Elder character becoming an evil villain of comic book proportions. Unanswered question: Did ABC give Underwood a white cat to stroke between takes?

Megan Wants a Millionaire (10pm, VH1) - Yeah well, who doesn't. Another dating reality show, but this time reality show vet Megan Hauserman has 17 millionaires competing for her affection. Three men are eliminated in this first episode. (New episodes air on Sunday nights at 9pm).

The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All (8pm, ABC) - This is a two-hour show, which means there will be about 20 minutes of actual interesting content. We only want to hear from the foot perv Tanner and the jerkface Wes. Mostly, they should be talking to Wes, who will have a million reasons why he's misunderstood. The rest will be filler, and I can promise you it will not end before they trot out Trista and Ryan and their babies. DVR it and fast-forward like crazy.

Intervention (9pm, A&E) - This gut-wrenching show looks at people struggling with and ultimately facing up to various forms of addiction, with the help and support of family and friends. Tonight they focus on crystal meth and alcohol. 

Dating in the Dark (10pm, ABC) - ABC is trying to dress this up and show it off as some sort of social science experiment about how we're all shallow and we want to date attractive people. But what it looks like is a show where strangers get felt up in the dark and then freak out when they see that the person they were just getting cozy with is not so cute.

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (10pm, Bravo) - Kathy tries to expand her fan base by performing at The Apollo Theater in Harlem. Not sure that's her audience, but we'll go along. Rapper T.I. and Rev. Al Sharpton appear. 

Weeds (10pm, Showtime) - Nancy's delivery date draws near and she learns more about Esteban's other woman and his plans for her after the baby is born. Alanis Morrisette stars as Nancy's obstetrician, who helps her take control of her situation. (Note to self: Do not ever get pregnant with a Mexican drug lord's baby, no matter how cute he is).

My husband wasn't around when I watched two episodes of "Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design."
But I'm sure I could get him to watch it when it premieres on A&E at noon on Sunday.

Yep, it's a design show for guys, even for those whose idea of design might be a lounge chair with a built-in beverage cozy.