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What to Watch on Monday: New seasons of '90210' and 'Gossip Girl'

The Voice (8pm, NBC) - The battle round opens with team members dueling in duets and the coaches enlisting help from star advisors Billie Joe Armstrong, Mary J. Blige, Michael Buble and Rob Thomas.

Bones (8pm, Fox) - The team's investigation of the death of an animal-expo worker leads them into the shady market for illegal animal trading.

Secret Service  Files (8pm, National Geographic Channel) - From President Clinton's diplomatic visit to Pakistan in 2000 to a live grenade launched at President Bush in 2005, Secret Service agents discuss the challenges of protecting the President.

90210 (8pm, CW) - In the Season 5 opener, Naomi and Max land in jail after plans go awry. Also, Liam puts the Offshore on the market in order to pay off Vanessa, and receives an offer from Navid.

Gossip Girl (9pm, CW) - In the sixth season premiere, Blair and Chuck part ways after making each other a promise. Meanwhile, Georgina assists Dan with his tell-all book and the gang rallies together to locate a missing Serena (Blake Lively, right).

Major Crimes (9pm, TNT) - This "Closer" spinoff grows on me more and more each week. Tonight, fuzzy facts and cloudy clues mark an investigation when a man from Las Vegas is found dead. Meanwhile, Rusty and Raydor question whether they can trust Rusty's father. (I'm way more invested in this Rusty storyline than I ever thought I would be.)

Mike & Molly (9:30pm, CBS) - Molly gets upset when she reviews her wedding photos because in every picture, Mike's mouth is open or his eyes are closed.

Castle (10pm, ABC) - Castle and Beckett look into the auction of a storage unit, which may be tied to a woman's murder, and soon they find themselves mingling with both treasure hunters and socialites.

What to Watch on Monday: Barney's prenup on 'How I Met Your Mother'

Bones (8pm, Fox) - An investigation of human remains found in the aftermath of an explosion in a hotel garage hits a snag when the team learn their assumptions about a man's fate are incorrect.

How I Met Your Mother (8pm, CBS) - Barney's (Neil Patrick Harris, left) extensive and comprehensive pre-nup leads the guys to put forth their own relationship principles, which their significant others do not find agreeable. Meanwhile, an incensed Quinn (Becki Newton, left) responds with her own prenup.

Major Crimes (9pm, TNT) - Tao faces his past actions when a years-long murder conviction is overturned. Elsewhere, Rusty has his first outing with this father.

2 Broke Girls (9pm, CBS) - Max and Caroline eagerly await a phone call from Martha Stewart after the domestic maven likes one of their cupcakes.

Revolution (10pm, NBC) - Nora takes Miles and Charlie to a rebel camp while Aaron and Maggie look for Grace.

Castle (10pm, ABC) - Beckett returns from her suspension and joins Castle in investigating the death of a local TV weather forecaster. Meanwhile, she and Castle try to keep their new romance a secret at work.

Half the Sky (10pm, UNC-TV) - The oppression of women around the world is examined by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, who is joined by Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan and Gabrielle Union on trips to Sierra Leone, Cambodia and Vietnam. Part two airs tomorrow night.

What to Watch on Monday: Scotty McCreery sings, plus new series debut on NBC and Fox

CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock (8pm, ABC) - Performers include our own Scotty McCreery, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Blake Shelton, Lady Antebellum and many others. Filmed over four days in June.

Bones (8pm, Fox) - The eighth season begins three months after Brennan (Emily Deschanel) went on the run from the FBI, but Booth (David Boreanaz) and the Jeffersonian team are doing everything they can to prove that she was framed for murder by diabolical genius, Christopher Pelant. Their case gets a boost from an anonymous tip that leads to the discovery of a high school guidance counselor's remains.

The L.A. Complex (8pm, CW) - Two new episodes tonight. In the first, Kal and Abby search for Tariq, and Sabrina makes a confession that leads to changes. At 9, Kal receives devastating news and Nick is forced to let Sabrina move in with him.

The Mob Doctor (9pm, Fox) - A new series in which a surgeon (Jordana Spiro) is left beholden to the Chicago Mafia when she pays off her brother's gambling debts. In tonight's episode, Dr. Devlin is ordered to kill a patient who happens to be a mob informant. My "Mob Doctor" review.

Revolution (10pm, NBC) - This new post-apocalyptic series  is set in a world where there is no electricity. In tonight's first episode, a young woman searches for her uncle (Billy Burke), who she thinks can help her find her captured brother. Giancarlo Esposito also stars. Adrienne reviews.

Perception (10pm, TNT) - In the conclusion of the two-part Season 1 finale, new evidence emerges that gives credibility to Pierce's conspiracy theory. Meanwhile, Pierce, who is committed to a psychiatric hospital, is forced to confront truths about Natalie.

What to Watch on Monday: Lots of finales on a busy TV night

Bones (8pm, Fox) - Series star David Boreanaz directs the Season 7 finale, which features the return of Christopher Pelant when the "hactivist" and suspected serial killer is back in court, but the team's efforts to pin another murder on him don't go as planned after evidence points to Brennan as the culprit.

America's Got Talent (8pm, Fox) - Howard Stern joins judges Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne in the show's seventh season premiere.

How I Met Your Mother (8pm, CBS) - The seventh season ends with Lily going into labor while Marshall is partying in Atlantic City. Later in the one-hour finale, action jumps to the future as the gang gather for Barney's wedding and reminisce about how they emboldened Ted to find his true love and track down the one that got away.

Gossip Girl (8pm, CW) - Blair makes a choice between Chuck and Dan in the fifth season finale.

Bachelorette (9pm, ABC) - Emily Maynard begins her search for love in her hometown of Charlotte. Emily starts with 25 suitors and pares the group to 19.

Johnny Carson: American Masters (9pm, UNC-TV) - Kevin Spacey narrates this insightful profile of Johnny Carson, whose cool charm, quick wit and masterful timing made him the king of late night TV during his 30-year "Tonight Show" run. The biography features a wealth of show clips and remarks by family, friends, and colleagues.

Two and a Half Men (9pm, CBS) - In the ninth season finale, Jake makes an important decision about his future after graduating from high school.

Hart of Dixie (9pm, CW) - The first season ends with a huge storm hitting town on George and Lemon's wedding day.

Mike and Molly (9:30pm, CBS) - In the Season 2 finale, Mike and Molly walk down the aisle but the trip is not without a few wedding day glitches.

Smash (10pm, NBC) - The first season finale, Derek makes a major decision and it affects both Karen and Ivy. Meanwhile, Tom and Julia scramble to save the show, and Ellis reveals where his loyalties truly lie.

Hawaii Five-0 (10pm, CBS) - The second season concludes with the Five-0 losing one of its own in the line of duty. Meanwhile, another team member is forced to choose between kidnapped loved ones.

What to Watch on Monday: Scotty McCreery guest stars on 'Hart of Dixie'

Hart of Dixie (9pm, CW) - Scotty McCreery makes an appearance on tonight's episode, but there's no acting involved -- he'll be playing himself. The "American Idol" winner from Garner will perform his hit "The Trouble With Girls" during a romantic scene in a bar featuring Zoe (Rachel Bilson) and George (Scott Porter). Raleigh's Tift Merritt had a similar gig on "Hart of Dixie" back in February. Tift sang "Sweet Spot" at the town's annual Valentine's dance. Click below to see another picture of Scotty from the "Hart of Dixie" set.

Bones (8pm, Fox) - Booth's son Parker comes home from England, and Brennan wonders how he'll react to his new baby sister. Meanwhile, the discovery of a truck-company employee's corpse in the woods prompts a visit to the victim's son's karate class.

American Pickers (9pm, History) - Mike searches for the legendary XAVW motorbike in North Carolina, and Frank gambles on a collection of Indian artifacts. Also in this episode, architectural salvage and a military artifact.

20/20: Dance Floor Confidential (10pm, ABC) - ABC squeezes another hour of programming from their "Dances with the Stars" franchise by having 20/20 go "behind the scenes."

Smash (10pm, NBC) - Karen finds Rebecca's charmed life very enticing, but Derek finds Rebecca to be exasperating. Meanwhile, Eileen has her ex-husband meet her hunky new boyfriend, and Julia's son goes missing (First thought: "Hooray!" Second thought: "I hope Ellis is with him!"). 

Extreme couponer meets murderous end

I couldn't help but chuckle when I read this on colleague Brooke Cain's blog, Happiness is a Warm TV:

What to Watch on Monday: Extreme couponer murdered on 'Bones'

What to Watch on Monday: Extreme couponer murdered on 'Bones'

Bones (8pm, Fox) - Booth (David Boreanaz, left) and Brennan get help from Special Agent Genny Shaw in identifying the remains of an extreme couponer whose body was dragged by an 18-wheeler. Meanwhile, Brennan returns to work after having her baby.

Gossip Girl (8pm, CW) - Serena wants to pass her It-Girl torch to a hesitant Lola, whom she pressures to do a modeling gig at a lingerie show. Elsewhere, Chuck seeks Blair's guidance regarding his past.

How I Met Your Mother (8pm, CBS) - Speculations run wild as Ted, Barney and Marshall imagine what their lives would be like three years down the road.

2 Broke Girls (8:30pm, CBS) - Max and Caroline participate in a clinical drug trial to raise money to help Caroline's imprisoned father.

Smash (10pm, NBC) - A famous movie star (played by Uma Thurman) signs to do the show, but then gets stuck in Cuba.

Hawaii Five-0 (10pm, CBS) - Max believes that a serial killer who has ties to his past and is known as the Trashman is responsible for a recent murder. To convince the Five-0 that his theory is correct, Max reveals some some surprising information about his childhood.

What to Watch on Monday: American champions and 'American Masters'

Bones (8pm, Fox) - An escaped convict's remains are found in a residential sewer pipe, but the team find evidence that a murder occurred inside a prison.

NCAA Championship (9pm, CBS) - The championship game in New Orleans.

American Masters: Margaret Mitchell (9pm, UNC-TV) - "Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel" profiles the author who blazed trails as one of Georgia's first female newspaper reporters and the author of "Gone with the Wind." Mitchell (left) funded the education of the South's first black doctors with her "Gone with the Wind" money. Includes reenactments based on her letters and remarks by friend Sara Mitchell Parsons and prominent authors such as Pat Conroy and Pearl Cleage. At 10 p.m., a second episode of "American Masters" will focus on Harper Lee, whose childhood in Monroe, Alabama, provided the inspiration for her classic 1960 novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird." (Photo courtesy of the Atlanta History Center)

Castle (10pm, ABC) - A Scotland Yard detective works with Castle and Beckett to solve the murder of a British model whom he knew personally. Meanwhile, Lanie advises Beckett to stop stalling and pursue Castle romantically.

Smash (10pm, NBC) - A top-tier star is sought for the musical, and Eileen wants Tom to come up with a new name for the show.

Intervention (10pm, A&E) - In the 12th-season finale, a mother and former model battles a daily dependence on alcohol, and a once-promising cellist now smokes PCP.

Lost Girl (10pm, Syfy) - Bo and Dyson portray a married couple at a country club to help a friend from Kenzi's criminal past.

Give "The Finder" a little time to find its way

You can see it in the easy bromance between Geoff Stults and Michael Clarke Duncan. You can see it in the assortment of oddball Florida swamp characters. You can tell by the fact that suddenly you're being treated to a John Fogerty jam. "The Finder" (Fox, 9 tonight) has potential.

So even though this first episode doesn't quite gel, I have a feeling we shouldn't give up on this show.

If you didn't see the "Bones" episode that introduced the characters, "The Finder" is Walter Sherman (Stults), a war vet with a brain injury that gives him the ability, and the unceasing desire, to find things. His best bud Leo (Duncan) is kind of his manager, but he also has this wise man protector thing going too. They live and hang out at a bar called the Ends of the Earth on Looking Glass Key, along with Willa Monday (Maddie Hasson), a young grifter, who may or may not be reforming her ways. They've also got a Deputy U.S. Marshal friend (Mercedes Masohn).

What to Watch on Thursday: 'Grimm' bonus on the schedule

Community (8pm, NBC) - In the show's annual Christmas episode, Greendale's choir director (Taran Killam) recruits the study group to fill in for the sidelined glee club. Though initially skeptical, the gang soon get in the spirit for the school's Christmas pageant.

Person of Interest (9pm, CBS) - Detective Carter is identified as a person of interest and Reese and Finch must save her without exposing themselves.

Bones (9pm, Fox) - The team discovers the death of a storm chaser may not have been caused by the tornado he ws following. Meanwhile, Booth becomes very  protective of Brennan at home and at work.

Grimm (10pm, NBC) - This is a new time for "Grimm," which is good for "Grimm" fans but sad for fans of "Prime Suspect," which used to sit in this spot. Tonight, a high school teacher's death kicks off an investigation that leads Nick (Dave Giuntoli, right) to a troubled musical prodigy. Another new episode of "Grimm" will air tomorrow night at 9 in its normal timeslot.

The Great Big American Auction (10pm, ABC) - I'm not exactly sure how he's qualified for this, but Ty Pennington helps the owners of rare collectibles uncover their items' worth, and the top items are then put in a bidding war at an auction.

Burn Notice (10pm, USA) - Jesse calls in the team to help stop a smuggler from bringing blood diamonds into the country. If I had to come up with one word to explain why I lost interest in this show, I'd point to the first one in this blurb.

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