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What to Watch on Monday: NC's 'Bachelor' women play ball in Puerto Rico

The Bachelor (8pm, ABC) - The eleven remaining women (including Emily O'Brien from Chapel Hill and Blakeley Shea from Charlotte) travel to Puerto Rico where nine of them play baseball. Blakeley is pictured here with Ben Flajnik. Also, one woman has Ben to herself for a tour of Old San Juan and another goes yachting. And there's taunting from one of the women. Or, I should say, more taunting.

House (8pm, Fox) - A teen Jane Doe needs surgery that requires adult consent. House and Adams debate whether to call Social Services until her mother shows up. Also, House threatens to exploit Foreman's relationship with a married woman.

Pretty Little Liars (8pm, ABC Family) - Hanna believes her pals are acting chilly toward her because of her stance on Caleb. Meanwhile, Emily has high hopes for her mom's visit to town.

Alcatraz (9pm, Fox) - A bank robber from the past causes mayhem in the present and puts Rebecca in a difficult position.

Cake Boss: Next Great Baker (9pm, TLC) - In the Season 2 finale, Marissa, Nadine and Ryan battle for the top spot, which includes a $100,000 prize, a feature in Brides magazine and a chance to work at Carlo's Bakery.

Being Human (9pm, Syfy) - Aidan goes on a date with a human while he is cut off from his blood supply. Also, Sally delves into reincarnation and Josh and Nora get ready for their second change together.

What to Watch on Thursday: New "Big Brother" gets moley

Big Brother 12 (8pm, CBS) - The twelfth installment of "Big Brother" begins tonight. The  house guests are introduced and we learn that one of them is a saboteur whose sole mission is to wreak havoc in the house. So it's sort of a "Big Brother" meets "The Mole" this time around. Who will it be?

Rookie Blue (9pm, ABC) - The police department throws a "Fite Night" charity event, and Andy faces a tough decision regarding a domestic violence victim.

Boston Med (10pm, ABC) - A neurosurgeon prepares for a risky surgery removing a cancerous tumor from a man's sinus cavity. Also, a first year surgery resident attempts his first appendectomy and discusses dating prospects with a colleague.

Bethenny's Getting Married? (10pm, Bravo) - This is it: wedding day.

Ace of Cakes (10pm, Food) - Duff builds his tallest cake ever, modeled after an Egyptian pharaoh, but transporting it turns out to be a huge problem.

The Ultimate Merger (10pm, TV One) - Chef G. Garvin helps the bachelors with a cooking challenge, and ends up clashing with one of them. I'm still trying to figure out why any of these men want to date Omarosa to start with.

What to Watch on Monday: Series finale of "Saving Grace"

The Bachelorette (8pm, ABC) - The gang travels to Iceland. This has got to be the night Kasey reveals his "hearts-and-shields" tattoo and then packs his bags for home.

Saving Grace (9pm, TNT) - There are two new, back-to-back episodes tonight, and the second one is the series finale. At 9, Grace (Holly Hunter) shuts herself off completely from friends and family as a tragic event continues to haunt her.  In the final episode, Grace undergoes a spiritual metamorphosis and travels back to Oklahoma City, where she is determined to vanquish evil.

The Good Guys (9pm, Fox) - Dan and Jack investigate dog poisonings in the suburbs, and find themselves in the middle of a whole meth lab vigilante vendetta mess.

Cake Boss (9:30pm, Food) - The gang makes a cake for O, Oprah Winfrey's magazine.

Last American Cowboy (10pm, Animal Planet) - The end of calving season is marked by diseases, money troubles, and a shortage of hay.

What to Watch on Monday: Castle goes vampire hunting

So You Think You Can Dance (8pm, Fox) - The top twenty dancers are introduced and two of them are local. Tune in tonight to meet Ariana (Wake Forest) and Noelle (Sanford). Both women dance at the CC & Co Dance Complex in Raleigh.

The Real Amelia Earhart (8pm, NGC) - National Geographic Channel presents a documentary on the disappearance of Ameila Earhart, who vanished somewhere over the Pacific in 1937.

Cake Boss (10pm, TLC) - Back-to-back episodes ring in season two tonight, as Buddy creates a cake in the shape of a ring box and considers hiring an assistant. Also, Cousin Anthony learns a thing or two about the dangerous job of cake delivery.

Castle (10pm, ABC) - Castle and Beckett (right) go vampire hunting as they investigate the death of a man found wearing vampire teeth with a stake through his heart. Also, there's a special treat for "Firefly" fans at the beginning of the episode.

What to Watch on Monday: Rashad McCants crosses the Kardashians

Keeping up with the Kardashians (8:30pm, E!) - This is a rerun of last season's finale, where Khloe Kardashian finds out that her boyfriend Rashad McCants (that's right -- former UNC basketball player Rashad McCants) is cheating on her bigtime while they are living in different cities, and she dumps him. Need more Rashad and Khloe? Watch Rashad meet the Kardashians and then grocery shop and bake cupcakes with Khloe (which really means they throw batter on each other and lick it off). The Kardashians return to E! in August.

The Closer (9pm, TNT) - First things first: Kitty is alive. Things looked a little dicey for Kitty at the end of last week's episode, but Kitty is alive and receiving medical treatment on tonight's show. Oh yeah, and Brenda looks into the kidnapping of a greedy financier.

Jon & Kate Plus Eight (9pm, TLC) - Another television crossover, another freebie for the Gosselins. The guys from "American Chopper" visit and build custom bikes for Jon and Kate. Will they get eight little sidecars?

Cake Boss (10pm, TLC) - You have to see tonight's cake-hatin' Bridezilla to believe it.

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