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What to Watch on Thursday: 'Project Runway' and HBO's 'Derek Jeter 3K'

Project Runway (9pm, Lifetime) - Season 9 of the fashion-themed reality competition series returns. Here's a list of the new cast and where they're from. There's a special at 8 p.m. that follows the casting process.

Derek Jeter 3K (9pm, HBO) - A documentary going behind the scenes with the Yankee shortstop during the 2011 season as he approached 3000 career hits. Includes interviews with family, friends, teammates, and Yankees executives. Also, highlights from his career and footage from on and off the field.

Serving Life (9pm, OWN) - A documentary following inmate hospice volunteers at Louisiana's maximum security Angola prison as they care for dying fellow inmates. Narrated by Forest Whitaker. It beings as four volunteers are screened and trained for the daunting job.

Black Tide: Voices from the Gulf (9pm, Animal Planet) - A documentary examining how the 2010 BP oil spill affected the lives, businesses and animals of Louisiana's Gulf region, and how they are trying to rebuild. We have more about it here.

Rookie Blue (10pm, ABC) - An informant's murder is investigated, and Gail's mother, Superintendant Peck (Lauren Holly), arrives to ratchet up the pressure to solve the case. Gail is assigned to protect the only known witness to the crime.

Suits (10pm, USA) - The guys defend a woman falsely accused of insider trading. Elsewhere, Mike helps Rachel study for the LSAT and realizes she's close to discovering his secret.

Green Room with Paul Provenza (11pm, Showtime) - In this season's third episode, Richard Belzer competes in an impromptu "Jagger-off" and a kinda hostile Doug Stanhope goes after Jeneane Garofalo. Things get tense. It's totally uncensored and often pretty vulgar, but really interesting and funny as uh, heck. 

HBO offers painful, powerful doc about wrong-way driver

I was glad to see HBO's summer documentary series get love in the Entertainment Weekly's must list, if only because it confirmed what I already knew: this year's non-fiction slate from the cable network has been fantastic.

That fact hasn't gotten enough attention, and this week's offering just makes the case stronger. "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane" (HBO, 9 tonight) is powerful, sad and illuminating.

The doc follows the case of the wrong way driver on New York's Taconic State Parkway in 2009. Diane Schuler was found to have marijuana and alcohol in her system as she drove her three nieces and her own two children. In the end, she killed herself, four of the children and three people in another car. Her young son survived.

What to Watch on Monday: Sci-fi, moving doc, strong guest stars

Eureka (8pm, Syfy) - Applicants swarm Fargo after he solicits volunteers for a space mission. Also, Carter plans a getaway. Wil Wheaton and Stan Lee guest star.

Warehouse 13 (9pm, Syfy) - Dr. Vanessa Calder (Lindsay Wagner) reunites with Artie for a case that requires some help from Calder's ex-flame; a mystery lands Pete and Myka in bed while Steve is missing. Saul Rubinek and Rene Auberjonois also guest star. The new Syfy drama "Alphas," starring David Strathairn, follows at 10.

There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (9pm, HBO) - A controversial documentary about a tragic accident that occurred on July 26, 2009, when Diane Schuler drove the wrong way on New York's Taconic State Parkway and collided with an oncoming vehicle. The accident killed herself, her daughter, her three nieces, and all three people in the other car. Here's Adrienne's review.

HGTV Design Star (9pm, HGTV) - The guest judges are designers Cortney and Robert Novogratz, and as a bonus, "Home by Novogratz" airs after this at 10 (it usually airs on Saturday nights).

The Closer (9pm, TNT) - Flynn and Provenza plunge into yet another ill-fated adventure when they try to make quick cash by serving court papers for a lawyer. They get a bad break when they serve a man and he's killed just minutes afterward. Adam Arkin guest stars.

Rizzoli & Isles (10pm, TNT) - The body of a young girl is found during Boston's Fleet Week. Frost's father (Ernie Hudson), a Navy Admiral, arrives and stirs up tension with his son.

Weeds (10pm, Showtime) - Loving Martin Short as Nancy's attorney. He had me with "Stewart Havens' Trapper-Keeper of Broken Dreams." Tonight, Havens gets Nancy a custody hearing in California, which means permission to leave New York City for a few days and a chance to see her youngest son. The problem is she also needs one of her other sons to come along as a character witness.

The A-List: New York (10pm, Logo) - Season 2 premiere of the reality show following New York's "gay elite."

'Entourage': Video clips from upcoming Season 8

HBO's "Entourage" returns for its eighth season Sunday night. Vince is out of rehab and ready for some action, and you won't believe how much weight Turtle has lost. Check out the extended trailer below, then watch some short interview clips with "the boys," "Ari & Lloyd," and Gary Busey (just because). If you still need more after all that, "Entourage" has a cool mash-up thing going on over on Facebook:

The season premiere of "Entourage" airs Sunday night at 10:30 p.m. on HBO

What to Watch on Monday: Department shake-up on 'The Closer'

Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story (8pm, Lifetime) - A docudrama recounting the life of children's author J.K. Rowling, played by Poppy Montgomery. Rowling's Harry Potter book franchise took her from welfare to great wealth. Adrienne's review.

Hell's Kitchen (8pm, Fox) - In the Season 9 premiere, Chef Gordon Ramsay guides and berates 18 "chefs" as they vye for the spot of head-chef at New York City's BLT Steak restaurant. My advice: watch "MasterChef" instead (9pm, Fox).

The Closer (9pm, TNT) - The LAPD undergoes some major organizational shifts, thanks to the "Narm!" conclusion of last week's season premiere (Anyone? Anyone?). Meanwhile, Brenda and her squad investigate the slaying of a young female house sitter and Capt Raydor advances in her audit of the unit.

Mann v. Ford (9pm, HBO) - A documentary chronicling the class-action lawsuit brought by the Rampaugh Mountain Indian Tribe in northern New Jersey against Ford Motor Company over decades of toxic waste dumping.

Teen Wolf (10pm, MTV) - Derek goes on the run from Sheriff Stilinski. Well, I guess that answers my question of whether or not Derek is dead. Meanwhile, Scott faces his second full moon as a werewolf, with help from his buddy Stiles. MTV has already renewed "Teen Wolf" for a second season. Howl yes!

Rizzoli & Isles (10pm, TNT) - Jane and Maura look for clues in the grizzly murder of a pregnant surrogate mother.

Pawn Stars (10pm, History) - The shop sees a script from "The Godfather" signed by Al Pacino.

Ted Danson the new star of "CSI"

The big news: Ted Danson is heading to "CSI."

The big question: Is this something that could finally get me to try to watch at least one full episode of "CSI?"

Danson is best known for his comic portayal of Sam Malone on the long-running NBC sitcom "Cheers," and then spent six years heading the CBS sitcom "Becker." But Danson can definitely do drama, as fans of "Damages" can attest (Danson was nominated for an Emmy for playing the rotten CEO, Arthur Furbisher). Danson also currently stars on the HBO series "Bored to Death," and he's absolutely hilarious there, and makes occasional appearances on Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

What to Watch on Saturday: 'Battlestar Galactica' weekly fix

Battlestar Galactica (7pm, BBC America) - In case you missed it the first time around, this popular and critically acclaimed Syfy series is re-airing each Saturday night on BBC America. Last weekend we got the mini-series episodes, and tonight the actual series eps begin (two episodes each week, one at 7 p.m. and another at 8). The series stars Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell (right). Richard Hatch, from the original 1978 "Battlestar Galactica" series, appears tonight as an imprisoned alleged terrorist. (Netflix is also streaming the episodes from all four seasons, if you need more than two episodes per week).

Despicable Me (8pm, HBO) - An elite supervillain (voiced by Steve Carell) tries to steal the moon from the sky using his vast weaponry and an army of minions, but his evil machinations are undermined by three orphaned girls who see him as a father figure, despite his diabolical intentions.

Ice Pilots (9pm, National Geographic Channel) - Crews race to deliver mining equipment on a frozen-lake airstrip that's melting in spring temperatures. Also, pilots on the Turkey trip face volcanoes and heavy air traffic.

From Spain with Love (9:30pm, Cooking) - Host Annie Sibonney explores chocolate delicacies in Madrid and Barcelona.

Carson Nation (10pm, OWN) - Carson is in Odessa, Texas, where a man wants a new look to surprise his wife on her 40th birthday. Carson also helps out a woman battling cancer who needs to feel beautiful again, and a 911 dispatcher who won't go out in public because of the scars on her face.

"Hot Coffee" brews a potent look at civil lawsuits

We've been bamboozled!

That's pretty much the message behind "Hot Coffee" (9 tonight, HBO), a powerful documentary about the distortions of the tort reform movement.

If you're not really clear about what 'tort reform' means, it's OK. You'll see in the film that lots of folks don't, even folks that may have voted for it. Basically, the film looks at the movement around stemming frivolous lawsuits.

Sounds like a good idea, right. But what the documentary shows is that the case that launched the movement wasn't really frivolous -- the famous, much noted 1992 case of the woman who sued McDonald's because its coffee was too hot.

"Hot Coffee" reveals details about the case you probably don't know. Really, all you need to do is see the pictures of the defendant Stella Liebeck's burns, and you'll change your mind about the case. The images are horrifying.

What to Watch on Monday: Animal Planet exposes confined hunting

Countdown with Keith Obermann (8pm, Current TV) - The premiere of Olbermann's new show after being fired from MSNBC. Current TV is channel 413 on Time Warner Cable.

The Bachelorette (8pm, ABC) - Ashley is still in the Thailand with the remaining guys, trying to figure out which one can be her mate for life. Also, Evil Bentley returns to mess with Ashley's head some more. Because, you know, free trip to Thailand.

Animal Planet Investigates: Captive Hunting Exposed (9pm, Animal Planet) - An investigation into canned-hunting operations, in which animals are shot in confined areas. According to Zap2It.com, the special takes viewers inside facilities in New York and Texas where clients hunt and kill exotic and sometimes endangered species. Zebras, wildebeests, even kangaroos are all fair game and confined to a limited area where they are easy pickings for the trophy-hungry hunter. Seriously, in what kind of tortured rationalization is that "sporting?"

Sex Crimes Unit (9pm, HBO) - A documentary that looks at the division of the Manhattan DA's office dedicated to investigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases. Includes the story of a 1993 rape that was reexamined shortly before the statute of limitations expired, but ended with a conviction. Directed by Lisa F. Jackson.

MasterChef (9pm, Fox) - The contestants have one hour to prepare a dish using surprise ingredients found in a mystery box. Two are eliminated. My vow to Fox: I'll keep watching as long as you keep Pumpkin Ben. After that, I can't make any promises.

Hoarders (9pm, A&E) - In the fourth season opener, a woman collects dolls, and a woman has no water or heat in her home because of her hoarding. Geralin Thomas, a professional organizer in Cary, appears on tonight's episode helping Phyllis from Georgia.

Intervention (10pm, A&E) - A new season opens with a woman battling a heroin addiction.

Teen Wolf (10pm, MTV) - A new werewolf hunter arrives in town, putting Derek's life in danger and forcing him to make reluctant allies of Scott and Stiles. Meanwhile, Scott tries to survive dinner with Allison's father.

Nurse Jackie (10pm, Showtime) - In the season finale, Jackie sweats through a mandatory drug test at work and tries to avoid another confrontation with Kevin.

United States of Tara (10:30pm, Showtime) - In the series finale,  Tara and Max head to Boston to see an expert doctor. Also, Evan proposes to Kate and Marshall ponders where to go to college.

What to Watch on Saturday: Faith Ford movie tackles bullying

Field of Vision (8pm, NBC) - This family-friendly film produced by Wal-Mart and Proctor & Gamble tackles the problem of bullying. A star high school quarterback (Tony Oller) faces a moral dilemma when he discovers his teammates have been bullying an enigmatic transfer student. Informing his coach of the problem could result in his teammates' ouster from the team, thereby jeopardizing their championship hopes. But wait, there's magic! A magical old camera casts light on the transfer student's mysterious past. Also, Faith Ford stars as the quarterback's mom. Incidentally, the National Association of Social Workers has praised the film, saying it accurately depicts bullying and the plight of foster children.

CHAOS (8pm, CBS) - The agents try to capture a terrorist who is hiding in Paris, but their task is made more difficult when the French government officially shuts down their mission.

A Crush on You (9pm, Hallmark) - A man (Sean Patrick Flannery) sends secret admirer emails to his crush (Christine Scott Bennett), but an email address mix-up causes the notes to go to the woman's lovelorn coworker (Brigid Brannagh, 'Army Wives') intead. And though the man and his crush start dating, he can't help but feel a connection with the woman he'd been emailing.

Ice Road Terror (9pm, Syfy) - An icy Alaskan road becomes more treacherous for two truckers after a mining operation awakens a dormant prehistoric creature.

McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice (10pm, HBO) - A look at the tennis rivalry between the fiery John McEnroe and the stoic Bjorn Borg in the 1970s and 80s, including their classic Wimbledon final in 1980. Among those commenting are Patrick McEnroe, Bud Collins, Mike Lupica, and coach Percy Rosberg. Also, a look at their post-tennis careers.

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