North Carolina Rising (8pm, UNC-TV) - A special compilation show highlighting some of the economic successes of rural North Carolina featured in the UNC-TV series "North Carolina Now." Look for reports on preserving coastal towns, revitalizing small towns, building for eco-tourism, and much more. 

Larry King Live (9pm, CNN) - Larry interviews Rihanna-beater Chris Brown, who appears with his mother and his lawyer Mark Garagos. Apparently, Brown at one point tells King that he shouldn't really talk about what happened that night (then why is he on there??) and then tells King he doesn't remember what happened, and later (after seeing CNN clips) says he does remember what happened but he misspoke. He also refers to the events of that evening as "a blur." So I'm not sure what we should expect to "learn" here, but if you like trainwrecks...

America's Got Talent (9pm, NBC) - Speaking of train wrecks, David Hasselhoff will be performing on tonight's show. He will be singing (and hopefuly dancing!) a song called "Feeling Good."

Glee (9pm, Fox) - Fox is wisely repeating the pilot for
this very nice musical-comedy-drama about a high school glee club from the creator of "Nip/Tuck" and "Popular." You can also watch online. The official premiere is September 9.

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?

Comedian Kathy Griffin filled in for Larry King last night on CNN's "Larry King Live," and one of the people she picked to interview was Bristol Palin's ex, Levi Johnston. Johnston, coincidentally, had been Griffin's date the night before at the Teen Choice Awards.

Griffin's shtick throughout most of the interview revolved around her "serious relationship" with Johnston, who is 19 years old. When she joked about waking up in his arms and staring into his "chocolate eyes," and asked him questions about their future life together in Wasilla, Johnston gamely played along, usually with a grin and very short answers. But even in his good mood, Johnston did manage to get in a quick Palin dig later in the interview...