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What to Watch on Monday: Finally, 'Bachelorette' finale

The Bachelorette (8pm, ABC) - It's finally over. In tonight's season finale, Ashley must choose between J.P. (left) and Ben F., the two remaining contenders. Apparently, Ashley's family really likes one of the guys, and her sister disapproves of the other one. "After the Final Rose" airs at 10.

The Closer (9pm, TNT) - The squad searches for a vanished boy who has a connection to Lt. Tao. Also, Captain Raydor continues her methodical review of Brenda's team and offers a troubling recommendation to Brenda.

Teen Wolf (10pm, MTV) - Scott scrambles to protect the people he loves, including Allison, from the Alpha. But Allison is beginning to follow clues about her family history, getting closer to the truth about Scott. Also, Stiles is getting closer to solving the mystery behind Derek's family.

Weeds (10pm, Showtime) - While in California, Nancy runs into an old business acquaintances and Silas gets caught in the crossfire. Also, Andy comes up with a new business venture and turns to Shane and Doug for help.

The Protector (10pm, Lifetime) - A murder case involving a young woman found in a lake leads Gloria and Michelle into a kinky subculture. Meanwhile, Gloria and Davey's mom (Patty Duke) arrives and turns their lives upside down.

Pawn Stars (10pm, History) - Items coming into the store include Ronald Reagan's high school yearbook and puppets and props from the original Buffalo Bill Wild West Show.

Unsung (10pm, TV One) - Get "Boogie Fever" with the poignant TV One profile of The Sylvers singing group.

"Against the Wall" has its flaws, but also has promise

The cop show is TV staple, yet despite its abundant selection of women in jeopardy, it's taken awhile for Lifetime to get one on the air.

Now suddenly, it has two. "The Protector" with Ally Walker and Tisha Campbell-Martin is pretty lame. But happily "Against the Wall" (Lifetime, 10 tonight) is better. Not fantastic, but solid and promising.

It starts with the star. Rachel Carpani plays Abby Kowalkski, a Chicago cop from a family of cops. She wants a promotion and a faster ticket to becoming a homicide detective; she discovers that the only way there is through a position in Internal Affairs, the division that investigates other cops. This does not please her dad (Treat Williams), and two of her three brothers (Brandon Quinn, James Thomas and Steve Byers); one is mostly supportive. Her only refuge is her mother, played by Kathy Baker. Abby also has a pregnant partner played by Marissa Ramirez.

"The Protector" can't save you from its lameness

It was just the other night when I watched Catherine Bell in a Lifetime movie featuring a woman who could kick butt and be a perfect mom too.

Somebody at the network must be determined to make moms feel like super heroes because there's a similar vibe on "The Protector" (10 tonight), a new series that starts tonight.

The show stars Ally Walker ("Profiler") as Gloria Sheppard, a homicide detective and recently divorced mother of two sons who has moved in with her recovering brother (Chris Payne Gilbert). Her partner is played by Tisha Campbell-Martin and her boss is played by Miguel Ferrer.

It's clear from the beginning that Gloria has a rep for being "difficult" which is TV talk for "smarter than everyone else," "always right," and "does things her way." Despite that, the people she works with, even her partner, question her every move. She's also supposed to be quirky, which doesn't really play out. The closest she comes to that is when she lets her kids throw knives at a target, which seems more like irresponsible. Although she has this demanding job, she still has time (and the ability!) to stay up all night making her youngest son a costume for a school play.

What to Watch on Sunday: Tony Awards and two debuts

Tony Awards (8pm, CBS) - Neil Patrick Harris hosts the 65th annual celebration of Broadway's finest from New York's Beacon Theatre. Musicals "The Book of Mormon" and "The Scottsboro Boys" lead all shows with 14 and 12 nominations, respectively.

Finding Sarah: From Royalty to the Real World (9pm, OWN) - Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson sets out to put her life in order following highly publicized setbacks in this new six-part series. Because this is OWN, she gets advice from Dr. Phil McGraw and Suze Orman.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (9pm, USA) - A philanthropist disappears after awarding a major medical research grant. Goren and Eames discover that the man was killed and swapped with a medical cadaver at the institute he was funding.

The Glades (10pm, A&E) - Jim's old partner (Natalia Cigliuti) arrives from Chicago to track a serial killer, and there's chemistry between them that Callie can't help but notice.

The Protector (10pm, Lifetime) - This is a new series about a divorced homicide detective (Ally Walker) who tries to balance her professional life with motherhood. In tonight's pilot, the detective and her partner (Tisha Campbell-Martin) probe a fatal mugging that may have been a targeted murder. Here's Adrienne's review.

The Killing (10pm, AMC) - As the investigation continues, Rosie is tied to an unusual website. Also, an imprisoned Stan comes to grips with his demons while Mitch uncovers secrets about her murdered daughter.

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