TV Jots

Take Me Away

Monday | August 4

American Gladiators: The second season ends with a two-hour send-off. [8pm EST/NBC]

Teen Choice 2008: Teenagers decide for themselves who deserves an award or, in this case, a big ol’ surfboard. [8pm EST/Fox]

Nashville Star: And the winner is…? Watch the sixth-season finale to find out. [10pm EST/NBC]

Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Showtime’s U.K. import closes the book on its first season stateside. [10:30pm EST/Showtime]

Tuesday | August 5

I Survived a Japanese Game Show: I survived because I never watched. Honestly — I have no clue what this is about, but fans should know the first season ends here. [9:01pm EST/ABC]

Wednesday | August 6

So You Think You Can Dance: The final four of the fourth season perform. Don’t miss it. [8pm EST/Fox]

Tyler Perry’s House of Payne: The 100-episode (!!!) second season of this popular sitcom concludes. Three new episodes precede the finale, which should give non-watchers an idea of how one season clocked in at over four times the length of a typical season for a half-hour comedy series. [10:30pm EST/TBS]

Thursday | August 7

So You Think You Can Dance: And the winner is…? Watch the fourth-season finale to find out (C’mon, Joshua!) [8pm EST/Fox]

The Bill Engvall Show: Season Two ends at a special time. [9:30pm EST/TBS]

My Boys: Ditto. [10pm EST/TBS]

Friday | August 8

Olympic Summer Games 2008: And let the (good-natured) competition officially begin! [7:30pm EST/NBC]

Saturday | August 9

Primeval: A new British weird-creature series? Cool! [9pm EST/BBC America]

Sunday | August 10

In Plain Sight: Oh, crap! U.S. Marshal Mary gets abducted (and there’s only one more episode left in the first season)! [10pm EST/USA]