TV best bets with returns of Hells Kitchen, Entourage, Top Gear - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

Its a world where someone is nicknamed Turtle, AquaMan was a huge hit and a biopic of Pablo Escobar wasnt. HBOs Entourage starts its eighth and final season Sunday. Vince, fresh out of rehab, is back with his buddies and seeking a comeback while Ari struggles with his personal life. Welcome back, guys, even for just a little while longer.

And speaking of Escobar, the late Colombian drug lord actually kept wild hippos. Animal Planet checks up on them 18 years after his death. And you have to love the TV title: Drug Kingpin Hippos. It sounds like a childhood game gone amuck and it airs Tuesday .

Foxs Hells Kitchen is back Monday for a ninth time and after previewing it, I have to say: its the same ol same ol if youre into that sort of thing. Historys Top Gear? Its back, too, trying to pick up after a disappointing first season, ratings wise.

MONDAY
The Bachelorette 8 p.m. ABC Constantine of Cumming is one of the four remaining suitors. Ashley visits his town.
Hells Kitchen 8 p.m. Fox (ninth season debut) You join Gordon Ramsays kitchen, you better know how to make risotto and beef Wellington.
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story 8 p.m. Lifetime A docudrama starring Poppy Montgomery as Rowling.
The Closer 9 p.m. TNT Capt. Raydor progresses in her investigation of the department.
HGTV Design Star 9 p.m. HGTV Its the infamous white box challenge!
Single Ladies 9 p.m. VH1 Val and Jerry get along until Quinn arrives with a revelation.
Warehouse 13 9 p.m. Syfy Witnesses in a murder case start losing their memories.
Rizzoli & Isles 10 p.m. TNT Jane and Maura search for clues in a murder of a surrogate mother.

TUESDAY

Its Worth What? 8 p.m. NBC (new series) Cedric the Entertainer hosts in this amped-up version of Price is Right.

Americas Got Talent 9 p.m. NBC Another set of 12 of the top 48 perform.
Deadliest Catch 9 p.m. Discovery A fight almost breaks out on the Time Bandit.
Monster Kitchen 9 p.m. Food (new series) Rival chefs compete to create the most imaginative culinary treats.
Memphis Beat 9 p.m. TNT An investigation allows Dwight to reconnect with an old flame.
White Collar 9 p.m. USA Jones classmate from the Naval Academy goes missing.
Drug Kingpin Hippos 10 p.m. Animal A look at wild hippos Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar left behind when he died in 1993.
Covert Affairs 10 p.m. USA Auggie encounters the man who blinded him.
Awkward 11 p.m. MTV (new series) People think Jenna tried to commit suicide when it was a simple accident.
Web Therapy 11 p.m. Showtime (new series) Lisa Kudrow plays a self-absorbed therapist.

WEDNESDAY

So You Think You Can Dance 8 p.m. Fox The top 10 dance with the all stars.
State of Georgia 8:30 p.m. ABC Family This show has lost half its audience over three episodes, not a good sign for Raven-Symones job security.
Franklin & Bash 9 p.m. TNT A judge (Kathy Najimy) puts Franklin and Bash on house arrest due to their court shenanigans.
Royal Pains 9 p.m. USA Hank and Evan go to Florida for Eddies parole hearing.
Necessary Roughness 10 p.m. USA Dani works with a rookie football player who keeps missing practice.
Rescue Me 10 p.m. FX Tommy responds emotionally when he learns about a 9/11 documentary featuring Jimmy.
South Beach Tow 10 p.m. TruTV (new series) Life with a family-run towing business in Miami.
Storage Wars 10 p.m. A&E (second season debut) Barry takes a friend from Aerosmith on an appraisal.
The World According to Paris 10 p.m. Oxygen (first season finale) Nope, I didnt watch this either.

THURSDAY

So You Think You Can Dance 8 p.m. Fox Two metro Atlantans Mitchell Kelly and Melanie Moore made it into the top 10 but they could go home tonight.
Burn Notice 9 p.m. USA Michael takes part in a CIA murder investigation.
Swamp People 9 p.m. History (second season finale) There are rumors of a monster gator in the area.
Futurama 10 p.m. Comedy Leela creates a childrens TV show that makes her an instant celebrity.
NY Ink 10 p.m. TLC (first season finale) Ami reaches her breaking point with Chris.
Rookie Blue 10 p.m. ABC Dov and Chris get a tip on a meth house that puts them in harms way.
Wilfred 10 p.m. FX Wilfred helps out at a hospice.
Suits 10 p.m. USA An old friend surfaces to ask Mike for help.
Louie 10:30 p.m. FX Louis C.K. last week got an Emmy nomination for his role on this warped comedy.
NTSF: SD: SUV 12:15 a.m. Adult Swim Paul Scheer stars in this parody of CSI.

FRIDAY
Flashpoint 8 p.m. CBS A serial robber who broadcasts his heists on the Web is hunted.
Platinum Hit 8 p.m. Bravo Watch Nick implode again.
Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta 9 p.m. TLC A NASCAR bride seeks a wedding dress.
Whale Wars 9 p.m. Animal Planet The Steve Irwin is tipped off on the location of the Nisshin Maru.
American Restoration 10 p.m. History Watch a restoration of a 1967 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
Haven 10 p.m. Syfy Nathans trouble seems to vanish.
Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids 10 p.m. TLC A bride chooses two different dresses for her bridesmaids and honorary bridesmaids to wear.
Torchwood 10 p.m. Starz The Torchwood group winds up banging heads against a new enemy.

WEEKEND
Pit Boss 10 Saturday Animal Planet Shorty advocates for pit bulls in Denver where a law banning the breed has been passed.
Bait Car: Atlanta 9 p.m. Sunday TruTV Car thieves in Atlanta are targeted.
Drop Dead Diva 9 p.m. Sunday Lifetime Two lesbians fight to be part of the prom. Clay Aiken, Lance Bass and Wanda Sykes are among the guests.
Finding Sarah 9 p.m. Sunday OWN (first season finale) Sarah faces a challenge shes unaware of after she returns to England.
Same Name 9 p.m. Sunday CBS (new series) David Hasselhoff switches places with a man who has his name.

Leverage 9 p.m. Sunday TNT The team tries to recover a potato worth millions of dollars.
True Blood 9 p.m. Sunday HBO Lafayette goes to Mexico with Jesus to witness the power of a shaman .
In Plain Sight 10 p.m. Sunday USA Mary protects a deeply remorseful Army veteran.
Breaking Bad 10 p.m. Sunday AMC Walt searches for a new business opportunity.
Falling Skies 10 p.m. Sunday TNT Mike happens upon a harrowing truth.
Top Gear 10 p.m. Sunday History (second season debut) Senoias Rutledge Wood, Tanner Foust and Adam Ferrara reunite for more auto-related shenanigans.
Entourage 10:30 p.m. Sunday HBO (eighth season debut) Vince returns from rehab.
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By Rodney Ho, rho@ajc.com, AJCRadioTV blog