TV Guide

Sidle up to the A/C and enjoy some tasty treats tonight with the Nice Girls! 10 Things I Hate About You -ABC Family 8/7c “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” – Bianca starts a Web reality show, then spices it up to attract more viewers. Elsewhere, Kat complains about the lenient grading system in one of her classes. Ruby …

Our Monday evening outlook calls for crime, drugs and exploding cars. Awesome! Chuck – theWB.com 9/8c “Chuck vs. the Crown Vic” – It’s Christmastime but the bad guys aren’t taking the holidays off. Team Bartowski goes after a group of counterfeiters with Morgan and Anna unintentionally getting involved, and Big Mike tries to lay down the law at the Buy …

Our wizard, Merlin, gets the night off, but we have vampires and U.S. marshals on tap to close out the weekend. True Blood – HBO 9/8c “Timebomb” – Sookie’s predicament changes with Eric’s arrival; a shocking discovery at Merlotte’s spells trouble for Sam; Jessica and Hoyt’s courtship continues; Jason tries to put his checkered past behind him. In Plain Sight …

Two favorites return tonight, making Friday a night to stay in instead of go out. Monk – USA 9/8c – SEASON PREMIERE “Mr. Monk’s Favorite Show” – Monk connects with a visiting African widower (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) who’s investigating his wife’s death. Meanwhile, Monk works on a high-profile case in which a maid’s killer tended to her wounds. Eureka – Syfy …

Our spy guys take a break after tonight’s episode, but the doctor is still in the house! Burn Notice – USA 9/8c – MID-SEASON FINALE “Long Way Back” – Fiona is targeted by a dangerous man from her past, forcing Michael to team up with her brother to save her. Royal Pains – USA 10/9c “It’s Like Jamais Vu All …

Ready to take on life’s seedy underbelly as a midweek break? We are! Leverage – TNT 9/8c “The Fairy Godparents Job” – Nate and his team continue to vanquish greed by homing in on an avaricious investment banker. Their scheme involves masquerading as “fairy godparents” to the white-collar crook’s awkward stepson. Jonathan Frakes directed the episode. Dark Blue – TNT …

A heatwave has the Nice Girls holed up in the air conditioning; good thing we have some interesting TV on tap for tonight! 10 Things I Hate About You – ABC Family 8/7c “Don’t Give Up” – Kat takes a shop class so she can transform her car into a biodiesel vehicle—and show up the guys in the class. Elsewhere, …

After an unexpected hiatus due to traveling, the NGTV Guide is back! Here’s what we’re watching tonight. Chuck Me Mondays – theWB.com 9/8c “Chuck vs. the Nemesis” – Bryce. Is. Back. The Closer -TNT 9/8c “Identity Theft” – Brenda reopens a murder case when it’s surmised that a father (Bruce Davison) may have offered a false confession to cover for …

Comic Con is winding down and we’re looking forward to our own beds soon, but first, more great TV! Merlin – NBC 8/7c “The Beginning of the End” – Merlin finds an unexpected ally in Morgana when he attempts to shield a magical druid boy from Uther’s wrath and smuggle him back to his people. True Blood – HBO 9/8c …

Geek fest, aka Comic Con, is in full swing and the Nice Girls are Tweeting like crazy! In the meantime, we’ve got some great geeky TV on tap tonight, including the conclusion of the Torchwood: Children of the Earth mini-series. Eureka – SyFy 9/8c “Insane in the P-Brane” – Objects become ambulatory after Dr. Tess Fontana (Jamie Ray Newman) reopens …