By Dale Roe, Austin American-Statesman –
This week’s TV picks:
—Monday:
“The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All” 7 p.m., ABC: This season’s rejects talk smack about Emily.
“The Batmobile” 7 p.m., The CW: Biff! Pow! Backfire! Franchise directors and stars discuss the evolution of the iconic vehicle.
“Eureka” 8 p.m., Syfy: The Department of Defense begins to shut down the town as the network shuts down the show in tonight’s series finale.
—Tuesday:
“The L.A. Complex” 8 p.m., The CW: Season 2 premieres.
“Storage Wars” 9 p.m., A&E: An armoire dukes it out with a Tupperware container. Guess who wins?
—Wednesday:
“Big Brother” 7 p.m., CBS: The Power of Veto — a “Big Brother” contest or a rejected Huey Lewis song title? Watch and find out.
“Futurama” 9 p.m., Comedy Central: Leela and Amy get hooked on a performance-enhancing substance; the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is nowhere to be found.
—Thursday:
“Duets” 7 p.m., ABC: Season 1 concludes and everybody heads back to the karaoke bars.
“Sullivan and Son” 9 p.m., TBS: The way TNT is throwing around executive producer Vince Vaughn’s name in the commercials for this new barroom sitcom they’d better at least give him a free drink.
“Louie” 9:30 p.m., FX: Parker Posey turns in an amazing performance as the self-deprecating comic’s latest love interest.
—Friday:
“Louisiana Lockdown” 9 p.m., Animal Planet: Season 1 concludes tonight, but I don’t think it was successful — some Louisianans are still getting out.
“Portlandia: The Brunch Special” 10 p.m., IFC: This hour-long special features a director’s cut of Season 2 ender “Brunch Village” along with new “making-of” footage. Put a bird (egg) on it.
—Saturday:
“NYC 22” 7 p.m., CBS: After an auto crash, White House and Jackpot have to — Shhhh. You had me at the character names White House and Jackpot. Had me changing the channel, I mean.
“Are You Normal, America?” 9 p.m., OWN: I think this would be a much better title for “America’s Got Talent.”
—Sunday:
“The Bachelorette” 7 p.m., ABC: Emily might introduce a winner to li’l Rickie during Season 8’s Curacao finale. Meanwhile, I’ll be introducing beverages made from Blue Curacao to my gullet.
“Teen Choice 2012” 7 p.m., Fox: Hey, it’s on TV and kind of crazy, but Bieber’s on it so watch it maybe.
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