Arts & Entertainment

Tonight's TV Tips - Tuesday, Aug. 26

Teen Mom, America's Got Talent, Take the Money and Run

Teen Mom, 10 p.m., MTV

I am a little bit like a priest when it comes to TV. People feel compelled to tell me their TV-watching secrets. But since I am not a priest, I am under no obligation to keep them a secret. Mwahahaha. Like the sportswriter I used to work with who admitted to me once that he loved Sex and the City, and not even for the sex. Or the other sportswriter who made me swear not to tell that he watched Project Runway, and then would email me after every episode his critiques of the clothes. Anyway, lots of people love this show – in secret, including a Patch local editor that I will not name … for now. Mwahahaha. I don’t think of it really as a show – I think of it as excellent contraception for tweens. Tonight, “Maci and Ryan argue over Bentley's birthday; Amber breaks down; Farrah struggles to spend time with Sophia; Catelynn and Tyler look for work.”

America’s Got Talent, 9 p.m., NBC

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We are pretty sure that tonight is the last batch of 12 to perform. And there are some good ones in here, but if you gave us a quiz as to who was left we would fail. For the record, we are throwing our full support behind Silhouettes.

Take the Money and Run, 9 p.m., ABC

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“From the producers of The Amazing Race and the CSI franchise comes an entirely new heart-stopping competition show. Combining all the elements of an edge-of-your-seat spy thriller with the excitement of rooting for real people in various locales outwitting high-level investigators … The cat and mouse format will pit investigative professionals vs. everyday people trying to win a $100,000 prize.” Goodness knows I love both Bruckheimer and von Munster, but this looks dumb.


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