Sleazy ‘Dolls’ belongs elsewhere
It’s never polite to hate something on sight. But in the case of “Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll” (9 p.m., CW), I will gladly make an exception.
For the blissfully uninformed, the Pussycat Dolls are another one of many manufactured pop bands that performs bland, mediocre music with suggestive lyrics.
Just in case you’re not clever enough to decipher the meaning of their songs (one of their most popular songs celebrates group sex), the “Dolls” cavort like burlesque showgirls. In fact, some of them were burlesque showgirls.
And now the CW wants your daughters to be just like them!
In another era, the Pussycat Dolls would have made perfectly appropriate entertainment at a nightclub or gentleman’s club, where their come-hither behavior would find an appreciative audience. But this is broadcast television.
What’s particularly sad is that this “Doll” fiasco airs right after “Gilmore Girls,” a show that attracts a family audience, most notably a mother-daughter audience, with a story that puts a premium on wit.
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There’s no truth to the rumor that “Dateline” (8 p.m., NBC) is changing its name to “That Predator Show!”
The top eight guys compete on “American Idol” (8 p.m., Fox).
Three generations of “Gilmore Girls” (8 p.m., CW) take a road trip.
The squad’s peculiar rescue mission hits a snag on “The Unit” (9 p.m., CBS).
“Dirty Jobs” (9 p.m., Discovery) looks at the less-than-glamorous side of winemaking.
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A trip to the hospital reveals some questionable New Age practices in an otherwise respectable home on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (10 p.m., NBC).
Denny takes a paternity test on “Boston Legal” (10 p.m., ABC).
The reality series “College Hill 4” (10 p.m., BET) embarks on a new season in the Virgin Islands.