Matchbox Twenty lights up ‘Soundstage’ with early hits

Tonight’s must-see

PBS’ “Soundstage,” 10 p.m., KSPS.

Matchbox Twenty seems like a made-for-TV group. Its singer, Rob Thomas, delivers personal, emotional music.

So this intimate setting is ideal. The group goes back a dozen years to such early hits as “Long Day” and “3 AM”; it also does “How Far We’ve Come,” which reached No. 11 on the Billboard charts.

In some of the better moments, it does familiar songs on unfamiliar instruments. There’s even a harp being strummed in the middle of a rock concert.

Tonight’s might-see

“Last Comic Standing,” 8-10 p.m., NBC.

There were still eight stand-up comedians last week, but that total dwindles in a hurry.

Tonight, we learn which five survived the viewers’ vote. Then they perform at the Paris Las Vegas. Three more will be eliminated, setting up next week’s two-person finale.

Other choices include

“Big Brother,” 8 p.m., CBS. Here’s the second half of CBS’ sudden switch, whisking “Greatest American Dog” to Wednesdays. Now the “Big Brother” eviction is on Thursdays, as in previous summers.

“So You Think You Can Dance,” 9 p.m., Fox. This talented field is trimmed from six dancers to four.

“Grey’s Anatomy,” 9 p.m., ABC. Here’s the first half of a terrific rerun; Meredith and the chief try to save paramedics.

“Flashpoint,” 10 p.m., CBS. A cop is held hostage by an angry family member.

“Fear Itself,” 10 p.m., NBC. After being lost in the mountains for days, a rancher returns home seeming changed. An inner-demon battle follows.

“Randy Jackson Presents: America’s Best Dance Crew,” 10 p.m., MTV. With four crews left, Missy Elliott visits. She sings, then watches the crews perform to her music.