Friday, Aug. 7
6 p.m. “Man vs. Wild”
There are now three shows that put survival experts into the wilderness to see how they face the challenge. At this rate, they’ll be bumping into each other, fighting over acorns, by the end of the year. Discovery
6 p.m. MSNBC Reports
The news crews keep setting up stings to catch online predators. This is “To Catch a Predator 7.” When you hit “7,” it’s no loner a news program. It’s a reality show. MSNBC.
7 p.m. “What a Girl Wants”
A young American girl learns that the father she never knew is a British nobleman and flies to England to meet him. In the old days, they had a room in the Tower of London for just such an occasion. (2003) Nickelodeon.
7 p.m. “Fit Nation”
A visit to a fitness trade show in Las Vegas showcases the kind of cutting edge exercise technology that will be gathering dust in your carport two years from now. Fit TV.
9 p.m. “Kyle XY”
This new show follows a mysterious teenage boy who is discovered wandering with no memory of who he is. He can’t even talk. He doesn’t have a belly button. But he has amazing powers. He’s obviously the product of some secret lab, probably the same one that created the Backstreet Boys. ABC.
8 p.m. “24”
This episode chronicles the hour from 4 to 5 p.m., most of which Jack spent stuck in traffic. Fox.
8 p.m. “Stuck on You”
A pair of conjoined twins travels to Hollywood. Fortunately this is fiction and not a new reality show on the WB. (2003) TBS.
9 p.m. “The Big Build”
Chicago homeowners have a speakeasy built in their home. It’s like a normal Midwestern basement but players on the foos ball table are wearing fedoras. History Channel.