Worth Watching

FRIDAY The Dark Knight Heath Ledger’s final tour-de-force performance. 8 p.m. on HBO.

Queer Eye A TV cameraman gets made over by the five queens. 8 p.m. on FLN.

Southland Michael Cudlitz stars as John Cooper, a gay butch cop in L.A. with a Latino lover. A dead woman in a South L.A. alley leads Lydia to attempt to reopen a 10-year-old case, but politics and LAPD command priorities stifle her efforts. 8 p.m. on NBC. Mean Girls Lindsay Lohan joins the clique-y girl pack. 9 p.m. on TBS.

SATURDAY The Asphalt Jungle This film noir marked Marilyn Monroe’s movie debut — and featured a plethora of homoerotic gangster action. With Sterling Hayden. 8 p.m. on TCM.

SUNDAY Silence of the Lambs Jodie Foster as FBI agent Clarice Starling up against Anthony Hopkins’ Hannibal Lecter. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay. 7:30 p.m. on The CW.

True Blood Sookie, Bill and Jason return to a Bon Temps turned upside down by Maryann. Sookie tries to push through the darkness consuming Tara. 9 p.m. on HBO.

Mad Men A taboo office romance is revealed. Peggy proves to be more than a secretary, opening up new opportunities for her. Rachel faces her conflicted feelings. 10 p.m. on AMC.

MONDAY Gimme Sugar: Miami The LA Truck Stop gals are in Miami to hook lesbians up for love. 10 p.m. on Logo.

Weeds Celia explores her sexuality. 10 p.m. on Showtime.

Nurse Jackie Season finale. Kevin invites Jackie to a midnight rendezvous. The comatose movie critic wakes up, but his “tastes” have radically changed. 10:30 p.m. on Showtime.

TUESDAY Hell’s Kitchen Gordon Ramsay abuses gay and straight chefs with relish. 9 p.m. on Fox.

America’s Got Talent The best talent show on TV has moved to the live competition. 9 p.m. on NBC. Elimination rounds air Wednesday at 9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY The Real World: Cancun Bronne is a nude model and boxer from Penn State who has issues with boundaries and likes to get naked. Derek is very pretty and openly gay.10 p.m. on MTV.

THURSDAY Big Brother Live elimination show. With gay contestant Kevin Campbell, the toughest of the players. 8 p.m. on CBS.

Project Runway The most elegant queen on TV, Tim Gunn, is back in the best fashion show ever. 10 p.m. on Lifetime.

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