FRIDAY Southland Michael Cudlitz stars as John Cooper, a gay butch cop in L. A. with a Latino lover. Ben gets involved in a spree of home invasions involving people from his past. 8 p.m. on NBC.
Glee Pilot episode of the dramedy about a high-school glee club. Fabulous. Starring out lesbian actor Jane Lynch. 9 p.m. on Fox.
Drugstore Cowboy Four pansexual junkies rob their way across the Pacific Northwest. With Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch. 9:15 p.m. on IFC.
David Letterman Neil Patrick Harris guests. 11:35 p.m. on CBS.
Jimmy Kimmel Oprah’s fave queer interior designer and resident cutie pie hunk Nate Berkus guests, plus queer musical guest Maxwell. 12:05 a.m. on ABC.
SATURDAY Panic Room Jodie Foster stars in this taut thriller as a mother trapped with her child in a “safe room” during a home invasion. 8 p.m. on TNT.
The Secret Life of Bees Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson star in this film about a young white girl (Dakota Fanning) and the black women who befriend her in 1960s South Carolina. 8 p.m. on HBO.
SUNDAY True Blood Two fang-to-fang reruns before the Sept. 13 season finale, in which mayhem in Bon Temps reaches a fever pitch as Maryann prepares for her ultimate bestial sacrifice, conscripting Sookie to be Maid of Honor at the bloody nuptials. 9 p.m. on HBO.
Mad Men Peggy needs a new roommate. 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.
TUESDAY Hell’s Kitchen Gordon Ramsay abuses gay and straight chefs with relish. Only eight remain. 9 p.m. on Fox.
America’s Got Talent The best talent show on TV has moved to the live finals with only 20 acts left. 9 p.m. on NBC. Elimination rounds air on Wednesday at 9 p.m. There just might be a queer winner this season.
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.
Top Chef The meanest of all cooking competitions with a regular menu of queer competitors is back and in Las Vegas. 10 p.m. on Bravo.
THURSDAY Big Brother Live elimination show. With gay contestant Kevin Campbell, the toughest of the players. 8 p.m. on CBS. (Other new episodes air Sunday at 8 p.m. and Tuesday at 9 p.m.)
Project Runway The most elegant queen on TV, fashion guru Tim Gunn, in the best fashion show ever. 10 p.m. on Lifetime.