Critic's corner

By Matthew Gilbert  |  July 16, 2008

Project Runway 9 p.m., Bravo
The gang's all here for the start of the fifth season tonight, including Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, and Michael Kors. But this will be the last season for the series on Bravo. When it returns for its sixth round, "Project Runway" will be airing on the less hip and less happy cable channel Lifetime.

10 p.m., Channel 7
Season finale. We could hardly stand ye.

11:35 p.m., Channel 4
Everybody knows this is Neil Young.

9 p.m., History Channel
The insectivore mania of the gifted child.

10 p.m., TV Land
The guy has five sons, and they're all named George. So this reality show about former heavyweight boxing champ George Foreman was destiny. The new series is set on the Foremans' Texas ranch, and of course it will spend as much time looking at the family's business ventures as it does making fun of their quirks. These days, reality shows about the rich and famous double as product branding.

8 p.m., Channel 4
The Chenbot is the Chentop.

8 p.m., Channel 2
Gas up.

Encore on Demand

Although bald this time out, Sigourney Weaver's astronaut Ripley still is an imposing figure, dignified and humane as well as tough. But predictability in the monster hunt stuff means that most of the blood in this latest showdown is tired. (R, runs through July 24)