Top TV picks for July 26: 'MADtv,' 'The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All,' 'Born This Way'

July 25, 2016 at 9:23PM
THE BACHELORETTE - "Episode 1202" - Twenty anxious men look to get their love story with JoJo off to a good start. The the first group date give ten lucky bachelors a chance to see sparks fly when they head for a firefighting training facility, where one of the guys might need saving himself. JoJo and Derek get to pick their own adventure, and they choose a romantic picnic by the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Six bachelors get a dream date to ESPN's popular "SportsNation" with hosts Max K
Chad Johnson and JoJo Fletcher on “The Bachelorette.” The “Men Tell All” special airs tonight. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Bachelor party

"The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All" reunites booted contestants, assuring the network an extra night of decent ratings and a choir of hisses toward villain Chad Johnson, this season's most engaging character. Should JoJo marry this dude? Definitely not. But if she wants me to stick around for the final rose ceremony, she should use this special to invite the bad boy back into the flock.

7 p.m. KSTP, Ch. 5

All the rage again

"MADtv" gets resurrected by a whole new cast, including a former choir director, a Simon Cowell impersonator, a classical opera singer and an Iranian-American stand-up. The show, whose previous incarnation lasted 14 seasons, has never been as clever as "Saturday Night Live," but it deserves points for keeping an eye on diversity, both then and now.

8 p.m. WUCW, Ch. 23

Born to be alive

"Born This Way" harks back to the early days of "The Real World," when reality TV was actually more interested in young people's well-being and waved off social experiments that mixed alcohol with hot tubs. In the second-season premiere, the stars, who all have Down syndrome, flirt and fight before a social dance. The results may not light up social media, but this is well-intentioned, emotionally moving television that will make you feel a little more guilty the next time you find yourself engrossed in a "Real Housewives" marathon.

9 p.m. A&E

Neal Justin

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