Monday’s TV Highlights: Mickey Rourke is a guest on ‘Inside the Actor’s Studio’
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WAILIN’: Martina McBride takes the stage at ‘CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock’ (8 p.m. ABC), featuring performances by Trace Adkins, Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Sugarland
SERIES
Inside the Actors Studio: Mickey Rourke, who made a comeback with his Oscar-nominated performance in “The Wrestler,” is James Lipton’s guest (7 p.m. Bravo).
History Detectives: Historians examine the sketch of a man made while he was a prisoner in a German POW camp and then recall a floating airport anchored to the ocean floor (9 p.m. KCET).
Greek: As a new season begins, Casey (Spencer Grammer) is reeling from Max’s departure and Cappie’s (Scott Michael Foster) rejection, while Cappie worries that he erred in telling her he wasn’t interested in giving their relationship another chance (9 p.m. ABC Family).
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Jon & Kate Plus 8: Kate takes the boys to a real dude ranch while Jon and the girls play dress up at home in this new episode (9 p.m. TLC).
Dateline NBC: This new episode documents the final hours of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair (10 p.m. NBC).
Dance Your ... Off: The final three contestants weigh in and dance for the last time before the winner is announced on the season finale (10 p.m. Oxygen).
Weeds: Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) learns the fate of Esteban and takes steps to save herself on the season finale (10 p.m. Showtime).
MOVIES
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold: Richard Burton earned an Oscar nomination for his work in this noirish 1965 espionage thriller as a semi-retired British spy whose last assignment is to defect to East Germany and bring down one of its agents. With Claire Bloom (5 p.m. TCM).
Youth Knows No Pain: Mitch McCabe examines America’s use of beauty products and plastic surgery in this 2009 TV documentary (9 p.m. HBO).
SPORTS
U.S. Open tennis: First round (10 a.m. and 4 p.m. ESPN2).
Soccer: Barcelona vs. Sporting Gijón (12:55 p.m. ESPN).
NFL preseason football: The Minnesota Vikings visit the Houston Texans (5 p.m. ESPN).
Baseball: The Angels visit the Seattle Mariners (7 p.m. FSN); the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Dodgers (7 p.m. FS Prime).