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The flood of new summer shows earlier this month have slowed. But a couple of Atlanta-based networks are introducing potential hits.

The biggest scripted show of the week to watch is TNT’s “Hawthorne” Tuesday starring Jada Pinkett-Smith as a nurse:

And this Sunday, watch for a couple of fun Cartoon Network reality programs that adults might enjoy, too, including “Destroy Build Destroy”:

And check out “Brainrush,” which is a quiz show on a roller coaster. The video trailer says it all:

MONDAY
“The Bachelorette” 8 p.m. ABC — Some of these bachelors (gasp!) have girlfriends. Jillian tries to find out who’s hiding what.
“Greek” 8 p.m. ABC Family (2nd season finale) — Dale and Calvin go on “purity pledges” that surely won’t last long.
“The Closer” 9 p.m. TNT — Kitty’s sicker than ever, while the department deals with Daniels’ move, Gabriel juggling double duty and Provenza acting odder than normal.
“Jon & Kate Plus 8” 9 p.m. TLC — More about Jon’s custom chopper than his alleged philandering.
“Kathy Griffin: My LIfe on the D-List” 10 p.m. Bravo — It was Bette last week. This week, Kathy gloms onto Lily Tomlin.
“Run’s House” 10 p.m. MTV (6th season debut) — Yes, these reality shows can go on for years and years.
TUESDAY
“CMT Music Awards” 8 p.m. CMT — T Pain and Taylor Swift will duet and Bill Engvall will host.
“Wedding Day” 8 p.m. TNT (new series) — Deserving couples get their dream weddings. Yes, this is as treacly as it sounds.
“Hawthorne” 9 p.m. TNT (new series) — Jada Pinkett Smith stars as a nurse with a heart of gold.
“The Real Housewives of New Jersey” 10 p.m. Bravo (season finale) — Tensions erupt at Teresa’s end-of-the-year party.
“Saving Grace” 10 p.m. TNT (3rd season debut) — Grace and Ham are caught in a compromising position.
“The Singing Bee” 10:30 p.m. CMT (2nd season debut) — New host (Melissa Peterman instead of Joey Fatone) and new network (bye bye NBC!)

WEDNESDAY
“So You Think You Can Dance” 8 p.m. Fox — We’re now down to… 18!
“I Survived a Japanese Game Show” 9 p.m. ABC (2nd season debut) — Domo Arigato, ABC. This show is only slightly less dopey than “Wipeout.”
“Real World/Road Rules Challenge” 10 p.m. MTV — Yes, the long-awaited reunion special!
“Top Chef Masters” 10 p.m. Bravo — The chefs have to make meals inspired by the TV show “Lost.”
“Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” 10 p.m. TBS — Miss Daisy and Leroy Brown find out they have something in common.
“The Unusuals” 10 p.m. ABC (series finale) — Beaumont and Cole go undercover to find a criminal who breaks into apartments and shoots porn.
THURSDAY
“Burn Notice” 9 p.m. USA — A black market dealer kidnaps Michael’s brother Nate.
“She’s Got the Look” 9 p.m. TV Land — The women are given big makeovers for the first photo shoot.
“So You Think You Can Dance” 9 p.m. Fox — Two more gone in what is turning out to be a very deep pool of talent.
“Fashion Show” 10 p.m. Bravo — Becki Newton (“Ugly Betty”) challenges designers to change a party outfit into a work outfit. (Former Altanta Anna is doing just fine so far.)
“The Listener” 10 p.m. NBC — Toby is accused of killing a woman.
“Royal Pains” 10 p.m. USA — This show is proving to be a great companion to “Burn Notice.” A senator’s son gets a strange illness.
FRIDAY
“The Chopping Block” 8 p.m. NBC — This poor man’s “Top Chef” was axed in the spring after three episodes. NBC is explicably bringing back stale, leftover episodes.
“Don’t Forget the Lyrics” 8 p.m. Fox (2nd season finale) — An Italian caterer tries to cook up some cash.
“Surviving Suburbia” 8 p.m. ABC — Stevie gets a gun and feels all macho.
“Goode Family” 8:30 p.m. ABC — To impress the arts council, Helen and Gerald befriend a lesbian couple. Yah. That’ll work.
“Whale Wars” 9 p.m. Animal Planet — Rookie deckhands try to save the hull of the Steve Irwin.
“Bang For Your Buck” 9:30 p.m. HGTV — Three Atlanta homeowners renovate with $70,000 each. Who does the best job?
WEEKEND
“Brainrush” 8 p.m. Saturday Cartoon (new series) — Try to win a quiz show… while on a roller coaster!
“Destroy Build Destroy” 8 p.m. Saturday Cartoon (new series) — Rocker Andrew W.K. hosts a show in which two teams destroy, then create a structure. The losers’ structure then gets destroyed Tonight — air cannon assault vehicles that shoot tennis balls.
“Eli Stone” 10 p.m. Saturday ABC — This show has already been cancelled but ABC is burning leftover originals on a Saturday night in the summer.
“Merlin” 8 p.m. Sunday NBC (new series) —  This is a fun BBC medieval series about Merlin when he was a young hottie.

“Killer Hair” 8 p.m. Sunday Lifetime Movie Network — Maggie Lawson (“Psych”) plays a fashion reporter who stumbles upon some “hair-raising” murders. (The LMN publicity department came up with that gem of a pun.)
“Impact” 9 p.m. Sunday ABC — Part one of a two part miniseries about the moon crashing into Earth. ABC doing a miniseries? How 1989! Nibble on this cheesy trailer:

Impact