Kathy Griffin's new season of "D-List" is a Monday TV pick

"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List"

I guess I should call it "Tough Gal Monday" because several of my favorites are back tonight (see below for Kyra, Mary Louise and Edie), but the pick has to be Kathy Griffin. For the Season 5 premiere of her reality show, the comedian heads to Vegas and meets Bette Midler. 10 tonight, Bravo (seattletimes.com/tvlistings).

Doug Knoop, Seattle Times staff

Also on today

"The Closer," 9 p.m. (TNT): Change is afoot in the life of Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) as Season 5 begins. An investigation into the murder of a family of four will lead her into conflict with the FBI.

"Suddenly, Last Winter" (2008), 9 p.m. (Sundance): After the left-leaning Italian government drafted a law that would give rights to unmarried and gay couples — and in the process aroused the ire of conservative politicians and the Vatican — the filmmakers Gustav Hofer and Luca Ragazzi, who had been together eight years, explored reactions in their home country.

"Weeds," 10 p.m. (Showtime): Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) looks to the future in this Season 5 premiere, including her relationship with Esteban (Demían Bichir), the Mexican crime boss.

"College Life," 10 p.m. (MTV): The students tape the last two months of their freshman year while grappling with relationships, pressures from home and at school, and a general lack of money.

"Nurse Jackie," 10:30 p.m. (Showtime): Two years after laying Carmela Soprano to rest, Edie Falco returns to the screen as Jackie Peyton, an emergency room nurse with a fondness for painkillers and her own brand of justice.

"Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando," 11:30 p.m. (Comedy Central): As part of a USO tour, "The Colbert Report" will air four shows taped in front of the troops in Iraq tonight through Thursday.

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