Men’s beach volleyball is on—oh yes, it’s on

Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Monday, August 15. All times are Eastern.
Top picks
2016 Summer Olympics (NBC, 8 p.m.): Talk to us, TV Guide!
Live track and field finals include the women’s 400m, with Allyson Felix going for a seventh Olympic medal; the men’s 800m, with Kenya’s David Rudisha eyeing a second straight gold; and the men’s pole vault. Also: apparatus finals continue in gymnastics; live men’s beach volleyball (quarterfinal); and men’s diving (springboard qualifying).
Personally, your friendly neighborhood What’s On Tonight contributor is here for the men’s beach volleyball. So majestic. So danger zone-y. So… sandy. Ahem. So Allyson Felix is going for her seventh Olympic medal, huh? USA! USA! USA!
Rizzoli & Isles (TNT, 9 p.m.): We swear, this summer might really be the summer of Rizzoli & Isles. Or at least the summer of Isles. Sorry, Team Rizzoli—we had to pick a side, and it was not yours. It’s a good side to be on, too, seeing as Sasha Alexander directed tonight’s episode, “For Richer Or Poorer.” You know, like the Tim Allen/Kirstie Alley movie. You’re welcome for the reminder that film exists, by the way. Anyway: “A forensic accountant is shot, luring Jane and Maura into a byzantine Ponzi scheme. More complexities arise when it’s discovered the main suspect is someone from Maura’s past. Also: Jane makes a big career decision.” A “byzantine Ponzie scheme,” huh? Sounds so much better than whatever Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley were doing in 1997.