Summer TV brings Docu-Reality, Reality-Reality, and Late Night for your viewing pleasure

Summer nights can sometimes be lonely without the comforts of our friends at Mode and Seattle Grace. This summer, in an attempt to fill the void left by the season break, networks are churning out new summer replacements to your prime time favorites, from low budget reality shows like the CW's Hitched or Ditched to ABC's Wipeout, where contestants battle giant balls and punching walls all with the grace and style of Peter Griffin. Most of the shows are a total waste, but a few have caught our attention, at least for the fading summer months. Here is a run down of a few of the series worth watching:

Top Chef Masters: An incarnation of the successful Bravo series, Top Chef Masters features cheftestants who are already established in the culinary world. Each episode four chefs battle each other in two challenges, hoping to earn the most number of stars from the jury of critics. While we certainly miss Tom and Padma (especially Padma - the Masters host is lacking a lot of luster), it is interesting to watch the masters compete in similar challenges to the chetestants we grew to love in previous seasons and kick their butts in creativity and execution - reminding us that the regular Top Chefs still have a lot of learn. And as an added bonus, episode two featured Michael, the goofball from season two who charmed his way into our hearts.

She's Got the Look: If you thought Tyra went overboard when she yelled at Tiffany back in cycle four of America's Next Top Model, you may not want to stay tuned to She's Got the Look, TV Land's modeling competition for women over the age of 35, which features one looney older model disrobing at judging. The competition may not have the hilarity that is Tyra, but it does feature some more believable contestants and judges who are actually relevant in the industry - plus, there's just as much drama between the models - Score!

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Now that Conan's taken over Late Night, there is a reason to skip The Daily Show every now and then. Conan's bringing his style of comedy to the earlier time slot, and giving us a reason to return to late night television (other than Jimmy Fallon's attempt at a Saved By the Bell Reunion, that is). He is just as self depreciating as usual and now as added jokes about California and the LA scene.

16 & Pregnant: Stealing, or, um, borrowing, from Juno's stylebook, MTV's latest glossy docu-reality hybrid 16 & Pregnant, features teenage girls as they face pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting, showcasing girls with babydaddy drama, mama drama, and some with stable families and relationships - go figure. And despite all the cartoon images and Hills-esque narration, the show manages to seem pretty real. It won't win any emmys, but it's good bet if Molly Ringwald just isn't enough to make you watch The Secret Life of an American Teenager.

If you just can't be bothered finding a new favorite, there's always reruns. If you need any more suggestions, I'll be on my couch until 2 AM watching Roseanne.