Bad Guys, Beware, As Crime-Fighting Broods Take Over Fall TV

By Rebecca Winters

Nothing says quality family time like kicking in a fugitive's door together. Two new reality shows follow the tough and tender moments of two clans of bounty hunters. We stake out the competition:

DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER, A&E, debuts Aug. 31; set in Honolulu

CHEST-THUMPING PATRIARCH: Reformed criminal Duane (Dog) Chapman

TV-FAMILY ANCESTRY: The praying Waltons

ACCESSORIES OF CHOICE: Handcuff earrings, Mace, a mullet

THEME BY: Ozzy Osbourne

BRAINS OF THE HOUSE: Plump, blond wife Beth

FAMILY BONDS, HBO, debuts Sept. 19; set in Queens, N.Y.

CHEST-THUMPING PATRIARCH: Reformed insurance salesman Tom Evangelista

TV-FAMILY ANCESTRY: The bickering Bunkers

ACCESSORIES OF CHOICE: Nipple rings, cigarettes, a Harley

THEME BY: AC/DC

BRAINS OF THE HOUSE: Plump, blond wife Flo