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January 15, 2008

Dirty Jobs
9 p.m., Discovery Channel

Michael Rowe, hallelujah.

The Universe
9 p.m., History Channel

Looking at dark matter and dark energy. Sounds very SAD.

One Tree Hill
9 p.m., Channel 56

K-Fed guests. Sounds very sad.

OLD GOLD
Andrew Jenks, Room 335
7 p.m., Cinemax

Filmmaker Andrew Jenks (below left), 19, spent his summer living in an assisted living facility in Florida. This documentary is the result of his experience, during which he bonded with some of the residents, including a feisty 95-year-old lady named Tammy. His question: Does this country understand the important value of its older citizens?

Twister Sisters
10 p.m., WE

I'd rather open a bottle of Ajax.

Comanche Moon
9 p.m., Channel 4

Misbegotten.

ON DEMAND
Black Book
1/2 Comcast

A World War II Resistance epic turned upside down and shaken until its brains rattle. From Paul Verhoeven, of course. Carice van Houten plays a Jewish spy who gets too close to a handsome Hauptsturmfuhrer (Sebastian Koch, from "The Lives of Others"). It's exuberant popcorn subversion, and you'll either come out wondering who you were rooting for (and why) or recoil from the assault on taste. In Dutch and German, with subtitles. (R; runs through Jan. 24) - Ty Burr

American Idol
8 p.m., Channel 25

The contest of contests is back, starting, as always, with the auditions, which will last about a month. Expect stories of triumph and stories of tears, peppered with lots of fake kooks. The Hollywood segment begins on Feb. 12. In interviews, Simon Cowell is promising that the talent is better than ever this season. Better than Blake Lewis? Impossible.

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