Critic's corner

8 p.m., Nickelodeon
I like Christopher Meloni, and I will always remember his brave performance as Keller on "Oz." But he's gotten overwrought on "Law & Order: SVU," and I'm glad to see him take on light comedy tonight. He plays a middle-school sports coach desperate to win a teacher-of-the-year award. The movie was directed by Paul Dinello, who wrote "Strangers With Candy" with Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert. Sedaris costars as the school principal.

9:30 p.m., QVC
Yes, QVC. Dad loves to sell his work, too.

8 p.m., Food Channel
Still waiting for the Dishwasher Insertion Mechanism.

8 p.m., Channel 5
Eva Longoria Parker hosts this annual tribute to Latinos in film, music, and television. And America Ferrera, Linda Ronstadt, Shakira, Paula Abdul, and Edward James Olmos will be onhand to party. But will the newly reunited Cheech and Chong steal the show? By the way, the pair's comedy tour is scheduled for Boston's Orpheum on Dec. 12.

9 p.m., USA
He tries hypnotherapy. And discovers he's Melinda Tentrees?

10:30 p.m., IFC
The guys rock a bris.

10 p.m., Sundance Channel
We aren't stardust. We aren't golden.

Comcast, Encore
Woody Allen lovingly shapes a contemporary "Alice in Wonderland" for Mia Farrow. It's beguiling fluff, comic jabberwocky with a keen eye for the absurdities of Manhattan lifestyles. (PG-13; runs through Sept. 18)