Critic's corner

8 p.m., BET
T-Pain hosts the awards this year, and you can bet Lil Wayne (above) is going to leave with a few prizes. T.I. will open the show, which will also include performances by Ice Cube, Common, and Nas. Also, look for a ladies of hip hop medley, featuring MC Lyte, Yo Yo, and Salt-N-Pepa.

9 p.m., Biography
The man in black's red, white, and blue.

8 p.m., Channel 5
LiLo. Without SamRo, for once.

9 p.m., Channel 7
After a theft, Michael organizes "Crime Aid." Criminals need your help.

10 p.m., Sundance Channel
Whenever I hear the name Stella McCartney, I sing it to the tune of "Eleanor Rigby." But I digress. McCartney, the clothes designer who also happens to be the daughter of Sir Paul, is paired up tonight with artist Ed Ruscha.

9 p.m., Channel 4
Murder victims positioned doing chores. Mr. Clean dunit.

10 p.m., Channel 2
That's where they have deep thoughts.

Comcast, Encore
Writer-director John Singleton makes a sprawling, combustible campus drama. Omar Epps is a black freshman whose scholarship is linked to his track prowess; Kristy Swanson is the white freshman who must deal with date rape; Michael Rapaport is the alienated freshman from Idaho who falls in with skinheads. Singleton shows his gift with actors, getting more-than-mouthpiece performances from all three. (R; runs through Oct. 30)