TV highlights

12/19/2003

Is "Joan of Arcadia" a teen makeover show? In this week's repeat, God pushes His young heroine into an advanced placement chemistry class, at 8 p.m. on Channel 4.

R.E.M. appears on "Boston Public" to sing "Losing My Religion." Does that mean the band is losing its sanity, too? The oddest guest appearance of the season is at 9 p.m. on Channel 25.

"The Mirror Has Two Faces," but you only have one life, so stay away, at 8:30 on Lifetime.

"Pet Star" features a canine pickpocket, at 8 p.m. on Animal Planet. Triumph, I presume?

Do you want a velvet teddy bear for Christmas? Ruben Studdard is on "Dateline" at 8 p.m. on Channel 7.

MATTHEW GILBERT

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