Critic's corner

If you're a fanilow, then you should planilow to see "American Idol" if you canilow. At 8 p.m. on Channel 25, it's the songs of Barry Manilow.

It's time for our culture to make a small alteration. Instead of calling someone a Calamity Jane, we should henceforth use Calamity Kim. A new "24" finds our young heroine going undercover to help her dad, at 9 p.m. on Channel 25. By the way, last week's hour reairs at 6 on FX.

Apparently, A&E's "Biography" is looking for legitimacy. At 8 p.m., the show goes in depth on reality players including Trista Rehn.

Precisely when did Nicole Kidman begin to really matter? Exactly when did Colin Farrell become Colin Farrell? E!'s new series, "Tipped to Success," answers the most critical questions of the day, tonight at 9.

MATTHEW GILBERT