BEST MANNEQUIN

AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL

Tuesday,

8 p.m., UPN/Ch. 9

And then there was one. Three out of 10 of the contestants in supermodel Tyra Banks’ modeling-talent show have survived long enough to make it to this week’s season finale. Only one of them will earn the right to be called “America’s Next Top Model.”

BEST HUMOR

HEROES OF JEWISH COMEDY

Monday,

5 p.m., Comedy Central

Oy vey! Who knew so many comedians were Jewish? Actually, that’s pretty well-known, but Comedy Central is taking a new look at the phenomenon in a six-part documentary airing over five consecutive nights, starting Monday. Judd Hirsch hosts.

BEST LEGENDS

COMIC BOOK SUPERHEROES UNMASKED

Thursday,

8 p.m., History Channel

From “Hulk” to “Spiderman,” comic book superheroes are red-hot – which is why the History Channel is presenting this two-hour look at the origins of the phenomenon. Experts – including such legendary creators as Stan Lee (“Spiderman”) – explain the history of superheroes, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and many others.

BEST SWAP

TRADING SPACES: FAMILY

Sunday,

7 p.m., TLC

It’s the second spin-off of TLC’s popular “Trading Spaces” franchise (the first was “Trading Spaces: Kids”), with whole families getting the chance to redo their neighboring families’ homes. First stop: Perkasie, Pa.

BEST RACER

DALE EARNHARDT TRIBUTE CONCERT

Thursday,

8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 5

The legendary NASCAR racer is remembered in an all-star concert performed at Florida’s Daytona International Speedway – the site where Earnhardt was killed in 2001. Artists include Sheryl Crow, Hootie and the Blowfish, Alabama and Goo Goo Dolls.

BEST PICTURE

MODERN TIMES

Tuesday,

8 p.m., Turner Classic Movies

Charlie Chaplin made this silent classic in 1936 – long after the advent of talking pictures – but it’s no anachronism. It’s simply one of the funniest, most poignant movies ever made. And with TCM showing a gloriously restored black-and-white print with no commercials, this is a must-see.