DOCUMENTARY

You think it ‘s easy growing up in NY?

THE formative experiences of six teenagers are recounted in the film “New York Kids:A Subway Ride Through Child-

hood.” The kids are tough – they ‘re fighting for their childhoods in an all-too-real urban landscape – and come from Staten Island,, Chinatown,the Bronx and Brooklyn.As they pursue their aspirations to be performers and artists,as they ride out their scholarships to private schools,the kids discuss some of the depressing facets of modern-day

city life:drugs,violence,pornography,sex and the incessantly popular topic of body image.The film is directed by Diane Paragas and produced by Rita London.

NEW YORK VOICES

Friday, 9:30 p.m., PBS

GET RICH QUICK

LOVE him or hate him,Howie Mandel (“St.Elsewhere “)is back on TV as the host of a game show – a four–night event that will remind viewers of “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire.” Each night,a contestant must select one

briefcase from among 26 and hold on to it.The briefcases all contain varying amounts of money,ranging from 1 cent to $1 million.Of course, the contestant will be tempted to surrender the briefcase in exchange for cold hard cash.That ‘s when Mandel asks the all-important question,”Deal or No Deal?”

DEAL OR NO DEAL

Monday – Thursday, 8 p.m., NBC

DRAMA

Who ‘s the Carver ?

IT ‘S been a grisly season on “Nip/Tuck.” The Carver,a strange fellow who wears a mask,a hood and a leotard,has been cutting people up. At the beginning of the season,Dr.Christian Troy (Julian McMahon)was recovering from the

Carver ‘s brutal attack.Then the Carver attacked one of Dr.Troy ‘s patients (who was already recovering from plastic surgery).This week, we ‘ll find out who the guy is.We ‘ll also find out if Julia (Joely Richardson)will be arrested after

suffocating that female burn victim.

NIP/TUCK

Tuesday, 10 p.m., FX

DOCUMENTARY

Making waves

WHO can forget the catastrophic events of December 26,2004, when a deadly tsunami hit the coast of Thailand?The devastation was beyond compare.On the anniversary of the tragedy,a team of leading scientists investigates what happened – information proves that a landslide was not the cause – as they search for clues to

discover if this massive wave will strike the same place twice or hit closer to U.S.soil.

AMERICA ‘S TSUNAMI

Sunday, 9 p.m., Discovery

COMEDY

Yadda yadda

LARRY DAVID sits down with David Steinberg for a cranky walk down memory lane.David reminisces about his

days as a chauffeur to an elderly rich woman who insisted that he wear a uniform.He also discusses his unsuccessful attempts to get involved in the sexual revolution.As for his life on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,”

David tells Steinberg how he loves doing the scenes in which the other actors curse him out.

SIT DOWN COMEDY WITH DAVID STEINBERG

Wednesday, 10 p.m., TV Land

REALITY

Exit Martha

WASN ‘T it just a disaster?From the leaden on-screen delivery of its star to the dim lighting in the boardroom,”The Apprentice:Martha Stewart ” was a bust..Hoping that some of Donald Trump ‘s bluster and charisma would rub off on the dry-as-toast domestic diva,reality-TV kingpin Mark Burnett engaged Stewart ‘s services,only to see the

heavily promoted show not find an audience.Well,the live finale ‘s here.

Even though the show ‘s been cancelled,the winner of this “Apprentice ” will receive a $250,000 job at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Wonder how long that will last?