REALITY

Bikini power

NOT to be outdone by Tyra Banks and her “Next Top Model” program, the aging magazine Sports Illustrated has turned their hoary swimsuit model cover into a “reality” show. But are the boobs even real? Just watch the volleyball

game. “Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Model Search” is a six-episode series focusing on what it takes to become a successful swimsuit model. Twelve selected finalists will live in Los Angeles where they will compete for the chance to appear in the bestselling issue of any magazine in the world and win a million-dollar modeling contract from NEXT Model Management. The final two contestants will be flown to an exotic location to shoot a photo spread for Sports Illustrated. The three-judge panel charged with selecting the winner includes former Sports Illustrated model Roshumba Williams, NEXT Model Management President Joel Wilkenfeld and Sports Illustrated swimsuit editor Jule Campbell.

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SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: SWIMSUIT MODEL SEARCH

Wednesday, 9 p.m., NBC

DRAMA

Mystery girl

HERE’S someone who knows how to make an entrance. Christina Nickson (Elisabeth Harnois) washes up on the beach in Point Pleasant, North Carolina and her arrival awakens repressed feelings and heightened emotions among the residents as she searches for her mother. It is a peculiar search because Christina ultimately learns that she is the spawn of a mortal woman and the devil. Hello, Rosemary Woodhouse. Christina struggles with the demons inside of her as well as the wicked powers she has at her disposal, and the town of Point Pleasant becomes a battleground of good vs. evil. But the real question: what happens to the real estate market?

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POINT PLEASANT

Wednesday and Thursday, 9 p.m., Fox

FOOD

Bon appetit

THE hugely popular “Iron Chef America” specials becomes a 10-episode series with the same title. The first female Iron Chef, Cat Cora, joins the lineup of kitchen heavyweights – Bobby Flay, Mario Batali and Masahuru Morimoto. Their challengers include Ming Tsai, owner of the bistro Blue Ginger in Wellesley, MA, Alex Lee, executive chef at Daniel in New York, Anita Lo, owner of Anissa in New York and Roberto Donna, owner of Galileo in Washington, D.C. In the cook-offs, chefs have one hour to create a tasting menu with a secret ingredient and then present it to a hard-to-please panel of judges. Among the discerning diners are Barbara Fairchild from Bon Appetit magazine and

CNN’s Anderson Cooper.

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IRON CHEF AMERICA

Sunday, 9 p.m., Food Network

REALITY

A mother’s work is never done

JO FROST arrives from Britain to help American mothers cope with their incorrigible offspring on “Supernanny.” With her no-nonsense approach, Jo helps children work through their issues with potty training, meals, sleep, among others – and getsmiraculous results. In the premiere, Frost helps a middle-aged couple cope with their tantrum-throwing hellcats, all under the age of five.

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SUPERNANNY

Monday, 10 p.m., ABC

REALITY

Missed deadline

MASTER carpenter Ty Pennington and his team of do-gooders do not complete their renovations in the usual seven days on “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” Pennington has to call a Los Angeles-based family while they are on vacation to give them the bad news. In two back-to-back episodes, Pennington makes up for one-day delay and delivers the finished product to the family of Rodney Anderson, who was paralyzed by gang violence.

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EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION

Sunday, 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., ABC

DRAMA

Great white hope

THE first African-American heavyweight champion Jack Johnson is the subject of an extraordinary documentary by Ken Burns. “Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson” uses archival footage and the commentary of boxing experts to tell the remarkable story of a young man who battled racism to compete as a boxer. Johnson’s victory over Jim Jeffries for the heavyweight title sparked race riots across the country and then the U.S. government started harassing Johnson himself. It’s a shameful story that underscores America’s racist legacy.

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UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON

Monday, 9 p.m., PBS