MADE FOR TV

DID MOM AND DAD NEED TO DO THIS?

REAL-LIFE couple Josie Bissett and Rob Estes (remember how young they were on “Melrose Place “?)co-star in “I Do,They Don ‘t,” a super cute movie about a couple that decides spontaneously to marry in Las Vegas,only to discover that they have to merge their separate families.Their combined offspring – eight children – hates the

idea completely.

I DO,THEY DON ‘T

Sunday, 7 p.m., ABC Family

REALITY

Chapel of love

THE spontaneous and silly world of a family-run wedding chapel is the subject of a new series,”Las Vegas Garden of Love.” Cheryl and Craig Luell were married in one of these chapels;years later,Cheryl fulfilled one of her lifelong dreams and opened her own.The story is told from the point-of-view of Cheryl ‘s 15 year-old cousin,Johnny,who works as the chapel ‘s videographer for its 1,500 monthly weddings.The chapel has become a family endeavor over the years.Everyone from the Luell matriarch and patriarch to the family ‘s pet monkey is involved in getting people to -and out of – the church on time..

LAS VEGAS GARDEN OF LOVE

Monday, 9:30 p.m., ABC Family

DRAMA

DEAD ACTRESS

Allison (Patricia Arquette)has a terrible cold this week on “Medium.” While she recuperates,she gets caught up in reruns of an old sitcom called “I Married a Mind Reader.” The series starred a husband and wife acting team,Abigail Marsh (Frances Fisher)and Henry Stoller (Paul Blackthorne).The show was cancelled after Stoller was convicted of murdering his wife.Arquette plays the role of Fisher ‘s assistant on the TV show as well.

MEDIUM

Monday, 10 p.m., NBC

DOCUMENTARY

We will survive

HOW has mankind managed to survive over the last seven million years?A new special, “Search For the Ultimate Survivor,” attempts to answer the question by taking viewers on a journey that spans countries (Indonesia,Africa,

Europe)as well as geological eras.Using Computer Generated Imaging (CGI)and the expert analysis of paleoanthropologists,filmmakers paint a compelling portrait.The star expert here is Louise Leakey,National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and the youngest scholar of the famous palentology family.

SEARCH FOR THE ULTIMATE SURVIVOR

Sunday, 9 p.m., National Geographic Channel

DRAMA

Plucky family

THE story of the Ingalls family ‘s adventures in the 19th century has been told in one long-running series,”Little House on the Prairie ” on NBC..Well,the kids from that show are all middle-aged,so here ‘s a new bunch to bring this heartwarming story to a new generation.In “Little House,” Kyle Chavarria plays Laura Ingalls, Cameron Bancroft is Charles,Danielle Ryan Chuchran is Laura ‘s sister,Mary,and Erin Cottrell plays the mom,Caroline. In the two-hour premiere,Charles Ingalls uproots his family from their Wisconsin home to settle on the Kansas prairie.

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

Saturday, 8 p.m., ABC

DOCUMENTARY

A painter ‘s life

THE turbulent and tortured life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is chronicled in a nw documentary on PBS.

Married to fellow painter Diego Rivera,Kahlo,despite a crippling injury,became a famed painter in her own right and

took the art world by storm.She also became a latter-day 20th century feminist icon and was the subject of an Oscar-winning biopic that starred Salma Hayek. Kahlo ‘s artistic origins,styles and political leanings – she had an affair with Leon Trotsky – are all explored.The documentary is narrated by actress Rita Moreno.

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF FRIDA KAHLO

Wednesday, 9:00 p.m., PBS