GUILTY PLEASURE

The controversial 2006 Miss Teen USA, Katie Blair, is a housemate on MTV’s beauty queen reality show “Pageant Place” -- and thank goodness. She brings more drama than all of the contestants on “The Real World” put together. Catch her final antics during this week’s season finale. (MTV, Wed., 10:30 p.m.)

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POPCORN WATCHING

Watch “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” and “Kill Bill: Vol. 2” as Quentin Tarantino would have wanted -- back to back and commercial-free. IFC airs the 2003 and 2004 movies in an action-packed extravaganza for anyone who wants to watch Uma Thurman kick butt for 4 1/2 hours straight.

(IFC, Thu.: “Vol. 1” at 6 p.m., “Vol. 2” at 8 p.m.)

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THE RETURN OF . . .

We watch the pregnancy comedy “Notes From the Underbelly” for Rachael Harris, below, who last made the Kirstie Alley Showtime comedy “Fat Actress” funny (at least some of the time). Harris injects her signature dry humor into Cooper, an anti-marriage divorce attorney who does her best to keep her best friend, expecting mom Lauren, from becoming a member of the “mommy cult.” In the premiere of the show’s second season, find out why she’ll start “accidentally dating” Danny.

(ABC, Mon., 9:30 p.m.)

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FOR THE KIDS

Aang and the gang are off to hunt down the evil Fire Lord for the ultimate showdown in the original animated movie “Avatar: The Day of Black Sun.” When a solar eclipse temporarily hinders the Fire Nation’s powers, Aang’s army of Waterbenders and Earthbenders suddenly have the opportunity of a lifetime to take down their foes. Tennis star Serena Williams guest stars as Uncle Iroh’s guard Ming.

(Nickelodeon, Fri., 8 p.m.)

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TiVo THIS

Martha Stewart likes her women long-suffering and unhappily married. Or so you would think after taking in her night as guest programmer for TCM. Her choices include “Anna Karenina” and “Enchanted April,” but let this be a chance to relive the 1949 film “Madame Bovary,” about a married provincial French woman (Jennifer Jones) whose romantic longing leads to adultery and tragedy.

(TCM, Fri.: “Anna Karenina,” 7 p.m.; “Enchanted April,” 8:30 p.m.; “Madame Bovary,” 10 p.m.)

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HOLIDAY VIEWING

Watch New York become aglow with the Big Apple’s official start of the holiday season. First, NBC has the annual tree lighting with “Christmas in Rockefeller Center,” followed on the weekend by “Radio City Christmas Spectacular.” What would Christmas be without the high kicks from those famous, leggy Rockettes?

(NBC: “Rockefeller Center,” Wed., 8 p.m.; “Radio City,” Sat., 8 p.m.)

Comiled by Denise Martin