Thursday

“Ugly Betty”

ABC at 8 p.m.

Marc finally gets a love interest this week, when he meets a charming, bearish photographer named Cliff. Meanwhile, Alexis and Daniel are dreading a “family” dinner with Wilhelmina, and Hilda doesn’t notice that Justin has fallen in with a bad crowd.

Saturday

“Desperate Housewives”

ABC at 9 p.m.

Bob and Lee’s front-yard water sculpture prompts the Wisteria Lane neighborhood association into action. Edie finds out about Carlos’ affair with Gaby, who’s also being wooed by her former gardener, John Rowland.

Tuesday

“A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila”

MTV at 10 p.m.

The bisexual MySpace celebrity continues to whittle down her dating pool made up of both dainty ladies and classy gents.

Reservation Road

Two families converge as both lose the lives of their sons on Reservation Road one warm September evening. Haunted by the tragedy, both fathers react in unexpected ways, and as a reckoning looms, the two men are forced to make the hardest choices they have ever made.

Vanaja

Vanaja is a beautiful but impulsive 15-year-old girl who yearns to become a dancer. She manages to get herself hired as a maid in the household of a legendary retired mistress of Kuchipudi dance, hoping to pursue her dream. All goes well until the handsome ne’er -do-well son of the household returns home, and naïve Vanaja catches his eye, with tragic consequences.

My Kid Could Paint That

In a matter of months, a 4-year-old rocketed from total obscurity to selling $300,000 worth of paintings. Called “a budding Picasso,” many accused her parents of exploiting her for financial gain. Five months into it, “60 Minutes” aired an exposé suggesting that her father painted the artworks. Ostracized around town, the family turned to a filmmaker to clear their name.