‘The Real World/Road Rules Battle of the Sexes’ on MTV at 9:30 p.m.

Okay, if you missed this episode last week, you missed the most homoerotic challenge ever as the guys run around in square cuts using all the body heat they can generate to melt a big block of ice. Shane, the token gay boy on the show, summed it up best, saying, “It’s like all of my fantasies have come true!”

‘Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash 2004: The Great Debates’ on NBC at 10:00 p.m.

What better way to get geared up for election night than with satirical highlights that focus on nearly 30 years of elections, clips of recent political sketches and classic debate parodies.

‘The OC’ on Fox at 8:00 p.m.

Finally “The OC” is back! In the season premiere, Kirsten’s anxiety over Seth reaches the breaking point. Summer and Marissa try to forget their ex-boyfriends. Caleb becomes increasingly paranoid about his business and the Cohen house is in a state of disarray as renovations are made.

The story of Ray Charles chronicles the trials and tribulations of the singer-songwriter who was a major contributor in the development of soul music. Starring as Charles, Jamie Foxx proves he can be taken seriously as an actor.

Two captives, Adam and Dr. Lawrence Gordon, have been abducted and neither knows why. The pair must decide between death and sawing off body parts to escape their shackles.

It’s the 1660s, and Edward “Ned” Kynastonuses uses his beauty and skill to make great female roles his own. But King Charles II is tired of seeing the same old performers in the same old tragedies, so he decides to allow real women to tread the boards. Ned seems headed for obscurity until Maria, now a rising star, takes it upon herself to make a man of him again.