Sunday

“The L Word”

Showtime at 10:00 p.m.

Alice hooks up with the “Web famous” seductress Papi (Janina Gavankar); a gay writer (Heather Matarazzo) gets Jennifer to open up in an interview; Bette’s new dean (Cybill Shepherd) confides in her.

Tuesday

“American Idol”

FOX at 8:00 p.m.

The sixth-season premiere features contestants at auditions in Minneapolis.

Wednesday

“Beauty and the Geek”

KSWB at 8:00 p.m.

The guys sketch a nude model while the ladies act as tour guides at the California Science Center, where they must demonstrate their knowledge of space travel and planes. Later, one pair is eliminated.

The Queen

An intimate, revealing and sometimes humorous behind-the-scenes glimpse at the interaction between Her Majesty Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren) and Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) following the death of Princess Diana.

Pan’s Labyrinth

Writer/director Guillermo del Toro delivers a gothic fairy tale set against the postwar repression of Franco’s Spain. A tale of good and evil, bravery and sacrifice, love and loss, unfolds through the eyes of a dreamy little girl who is uprooted to a rural military outpost commanded by her new stepfather.

For Your Consideration

A debut feature director steers cast and crew through a tumultuous independent film about a Jewish family’s turbulent reunion on the occasion of the dying matriarch’s favorite holiday. Internet-generated rumors begin circulating that three of the film’s stars may be perpetrating award-worthy performances and a rumble of excitement rattles the cast. Starring Catherine O’Hara, Bob Balaban, Jennifer Coolidge, Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer and Fred Willard.