New ‘Ten’ falls short of original
Updating an old favorite is always tricky. The new miniseries version of “The Ten Commandments” (9 p.m., ABC, concludes Tuesday) combines some familiar faces and many unknowns to recount the biblical tale of Moses.
Omar Sharif stars as the prophet’s father-in-law, and “Lost” star Naveen Andrews portrays his Egyptian foster brother. “Ten” follows the Hollywood tradition of having most of the Egyptian heavies speaking with British accents.
While “Ten” features some neat special effects, it lacks the glossy star-studded camp of the 1956 version. Fans of the Cecil B. DeMille film starring Charlton Heston will have to wait until Saturday, when it returns, trailing clouds of Technicolor glory.
News flash! If you allow children to run the house, go to bed whenever they feel like it, avoid all exercise and dictate when, where and what they will eat, you will end up with fat, lazy, sugar-soaked slugs. “Honey, We’re Killing the Kids” (9 p.m., TLC) is the latest reality makeover series. A stern dietician takes control of a family of four and teaches both kids and parents that their lifestyle is leading them to possible diabetes, heart disease and cancer. She sets up a diet and exercise plan for the family and helps the parents take control of their two sluggish kids.
Viewers can learn new ways to restore domestic tranquility and living-room serenity on “Shalom in the Home” (10 p.m., TLC), hosted by Rabbi Boteach Shmuley.
OK, now it looks like President Logan is the evil mastermind on “24” (9 p.m., Fox). But we’ve been deceived before.
“American Experience” (9 p.m., KSPS) recalls a medical case from the 1970s, a boy born without immunity who became “The Boy in the Bubble.”
Other highlights
Michael gets some time alone on “Prison Break” (8 p.m., Fox).
A neat freak and a slob switch homes on “Wife Swap” (8 p.m., ABC).
Jesse’s gang creates a battery-operated car on “Monster Garage” (8 p.m., Discovery).
Jeff Foxworthy hosts the “CMT Music Awards” (8 p.m., CMT).
“China Rises” (8 p.m., Discovery Times, concludes Tuesday) looks at the impact of China’s economic revolution on both its people and on the world economy.
Donald Trump hosts two episodes of “The Apprentice” (9 p.m., NBC).
“Spartacus: Gladiator War” (9 p.m., National Geographic) separates fact from film legend.
Cult choice
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy star in the 1933 operetta “The Devil’s Brother” (6:30 p.m., TCM) Leonard Maltin considers this Laurel and Hardy feature “one of their best.”