On the tube -- Jan. 6

tonight's best bets

• "Homeland Security USA," 8 p.m. on ABC. The premiere for a reality series about the agency that addresses internal and external threats to the United States begins with a search for undocumented immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico border and smugglers' attempts to sneak in drugs from Canada in baby diapers.

• "Biggest Loser: Couples," Season 7 begins by introducing the players, who will compete in pairs. Grandparents, best friends and former plus-size models are among the twosomes. The group also boasts the oldest contestant and the heaviest contestant in the show's history.

• "Dan in Real Life," 9:15 p.m. on Starz. Charming romantic comedy about a widowed advice columnist (Steve Carell) struggling to raise three daughters who falls in love with a French beauty (Juliette Binoche) — unaware she is his brother's girlfriend. Dane Cook, Alison Pill and Brittany Robertson co-star.

• "Primetime: What Would You Do?," 10 p.m. on ABC. The second-season opener for this hidden-camera series exploring how people react to various staged situations. Scenarios include a date-rape drug being slipped into a woman's drink; Latino customers being treated rudely at a New Jersey deli when they order in broken English; and American tourists in Paris behaving boorishly.

talk shows

• "Today," 7 a.m., NBC: Scott Hamilton; Kate Hudson.

• "Live with Regis and Kelly," 9 a.m., ABC: Kate Hudson; fitness tips.

• "The View," 10 a.m., ABC: America Ferrera and Ana Ortiz; nutritionist Joy Bauer.

• "Ellen DeGeneres," 11 a.m., NBC: Deepak Chopra.

• "The Bonnie Hunt Show," 2 p.m., NBC: Brian Williams; Christine Lahti.

• "The Martha Stewart Show," 3 p.m., KONG: Soprano Susan Graham talks about her performance at Carnegie Hall for Marilyn Horne's 75th Birthday Gala.

• "Rachael Ray," 3 p.m., CBS: Cindy Crawford is interviewed by Gabrielle Reece.

• "Dr. Phil," 3 p.m., NBC: Robin McGraw offers tips on looking and feeling good at any age.

• "Oprah," 4 p.m., NBC: Health advice from Dr. Mehmet Oz.

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