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Do you know what happens to teen girls who become pregnant? They suddenly become the center of the universe, and everyone cares about them like never before. What a great way to instantly be popular and even loved: Get pregnant. That's one of the core messages in The Secret Life of the American Teenager, a new drama premiering tonight on the ABC Family channel. If you are looking for fictional precedents, think Juno, the critically acclaimed film about a 16-year-old offbeat teen, Juno MacGuff, and her pregnancy.

Series Law & Order: : A troubled NYPD officer is killed by fellow cops after he takes hostages at gunpoint. (10 p.m., WBAL-Channel 11) Most Outrageous: : The new series premieres with a look at odd pets, including rodents and pigs. (10 p.m., Animal Planet) Specials Thrilla in Manila: : The final fight between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in the Philippines is recalled in this new documentary. (7 p.m., HBO). Movies The Ten Commandments:: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner and Anne Baxter star in director Cecil B. DeMille's final film, the 1956 biblical epic about the life of Moses.

When her folks forget her birthday, a teen (Molly Ringwald) is a mess in Sixteen Candles (8 p.m.-10 p.m., ABC Family).

Kyle XY, the sleeper hit about a mysterious bio-engineered boy and his human family, returns for a third season tonight. Growing up is difficult even for those without special powers. But it's especially challenging for Kyle (Matt Dallas), who's starting to realize that he's being called upon to use those powers in ways that may jeopardize his personal relationships. In tonight's episode, Kyle tries to locate true-love Amanda (Kirsten Prout), while Lori, Declan, Josh and Andy (April Matson, Chris Olivero, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Magda Apanowicz)

Yesterday's scores Minnesota 7, Oakland 5 (Minnesota leads series 1-0) New York 8, Anaheim 5 (New York leads series 1-0) St. Louis at Arizona (Series opener) Today's games San Francisco at Atlanta, 1:06 p.m., ABC Family Minnesota at Oakland, 4:06 p.m., ABC Family Anaheim at New York, 8:17 p.m., chs. 45, 5

Don't be fooled by a title that makes World's Funniest Commercials 2008 sound like a blooper reel of stupidity. This is one of the most insightful and thought-provoking shows of the TV year. And, oh, by the way, it does something American TV does less and less these days: Exposes viewers to other cultures around the world. But beyond being smart, the show with husband and wife Kevin Nealon and Susan Yeagley is also a smile-maker from the first ad for Wienershnitzel, "the world's most wanted wiener," to an Argentine commercial for a deodorant that has women tearing body parts off the young man who uses it. Note the British ad for a fat guy in a leotard doing gymnastics.

Do you know what happens to teen girls who become pregnant? They suddenly become the center of the universe, and everyone cares about them like never before. What a great way to instantly be popular and even loved: Get pregnant. That's one of the core messages in The Secret Life of the American Teenager, a new drama premiering tonight on the ABC Family channel. If you are looking for fictional precedents, think Juno, the critically acclaimed film about a 16-year-old offbeat teen, Juno MacGuff, and her pregnancy.

Critic's Pick -- Casey (Spencer Grammer) deals with big changes after a damaging article is published in the season premiere of Greek (8 p.m., ABC Family).