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This Week's Must-See Reality TV!

Shows you should plan on watching this week.

By Latoya West, About.com

On Tuesday, Ivette competes for the grand prize on Big Brother 6.


MONDAY

Starting Over Season Premiere
Episode Description: New faces arrive in a new Starting Over house! Instead of individual women, for the first time ever, Starting Over will host four couples for Relationship Boot Camp. In no time at all, one couple demonstrates a culture clash that threatens to tear them apart, and another Housemate has a breakdown. Check local listings for times.

TUESDAY

Dancing With The Stars: Dance-off
"Dancing With the Stars" champ Kelly Monaco and her professional dance partner Alec Mazo will battle runner-up John O'Hurley and his partner Charlotte Jorgensen one more time on the dance floor. Kelly's win on the hit summer series was hotly debated, so ABC decided to set up the much-talked-about rematch to please fans who believe John O'Hurley was robbed. "Dancing with the Stars: Dance-off" airs 8:30 pm ET.

Big Brother 6 Finale
It has been an exciting, addictive season of Big Brother -- and it has all come down to this. After Janelle lost in a disappointing HOH competition last week, Maggie and Ivette are the last two houseguests remaining in the Big Brother house. Who will win the $500,000 prize? It's up to a jury of seven evicted players. The finale airs at 8 pm ET on CBS.

Wife Swap -- New Episode
Episode Description from ABC: This week in "Wiggins/Felix," an African-American mother who believes in extreme cleanliness, order and lots of discipline swaps lives with a Caucasian mother who gives her kids free rein and whose husband uses racist language. The episode airs at 10 pm ET on ABC.

WEDNESDAY

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart Premiere
Episode Description from NBC: Sixteen candidates arrive in New York City for a chance to become Martha Stewart's apprentice. After splitting themselves into two teams, their first task is to create a children's book. One candidate forces his team to accept a risky storyline while another relies solely upon the advice of a makeshift focus group. The losing team faces Martha Stewart in her conference room and one member is sent home. The episode airs at 8 pm ET on NBC.

So You Think You Can Dance -- New Episode
The competition heats up as the top 6 perform for America. The show airs at 8 pm ET.

America's Next Top Model 5 Premiere
Episode Description: The 13 finalists find that they will live like real-life supermodels when they move into their new Bel-Air mansion home and are driven around town in an extravagant stretch limo. Later, one model trips while strutting her stuff in a Life & Style fashion show, and another model shocks everyone when she dives in to kiss a competitor. One of the 13 models is eliminated. The show airs at 8 pm ET.

Battle of the Network Reality Stars Finale
Bravo will unite TV's most talked-about reality stars to bring viewers "Bravo's All-Star Reality Reunion." Host Kathy Griffin will talk with today's biggest stars of reality television as raw emotions run rampant in a tell-all studio-based reunion. The special airs at 9:00 PM ET/PT.

THURSDAY

The Apprentice Season Premiere
Episode Description from NBC: Eighteen new would-be billionaires convene at Trump National Golf Club to set out on their grueling 13-week job interview. After a frantic start, the teams battle it out in the billion-dollar fitness business. One candidate loses their cool and another is useless under pressure as both teams race to the finish. The winning project manger deals with a new "exemption" rule while the losers are beaten up in the boardroom and the first candidate is fired. The episode airs at pm ET.

Survivor: Guatemala -- New Episode
Episode Description from CBS: One Survivor is appalled when a nest of ants are served up for dinner in a tribe desperate for protein....Lacking any sympathy for ailing tribemates, one Survivor starts complaining about the weak ones being lazy and getting pampered. The episode airs at 8 pm ET.

FRIDAY

Three Wishes Premiere
Episode Description from NBC: In the first episode, host Amy Grant and contributors Carter Oosterhouse (NBC's "Today," "Trading Spaces") and Eric Stromer ("Clean Sweep") visit Sonora, CA, where they help arrange life-changing surgery for an extraordinary young girl who has been in a horrific accident. They also meet a sick teacher with a heartfelt wish for her students, and help a speciall little boy who wants to thank the role model who stepped into his life after the devastating loss of his father. Diane Mizota ("Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls") also stars. The show airs at 9 pm ET.

Supernanny -- New Episode
An exhausted family of five needs Jo's help. THe episode airs at 9 pm ET.

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