STILL ON: 'Survivor' pits the good guys vs. the bad.

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SURVIVOR: HEROES VS. VILLAINS

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7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11

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While the CBS show “Survivor” is the granddaddy of them all when it comes to reality show fare (or maybe that should be: “The Typhoid Mary of our cultural decline”), that kind of seniority comes at a cost. After 19 versions and 10 years — years which have seen the genre spawn hits like “American Idol” and “Fear Factor,” and countless other permutations — “Survivor” might be a little old hat for many viewers. After all, there’s only so many times you can watch greedy, emaciated fools dine on Rat Surprise before you say enough is enough. For this reviewer, “Enough” was about four seasons back. That said, I may have to tune in for the 20th installment of the Survivor saga: “Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.” Here, most every one of the baddies and goodies from the past decade is lumped together on the island of Samoa and let go at it for a million bucks. (I say “most every” because one hated face you won’t be seeing is first-season winner Richard “The Naked Guy” Hatch. Hatch dodged the taxes from his million-dollar winnings, and is currently on probation. When he asked a judge to release him from probation in order to compete in “H vs. V,” his request was denied.)

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SEXTISTICS

9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14

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Let’s talk about sex, baby. That’s right: Sex. Just as there is a socket for every bulb, there’s a freak for every freak — from the plain vanilla to wasabi-flavored. If you’re into it, there’s a great chance that somebody out there is into it too. Try the Internet. They’ve got more flavors than Baskin-Robbins on there, pal. But, to get to my point: While it’s kind of a sad commentary on our society that there are those who’d rather sit at home on Valentine’s Day and watch some show about the Horizontal Tango instead of actually DOING the Horizontal Tango, who am I to judge? To each his own, I say! And if amazing facts about your various hoo-hahs, ding-dings, ta-tas and goobers are your thing, this show might just be the perfect foreplay. Here, sociologists, poll-sters and sexologists seek to provide viewers with facts about human sexuality in America, including the average number of life-time partners for men and women, as well as other — ahem — stimulating data.

— David Koon

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