TONIGHT'S MUST SEE

"The Tudors" season opener, 5 p.m., pay-cable Showtime/KHON, Channel 77. When we last saw King Henry VIII, he was lusting for the one thing he couldn't have. That's sex with Anne Boleyn. She insists he marry her; the Catholic Church insists he stay married to Queen Catherine. Even if you know how this ends, you'll enjoy the re-telling. It's intelligently written, beautifully filmed and skillfully cast. Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Natalie Dormer convincingly depict the power of young lust.

"Sense and Sensibility" debut, 8 p.m., PBS; concludes next Sunday. Now for the flip side of British history. Expect little lust and lots of unrequited love. Also, expect subtlety and humor. In adapting Jane Austen's novel, Andrew Davies uses his comic touch to show why a woman and her three daughters are short of money and hope. From there, romances and misunderstandings flicker gently.

OF NOTE

"Futurama," 4 p.m., Comedy Central. A made-for-video movie, "Bender's Big Score," is shown as four episodes. Evil forces take control of Bender.

"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," 7 p.m., ABC. Two homes get makeovers. One is for a single mom who has worked to get a high school certificate and start college; the other is for her neighbor, the kids' informal grandmother.

"The Simpsons," 8 p.m., Fox. Marge as a ballet star?

"Dog Whisperer: Lives Changed," 2 p.m. (repeating at 5 p.m.), National Geographic. Cesar Millan revisits four stories in which a transformed dog drastically changed a human's life. That concludes with a feel-good story about a girl with cerebral palsy, now training service dogs.

"Who Cares About Girls: "Sex Workers or Victims?" 6 p.m., Oxygen. Lisa Ling talks to a 17-year-old Las Vegas prostitute and to a young New York prostitute. She also meets officials in those cities and Dallas.