Here are a few programs to look out for in the upcoming week ...

THURSDAY 8 P.M. Repo Men: Stealing for a Living, TLC. Ride along with the repo men and women of New York, Washington and Florida as they go about the business of taking back people's cars, boats and even homes, while also getting sushi and not paying for it. When the payments aren't made, these guys risk their lives to recover the goods.

FRIDAY 9 P.M. Models: The Real Skinny, A&E A two-hour, in-depth look at four young women struggling to make it in the cutthroat world of modeling. They include Karolina Kurkova, the youngest girl to appear on the cover of Vogue; Sam Payette, who's battling weight problems; Liya Kebede, who's been seduced by the promise of fame and fortune; and Jamie Bochert, a waitress who came to New York penniless. Have a snack, then throw it up afterwards. Cheap shot...

SATURDAY 2:30 A.M. Kids in the Hall, Comedy Central. "Tour of Duty." Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson, Kevin McDonald, Dave Foley and Bruce McCulloch are back and live onstage in this new hour-long special. Taped in front of a live audience while on tour, "The Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty" features some of the troupe's most memorable characters, and they're even more outrageous than you remember, or so Comedy Central says.

SATURDAY 7 P.M. Hands on History, The History Channel. "Newspapers." Ron Hazelton stops the presses as he traces more than 200 years of headlines and history in the evolution of newspapers. He begins in the shadows of Independence Hall in the one-room office of The Aurora, a newspaper set up by Ben Franklin for his grandson, Ron. After moving to the broadsheets of the 1700s and onto the tabloids of today, the host rolls up his sleeves to help put out an edition of The New York Post, established by Alexander Hamilton to attack Thomas Jefferson's policies. All of this eventually leads us, of course, to CityBeat.

SUNDAY 8 P.M. Changing Sexes: Female to Male, Discovery. While most sex changes are men who wish to be women, there are a growing number of women who wish to become men. Interviews with psychiatrists, therapists and scientists will present the varying theories concerning the possible biological and psychological causes of the person's trans-sexuality. Sometimes they just want out of the Army, like Max Klinger.

TUESDAY 9 P.M. American Icons: Arlington National Cemetery with Senator John McCain, Travel Channel. Through war and peace, triumph and tragedy, Arlington has emerged as a beacon of honor and reverence for the enduring American spirit. A visit to the cemetery's hallowed ground is a walk through our nation's history. It was the home of Confed-erate Gen. Robert E. Lee, until Lincoln ordered that Union dead be buried in the General's backyard. Harsh.

NEWS & NOTES: Dennis Leary will be roasted on a Comedy Central special to air on June 26. ... ESPN is tinkering with the reality drama with a show called Dream Job. You guessed it: Folks try out to be sportscasters.

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