"Tom Brokaw Reports: Separate and Unequal" (7 p.m., NBC): In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the

"Tom Brokaw Reports: Separate and Unequal" (7 p.m., NBC): In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the nation was jolted by images of inner-city blacks gripped by poverty and neglect. Almost a year later, Tom Brokaw travels to Jackson, Miss. -- a city that, 200 miles north of New Orleans, was spared the brunt of Katrina's wrath -- to find similar desperate conditions exist in black neighborhoods even without Katrina to blame. The show examines progress made in Jackson (a black mayor, a black editor-in-chief at its daily newspaper, a prospering black professional class), while also showing how problems such as poverty, teen pregnancy, absentee fathers and drug addiction prey on black citizens. This NBC News documentary also explores how others did, and didn't, choose to help solve problems that afflict ailing neighborhoods far beyond Katrina's reach.
"Miss Universe 2006 Pageant" (9 p.m., NBC): Break out the bathing suits and evening gowns. They're holding the Miss Universe 2006 Pageant in Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium tonight. Representing the home team as Miss USA is Tara Conner of Kentucky.
"The Sittaford Mystery" (9 p.m., PBS): Geraldine McEwan is back one more time as Agatha Christie's famous spinster sleuth, Miss Marple, in "The Sittaford Mystery." The two-hour tale has Marple working a case in which an eminent politician (Timothy Dalton) is found dead with a knife in his back and a mysterious smile on his face.
"Fallen" (8 p.m., ABC Family): An 18-year-old man discovers he's part of a supernatural world where angels don't fear to tread.
"HGTV Design Star" (9 p.m., HGTV): An eclectic group of designers show off their talents and hope for approval in this contest. At stake: a hosting job on the cable channel.
"The Messengers" (10 p.m., TLC): In yet another "Apprentice"-like contest, inspirational speakers try to walk the walk and talk the talk in this competition. Instead of "you're fired" maybe the catchphrase could be: "I smite thee."