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“If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise” (9 p.m., HBO, tonight and Tuesday): Five years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, filmmaker Spike Lee returns to New Orleans to see how ambitious plans to reinvent the city are playing out. All the heartache and hope are reflected in this compelling two-part follow-up to his award-winning 2006 documentary, “When the Levees Broke.” Lee’s latest venture is book-ended by a pair of momentous events — the inspirational 2010 Super Bowl victory by the New Orleans Saints, which energized the region, and the disastrous British Petroleum oil spill, which ignited outrage and sadness all over again.

“Bond of Silence” (9 p.m., Lifetime): Viewers may want to keep some tissues handy for the emotional TV movie, “Bond of Silence.” Kim Raver (”Grey’s Anatomy”) stars as a woman struggling to find — and ultimately forgive — her husband’s killer.

“Miss Universe Pageant” (9 p.m., NBC): Break out the swimsuits and sashes. The “2010 Miss Universe Pageant” has beautiful women from more than 80 countries competing for the crown. Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales are your hosts.

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