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AWARDS ALERT Jack Black is back as host of the annual all-star "Kids' Choice Awards" (Saturday night at 8, Nickelodeon), where the Black Eyed Peas perform and Justin Timberlake gets The Big Help Award. "The Best of the American Comedy Awards" (Saturday night at 8, TV Land) revisits 1987-2001 ceremonies to set up The Comedy Awards airing April 10. Performers at "The 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards" (Sunday at 8 p.m., CBS/2) include Carrie Underwood, Reba, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band with James Taylor, and many others. Details at cbs.com/acma.

CIVIL WAR SALUTES The 150th anniversary of the North-South conflict is commemorated all over TV this month. Kicking things off is PBS' encore of Ken Burns' career-making docuseries "The Civil War" (Sunday-Thursday at 8 p.m., WNET/13). Turner Classic Movies contributes Civil War films Monday and Wednesday nights in April, starting with 1939's "Gone With the Wind" (Monday at 8 p.m.) and 1957's Elizabeth Taylor-Montgomery Clift pairing "Raintree County" (Monday at midnight). Full lineup at tcm.com.

ANOTHER CAMELOT Do you have Reelz Channel? DirecTV, Dish and FiOS are among those airing "The Kennedys" (Sunday at 8 p.m., continuing through April 10, Reelz). This is the eight-hour miniseries commissioned by History before it got cold feet. Stars include Greg Kinnear (JFK), Barry Pepper (RFK) and Katie Holmes (Jackie). Anyone can watch miniseries extras via apps available at reelzchannel.com/kennedys.

CANNIBALS AND JACK THE RIPPER Well, isn't Expedition Week fun? NatGeo offers 13 premieres over seven straight nights. First up: "Eating With Cannibals" (tomorrow at 9 p.m.) in Papua New Guinea, followed by "Finding Jack the Ripper" (Sunday at 10 p.m., both on NatGeo) in . . . America! Stay tuned for gladiators, Ben Franklin, volcanoes and the abominable snowman. More thrills at natgeotv.com/expeditionweek.

REALITY PREMIERES With this series bounty, you'll never have to see a script again. (Not that there isn't something wrong with that.) "Relapse" (Monday at 9 p.m., A&E) airs right after "Intervention," its natural companion. "Kidnapped by the Kids" (Monday at 9 p.m., OWN) finds workaholic parents made to do whatever their children want. "Pregnant in Heels" (Tuesday at 10 p.m., Bravo) follows a New York City maternity concierge with her own fertility issues. "Extreme Couponing" (Wednesday at 9 and 9:30 p.m., TLC) goes to series with two money-saving episodes, before moving to 9:30 Wednesday next week. "Glamour Belles" (Wednesday at 10 p.m., Lifetime) eyes the action in a Tennessee pageant supply shop. "Ellismania" (Wednesday at 10 p.m., Fuel) features "fighting at its dumbest," plus comedy, hosted by pro skateboarder Jason Ellis. "Mounted in Alaska" (Thursday at 10 and 10:30 p.m., History) watches animals being stuffed by the best in the business. Stanley Tucci hosts "Vine Talk" (Thursday at 10:30 p.m., WNET/13; April 11 at 8 p.m., WLIW/21), dishing wine with celeb guests like John Lithgow and Nora Ephron. Visit vinetalk.com.

NEW COMPETITIONS Fighters and singers battle it out, though not against each other. Stone Cold Steve Austin hosts "Tough Enough" (premieres Monday at 11 p.m.; thereafter, Monday at 8 p.m., USA), welcoming 14 WWE wannabes including Miss USA Rima Fakih. "CMT's Next Superstar" (Friday at 9 p.m., CMT) looks to find its own Carrie Underwood, with host Thea Andrews. Meet the contestants at toughenough.usanetwork.com and cmt.com/shows.