Soon, every business and job will have it’s own reality show. Boy, I can’t wait for “Transmission Repair Shop,” “The Big Sweep: 24 Hours in the Life of a Janitor,” “Pet Supply Diaries,” “The Auditor” or “French or Martinized?: The Dry Cleaning Story.” Until then, we’ll have to settle for documentary-style occupation dramas like “The Restaurant” and “American Casino” (7 p.m., Discovery), which makes its debut tonight.

This 13-part series does a good job of capturing the sleaze, desperation and tedium associated with gambling casinos. And I’m only talking about the people who work there. It says something about the pace of this venture that the most exciting drama involves a pastry chef’s attempts to mold a piece of modern sculpture out of sugar.

Tonight’s episode chronicles the arrival of casino manager Steve Cavallaro on the eve of the Super Bowl, one of the biggest waging days of the year. Steve’s presence makes David deMontmollin, the chain-smoking marketing manager, break into an anxious sweat in almost every scene. David seeks to please Steve with a really “classy” come-on for the big gamblers, called “whales.” (The big shots earn that moniker for the size of their wallets, not their waistbands, but on “Casino” it’s often hard to tell.) David proposes that the hotel auction classic football jerseys off the backs of bikini-clad models. At Steve’s insistence, David has to audition the girls to determine if they have enough “talent” for the job.

Although we’re repeatedly reminded that this is a “legitimate” business, even the Casino’s name, Green Valley Ranch, is a bit of a hustle. While it sounds like a generic-brand salad dressing, the casino is set in a desert.

• Speaking of corporate hustles, TBS will “re-brand” itself as of today. The “superstation” that once offered viewers old movies and the ability to watch the Atlanta Braves in every market will henceforth be known as a “funny” network. This stands in stark contrast to TNT, which is now considered the “drama” network. Got that straight kids? As a critic, and an aficionado of terrible TV movies, I shall miss TBS-produced films.

Tonight’s other highlights

• “The Time Tunnel” (10 a.m., Action), the 1966 time-travel drama from “master of disaster” Irwin Allen, will air in this time slot every Friday morning.
• Joan’s debating team colleague battles an impediment on “Joan of Arcadia” (7 p.m., CBS).
• The fur flies as animatronic canines and felines fight for world domination in the 2001 comedy “Cats & Dogs” (7 p.m., Fox).