A provocative documentary, “Bleep: Censoring Hollywood” (9 p.m., AMC) touches on a whole keyboard of hot-button issues. Co-produced by ABC News, “Bleep” examines the growing business of selling “clean” versions of Hollywood films. Several years ago, Ray Lines, a Utah man with a computer and digital know-how, edited a DVD of “Titanic” for his Mormon neighbors, who objected to the film’s brief scenes of nudity and sexual activity.

He would go on to found the company CleanFlicks, offering “family-friendly” versions of popular Hollywood films. In recent years, other companies have followed suit, and another firm, ClearPlay, has developed a DVD player that edits out objectionable content.

Lines and others say they are simply responding to an obvious demand from parents who want to monitor the material they share with their children. The Hollywood-based Directors’ Guild of America sees this as a blatant violation of copyright laws and a clear theft of intellectual property. They feel that Lines is altering the artists’ work, message and intentions. And worse, Lines and others are profiting by selling the films under the artists’ names.

But according to some experts, this “clean” controversy is just the tip of the digital iceberg. Soon, almost every home computer will have the ability to alter films. Even George Lucas’ recent (and very boring) “Star Wars” films have been digitally manipulated by fans, who desperately want to “improve” them.

Tonight’s other highlights

• Auditions continue on “American Idol” (7 p.m., Fox).
• Logan’s family intimidates Rory on “Gilmore Girls” (7 p.m., WB).
• “Bruce Springsteen: Storyteller” (7 p.m., VH1 Classic) caps an all-day celebration of all things Bruce.
• Longitudes and attitudes on “The Amazing Race” (8 p.m., CBS).
• An ailing son cares for his mentally-challenged mother on “House” (8 p.m., Fox).
• “Wide Angle: White Smoke” (8 p.m., PBS) takes an inside look at the selection of Pope Benedict XVI.
• Amy and Bruce bicker over a juvenile offender on “Judging Amy” (9 p.m., CBS).