I have seen the future of TV comedy, and it’s not “Related” (8 p.m., WB). This hour-long comedy comes with an impressive pedigree: Talent associated with both “Friends” and “Sex and the City” helped produce it. And that may be the problem.

As on “Friends” and “Sex,” this show concerns a tight circle of associates who tell each other every embarrassing secret. But in this case they happen to be the four Sorrelli sisters. The eldest, Ginnie (Jennifer Esposito), is a fabulously successful lawyer who lives with her British husband, Bob (Callum Blue), in a loft that could double as an airplane hangar. Ann (Kiele Sanchez) works as a therapist, but may need counseling of her own because her boyfriend of six years appears to be on the verge of dumping her. Marjee (Lizzy Caplan) is the “wild one” – or at least she has wilder hair than the other three Sorellis. She’s considered the family “failure” but appears to be working as a publicist/event planner on a level that would make many 23-year-olds jealous. College student Rose (Laura Breckenridge) rounds out the quartet. She’s flirting with the idea of dropping her pre-med studies and taking up theater.

While not without its charms, “Related” fails in many interesting ways. The sisters appear to exist in a pampered bubble of unexplained affluence. How 1990s. Their jobs and situations seem generic at best. They have an Italian-American last name, but no effort is expended to explore their ethnicity or family roots. In the end, “Related” seems torpedoed by the needs of a WB schedule that revolves largely around hour-long shows.

Tonight’s other highlights

¢ A winner is chosen on the season finale of “So You Think You Can Dance” (7 p.m., Fox).

¢ Mom moves in on the hour-long season premiere of “George Lopez” (7 p.m., ABC), postponed from last week.

¢ Dan’s fate revealed on the season premiere of “One Tree Hill” (7 p.m., WB).

¢ It’s creative versus corporate on “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart” (8 p.m., NBC).

¢ Katey Sagal guest stars on “Lost” (8 p.m., ABC).

¢ An unpopular plastic surgeon loses face on “CSI: NY” (9 p.m., CBS).

¢ A dying man’s confession reopens a painful case on “Law & Order” (9 p.m., NBC).