MTV’s ‘Run’ keeps it real dull

In the tradition of “The Osbournes,” “Run’s House” (9:30 p.m., MTV) follows the domestic shenanigans of Rev Run (born Joey Simmons) of the legendary rap band Run DMC as he prepares to record and release his first solo album while raising five kids with his wife Justine. Run’s spirited brood ranges in age from 9 to 22. Should he need help or a cup of sugar, he can always turn to his brother and sister-in-law, Russell and Kimora Simmons, who dwell only a few doors down.

The “Rev” in Rev Run is more than a moniker. Simmons works as a preacher and is seen composing a sermon on a PDA while lounging in an expansive and expensive bathtub.

“Run” begins almost like an offshoot of MTV’s “Sweet 16” franchise when Run’s teenage daughter plans on celebrating her high school graduation in the style of P. Diddy, complete with a glass dance floor laid (at a cost exceeding $10,000) over the Rev’s huge built-in pool, a professional DJ, fireworks display and “goody” bags for 200 guests, each containing an iPod. Rev disabuses her of such ostentatious notions, and seems proud when the party “only” sets him back $6,000 or so.

Tonight’s other highlights

¢ Chris and the school bully come to blows on “Everybody Hates Chris” (7 p.m., UPN.)

¢ Jeff Probst is host on “Survivor: Guatemala” (7 p.m., CBS).

¢ St. Louis and Houston meet in Game Two of the National League championship series (7 p.m., Fox).

¢ Sidney teams up with Thomas Grace (Balthazar Getty) on “Alias” (7 p.m., ABC).

¢ Staying above water on “Will & Grace” (7:30 p.m., NBC).

¢ A suicide cult commandeers an abandoned military base on “CSI” (8 p.m., CBS).

¢ A student’s death may be the result of a secret society’s grim ritual on “Night Stalker” (8 p.m., ABC).

¢ Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Steven Culp, James Denton, Mark Moses and Doug Savant get to play cards for two hours on the season premiere of “Celebrity Poker Showdown” (9 p.m., Bravo).

¢ Scheduled on “Primetime” (9 p.m., ABC): security concerns at nuclear reactors run by universities.

¢ A patient wakes up after nine years in a coma, on “ER” (9 p.m., NBC).