Sometime after host Bob Dorian retired his leather chair, American Movie Channel began to deviate from its “classic” formula. First came the commercials. Then the movies changed from film standards to popcorn fare from the “Porky’s” era. After that, AMC began airing its own original programming. But at least shows like “Movies that Changed the World” were about film, and classic films at that.

Tonight’s AMC introduces “Hustle” (9 p.m.), a slick and stylish BBC drama about a team of British con artists and the police team on their trail. It’s a fun show with a great cast, featuring TV legend Robert Vaughn (“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”). Boasting a cool jazz soundtrack, it’s smart and engaging and three times more interesting than the recent “Ocean’s 11” remakes – including “Ocean’s Twelve” (7 p.m. today, HBO) – that appear to have inspired it. But what is it doing on AMC?

Today’s highlights

¢ The Broncos play host to the Patriots in the AFC Divisional Playoffs (7 p.m., CBS).

¢ Women’s figure skating (7 p.m., ABC).

¢ Ron Reagan returns to be host of “AKC National Championship” (7 p.m., today and Sunday, Animal Planet and Discovery).

¢ A persistent tune sings of evil on “Medium” (8 p.m., NBC).

¢ Lea Thompson stars in the “Jane Doe” (8 p.m., Hallmark) mystery series.

¢ Scarlett Johansson is host of “Saturday Night Live” (10:30 p.m., NBC), featuring musical guests Death Cab for Cutie.

Sunday’s highlights

¢ Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (6 p.m., CBS): Dan Rather travels to North Korea; interviews with Felicity Huffman and Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa.

¢ Scheduled on “Dateline” (6 p.m., NBC): The McCaughey septuplets turn 8; DNA evidence reopens a 30-year-old rape case; a murdered dancer’s small-town roots.

¢ The College Sports Network shifts gears from football and basketball to competitive engineering on “Solar Car Race Championship” (6:30 p.m., CSTV).

¢ CJ juggles crises on “The West Wing” (7 p.m., NBC).

¢ Mold be gone on “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (7 p.m., ABC).

¢ “Explorer” (7 p.m., National Geographic) looks at a 30-foot-long “Super Snake.”

¢ A doctor, single and attractive on “Desperate Housewives” (8 p.m., ABC).

¢ Driving while impaired on “Crossing Jordan” (9 p.m., NBC).

¢ A charmer in need of a new heart on “Grey’s Anatomy” (9 p.m., ABC).