Bad titles say so much, and “Secret Talents of the Stars” (9 p.m., CBS) speaks volumes. If these stars have talent, why have they kept it from us? It’s not as if they’re shy.

Clearly inspired by “Dancing with the Stars,” this new series will showcase talents, including Clint Black, Sasha Cohen and others, doing, well, something.

This show marks another step on the evolution – or devolution – of reality television. When the genre took root, viewers seemed entertained by the prospect of watching ordinary people winning extraordinary amounts of money on game shows, or just plain folks living the exotic life on “Survivor.”

Now audiences seem content to watch entertainers entertain them again. Now if we could just get some decent scripts and production values, perhaps we could tip this whole reality TV load into the landfill of pop culture and be rid of it forever.

¢ Want proof that some in the business hate reality TV? “Boston Legal” (9 p.m., ABC) returns from oblivion with a tale about Alan and Jerry suing a tabloid dating show over a homicidal blooper.

¢ It may seem callous to single out a film named “The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo” (9 p.m., HBO) for its beauty, but the film offers viewers a rare look at the natural splendor of a tortured land.

As the title implies, the film hopes to raise awareness of rape as a weapon in what may be the deadliest series of wars since World War II.

According to the narrator, more than 4 million people have died as civil wars and genocide have engulfed the Congo and its neighboring states, including Rwanda.

The film makes a clear case that rape comes down to a question of power and powerlessness.

Women in the Congo are raped by the rebels from neighboring countries. The fledgling army of the Congo is supposed to protect them, but these unpaid and undertrained soldiers often resort to blackmail, brutality and rape.

U.N. forces have arrived to keep the peace, but even some of these foreign peacekeepers have been accused of abuses, including sexual exploitation of the young.

The victims interviewed in this harrowing film are clearly at the bottom of a very grim power struggle. Director Lisa F. Jackson brings a special connection to her subjects. She, too, was a victim of rape, more than 20 years ago.

¢ “Independent Lens” (9 p.m., PBS, check local listings) presents “Water Flowing Together,” a profile of New York City ballet dancer Jock Soto.

Born to a Navajo mother and a father from Puerto Rico, Soto was raised on an Indian reservation and became aware of ballet from watching the old “Ed Sullivan Show.”

“Water” looks at his decision to retire after a quarter-century career that took him from poverty to an elite circle that included George Balanchine and Andy Warhol.

Tonight’s other highlights

¢ The top eight perform on “American Idol” (7 p.m., Fox).

¢ “Deadliest Catch” (8 p.m. and 9 p.m., Discovery) looks back at the best of season 3.

¢ “Chefography” (8 p.m., Food) profiles Wolfgang Puck.

¢ Doug’s past resurfaces on “The Riches” (9 p.m., FX).