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Re-’Model’ on UPN

All those men who found their inner metrosexual watching Bravo’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” might revert to their old ways tonight, thanks to UPN.

The network unleashes round two of “America’s Next Top Model,” the reality show bold enough to ask, “Am I really, really pretty, or just really pretty?” at 9 p.m.

The show stars real-life supermodel Tyra Banks, who guides 12 young women toward the Holy Grail of beauty — acceptance in the world of modeling.

The women will learn to date hygienically challenged rock stars, treat unattractive men or those who drive used cars with contempt and … wait, this reality show isn’t that real.

The contestants will live together in New York City and compete in a modeling “boot camp” designed to teach them Catwalk 101, physical fitness and the tricks of the trade. UPN promises fireworks during tonight’s debut. One model makes a big blunder within the first 10 minutes, while another is abandoned by her peers.

The winner earns a slot with IMG Models, plus the chance to appear on the cover of a Sephora catalog and within the pages of Jane magazine.

’All Stars’ announced

“Survivor” fans finally will find out how some of the show’s more notorious personalities would match up in a face-to-face competition.

The CBS show’s next installment, to debut in the coveted post-Super Bowl slot Feb. 1, reunites 18 former cast mates in an all-new competition to outwit, outplay and outlast.

“Survivor: All-Stars,” the eighth installment of the granddaddy of reality shows, will feature four previous winners as well as fan favorites such as Rudy Boesch and Jerri Manthey.

The castaways will be divided into three tribes of six and stranded for up to 39 days off the coast of Panama during the region’s rainy season.

Executive producer Mark Burnett promises new rules and twists to keep the veteran players guessing.

The returning survivors and their original “Survivor” shows are: Amber Brkich, “The Australian Outback”; Tom Buchanan, “Africa”; Alicia Calaway, “The Australian Outback”; Rob Cesternino, “The Amazon”; Susan Hawk (Remember her famous “snakes and rats” speech?), “Pulau Tiga;” Rob Mariano, “Marquesas;” Mr. Boesch, “Pulau Tiga”; Rupert Boneham, “Pearl Islands”; Jenna Lewis, “Pulau Tiga”; the aforementioned Miss Manthey, “The Australian Outback”; Tina Wesson, “The Australian Outback”; Ethan Zohn, “Africa”; Colby Donaldson, “The Australian Outback”; Richard Hatch, “Pulau Tiga”; Shii Ann Huang, “Thailand”; Jenna Morasca, “The Amazon”; Lex van den Berghe, “Africa”; Kathy Vavrick-O’Brien, “Marquesas.”

Sparring sibling sitcom

NBC is banking on family dysfunction to fuel laughs in an upcoming sitcom.

The network has ordered a comedy pilot about a ne’er-do-well brother and his one-time nerdy sister re-entering each other’s lives after not speaking for 18 months, Reuters News Agency reports .

The untitled project is from writer-producers Matt Tarses and Bill Wrubel, two friends who have worked together on ABC’s well-regarded “Sports Night” and the tepid big-screen comedy “A Guy Thing.”

The two had talked about creating a show together for some time and found the sibling-show angle the perfect hook for their first series.

No actors have been attached to the project, though the producers have their eye on that girl from band camp, Alyson Hannigan of “American Pie,” for the female lead. Meanwhile, in its first pilot pickup this development season, CBS has ordered “Clubhouse,” a coming-of-age drama from Mel Gibson’s Icon Prods. and Spelling Television.

Classic TV on DVD

Who needs Nickelodeon and TV Land when DVDs let us dip into the television past at will?

A trio of ’60s-era nostalgia discs goes on sale this week for collectors and television addicts alike.

First up is an eight-disc “Lost in Space” collection, retailing for $79.98.

The set features all 29 episodes and the unaired pilot from the show’s first season.

Set in, egads, 1997, “Lost in Space” followed the Robinsons as they navigated the uncertainties of outer space. The show, which ran from 1965-68, came to epitomize the clunky special effects of that era, but collected a core following after its cancellation.

Also set to bow on DVD this week is the first season of “Green Acres” and “The Best of Mister Ed.” Both retail for $29.98.

“Mister Ed” starred Alan Young with Allan Lane as the voice of the title character. It debuted Oct. 1, 1961, and ran for six years. The collection features 21 episodes from seasons one, two and three.

“Green Acres” followed a New York attorney (Eddie Albert) and his diva-ish wife (Eva Gabor) as they swapped their Park Avenue home for a berth in rural Hooterville. The DVD collection features all 32 episodes of its first year.

The show first aired on Sept. 16, 1965.

Compiled by Christian Toto from staff and wire reports.