TV THIS WEEK: May 26-June1

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Published May 25, 2008 at 3 p.m.
Updated May 25, 2008 at 6:03 p.m.

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Today

Living Lohan

* 8:30 p.m., E!

The show: Apparently there aren't enough celebrity- at-home shows on TV, so E! has dug up family members of a celebrity to show - according to co-star Ali LohanUP , 14-year-old sister and "best friend" of Lindsay - that they're just normal people with regular lives. Do YOU have a TV show? (We all know the answer is linked to whether you have a sister who's a star with a train-wreck personal life.) In the debut episode, singer Jeremy Greene works with Ali on her vocals as she and mother Dina try to carve out a career for Ali.

Tuesday

Moment of Truth

* 7 p.m., FOX 31

The show: It's no secret that people watched Truth during its first run. Season 2 again features people hooked to a lie detector as they reveal their deepest, darkest secrets in front of a national TV audience (oh, and their loved ones) in hopes of winning up to $500,000. Now we know humiliation has a price.

Wednesday

Men in Trees

* 9 p.m., Denver's 7

The show: As Marin faces a book deadline, Jack saddles her with four unruly puppies that Julia (Kelli Williams) had foisted on him. Meanwhile, Annie, who's trying with mixed success to promote a talent show, is disturbed by a sweaty dream involving Ivan. But in New York, Patrick (Derek Richardson) isn't dreaming: Self-help author Pilar (Sofia Vergara) really is coming on to him.

Friday

National Spelling Bee

* 7 p.m., Denver's 7

The show: The championship rounds of the 81st annual event in Washington, D.C. The competition, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Co. (parent company of the Rocky Mountain News) began with a record 288 spellers aged 8 to 15. Evan O'Dorney, of Danville, Calif., won last year after spelling serrefine (a noun describing a small forceps, not the name of an Italian eatery in Brighton).

Saturday

CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights

* 8 p.m., CBS4

The show: Mixed martial arts chops into prime-time. How many of these names have you heard? Kimbo Slice takes on James "Colossus" Thompson in a heavyweight bout in Newark, N.J. Also: Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith in a middleweight fight, and Gina Carano vs. Kaitlin Young in women's action.

Sunday

In Plain Sight

* 8 p.m., USA

The show: In the series opener, U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack) of the Witness Protection Program tries to solve the murder of a mobster's son who was under her watch. Meanwhile, she must deal with her dysfunctional family on her birthday.

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