TONIGHT'S MUST-TRY: “Blue Bloods,” 10 p.m., CBS.

Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) has been diligent as a Catholic and as New York's police commissoner. Now those worlds collide, when a priest refuses to say what he heard in confession, leaving Frank's people with little information to find a missing boy.

Meanwhile, one of his sons (Donnie Wahlberg) investigates the death of a socialite who had a secret life. The other (Will Estes) attends a wedding with his police partner (Vanessa Ray).

TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: “Soundbreaking,” 10 p.m., PBS.

Nile Rodgers figured he was a hip, funky guy. A Black Panther and the son of beatniks, he hung in Greenwich Village; then a girlfriend took him to a disco. “I said, 'I want to be a part of this, where the music never stops.'” His band Chic soared ... until the disco wave abruptly ended.

Or did it? “I think disco has been more lasting” than people think, musician Questlove says here. This excellent hour, on the music beat, traces a strong line from R&B to funk to disco and on to the rest -- from Madonna to electronic dance music. Whether by man or machine, the beat seems eternal.

TONIGHT'S ALTERNATIVE: More music, 7:50-10 p.m., BET; 9-10 p.m., PBS.

While waiting for the PBS show about music, you can hear music by the best. BET reruns Tuesday's “Obama Celebration,” with music by Jill Scott, Usher, Janelle Monae, Bell Biv Devoe, Michelle Williams, the Roots, De La Soul and gospel greats Yolanda Adams and Kierra Sheard.

And PBS has the misnamed “Alan Cummings Sings Sappy Songs.” Sappy songs are superficial; Cummings tackles ones with immense depth. At times, he's mastering ones from Chita Rivera, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus. At others, he dedicates wrenching songs to his troubled father and grandfather.

Other choices include:

“MacGyver,” 8 p.m., CBS. We really wish we had MacGyver in real life. Extremists are attacking the U.S embassy in Latvia; fortunately, Mac has a chisel and a matchbook to stop them.

“Last Man Standing,” 8 p.m,, ABC. Chuck has inherited a car and Mike (Tim Allen) wants to buy it. But Joe, a car buff (played by Jay Leno, the consummate car buff) wants it too.

“Southwest of Salem,” 8-10 p.m., Investigation Discovery. In 1997 and '98, four Latina lesbians were convicted of child rape, amid claims of Satanism. Later, an alleged victims recantrf, the medical examiner changed her mind and similar cases were discredited nationwide. The women are finally out of prison, but haven't been legally exonerated. Here's a rerun of a powerful documentary.

“Dr. Ken,” 8:30 p.m., ABC. This time, Ken's wife and co-worker reach their tipping points. For Allison, it comes during a Thanksgiving drive to her parents' house, when Ken and the kids misbehave; for Clark, it's when he tries to micro-manage dinner at a shelter for the homeless.

“Hawaii Five-0,” 9 p.m., CBS. A conspiracy theorist has been killed. (We suspect a cospiracy here.) Now the team looks into the question he was probing: Why was John Kennedy's cabinet on Oahu, just before he was assassinated?

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” 9 p.m., CW. After a terrific hour last week, the show settles for a barely-OK one. The story focuses on the show's weakest element – Rebecca's extreme neediness – as she forces Valencia into friendship and a festival. There are some good moments with Paula in law school, but the music numbers are relatively small; there's little to remind us that this is often a great show.

“Wolf Creek,” 10-11:20 p.m., Pop. Here's the conclusion of a six-part mini-series that started fiercely, with a loner (John Jarratt) attacking an American family in the Australian Outback. Now the teen survivor (beautifully played by Lucy Fry) closes in on him. Previous episodes are at 8 and 9 p.m.

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