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0 Comments | USA TODAY, January, 2005 | by Robert Bianco

* The networks rev up their copy machines tonight for two more look-alike reality shows, proving once again that the genre has, at best, four original thoughts in its tiny little head. NBC clones UPN's Top Model for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search (8 ET/PT), which is basically Tyra Banks' show with fewer clothes and less diversity.

* UPN, meanwhile, steals from Fox's American Idol for The Road to Stardom With Missy Elliott (8 p.m. ET/PT), which switches the format from pop to hip-hop. I'd advise switching to Lost.

* Speaking of Lost (ABC, 8 p.m. ET/PT), the season's best series takes another look at Kate (Evangeline Lilly) as she tries to retrieve a mysterious briefcase. Having already boosted ABC's fortunes, this hit from J.J. Abrams now has an even...