The 'Scream 2009' awards on Spike are a Tuesday TV pick

'Scream 2009'

Hey, it's not award-show season! Then again, this doesn't look like your run-of-the-mill award show. Spike TV offers up its fourth annual event honoring all things horror, sci-fi and fantasy. Categories include best comic-book artist, most memorable mutilation and the ultimate scream. Expect appearances from the folks involved with the new "Star Trek," the "Saw" films and the TV show "True Blood." 10 tonight, Spike (seattletimes.com/tvlistings).

Doug Knoop, Seattle Times staff

Also on today

"So You Think You Can Dance," 8 p.m. (Fox): The Top 20 dancers, paired up as couples, perform; the judges eliminate two dancers.

"BET Hip-Hop Awards 2009," 8 p.m. (BET): Top hip-hop artists are honored in the fourth annual ceremony; host Mike Epps.

"Scare Tactics," 9 p.m. (Syfy): Partygoers enter a quarantined area; sleep study; imaginary clown friend; alien visitor.

"Dirty Jobs," 9 p.m. (Discovery): Mike travels to a California farm where he learns to care for dromedary camels.

"Independent Lens," 10 p.m. (KCTS): "Journals of a Wily School." The police offer a pickpocket a full pardon if he will help them track down more criminals.

"Bizarre World," 10 p.m. (Travel): Andrew eats everything from macaroni-and-cheese pizza to duck-blood soup in Wisconsin. Also featured: tossing cow pies for distance; delivering mail by boat; making one of the smelliest cheeses in America.

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