Tuesday on Utah TV: You ought to check out "Don't Trust the B...." — it's funny stuff

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So, the word is that Don't Trust the B.... in Apt. 23 (8:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4) is in trouble. And, no, the ratings are not good.Which is too bad. Because it's a really funny show.Offbeat and weird. Perhaps off-putting at first. But really funny.In tonight's episode, Chloe (Krysten Ritter) tries to get People Magazine to declare James Van Der Beek the sexiest man alive.And that's one of the funniest things about "Don't Trust the B...." - Van Der Beek playing a warped version of himself, an egotistical former star of "Dawson's Creek."Elsewhere on TV ...NCIS (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): A Navy officer is murdered.Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Contestants are eliminated.The Voice (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Contestants are eliminated.Raising Hope (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Jimmy learns his parents briefly gave him up for adoption.Hart of Dixie (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Lavon and Ruby are tied in the polls.Men's college basketball (7 p.m., BYUtv): Georgia State at BYUBen and Kate (7:30 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Kate has a crush on a neighbor.NCIS: Los Angeles (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Secrets are revealed.Happy Endings (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Dave and Alex's romantic gestures don't go as planned.Go On (8 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Bob Costas asks Ryan to appear on his new TV show.New Girl (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Schmidt gets into a relationship with his boss.Emily Owens, M.D. (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): A patient won't accept a kidney transplant from her husband.Frontline (8:30 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): A look at assisted suicide, which is legal only in Oregon and Washington.The Mindy Project (8:30 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Danny agrees to be Mindy's new gynecologist.Parenthood (9 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Kristina struggles with her cancer treatments.Vegas (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Savino tries to get a mob-friendly mayor elected.Private Practice (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Sam's mother's asks him for help.Mankind: The Story of All of Us (10 p.m., History): Part 1 of this series looks at the discovery of fire; farming; building cities; trade; and the discovery of iron.Sons of Anarchy (11 p.m., FX): Jax goes into high gear with his new agenda.Underemployed (11 p.m., MTV): The gang competes in a trivia night.