Wednesday on TV

NBA (5:30 p.m., FSN): Utah Jazz at Boston Celtics

New Adventures of Old Christine (7 p.m., Ch. 2): Max (guest star Eric McCormack) tries to make Christine stop giving up when the going gets tough.

CMA Awards (7 p.m., Ch. 4): Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host the 43rd annual ceremonies honoring the best in country music. (Tape-delayed in this time zone)

Mercy (7 p.m., Ch. 5): A family crisis brings Veronica and Mike together.

So You Think You Can Dance (7 p.m., Ch. 13): Two of the remaining 16 finalists are eliminated.

Coca-Cola: The Real Story Behind the Real Thing (7, 8, 10 and 11 p.m., CNBC): This hourlong documentary goes behind the scenes at Coke.

Gary Unmarried (7:30 p.m., Ch. 2): Allison's new friend seems to prefer Gary's company.

Criminal Minds (8 p.m., Ch. 2): A series of murders aligns with a rock star's tour schedule.

Law & Order: SVU (8 p.m., Ch. 5): Racy photos of a 15-year-old rape victim are leaked on the Internet.

CSI: NY (9 p.m., Ch. 2): Continuing the story that began in Monday's episode of "CSI: Miami," Ray Langston (Laurence Fishburne) travels to New York when a truck accident reveals a evidence about a black-market, organ-harvesting ring. The story concludes in Thursday's episode of "CSI."

P.O.V. (9 p.m., Ch. 7): The film "The Way We Get By" profiles three senior citizens who have greeted nearly 800,000 American troops in Bangor, Maine.

Return to Duty (9 p.m., MTV2; 10 p.m., MTV): In the final episodes of "Real World: Brooklyn," we learned that cast member Ryan Conklin had been recalled to active duty and redeployed to Iraq. This hour documents his return to Baghdad.

Mythbusters (10 p.m., Discovery): Will an out-of-control car really crash and burn every time?

Documentary series is enthralling

If you have access to the Smithsonian Channel, be sure to watch (or record) "Apocalypse: Second World War," which debuts tonight at 6 and 9 p.m.

In the 64 years since World War II ended, we've come to see it as sort of a clean war. The footage we've seen has largely spared us of the actual carnage.

Not so with "Apocalypse." Smithsonian is billing this as "footage deemed unfit for civilians to see. Until now." And it's not just hyperbole.

The six-part series, which airs Wednesday-Monday, is shocking. And stunning. And enthralling.

Again, this is not for the entire family. And, be warned, it is shocking in spots.

But "Apocalypse" is amazing to watch.