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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

Titanic: Blood and Steel: The 12-part miniseries about the ill-fated ocean liner continues (8 and 8:54 p.m. Encore).

Iconoclasts: Actor James Franco and performance artist Marina Abramovic are featured in the series’ season premiere (8 p.m. Sundance).

Frontline: The newsmagazine profiles President Barack Obama and his Republican rival, former Gov. Mitt Romney, in the season premiere (9 p.m. KOCE).

Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition: “Dance Moms’ ” Abby Lee Miller headlines this new reality series (9 p.m. Lifetime).

Keyshia & Daniel: Family First: R&B; star Keyshia Cole is back in a new reality series (10 p.m. BET).

Prank My Mom: Kids set up their own mothers in this new hidden-camera show (10 and 10:30 p.m. Lifetime).

SPECIALS

BET Hip Hop Awards 2012: Mike Epps hosts the annual salute to rap music’s hottest stars; scheduled performers included 2 Chainz, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, 50 Cent, Diddy and Missy Elliott (8 p.m. BET).

Top Secret: This new special probes clandestine government programs and hidden facilities (8 p.m. National Geographic).

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog: Neil Patrick Harris, “Firefly’s” Nathan Fillion and “The Guild’s’ Felicia Day star in “Avengers’?” director Joss Whedon’s 2008 web musical (9 p.m. KTLA).

Caligula: 1400 Days of Terror: This new special recalls the reign of notorious Roman emperor (9 p.m. History).

The Big Jig: Irish step dancers put their best feet forward at the 2012 World Championships in Dublin, Ireland in this new special (10 p.m. TLC).

MOVIES

Jane’s Journey: This 2010 documentary spotlights the work of renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall (8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Animal Planet)

SPORTS

Baseball: MLB Playoffs: The San Francisco Giants visit the Cincinnati Reds (2:30 p.m. TBS). The Detroit Tigers visit the Oakland Athletics (6 p.m. TBS).