TV Lookout: highlights (and lowlights) for the week

Chuck, a medical student, is a whiz at functional neurology.

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Scarlet, a beer spokesmodel, doesn't know how much a silver dollar is worth.

Do opposites really attract? Of course not. But maybe they can learn from each other.

There, in a nutshell, is the mission of "Beauty and the Geek," a new unscripted series that comes with the personal imprimatur of Ashton ("Punk'd") Kutcher, an executive producer.

"This is not a dating show," insists host Brian McFayden. "This is a social experiment, to see if beautiful women can turn geeks into social superstars - and can a group of geeks help these beautiful women become more than just a pretty face."

There are seven beautiful women. Seven brilliant but geeky men. (Yo, Scarlet: That's 14 people in all.) They are paired up and challenged with activities each partner is likely to find tricky: say, for her, building a model rocket; for him, giving a lady a massage.

At stake for the winning couple: $250,000.

It premieres 9 p.m. EDT Wednesday on the WB.

Other shows to look out for:

- This year's National Memorial Day Concert commemorates the 60th anniversary of Iwo Jima, along with honoring U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Staged from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, it will take place 8 p.m. Sunday before an expected audience of more than 300,000, telecast live on PBS (check local listings). Featuring music, documentary footage and dramatic readings, the concert's scheduled performers include actors Gary Sinise, Joe Mantegna, Charles During, Brian Stokes Mitchell, singer-actress Vanessa Williams, Gen. Colin Powell, country music star Trace Adkins, soprano Harolyn Blackwell and other guest artists, along with the National Symphony Orchestra.

- When a Russian presidential candidate plots to return his country to a military dictatorship, only one man - a disillusioned ex-CIA agent - can stop the plan from coming true. That's the saga of "Frederick Forsyth's Icon," a Hallmark Channel film starring Patrick Swayze, Ben Cross and Michael York. Based on Forsyth's page-turner about international intrigue, "Icon" is set in 1999, with Russia on the verge of collapse. As elections draw near, one candidate promises reform and prosperity - but intelligence info reveals that Igor Komarov isn't who he pretends to be. Can he be stopped? The 3 1/2-hour film - shot on location in Sofia, Bulgaria and Moscow, Russia - airs at 7 p.m. Monday.

- Juniper is just like any other 11-year-old girl. She's busy with school, friends and extracurricular activities. But there's more. She holds the sacred title of Te Xuan Ze ("the Protector"), meaning she's responsible for maintaining that delicate balance between the worlds of magic and what's real. She's also the heroine of "The Life & Times of Juniper Lee," an animated comedy-adventure series that follows the action whether Juniper is taking guitar lessons or dashing off to whip a magical creature into shape. The series premieres 7 p.m. Monday on the Cartoon Network, then settles into its regular slot Sundays at 7:30 p.m.

- Shot down over Vietnam in 1967, Lieutenant Commander John McCain was taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese. A POW for more than five years, he was beaten and tortured. But McCain (now a U.S. senator from Arizona) endured his captivity based on lessons learned from his grandfather and father: the principles of duty, honor and country. A TV film, "Faith of My Fathers," tells his story, based on the book by McCain and Mark Salter. Starring Shawn Hatosy as McCain and Scott Glenn as his father, Admiral Jack McCain, the film airs 8 p.m. Monday on A&E.

- Gordon Ramsay is a world-class chef who some describe as "Simon Cowell of the kitchen" and others simply call "the devil." Now he's bringing his culinary skill and terrorizing style to "Hell's Kitchen," a new, highly bleeped reality series that follows his effort to staff a new L.A. restaurant with rival would-be chefs. These 12 trainees think they have the drive, talent and desire to run their own restaurant - and that's the prize. But can they survive Ramsay and his perfectionist ways? It premieres 9 p.m. Monday on Fox.

- Over the decades, television has strayed from the straight and narrow. For proof, take a look at "Inside TV Land: Tickled Pink," which spotlights TV personalities and characters that gay viewers have either gravitated toward or identified with. The hour-long special identifies characters like Tony Randall's portrayal of finicky Felix on "The Odd Couple" and even the duos of Kate & Allie and Batman & Robin as resonating with gay viewers. And later on, of course, Ellen DeGeneres stepped forward as a gay woman both in real life and on her sitcom. Interviews include Kelsey Grammer, Sandra Bernhard, Mario Cantone and "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry. "Tickled Pink" airs 11 p.m. Wednesday on TV Land.