Mix "Iron Chef" with "Family Feud" and you've got "My Momma Throws Down" (8 tonight, TV One), a cooking competition show that pits everyday moms against one another. It makes for a tasty little show.

Hosted by comic/actor Ralph Harris, the show features two moms, nominated by a family member, competing in red or blue aprons and making a surprise dish, albeit one that might be found at any kitchen table. (In the first episode, it's squash casserole.) Judges taste the meal to anoint the top momma; on the first panel is noted food historian Jessica B. Harris and the sister trio from the fabulous 2000-2004 TV show "Soul Food"-- Vanessa Williams, Malinda Williams and Nicole Ari Parker.

Relationship TV shows typically focus on finding love (or "love" as in "The Bachelor") or fixing folk so they can learn how to be in relationships (like "Tough Love").

But what's equally important is to know when to get out of a relationship. That's the focus of "Love Addiction" (8 tonight, TV One), a new eight-episode docu-series that stages interventions to help men and women leave a bad situation.

Naturally, the folks in the relationships can't see that their love is toxic, so the intervention is triggered by a loved one. But before that, the series gives an upclose and detailed look at the couple, with the specifics filled in by the couple themselves. For the surprise intervention, a therapist or relationship expert is brought in to guide the person to an enlightened decision.

It's a shame that "Find Our Missing" (10 tonight, TV One) exists because it points to a well-known disparity in my profession.

That disparity is in the coverage of missing persons; overwhelmingly white women get more attention on national broadcasts (think Natalee Holloway); the phenomenon is so prevalent it been proclaimed "missing white woman syndrome."

Despite the acknowledgement of this divide, not much has changed. "Finding Our Missing" steps into the breach with a 10-episode one-hour series that features African-Americans who have disappeared, and the circumstances surrounding their disappearance.

On "Unsung," the lives of famous but unheralded people get examination. Now TV One, is premiering a series that takes a look at regular folk who've survived extraordinary circumstances.

Through reenactments and interviews, "Will to Live," (8 tonight, TV One), in a half-hour, tells the stories of people who, perhaps through sheer will, beat the odds and live through a terrible event.

The first two episodes make for interesting viewing, not just because the stories are of spectacularly horrific crimes, but because they also reveal lapses in law enforcement, when it comes to issues of class and gender.

Much has changed since we last saw TV One's take-off on "The Bachelorette."

First of all, "Donald J. Trump Presents" has been removed from the title making it just "The Ultimate Merger" (TV One, 9 tonight). Whether that's because the Donald tarnished his brand with African-Americans because of his questionable attacks on President Obama's birthplace or because having  "Donald J. Trump Presents" in the title is ridiculous, we'll never know. There's mention that the hotel is Trump-owned, but this time there's no offensive warning to the men not to damage any property. Yep, that actually happened.

Despite the fact that she didn't find love, Omarosa isn't back (she found it off camera with actor Michael Clarke Duncan); instead another one-namer, model Toccara sorts through 14 men to find Mr. Right.

TV One's series "Unsung" continues its stellar season tonight at 10 with a look at the career of seminal rapper Big Daddy Kane.

You might remember the man some called Dark Gable and Count Macula for his late '80s hits like "Ain't No Half Steppin," "Smooth Operator" and "I Get the Job Done," and for his awesome flat-top haircut, but the episodes proves there's a lot more to Kane, in terms of his musical legacy and influence. And he's got new music coming; Kane's hooked up with Los Angeles-based funk band Connie Price & the Keystones to form what he calls 'hip-hop soul unit.'

"We're mixing the last two songs," he says. "I'd say expect a single by fall."

Just as importantly, the Brooklyn native now calls Raleigh home. "I always dug Raleigh," he says. "I used to come down in '89 and hang out at the Residence Inn, near the Denny's on Wake Forest [Road]."

That's right, you could run into Kane at the Food Lion!

Happiness recently caught up with the still sexy-voiced and low-key Blackanova and talked to him about his "Unsung" experience.

TV One begins a new season of "Unsung" (10 tonight), its series exploring the life and times and unheralded performers, and this season is one to get excited about.

It starts strong with a look at Deneice Williams, the multi-octave singer of such hits as "Silly" and "Let's Hear It for the Boy," convincingly making the case that Williams never got her due for her soaring pipes. After all, before Mariah Carey trilled her pop, R&B and gospel tunes, Niecy did it. (I'd put Minnie Riperton, a former "Unsung" subject, firmly in R&B, albeit alternative at times.)
 

LisaRaye McCoy, the curvy lady in white, is back on her grind with the premiere of the second season of "LisaRaye: The Real McCoy" (TV One, 9 tonight).

As we rejoin the show, and LisaRaye's life is definitely a show, she's not rebuilding anymore (last season she was going back to acting after stepping back for a marriage that eventually failed); she's got a show and a number of business enterprises. She's also got family all around her. Besides her cousin Quincy and her daughter Kai, another cousin is a personal assistant and she's got two new business partners.

In the two episodes I got to screen, LisaRaye's as tough and irrepressible as ever.

Joining BET, TV One and Centric is Bounce TV, a new television network aimed at African-American audiences that launches in the fall.

The venture is especially notable in two ways; it will be the first over-the-air televison network, employing the digital signals of local television stations. And the group putting the network together includes former Ambassador Andrew Young and Martin Luther King III.

According to Broadcasting & Cable, Bounce TV plans to broadcast a mix of theatrical movies, live sports, off-net series and original programmng aimed at adults 25-54. It will televise CIAA football and basketball games, including the CIAA Championship football game and some quarter and semi-final CIAA tournament basketball games.

Around this time last year, TV One tested "Love That Girl,"  its first original scripted sitcom, executive produced by comic star Martin Lawrence,  with a limited run of four episodes.

Guess the audience responded positively because tonight (9 p.m.) the network airs two episodes of the half-hour sitcom as part of a full season.

If you missed the first run, the show stars Tatyana Ali (Ashley from "The Fresh Price of Bel-Air) as Tyana Jones, a young divorcee who has returned home to work with her father (Phil Morris) in his real estate business. She lives with her unemployed, aspiring stand up comedian brother Latrell (Alphonso McAuley), and has a best friend (Kendyl Joi) who owns a hair salon.