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“THE PACIFIC,” 7 p.m., HBO The first hour in a 10-part miniseries from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg about the Pacific theater of war in World War II. Tonight, in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Marine Sgt. John Basilone prepares to ship out; budding journalist Robert Leckie enlists in the Marine Corps; Sidney Phillips leaves for boot camp; the 1st Marine Division lands on Guadalcanal.
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“The Amazing Race,” 7 p.m., KCNC-Channel 4 Call it accidental counterprogramming: on the “Race” tonight, a World War I re-enactment tests the racers’ nerves.
Joanne Ostrow
