Lifetime will double down tomorrow with two new series: “Side Order of Life,” a comedic drama about rediscovery, and “State of Mind”, an ensemble series about psychiatrists.

Premiering at 9 p.m., “Side Order of Life” stars Marisa Coughlan (“Boston Legal”) as Jenny McIntyre, a beautiful, successful magazine photographer who’s devoted to the superficial.

Jenny makes a practice of nibbling at life, concerning herself with the calorie count rather than the feast. But then she gets a wake-up call.

“Life is the main course, the appetiser and the dessert,” declares Jenny’s best friend, Vivy, right after giving her some bad news: Vivy has brain cancer.

Can Jenny find a new clarity and sense of purpose — and learn to share it with others? And, by the way, why are her photographs now revealing things she never saw through her camera’s viewfinder?

Jason Priestley (“Beverly Hills 90210”) co-stars as Ian, Jenny’s fiancee. Diana Maria Riva (“Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”) plays Vivy.

At 10 p.m., “State of Mind” delivers a shock to Dr. Ann Bellowes: She catches her husband (who’s a fellow therapist) having sex with their marriage counsellor. Now Ann is faced with helping her clients while she tries to put her own life back together.

But how will the eviction of her husband affect New Haven Psychiatric Associates, where Ann remains in business along with three other colleagues? And how will the new tenant — a young lawyer who agrees to represent Ann in her possible divorce — fit in with the group?

Lili Taylor (“Six Feet Under”) plays Ann. She co-stars with Derek Riddell, Mido Hamada, Theresa Randle and Devon Gummersall in this drama of intertwined lives and psyches — both in and out of therapy.

Other shows to look out for:

[bul] What happened to Queen Nefertiti and her husband, Akhenaten, the likely father of King Tut? A National Geographic Channel special, “Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty”, documents a high-tech forensic exploration into the fate of the famed queen. CT-scan imaging technology is used to help determine whether either of two mysterious mummies (known only as the Younger Lady and the Elder Lady) might be Nefertiti — and, if not, who they could be. Then the investigation moves to Cairo to examine another mummy whose identification has been debated since its discovery a century ago near King Tut’s tomb. Could this mummy be King Akhenaten? The one-hour programme airs on Monday at 10 p.m.

[bul] By day, Bill Pearson is a family counsellor. Then he goes home to a family as chaotic as it is loving. Standup comic Bill Engvall (“Blue Collar TV”) stars as the sometimes too responsible, sometimes too boyish patriarch of a new TBS sitcom conveniently titled “The Bill Engvall Show.” Nancy Travis plays Susan, his wife and partner in parenting teenage daughter Lauren as well as their sons — Trent, a sports enthusiast, and Bryan, a brainy neat freak. Tim Meadows (“Saturday Night Live”) co-stars as hair-replacement specialist Paul DuFrayne, whose office is in the same building where Bill has his practice. “The Bill Engvall Show” premieres on Tuesday at 10 p.m.

[bul] A new Sundance Channel series, “It’s Not Easy Being Green,” follows a British family as they ditch their comfortable London digs for a rundown country farmhouse and a green, self-sufficient way of life. With the assistance of an eco-engineer and an organic farmer, the Strawbridge family — parents Richard and Brigit and children Charlotte, 19, and James, 21 — learn to wean themselves from their dependence on fossil fuel and live in ways that produce minimal waste. Among their projects: a custom-made water wheel that generates the home’s electricity, a permaculture garden and a shower heated by solar power. “It’s Not Easy Being Green,” which premieres Tuesday at 10p.m., airs as part of Sundance Channel’s The Green, a weekly programme block devoted to environmental topics.

[bul] Don’t fight it, give in to the history of hand-to-hand combat on “Human Weapon.” Hosts Jason Chambers (a champion martial artist) and Bill Duff (a former wrestler and pro football player) embark on a global odyssey of exploring — and engaging in — a range of age-old combat arts. Premiering on Friday at 11 p.m. on the History Channel, “Human Weapon” makes its first stop in Bangkok. There Chambers and Duff learn the ancient art of Muay Thai, also known as the Science of Eight Limbs, where the fighter’s hands, shins, elbows and knees are developed into weapons that can crush an opponent. How will our hosts fare against a professional Muay Thai master? Will they live to host the show’s second week?Frazier Moore is a national television columnist for The Associated Press. He can be reached at fmoore[AT]ap.org