Reason to watch: It’s a slick mystery/adventure/comedy/ thriller — two New York exterminators vs. bedbugs and rats. Big fun!

What it’s about: People who have lived it probably don’t need to watch it. But for the rest of us, “RatBusters” is an eye-opener. Or a stomach-turner.

Jimmy Tallman and Michael Morales, of Magic Exterminating, arrive on the scene of “every New Yorker’s worst nightmare” to the strains of superhero music. They’re out to take down two villains this time: Brooklyn bedbugs and Bronx rats.

But their new-agey client seems to be infested with news-addict anxiety, since there’s no real bedbug evidence in his place. At least the guys get to hear a song Yeremiah wrote about the critters and his philosophy of how they “teach someone to grow and become a greater person.” Listen for the plunky “comedy” signature on the musical soundtrack!

So it should be a relief to see rats actually appear in the saga of a South Bronx convenience store. But after the guys’ “little buffet” of basement traps has the dead bodies piling up, I found myself cringing, holding my nose (I swear I could smell ’em) and looking away.

My say: Jimmy and Michael provide colorful enough commentary to keep things lively. But really, how many infestations do you need to see? How much “documentary” footage of bedbugs inflating as they feed on blood?

Bottom line: Educational, entertaining, unpleasant.

‘Ratbusters NYC’

When: 10 p.m. Friday

Where: Animal Planet