Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2001

Published September 19, 2001 5:18PM (EDT)

Series

Reruns still dominate the prime-time schedule; the new season is now scheduled to begin next week. Biography (8 p.m., A&E) has a new profile of "Godfather" author Mario Puzo. CBS resumes new episodes of the reality show The Amazing Race (9 p.m., CBS). The West Wing (9 p.m., NBC) reruns last season's cliffhanger finale, in which Bartlet grapples with all manner of crises as he decides whether or not to run for reelection. HBO reruns the season premiere of Curb Your Enthusiasm (9 p.m., HBO); Larry and Cheryl go house hunting, and Larry realizes his dream of being a car salesman.

Sports

Baseball:
Diamondbacks at Rockies (7 p.m., ESPN)
Braves at Phillies (7 p.m., ESPN2)
Astros at Giants (10 p.m., ESPN)
Padres at Dodgers (10 p.m., ESPN2)

Talk

The networks' talk-show guest rosters are in flux due to travel and security concerns.

All times Eastern unless noted.


By Joyce Millman

Joyce Millman is a writer living in the Bay Area.

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