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SALON'S TV PICKS FOR
THURSDAY, DEC. 3, 1998
BY JOYCE MILLMAN

S P E C I A L S

Forrest Gump (8 p.m., ABC) takes up ABC's whole prime-time schedule tonight. Six Oscars, Tom Hanks, life is like a box of chocolates, yada, yada, yada. Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan, Philippe Candeloro, Michael Weiss and other skating stars are scheduled to wing it in Improv-Ice (8 p.m., USA), a program of improvised routines. So when they fall down, they can say, "I meant to do that!" Big-band singer Monica Mancini, the daughter of the late Henry Mancini, performs her father's songs in Monica Mancini ... On the Record (check local times, PBS). Bacharach: One Amazing Night (check local times, PBS) is a tribute concert that originally aired on cable. Burt Bacharach plays piano, conducts his orchestra and reminisces about some of his favorite numbers, which are sung before a New York audience by Elvis Costello, Chrissie Hynde, Sheryl Crow, Barenaked Ladies and Dionne Warwick, among others. (Note: While a few PBS affiliates are airing these specials tonight, most will run the Mancini show on Dec. 7 and the Bacharach on Dec. 9. Check local listings.)

S E R I E S

Fox Files (9 p.m., Fox) has a sequel to a September report on crystal meth, which includes a jailhouse interview with a Chicago addict. ER (10 p.m., NBC) reruns the episode in which the ER is threatened by a toxic chemical spill. 48 Hours (10 p.m., CBS) has a scheduled report on the effects of divorce on children and society.

S P O R T S

Football:
Rams at Eagles (8:15 p.m., ESPN)

T A L K

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Calista Flockhart, Keri Russell (rerun)
David Letterman (CBS) Bill Murray (rerun)
Jay Leno (NBC) Charlie Sheen, Judge Judy, Seal
Politically Incorrect (ABC) Peter Boyle, Billy Bragg, Clinton aide Ann Lewis
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Gina Gershon, Dylan McDermott (rerun)
SALON | Dec. 3, 1998

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