Specials
Remember Kurt Cobain on the fifth anniversary of his suicide with an encore showing of Nirvana’s bittersweet Unplugged (8 p.m., MTV) concert. The Century (9 p.m., ABC) continues (this miniseries feels likes it’s been going on for 100 years) with the Depression and McCarthyism.
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Series
On a new episode of Friends (8 p.m., NBC), Rachel starts smoking to impress her nicotine-fiend boss. Will & Grace (8:30 p.m., NBC) moves into its new time slot with a new episode in which Grace finds herself replaced as Will’s buddy by a nurturing neighbor (guest Molly Shannon). The ever hep Fox Files (9 p.m., Fox) spotlights a dangerous new youth trend — racin’ in the street. Next week: Is rock ‘n’ roll the devil’s music? On a new ER (10 p.m., NBC), Weaver thinks she’s found her birth mother, Hathaway makes a big decision and Carter walks in Greene’s shoes for a day.
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Sports
Baseball:
Phillies at Braves (7:35 p.m., TBS)
Hockey:
Penguins at Flyers (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
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Talk
David Letterman (CBS) George Stephanopoulos, Andrea Boccelli
Jay Leno (NBC) Teri Hatcher, Kobe Bryant
Politically Incorrect (ABC) William Devane, Maggie Gallagher
Conan O’Brien (NBC) Mike Lupica, Will Ferrell
Craig Kilborn (CBS) Al Franken, Diane Lane
