Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for
Monday, March 20, 2000

Published March 20, 2000 5:00PM (EST)

Series

Lindsay smokes dope for the first time and Bill has an allergic reaction that lands him in the hospital on Freaks and Geeks (8 p.m., NBC). The new sitcom Titus (8:30 p.m., Fox) premieres. Stand-up comic Christopher Titus stars in an autobiographical show about a neurotic guy with a dominating father (played by Stacy Keach). On Ally McBeal (9 p.m., Fox), a former client is back and accused of murdering his boss. Ray and Debra encourage Frank and Marie to get out more, with disastrous results, on Everybody Loves Raymond (9 p.m., CBS). The American Experience (check local times, PBS) repeats "The Telephone," a history of Alexander Graham Bell's invention and how it changed the world. Investigative Reports (9 p.m. EST/10 PST, A&E) begins a week of shows about children at risk. Tonight: "Playing to Extremes," an examination of kids and sports.

Specials

Peter Jennings Reporting (10 p.m., ABC) looks at the escalation of hostilities between India and Pakistan and the possibility of nuclear conflict in the region.

Sports

Basketball:

Lakers at Heat (8 p.m., TBS)

Celtics at Suns (10:30 p.m., TBS)

College basketball:

NIT (7 p.m., ESPN)

NCAA women's tournament (7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m., ESPN2; 9 p.m., midnight, ESPN)

Talk

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Joshua Jackson, 'N Sync

David Letterman (CBS) TBA

Jay Leno (NBC) Molly Shannon, Jet Li

Politically Incorrect (ABC) Robert Conrad, Lisa Ann Walter

Conan O'Brien (NBC) Brian Williams, Hilary Swank


By Joyce Millman

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