Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for Thursday, June 7, 2001

Published June 7, 2001 5:21PM (EDT)

Series

On a rerun of Friends (8 p.m., NBC), Phoebe's old flame (guest Hank Azaria) returns after several years in Russia. Rory gets to know her estranged dad on a rerun of Gilmore Girls (8 p.m., WB). On a rerun of CSI (9 p.m., CBS), Grissom is even more suspicious than usual when the evidence in a baby's kidnapping points toward family members. 48 Hours (10 p.m., CBS) revisits that old boogeyman, "the dark side of the Internet."

Specials

Jimmy Fallon and Kirsten Dunst host the 2001 MTV Movie Awards (9 p.m., MTV). Musical guests include the Dave Matthews Band, Weezer and a "Moulin Rouge" number from Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Pink and Mya.

Sports

Baseball:
Orioles at Yankees (7 p.m., Fox Family)
Braves at Expos (7 p.m., TBS)

Stanley Cup Championship:
Avalanche at Devils, Game 6 (8 p.m., ABC)

Tennis:
French Open, women's semifinals (8 a.m., USA)

Talk

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Tom Brokaw
David Letterman (CBS) Dan Rather, Elvis Costello with Anne Sophie von Otter
Jay Leno (NBC) Will Ferrell, Jessica Simpson
Politically Incorrect (ABC) Martin Short, Peter Bart
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Regis Philbin, Bernie Mack
Craig Kilborn (CBS) Jennifer Beals, Hugh Hefner

All times Eastern unless noted.


By Joyce Millman

Joyce Millman is a writer living in the Bay Area.

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