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Big Brother 3
9:00 P.M. EST -CBS-
Last night, another guest was voted out of the house, perhaps doomed
to spend the next few weeks in a tropical paradise where they cannot
see or hear what is happening in the "Big Brother 3" house. (You should
be so lucky.) In any case, this episode is airing one night early
to make room for NFL football on Saturday. Pray that losing a full
day of taping in the house won't result in less grooming or sunbathing
footage.
Dateline NBC: Plane
of Gold
8:00 P.M. EST -NBC-
In 1948, Northwest Airlines flight 44-22 crashed in the remote, glacier-covered
mountains of Alaska, killing all thirty passengers. Both the FBI and
the Air Force unsuccessfully attempted to locate the plane, but the
dangerous location made it almost impossible. Eventually, rumor spread
that the craft had been loaded with gold from China, and the race
to find the wreckage was underway.
48 Hours Part 1
of 2: Krystal's Courage
8:00 P.M. EST -CBS-
While the girls were at a sleepover, a violent drifter murdered 13-year-old
Kaylene Harris and slashed the throat of 10-year-old Krystal Surles,
leaving her for dead. What Surles did next may have stopped this country's
worst serial killer. "48 Hours" takes a look at her brave actions
and how they led to the capture of this dangerous criminal. Part two
follows at 10 p.m.
Law & Order:
Special Victims Unit
9:00 P.M.
EST -NBC-
The detectives investigate a baby black market. In case you were wondering,
the black market sells babies -- it is not run by babies. Although
that would also be pretty scary.
Stick Fights
and Lip Plates
8:00 P.M.
EST -DISC-
In southwest Ethiopia, the Surma people live almost untouched by the
outside world. Camera crews capture their customs of stick fighting
and lip plates. Before you feel superior, consider that Americans
inject Botox into their faces.
The Breakfast
Club
9:30 P.M.
EST -TBS-
Anthony Michael Hall portrays a tortured young man who considers suicide
when the elephant lamp he built in shop class won't light up when
you pull the trunk. Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez and
Ally Sheedy costar.
The Dead
Zone: The House
8:00 P.M.
EST -Sci Fi-
Putting that whole "elephant lamp" incident behind him, Anthony Michael
Hall stars as Johnny, a man with special powers who helps a despondent
woman deal with the heroic death of her son.
What Women
Want
8:00 P.M.
EST -Showtime-
Mel Gibson stars as a macho ad man who can suddenly read women's minds.
He discovers that women really want stylish, comfortable shoes that
look good and don't cost too much.
The E! True
Hollywood Story: The Last Days of Elvis
8:00 P.M.
EST -E!-
Elvis Presley's untimely death raised public awareness about the deadly
combination of peanut butter & fried-banana sandwiches and prescription
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