Here are listings for A&E Biography (and other prime-time evening programs), and here's a link for A&E Biography videos.
A&E provides listings on the 1st (times are EST/Pacific Time):
A&E Primetime Programming Schedule
Monday-Friday programs are each repeated once, 4 hours later
NOTE: We are listing both EST/Pacific Time and individual television ratings. All are [TV G] or [PG]unless noted. [NR] = Not Rated, news-related program.
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06/01/2003
8:00 Biography. Post-Impressionists: Van
Gogh & Gauguin. In October 1888, two
struggling artists joined forces in a tiny
yellow house in the South of France. This
is the story of the tense friendship
between Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin
and their "Studio of the South". Though it
lasted only 9 weeks and revealed their
radically different approaches to painting,
their short collaboration proved critical
to the development of each artists' work,
identity, and destiny, and produced works
that helped set the stage for much of
modern art. CC [TV PG]
10:00 The Point. The Secret Life of a
Serial Killer. Story of Herb Baumeister,
who committed at least seven murders,
buried the bodies 15 feet from his back
door, and kept his secret from wife and
friends. Did he kill the young men in games
of sexual strangulation? CC [TV PG]
11:00 Crossing Jordan. Born to Run.
Jordan (Jill Hennessy) is knee deep in
strippers and Russian gangsters when she
responds to a suspected murder-suicide at a
local gentleman's club. Unconvinced by the
police theory of a distraught, jealous
lover, Jordan enlists the help of her
colleagues Trey (Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
and Bug (Ravi Kappor) to reveal more with a
detailed investigation of the Russian mob-
run club. Meanwhile, Garret (Miguel Ferrer)
must deal with
a school scandal involving
his daughter (guest star Alex McKenna). CC
[TV 14]
06/02/2003
8:00 Biography. Tony Curtis: Tony of the
Movies. Clips from screen classics "Some
Like It Hot", "Spartacus", and "The Sweet
Smell of Success" highlight this look at
Tony Curtis's 50-year career in show
business. We also look back at his
turbulent personal life, including his many
marriages, the cocaine addiction in the
1980s that almost killed him, and the loss
of his 22-year-old son to a heroin-related
seizure. Daughter Jamie Lee Curtis, Jerry
Lewis, childhood friend Joe Franklin, and
Curtis himself offer candid comments. CC
[TV PG]
9:00 Inspector Morse. The Way through the
Woods. The "Lovers' Lane Killer", accused
of murdering five people, has been killed
himself in a prison fight before his trial.
But one of the victims' bodies has never
been found, and Morse and Lewis discover
that the case is far from closed. John Thaw
and Kevin Whatley star. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. Thicker Than Water. In
the tense investigation of a bloody gang
shootout, several officers are grilled
about the possibility that a fellow cop may
have been killed by friendly fire. CC [TV
14]
06/03/2003
8:00 Biography. Jennifer Jones: Portrait
of a Lady. She married wealthy men and had
a fairy-tale career as an actress, but
behind the glamorous image, Jennifer Jones
lived a stormy life. Our portrait of the
Oscar winner ("Song of Bernadette")
includes her affair and marriage to David
O. Selznick; second marriage to Norton
Simon, who was struck with a debilitating
illness; daughter's suicide; and the
philanthropy that has helped her overcome
tragedy. Interviews include son Robert
Walker Jr., stepson David Selznick, Carrie
Fisher, and Charlton Heston. CC [TV PG]
9:00 Cold Case Files. The South Side
Rapist/Silent Witness & Innocence Lost. A
series of brutal rapes goes unsolved for
many years until a fluke audit of a license-
plate number leads to the culprit; the
murder of scientist Helena Greenwood, who
was helping to develop DNA f
orensic
technology when she died, is solved 12
years later with the help of DNA evidence;
and a Los Angeles County prosecutor uses
criminal profiling to nab the notorious
South Bay Rapist, who abducted and raped 6
young girls. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. Falling. Officer
Bosco's (Jason Wiles) manic pursuit of a
bank robber leads him to the brink of
emotional breakdown, threatening his life
and the lives of others. CC [TV 14]
06/04/2003
8:00 Biography. Burt Reynolds: Down Fall
and Deliverance. Chronicles the life of a
man who fulfilled the American Dream twice.
Burt Reynolds rose from humble beginnings
to become one of the most popular
personalities in Hollywood, only to fall
from grace professionally and financially.
He's on a roll again, winning critical
acclaim for recent roles and finding
personal happiness. CC [TV G]
9:00 American Justice. Mail Order Murder.
A middle-aged man on trial for killing his
beautiful young Russian wife points the
finger of blame at another man. CC [TV PG]
10:00 City Confidential. Pittsburgh. A
church-going man's second wife dies the
same way his first wife did, in a drowning
accident at home. Was it coincidence...or
murder? Paul Winfield narrates. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. The Unforgiven. After
two disturbing murder cases, a distraught
Officer Sully (Skipp Sudduth) seeks the
guidance of a priest (guest star Giancarlo
Esposito) when he questions his faith in
God. CC [TV 14]
06/05/2003
8:00 Biography. Gene Tierney: A Shattered
Portrait. Story of the glamorous star of
the silver screen whose private life was
filled with pain and turmoil. Though she
won acclaim for a string of movie hits and
attracted the love of a prince, she
struggled with personal crises and mental
illness. Features rare photos, film clips,
and intimate interviews with those who knew
her best. CC [TV G]
9:00 Columbo. Sex and the Married
Detective. Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) finds
himself under observation by a world-famous
sex therapist when he investigates her
lover's murder at
the clinic and tries to
track down the suspected murderess--a
phantom "lady in black". Guest stars:
Lindsay Crouse, Stephen Macht, and Dave
Florek. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. The Greater Good. A
loving family wants to adopt Carlos's
(Anthony Ruivivar) AIDS-infected baby girl,
but he resists because he wants to raise
her himself--and because the family is
white. CC [TV 14]
06/06/2003
8:00 Mansfield Park (Movie). Adaptation
of Jane Austen's strongly autobiographical
novel about a poor young girl, Fanny Price
(Frances O'Connor), who is sent to live
with her rich class-conscious relatives,
then grows up to be more beautiful and
smarter than everybody else. Jealousy,
romantic entanglements, and scandal ensue.
Also stars Jonny Lee Miller, Embeth
Davidtz, and Alessandro Nivola. (1999) CC
[TV PG]
10:30 American Justice. The Yorkshire
Ripper. The story of Peter Sutcliffe, the
English gravedigger and killer who
terrorized northern England in the 1970s
with a series of macabre and savage
murders. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. Unfinished Business.
As doctors try to save Bobby's (Bobby
Cannavale) life, Officers Bosco (Jason
Wiles), Yokas (Molly Price), and fellow
cops scour the city in search of the
shooter--a desperate drug addict (guest
star Kirk Acevedo) who's on the run while
hoping to score one last fix. Meanwhile, a
helpless Kim (Kim Raver) watches emergency
room doctors labor to save the victim's
life, casting a vindictive eye at the
junkie's overwrought sister (guest star
Judy Reyes). Cops capture the shooter, but
Bobby dies. CC [TV 14]
06/07/2003
8:00 American Justice. Duty, Honor...and
Murder. The gruesome tale of David Graham
and Diane Zamora, military academy cadets
who threw their bright futures away when
Diane discovered that David had an affair
with Adrianne Jones. In a fit of jealousy,
Diane and David killed Adrianne to "purify"
their love--both received life sentences.
With interviews with Graham and Adrianne's
mother. CC [TV PG]
9:00 Cold Case Files. Mark of a
Killer/Dead E
nds. A killer's bite marks and
a jailhouse snitch lead to a murder
conviction in a case gone cold for 8 years,
and we join a group of supersleuths trying
to solve the slaying of 18-year-old Jamie
Weiss, found dead in her bathtub in 1996.
CC [TV PG]
10:00 Crossing Jordan. Secrets & Lies,
Pt. 2. Jordan hopes a catatonic mental
patient can help her find her mother's
killer. Stars Jill Hennessy, Miguel Ferrer,
Ken Howard, Kathryn Hahn, and guest stars
Wallace Shawn and Jerry O'Connell. CC [TV
14]
11:00 Paparazzi. Chance & Circumstance.
Lou's job as an independent photographer
gives him the freedom to get up and go
anywhere at anytime in order to get a good
shot. We see that Lou knows Toronto like
the back of his hand and is solidly in tune
with who's in town and why. Val Kilmer
shows up with his new girlfriend and Lou
snaps their picture, then he heads to
Montreal where Nicole Kidman is shooting a
film. In Montreal, he has no luck with the
elusive Kidman and heads back to Toronto
where he catches Woody Allen and wife Soon-
Yi. CC [TV G]
11:30 The Star Treatment #23. In a
behind-the-scenes look at celebrities, meet
Ivan Kane, who runs Deep and Forty Deuce,
hotspots favored by Paula Abdul and Anna
Nicole Smith. For the final touch in haute
couture, Sarah Jessica Parker and Christina
Aguilera visit handbag designer Jessica
Albert-Goldman. Need luxury digs while in
Canada? Follow the footsteps of Halle Berry
and John Schneider straight to Nina
Ferentinos, furnished accommodation
specialist. And who trains Kevin Sorbo for
TV and film stunts? Kirk Jaques. CC [TV G]
06/08/2003
8:00 Biography. Patton: A Genius for War.
Special 2-hour profile of the tough-as-
nails military leader. Recalls his
formative years at West Point, first taste
of battle in World War I, and many
successes in North Africa and Europe during
World War II. Also looks at the downside of
the Patton record, including his slapping
of a shell-shocked soldier. CC [TV G]
10:00 The Point. Forced Confessions. A
look at how police extract fa
lse
confessions and send innocent people to
jail. We examine the interrogation room
techniques police use, including isolation
and fabricated evidence, and some possible
solutions to the problem. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Crossing Jordan. You Can't Go Home
Again. Jordan (Jill Hennessy) investigates
the death of her best friend from
childhood, a hero firefighter who died in a
suspicious blaze. With Miguel Ferrer,
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Ravi Kappor, and
Ken Howard. Guest star: Tom Bresnahan. CC
[TV 14]
06/09/2003
8:00 Biography. Harrison Ford: The
Reluctant Hero. The life and career of the
carpenter who became one of the top box-
office stars in Hollywood history. Includes
rare behind-the-scenes footage and exciting
film clips from Ford's greatest movies
including "American Graffiti," "Star Wars,"
and "Raiders of the Lost Ark." CC [TV G]
9:00 Inspector Morse. The Daughters of
Cain. Murder strikes at the heart of
Oxford's academic community when a retired
university fellow is stabbed to death.
Morse's investigation uncovers a sordid
world of drugs and undergraduate suicide.
John Thaw and Kevin Whately star. CC [TV
PG]
11:00 Third Watch. Two Hundred and Thirty-
Three Days. Taylor (Amy Carlson) has an
emotional reunion with her family after the
body of her father--a fellow firefighter--
is recovered at the scene of the World
Trade Center attacks. Guest stars include
Veronica Hamel, Bruce Weitz, Ed Marinaro,
and Roy Scheider. CC [TV 14]
06/10/2003
8:00 Biography. Kurt Russell: Hollywood's
Heavy Hitter. Story of the handsome, rugged
actor whose early dream of a baseball
career ended with an injury. Heartbroken,
Russell turned to acting, winning raves for
"Silkwood", Escape from New York, and
"Swing Shift", and met the love of his
life, Goldie Hawn. Features rare archival
photos, clips, and intimate interviews with
colleagues. CC [TV PG]
9:00 Cold Case Files. One Night on the
Bayou & The Buckeye Misdemeanor/Vintage
Murder & Trouble in Paradise. Alligators
feasting on a human corpse help police to
c
rack a murder investigation; Phoenix
police discover that a preacher with 17
children is the culprit in a 20-year-old
murder; DNA evidence on a rape suspect's
cigarette butts bring him to justice; and a
confession made to a "Baywatch" TV star
helps police solve a wealthy woman's
murder. CC [TV PG-L]
11:00 Third Watch. Blackout. Sully's
(Skipp Sudduth) words of warning to Davis
(Coby Bell) prove prophetic during a power
blackout, and Bosco (Jason Wiles) must rely
on a drug-bust suspect to help an injured
man. CC [TV 14]
06/11/2003
8:00 Biography. Nicolas Cage: Wild at
Heart. Profile of the Oscar-winning actor
known for his offbeat personality and
independent spirit. Cage went from volatile
outsider to box-office star in "Moonstruck"
and "Leaving Las Vegas". Includes clips
from Cage's most memorable work and
interviews with family and friends that
illuminate his private life. CC [TV G]
9:00 American Justice. Justifiable
Homicide? Two men on trial for killing an
elderly man claim the old man got what he
deserved. They tell the court that he had
abused his family for decades and got away
with it because the victims feared his
connections to the local political machine.
CC [TV PG]
10:00 City Confidential. Houston: Cheers
and Fears. To give her daughter a better
chance of making the high-school
cheerleading squad, Wanda Holloway
conspired to kill another cheerleader and
her mother. The case shocked the nation and
exposed the obsession that many Americans
have with football and cheerleading.
Features an interview with Verna Heath, the
mother targeted for death. Narrated by Paul
Winfield. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. The Lost. While
searching for a kidnapping victim buried
alive, Sully (Skipp Sudduth) feels
overwhelmed. Paramedic Bobby (Bobby
Cannavale) finds a tattered and lost 4-year-
old boy who brings out his fatherly
instincts. Faith Yokas (Molly Price) keeps
her pregnancy secret from her husband
(guest star Chris Bauer). Bobby, attracted
to fellow paramedic Kim (Kim Raver), chides
her for vi
siting her injured ex-husband,
fireman Jimmy Doherty (Eddie Cibrian), who
remains hospitalized from his shooting. CC
[TV 14]
06/12/2003
8:00 Biography. James Coburn. Clips from
"Our Man Flint" and "Affliction" highlight
this look at the star who had a passion for
acting and Eastern religion and who endured
a decade-long battle against debilitating
arthritis. James Coburn proved his
versatility by playing cool "super spy"
Derek Flint and the abusive alcoholic
father in his Oscar-winning performance in
"Affliction". CC [TV G]
9:00 Columbo. A Trace of Murder. At a
formal dinner, flamboyant financier
Clifford Calvert (Barry Corbin) encounters
former business partner Howard Seltzer
(Raye Birk), who is suing him for
unscrupulous practices. Heated words are
exchanged and Calvert punches Seltzer.
Calvert's wife Kathleen (Shera Danese) is
humiliated at his behavior and escorts him
out. Later, during a tryst with her lover
(David Rasche), Kathleen dreams up a way to
get her husband out of the picture so that
they can enjoy his riches. Peter Falk
stars. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. Faith. Fed-up with her
reckless husband (guest star Chris Bauer)
and pregnant, Officer Yokas (Molly Price)
must make her own life-and-death decision
as she helps track a rapacious rapist who's
terrorizing the neighborhood. Her partner,
a jealous Officer Bosco (Jason Wiles),
makes a tactical blunder when he confronts
his girlfriend Nicole (guest star Nahanni
Johnstone) about salacious rumors of her
sexual past. CC [TV 14]
06/13/2003
8:00 Biography. Caligula: Reign of
Madness. He ruled fewer than four years,
made love to his sister, declared himself a
living god, and died at age 28. His reign
as Roman Emperor is recorded as a legendary
frenzy of lunacy, murder, and perverse
sexuality. Murderer, pervert, loving
father, devoted son...Caligula was all of
these. Join us as we look beyond the legend
to an anguished life that is even more
bizarre than the myth that surrounds him.
CC [TV PG]
9:00 The Private Lives of Pompeii.
Thro
ugh lavish dramatizations and computer
graphics, this 2-hour special offers a
fascinating look at the people who lived
and died in Pompeii, the Roman town that
was buried when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79
AD. Fictionalized characters grounded in
historical fact include Scaurus Vettius, an
ambitious freed slave, and Gaius Sabinus,
the son of an aging aristocrat. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. Four Days. Doc
(Michael Beach) gets involved in a tense
racial situation after the media focuses on
the lone white victim in a bloody
restaurant shooting. Nancy O'Dell guest
stars. CC [TV 14]
06/14/2003
8:00 American Justice. Vanished. A local
bad boy in a California town, once a
suspect in the disappearance of a young
woman, is suspected of a similar crime 13
years later. CC [TV PG]
9:00 Cold Case Files. Diary of a Serial
Arsonist/The Lost Clue. A highly regarded
California arson investigator is suspected
of setting a series of fires, and a man is
convicted of raping and murdering his 68-
year-old neighbor and stealing her Coke
bottle and rare coin collections. CC [TV
PG]
10:00 Crossing Jordan. Digger, Pt. 1. The
discovery of a floating corpse sparks a
nationwide hunt for a serial killer. Jill
Hennessy reunites with fellow "Law & Order"
alum Chris Noth in the first of a 2-part
episode. With Miguel Ferrer,
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Ravi Kappor, and
Ken Howard. CC [TV 14]
11:00 Paparazzi. Golden Days, Golden
Nights. In L.A., celebrity photographer
Louie De Filippis covers the Golden Globe
Awards, and we see how the 9/11 terrorist
attacks changed star access, creating
difficulties for an independent paparazzo.
Lou tries to find new sources--a back door,
a place where stars disembark from special
buses, a spot where security is a tad less
stringent, and where more revealing photos
can be taken. Persistence pays off and he
gets shots of Heather Locklear, Sting,
Ralph Fiennes, Keith Richards, and Martin
Sheen. CC [TV G]
11:30 The Star Treatment #26 Join us
for a fun-filled ride on Hollywood's inside
lane as
we meet the people who pamper
celebs, including: George Barris, who
designed and built TV's Batmobile and the
General Lee for "The Dukes of Hazzard";
Andy Ancelmo, vocal coach to singing stars
such as Tony Bennett and Liza Minnelli;
Eliza, who does the nails of Madonna,
Jennifer Lopez, and Cindy Crawford; and
Bash Dibra, who trains the dogs of Martin
Scorcese and Matthew Broderick. A Bio
Channel special presentation. CC [TV G]
06/15/2003
8:00 Biography. Michael Douglas. A look
at the movie star who rose to fame in box
office hits such as "Fatal Attraction",
"Romancing the Stone", and "Disclosure".
Includes interviews with co-stars and Danny
DeVito. CC [TV G]
9:00 Fatal Attraction (Movie) A married
man has a brief fling with a woman, then
watches his life unravel when she refuses
to end the affair and terrorizes his
family. Stars Michael Douglas, Glenn Close,
and Anne Archer as Douglas's wronged wife.
(1988) CC [TV 14-S]
11:30 American Justice. The Hillside
Stranglers.
06/16/2003
8:00 Biography. Bill Bixby: Chasing
Perfection. The life of the actor who
gained TV immortality when he starred on
"My Favorite Martian" and The Incredible Hulk. Bixby's personal
life was filled with terrible tragedies,
including the death of his only child, the
suicide of his ex-wife, and a grim cancer
diagnosis. But no matter what life threw at
him--on the set and off--Bixby was
legendary for his determination, intense
energy, and resilience. CC [TV G]
9:00 Inspector Morse. Death Is Now My
Neighbor. Morse's investigation of two
killings in Oxfordshire gets him tangled up
in the nasty election for Master of
Lonsdale College. John Thaw and Kevin
Whately star. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. Jimmy's Mountain.
After being severely shot, firefighter
Doherty (Eddie Cibrian) fights pain and
fear when he returns to the station a bit
prematurely for a full day of emergencies,
but he can't accept that his physical
weakness prevents him from peak performance-
-and his stubborn pride just might get him
and other fire personnel killed. Meanwhile,
a reserved female firefighter (guest star
Amy Carlson) transfers in under a cloud of
suspicion after previously charging a
popular fireman with sexual harassment. CC
[TV 14]
06/17/2003
8:00 Biography. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Profile of one of the nation's most
controversial First Ladies, the smartest woman in the world!
Traces her rise
to prominence as a powerful attorney at the Rose Law Firm,
champion of the rights of children and
women, and partner to her husband in their
difficult campaign for the White House!
Includes a look at her involvement in
policy-making, unprecedented for a First
Lady! CC [TV G]
9:00 Cold Case Files. The Perfect Murder
& Death of the Innocents/The Missing and
the Dead. It takes nine years and the work
of cutting-edge forensic toxicologists to
solve the murder of a medical examiner's
wife; a determined sheriff reopens the case
of the deaths of two babies, ho
ping to get
the mother to confess. And, when a motorist
spots a fire on a country road, police
arrive to find a woman's burned and
battered remains, her skull smashed in to
97 fragments. Her reconstructed skull and
blood found inside a TV set put a naval
officer behind bars for the brutal murder
of his girlfriend. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. Kim's Hope Chest. Kim
(Kim Raver) makes a desperate play for
Doherty (Eddie Cibrian) in the faint hope
of rekindling their romance and uniting
their fractured family. Kim's sudden quest
for a "normal" family is spurred by concern
for her young son (guest star Kristopher
Scott Fiedel) after he plays with matches
and starts a fire at school. And Kim
eventually must be brutally honest to deal
with the real and imagined wounds inflicted
by her mother (guest star Anne Twomey) and
sister (guest star Marisa Ryan). CC [TV
14]
06/18/2003
8:00 Biography. Carol Burnett. Everybody
loves Carol, and viewers will enjoy this
review of her career. Includes clips from
her early TV appearances on "The Garry
Moore Show" and her own popular variety
show. CC [TV G]
9:00 American Justice. Justifiable
Homicide? Two men on trial for killing an
elderly man claim the old man got what he
deserved. They tell the court that he had
abused his family for decades and got away
with it because the victims feared his
connections to the local political machine.
CC [TV PG]
10:00 City Confidential. El Paso: Outlaw
Attorney. A flashy lawyer known for helping
his drug-dealing clients beat the rap is
murdered in the crime-infested border town
of El Paso, Texas. Paul Winfield narrates.
CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. The Tys That Bind.
After Davis (Coby Bell) rescues a traffic
reporter from a helicopter that crashed in
the East River, a pretty woman (Sara
Ramirez) who saw the news report introduces
herself to him. But she doesn't want to
date Davis--she's his half-sister. Davis is
devastated to learn that his father, who
was Sully's (Skipp Sudduth) partner and was
killed on duty, loved another w
oman and
reared Gwen while married to Davis's
mother. CC [TV 14]
06/19/2003
8:00 Biography. Greta Garbo. Garbo was
one of the greatest film actresses of the
20th century--and one of the most
secretive. This fascinating portrait looks
at her sensual and brilliantly comic
performances and the hermit-like private
life she led after her self-imposed
retirement. CC [TV PG]
9:00 Columbo. Ashes to Ashes. When a
flamboyant Hollywood gossip columnist
vanishes, Columbo uses his inimitable
detective skills to prove that she was
murdered by her ex-lover, a suave funeral
director. Peter Falk stars with Patrick
McGoohan, who also directed the episode,
and Rue McClanahan, Sally Kellerman,
Spencer Garrett, and Catherine McGoohan. CC
[TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. After Hours. In a
surreal episode, the off-duty paramedics,
cops, and Doherty (Eddie Cibrian) blow off
steam after witnessing a harrowing fiery
car crash that killed some teenagers--but
even as they try to drown their memories in
booze and clumsy attempts at romance, the
faces of the victims keep haunting them
throughout their night of escapades. CC
[TV 14]
06/20/2003
8:00 Biography. Johnny Cash. Rags-to-
riches story of the son of a poor cotton
farmer who learned guitar while in the Air
Force during the Korean War. Without
musical education, he rose to the top of
the country-western world and proved
himself an accomplished actor in several
films. Highlights include interviews with
daughter Rosanne and rock star Tom Petty.
CC [TV G]
9:00 A&E's Live by Request Starring B.B.
King and Friends. The legendary blues
master treats legions of fans to a live
performance. Viewers can phone in or e-mail
their song requests as B.B. King and
friends perform at John Jay College in New
York City. CC [TV G]
11:00 Third Watch. Know Thyself. While
the cops search the city for an overturned
busload of escaped convicts, a distracted
Officer Yokas (Molly Price) must confront
her deteriorating domestic crisis when she
visits her alcoholic father (guest star
George D
zundza) and long-suffering mother
(guest star Mia Farrow), and a resentful
Yokas sadly sees startling similarities in
their lives and her own. In her own home,
her alcoholic husband (guest star Chris
Bauer) asks her to move out. CC [TV 14]
06/21/2003
8:00 American Justice. A Teenage Murder
Mystery. On the night of December 20, 1991,
16-year-old Laurie Show's mother found her
lying in a pool of blood with a rope around
her neck. Under the rope, a gaping wound
spanned ear to ear. Laurie's last words,
"Michelle did it," led to the arrest of
Lisa Michelle Lambert. But what seemed to
be an open and shut case would go on until
1998! CC [TV PG]
9:00 Cold Case Files. The Texas
Drifter/The Fingerprint File/A "Rose" among
Thorns. Texas detectives use a DNA databank
to catch a serial sexual stalker. Next,
nine years after a murder, Georgia police
match a fingerprint found at the scene to a
prisoner now serving a life sentence and
still claiming innocence. Finally,
detectives find an Englishwoman's killer
ten years after she was shot in her
kitchen. CC [TV PG]
10:00 Crossing Jordan. Digger, Pt. 1. The
discovery of a floating corpse sparks a
nationwide hunt for a serial killer. Jill
Hennessy reunites with fellow "Law & Order"
alum Chris Noth in the first of a 2-part
episode. With Miguel Ferrer,
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Ravi Kappor, and
Ken Howard. CC [TV 14]
11:00 Paparazzi. What is the Price of a
Picture? This special one-hour episode
looks at the life of celebrity photographer
Louie De Filippis as he pursues shots of
Madonna: first at her concerts, and then
crossing the country in pursuit of candid
photos of this celebrity phenomenon. It's
Lou at his most determined. A Bio Channel
special presentation. CC [TV G]
06/22/2003
8:00 Biography. Hugh Hefner: American
Playboy Revisited. Raised in a strict
Methodist home, Hugh Hefner became
publisher of one of the world's most
controversial magazines and an icon of the
sexual revolution. Hefner began "Playboy"
with $600 in 1952 and built it into a media
empi
re. Along the way, he became a
celebrity, known for his lavish pajamas and
lifestyle. Our 2-hour profile includes home
movies, clips from his TV shows, and
interviews with Hefner, Ray Bradbury,
Camille Paglia, and daughter Christie, who
took over "Playboy" when Hefner retired. CC
[TV PG]
10:00 The Point. Forced to Shoot. A look
at the phenomenon of "suicide by cop",
where someone who wants to commit suicide
compels a police officer to kill him. We
look at several cases, including one
involving a man who wanted to call
attention to the plight of deaf people and
forced a cop to shoot him while TV cameras
rolled. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Crossing Jordan. Believers. Jordan
(Jill Hennessy) hops on the campaign trail
and investigates the death of a
Massachusetts senator's daughter found
stabbed in a park, apparently murdered by
her boyfriend--or was she? Jordan doesn't
buy the police theory that the killing is a
case of love gone bad. With Miguel Ferrer,
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Ravi Kappor, and
Ken Howard. Guest star: Shawn Christian. CC
[TV 14]
06/23/2003
8:00 Biography. Wolfgang Puck: Recipe for
Success. The life of the chef who made
formal dining fun, from his humble
beginnings in the Austrian hillsides to his
rise in Hollywood as America's original
celebrity chef. Gourmet dining experts
discuss Puck's influence on American food,
and we get rare glimpses into the complex
relationship between Puck and his wife and
business partner Barbara Lazaroff. We also
hear from Puck's celebrity friends,
including Diane Sawyer, Michael Ovitz, and
Steve Wynn. CC [TV G]
9:00 Inspector Morse. The Wench Is Dead.
Morse sets out to prove the innocence of
men who were hanged for murder 140 years
prior. John Thaw and Kevin Whately star.
With Lisa Eichhorn, Judy Loe, and Clare
Holman. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. Run of the Mill. When
a shocked Taylor (new series regular Amy
Carlson) accidentally stumbles upon Doherty
(Eddie Cibrian) in a compromising position
with another woman at his bachelor party,
she compounds the probl
em by confiding in
Bobby (Bobby Cannavale), and soon the juicy
story spreads like wildfire throughout the
firehouse. Meanwhile, Sully (Skipp Sudduth)
grieves over the attempted suicide of an
elderly man (guest star Jack Klugman) who
once was his neighborhood cobbler. CC [TV
14]
06/24/2003
8:00 Biography. Emeril Lagasse: Bam! At
age 12, he worked at his first job in a
Portuguese bakery in Fall River,
Massachusetts. Today, he has six
restaurants and five cookbooks to his name.
This profile of Emeril Lagasse traces his
success to his first big break, when Chef
Paul Prudhomme left the Commander's Palace
in New Orleans, and Emeril filled the void
by impressing owner Ella Brennan. Emeril
soon became known around the country and
launched one of the most popular shows on
the Food Network. Includes an interview
with Julia Child. CC [TV G]
9:00 Cold Case Files. Good Samaritan &
Gun Shy/Cat and Mouse & Cabbie Killer. New
DNA technology and the national DNA
databank help police hunt down a rapist-
killer 11 years after he committed his
crimes; a detective's painstaking
recreation of a woman's shooting death
proves it wasn't an accident; a 16-year-old
letter helps solve a murder; and a firearms
expert supplies the evidence needed to put
a man on trial 41 years after the crime. (2-
hour version) CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. History. A disturbing
visit from his former high school
girlfriend (guest star Khandi Alexander)
forces Doc (Michael Beach) to confront a
horrible deed that he has hidden for years.
Carlos (Anthony Ruivivar) struggles to pass
a crucial genetics exam that could cost him
his shot at becoming a doctor. CC [TV 14]
06/25/2003
8:00 Biography. Graham Kerr: The
Galloping Gourmet. Combining comedy with
cooking and flavoring it with a slurp of
wine, Graham Kerr's TV show, "The Galloping
Gourmet", was a smash hit. But his high-
cholesterol recipes led Weight Watchers to
dub him "the most dangerous man in the
world" and Kerr disappeared from TV
virtually overnight. This profile delivers
an inside
account of how a terrible car
accident and his wife's battle with drugs
helped transform him into a man of
religion. He also had culinary conversion,
shifting to healthier foods. CC [TV G]
9:00 American Justice. The Wife Who Knew
Too Much. Story of high-profile Atlanta
lawyer Fred Tokars, who hired a gunman to
murder his wife in front of their two young
children. Tokars, who sought to collect $2-
million in life insurance and stop his wife
from exposing his illegal drug-dealing
activities, is serving a life sentence--and
the insurance money was awarded to the
children. CC [TV PG]
10:00 City Confidential. Chattanooga:
Dangerous Trespassing. When three visitors
to Signal Mountain are murdered in the
woods, suspicion falls on Frank Casteel,
who liked to threaten trespassers with his
shotgun. Includes an interview with
Casteel's former mistress, who wore a wire
to gather evidence against him. Paul
Winfield narrates. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. A Hero's Rest.
Officers Yokas (Molly Price), Bosco (Jason
Wiles), Sully (Skipp Sudduth), and Davis
(Coby Bell) fearfully search for a cop
killer. Bosco's new superior (recurring
guest star Brad Beyer) already hates him.
Patti D'Arbanville guest stars as Bosco's
irascible mother. CC [TV 14]
06/26/2003
8:00 Biography. Julia Child: An Appetite
for Life. A spicy look at the renowned TV
chef and French cooking expert. Traces her
life from privileged childhood to her
cooking career, which didn't begin until
she attended the Cordon Bleu at age 35. CC
[TV G]
9:00 Columbo Goes to College.
Lt. Columbo is invited as guest speaker in
a criminology course and squares off
against two cunning students, who are
confident that they have duped the
lieutenant with various leads, when their
professor is found murdered. Peter Falk
stars with Stephen Caffrey, Gary
Hershberger, James Sutorius, and Robert
Culp. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. True Love. Fists fly
as a vengeful Officer Bosco (Jason Wiles)
risks everything and tears after his
sobbing mother's abusive
boyfriend
following another beating, while
Firefighter Doherty (Eddie Cibrian) gets
ambushed by a seething fellow fireman,
Lombardo (guest star Nick Sandow), who
spitefully pays him back double for
seducing his girlfriend. Also, the loveless
Officer Sully (Skipp Sudduth) meets an
attractive--and interested--Ukranian
neighbor (guest star Savannah Haske), and
makes a date. CC [TV 14]
06/27/2003
8:00 Fatal Attraction (Movie) A married
man has a brief fling with a woman, then
watches his life unravel when she refuses
to end the affair and terrorizes his
family. Stars Michael Douglas, Glenn Close,
and Anne Archer as Douglas's wronged wife.
(1988) CC [TV 14-S]
10:30 American Justice. Ted Bundy: Serial
Killer. Between 1974, when his killing
spree began (eight Seattle women), until
his execution in 1989, handsome Ted Bundy
left a scar on the American psyche with the
numerous rapes and violent murders he
committed throughout Washington, Utah,
Colorado, and Florida as dramatized in the movie Deliberate Stranger. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. Duty. Sully (Skipp
Sudduth) is hurt and angered when he is
roughed up by Internal Affairs cops trying
to squeeze a confession out of him after a
rogue cop accuses him of manufacturing
evidence against a child molesting killer.
The allegations hit just when it seems he
might discover a little joy from his
newfound romance with an attractive
Ukrainian neighbor (guest star Savannah
Haske). Elsewhere, Kim (Kim Raver) is
concerned about Bobby's (Bobby Cannavale)
mood change. CC [TV 14]
06/28/2003
8:00 American Justice. The Atlanta Child
Murders. Is Wayne Williams the monster
responsible for killing 29 African
Americans between 1979 and 1981? Or did the
prosecution in Williams' trial withhold
evidence that white supremacists were
responsible? This in-depth probe explores
the continuing controversy over the
infamous Atlanta child murders that shocked
the nation. We'll hear from the
prosecutors, the defense attorney, a mother
of one of the victims, and Williams, who
keeps fighting for a new trial after nearly
two de
cades in prison. CC [TV PG]
9:00 Cold Case Files. Good Samaritan/Gun
Shy. New DNA technology and the national
DNA databank help police hunt down a rapist-
killer 11 years after he committed his
crimes, and a detective's painstaking
recreation of a woman's shooting death
proves it wasn't an accident. CC [TV PG]
10:00 Crossing Jordan. Digger, Pt. 2.
Jordan develops a personal connection with
FBI criminal profiler Drew Haley as she
tries to track down the serial killer known
as Digger. Stars Jill Hennessy and guest
star Chris Noth, her former "Law & Order"
co-star. CC [TV 14]
11:00 Paparazzi. Three Times Lucky. This
episode focuses on 48 hours in the life of
celebrity photographer Louie De Filippis as
he pursues shots of Richard Gere, Al
Pacino, and Tom Cruise, all in Toronto at
the same time. We see how Lou gets his
inside information, how he tries to get
shots of people who try to avoid him, and
how he uses his hometown knowledge and
inside information to outsmart the
celebrities and their PR people. It's Lou
at his most determined. A Bio Channel
special presentation. CC [TV G]
11:30 The Star Treatment #1 In this
fast-paced series, we profile people who
pamper, coif, serve, instruct, mind,
manage, clothe, transport, protect, advise,
and cater in every conceivable way to the
stars. In this episode, we meet Oribe,
hairstylist to Sharon Stone, Jennifer
Lopez, and Julianne Moore; Chef Raj
Brandston, Diet Zone chef to celebrities
Winona Ryder and Will Smith; and Simone
Martel, planner for Michael Douglas and
Catherine Zeta-Jones's wedding and Arnold
Schwarzenegger's charity events. CC [TV G]
06/29/2003
8:00 The Nazi Officer's Wife. The
remarkable story of Edith Hahn Beer, a
Holocaust survivor who married a Nazi
officer, led a secret life in Germany
during WWII, and bore a child--the only
Jewish girl known to be born in a Nazi
hospital. Based on her memoir, this 2-hour
documentary explores issues of faith,
family, and identity in a complex portrait
of a woman who buried her true self in
order t
o survive. Features interviews with
Hahn Beer and her daughter, Julia Ormond
reading from her autobiography, and Susan
Sarandon narrating. CC [TV PG]
Repeated at 10 pm
06/30/2003
8:00 Biography. Henry Fonda: Hollywood's
Quiet Hero. Portrait of the beloved actor
who thrilled audiences for decades with
performances in such classics as "The
Grapes of Wrath" and "Mr. Roberts".
Examines his personal life, which included
the suicide of his first wife Frances, the
mother of Jane and Peter Fonda. CC [TV G]
9:00 Cold Case Files. Looks at how law
enforcers stick with cases for many years,
using fresh evidence to win convictions or
to free prisoners who were wrongfully
jailed. We examine the unsolved murder of
"Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane, meet a
Dallas criminalist who uses state-of-the-
art fingerprint matching to catch a rapist
and murderer, see how Phoenix police solve
the murder of a missing Navajo girl 20
years later, and talk to O.J. Simpson
defense attorney Barry Scheck about DNA and
an Illinois rape case. CC [TV PG]
10:00 City Confidential. Dallas: Arsenic
and Old Money. A probe into the mysterious
1991 murder of Nancy Lyon, which revealed
the dark secrets of the affluent Dallas
neighborhood of Park Cities. Nancy's
husband Richard is serving a life sentence
for poisoning her, but not everyone is
convinced that he did it. Paul Winfield
narrates. CC [TV PG]
11:00 Third Watch. A Rock and a Hard
Place.
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