Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999

Sep 15, 1999 | Series

Dawson's Creek (8 p.m., WB) repeats the one where Dawson comes across a shocking bit of information about a friend's family. On Get Real (9 p.m., Fox), Mitch and Mary go to a therapist, daughter Megan dates an older man and son Cameron gets suspended from school. On a rerun of last season's finale of Law & Order (10 p.m., NBC), the murder trail leads from the Russian mob to a banker suspected of money laundering.

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Specials

The miniseries Journey to the Center of the Earth (8 p.m., USA) concludes. Treat Williams, Bryan Brown and Jeremy London star in a version of the Jules Verne classic directed by George ("Road Warrior") Miller. An American Love Story (check local times, PBS) continues with parts 7 and 8, which include a visit back to Bill's hometown.

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Sports

Baseball:
Yankees at Blue Jays (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
Red Sox at Indians (7:30 p.m., ESPN2)
Pirates at Diamondbacks (10:30 p.m., ESPN)
Braves at Padres (10:30 p.m., ESPN2)

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Talk

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Annette Bening, Dixie Chicks
Martin Short (syndicated) Eric Idle
David Letterman (CBS) Meat Loaf
Jay Leno (NBC) Jay Mohr, the Cranberries
Politically Incorrect (ABC) Steve Harvey
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Mark McKinney

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