Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000

By Joyce Millman

Feb 9, 2000 | Series

Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra guests as himself on Two Guys and a Girl (8 p.m., ABC). Better make that "three guys." Joey's mural is defaced on Dawson's Creek (8 p.m., WB). On The West Wing (9 p.m., NBC), the president does some soul-searching about whether to commute the death sentence of a man convicted of drug-related murders. Mike hires Caitlin's ex to film a campaign commercial for the mayor on Spin City (9:30 p.m., ABC). Law & Order (10 p.m., NBC) has a case involving parents who each blames the other for their baby's disappearance. 20/20 (10 p.m., ABC) reports on female members of American hate groups.

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Specials

TV Guide's "The Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 3" (9 p.m., Fox) tells you everything you sort of wanted to know about "The Love Boat" and "M*A*S*H." Liam Neeson narrates the two-hour and 30-minute "Empires" special The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization (check local times, PBS), which uses digital enhancements and interviews with historians to chart the rise of ancient Greece.

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Sports

Hockey:
Flyers at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., ESPN2)
Stars at Mighty Ducks (10 p.m., ESPN2)

Figure skating:
U.S. National Championships, dance and pairs short programs (on tape after hockey, ESPN2)

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Talk

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Melissa Etheridge, Matt Lauer
David Letterman (CBS) Paul Shaffer interviews Bruce Willis, Martin Short
Jay Leno (NBC) Matthew Perry, Counting Crows
Politically Incorrect (ABC) David Duke, John Fugelsang
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Asleep at the Wheel

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