Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000

By Joyce Millman

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Oct 19, 2000 | Series

Biography (8 p.m., A&E) has a new profile of brilliant, troubled actress Frances Farmer. On Friends (8 p.m., NBC), Monica's father has yet another reason to dislike Chandler when the two share an accidental lap dance. I don't know if that means "with each other." Rory goes golfing with Grandpa to satisfy a school sports requirement on Gilmore Girls (8 p.m., WB). In the first of back-to-back episodes of Will & Grace (8:30 p.m., NBC), a break-in at Grace's apartment sends her across the hall to Will and Jack. In the second episode (9 p.m.), Will and Jack are aghast when former party-boy pals become responsible parents. On ER (10 p.m., NBC), the doctors struggle to save a fragile preemie, and Carter attends an A.A. meeting.

Sports

Football:
Lions at Buccaneers (8:30 p.m., ESPN)

Talk

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Melina Kanakaredes, David Hasselhoff
David Letterman (CBS) George W. Bush, James Brown
Jay Leno (NBC) Calista Flockhart, Everlast
Politically Incorrect (ABC) Cast of "The Contender"
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Dana Carvey, Tommy Davidson

All times Eastern unless noted.

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