Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for Monday, March 5, 2001

By Joyce Millman

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Mar 5, 2001 |

Series

Fox loads its schedule tonight with bonus sitcom reruns, starting with a Malcolm in the Middle (8 p.m., Fox) in which Hal, Malcolm and Reese take a wrong turn at an artillery range. Nick at Nite continues "Revenge of the '80s" week with a Silver Spoons marathon (8:30 p.m., Nickelodeon) starring a young and fully clothed Rick Schroder. On a rerun of The Simpsons (9 p.m., Fox), Homer becomes an Internet muckraker. Everybody Loves Raymond (9 p.m., CBS) repeats the one where Ray thinks he's coming down with the flu and acts like a big baby. On Cold Feet (10:30 p.m., Bravo), Rachel gets a new job, Adam has too many girlfriends and David and Karen bicker about their anniversary celebration.

Specials

Queen Latifah, Mya and Shemar Moore host the 15th annual Soul Train Music Awards (8 p.m., syndicated, check local listings). Destiny's Child, Jill Scott and Nelly are among the performers. The miniseries Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot (9 p.m., NBC) concludes. Jill Hennessey and Lauren Holly star.

Sports

College basketball:
Atlantic 10 Women's Championship (5 p.m., ESPN2)
Metro Atlantic Championship (7 p.m., ESPN)
Colonial Championship (7:30 p.m., ESPN2)
Missouri Valley Championship (9 p.m., ESPN)
Northeast Championship (9:30 p.m., ESPN2)
Conference USA Women's Championship (11:30 p.m., ESPN2)
West Coast Championship (midnight, ESPN)

Talk

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Lauren Holly, Connie Britten
David Letterman (CBS) Jennifer Lopez, Matchbox 20 (rerun)
Jay Leno (NBC) Catherine Zeta-Jones, Macy Gray (rerun)
Politically Incorrect (ABC) Thomas Gibson, Fyvush Finkel
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Bob Costas, Lucy Lawless (rerun)
Craig Kilborn (CBS) Tim Robbins (rerun)

All times Eastern unless noted.

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