Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for Monday, Sept. 10, 2001

By Joyce Millman

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Sep 10, 2001 |

Series

In the new cooking series My Country, My Kitchen (7:30 p.m., Food Network), American chefs visit the countries of their ethnicity for culinary tips and recipes. The King of Queens (8 p.m., CBS) reruns last year's uncharacteristically downbeat finale. On a rerun of Angel (9 p.m., WB), the gang is stranded in an alternative dimension, where Cordelia is made a princess. The Parkers (9 p.m., UPN) opens its new season, as does Girlfriends (9:30 p.m., UPN). Family Law (10 p.m., CBS) reruns a controversial episode about gun violence. Dana Delany earned an Emmy nomination for her guest-starring role.

Specials

The new cable movie Just Ask My Children (9 p.m., Lifetime) stars Virginia Madsen and Jeffrey Nordling as parents falsely accused of child molestation.

Sports

Football:
Giants at Broncos (9 p.m., ABC)

Talk

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Britney Spears, Sarah Ferguson
David Letterman (CBS) TBA
Jay Leno (NBC) Keanu Reeves, Aisha Taylor
Politically Incorrect (ABC) Pat Caddell, Vivica A. Fox
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Regis Philbin, Bernie Mac (rerun)

All times Eastern unless noted.

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