thursday
The Lone Gunmen trick Scully into coming to Vegas to help them with a case in the “Three of a Kind” episode of The X-Files (FX, 5pm, 11pm).
What if NewsRadio (A&E, 5:30pm) were set in Space? The “Space” episode answers that question and is one of the funniest episodes of the series.
Joey Pants plays a bum who was given nine lives by a mad scientist on Tales from the Crypt (Sci-Fi, 5:30pm, 10:30pm).
McMurphy and Beckett go to a rock concert, K.C. meets up with her high school sweetheart on China Beach (History Channel, Noon and 6pm). Katrina and the Waves guest star.
“The Corps is Mother, The Corps is Father” is an episode of Babylon 5 (Sci-Fi, 6pm, letterboxed) that focuses on Psi Corp. Yay Psi Corp! (oh wait, we aren’t supposed to cheer for them, are we?)
Mad TV reruns are now airing on TNN (TNN, 6pm and 10pm). Who’d've thunk it?
TCM continues to celebrate the career of James Garner with Grand Prix (TCM, 7pm-10pm); Victor/Victoria (TCM, 10pm); The Americanization of Emily (TCM, 12:30am).
Yay! Another episode of Gilmore Girls (WB, 7pm), this time in its old timeslot. The episode is “The Third Lorelai,” which is the one where Marion Ross guest stars as Rory’s great-grandmother.
New episode of The Secrets of Forensic Science (TLC, 7pm and 10pm).
Bridget Fonda guest stars on a new Night Visions (FOX, 8pm). Anthology series hosted by Henry Rollins.
I think that the “One for the Money” episode of Now and Again (Sci-Fi, 8pm) is when I got really hooked on the show. You’re watching this show, aren’t you?
Series premiere of Going to California (Showtime, 9pm-10:30pm). Two friends travel from the east coast to the west coast in search of adventure and in search of a heartbroken friend. Could be cool (but then I like road trips).
Wannabe wrestlers compete for a WWF contract on Tough Enough (MTV, 9pm).
Fifth (and final) episode of Cannonball Run: Race Across America (USA, 9pm and 11pm). It’s so . . . so . . . well . . . it’d be improved a lot by gratuitous cameos.
“Shoe Money Tonight!” episode of Sports Night (Comedy Central, 9:30pm). A.k.a. “The one with all the poker.”
Part 1 of the 2-part first episode of the fourth season of Homicide: Life on the Street (Court TV, 10pm) marks the departures of Daniel Baldwin as Beau Felton and Ned Beatty as Ned Bolander (they don’t appear in the episode). Reed Diamond is introduced as Mike Kellerman. The fourth season isn’t as good as the seasons before it, but it’s still pretty darn good.
Kate Hudson, Blind Boys of Alabama on a rerun of The Late Show w/ David Letterman (CBS, 10:35pm).
Molly Shannon, Bradley Whitford (of The West Wing) and Mandy Moore on The Tonight Show (NBC, 10:35pm).
Helen Hunt, David Rakoff on Late Night w/ Conan O’Brien (NBC, 11:35pm).
Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield on The Late Late Show w/ Craig Kilborn (CBS, check your local listings).
