CAPSULES

TUESDAY, 5/15

Frontline: Seven Days in Bensonhurst
(See review.)

Movie: Throw Momma From the Train
Danny DeVito's 1987 comedy about a son's ceaselessly incompetent attempts to deep-six his mom doesn't live up to its title (what could?), but Anne Ramsey's cartoon-creepy performance as the mother from another planet provides a few great shock-laughs. CBS (9-11 p.m.) C-

thirtysomething
Corporate warfare at DAA fuels the first half of a two-part season finale in which Elliot faces the grim consequences of his first directing job, the ad agency itself is in jeopardy, and Michael is caught in the middle. ABC (10-11 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, 5/16

Movie: Wall Street
Platoon vets Charlie Sheen and Oliver Stone are reunited for a driving drama about New York's financial combat zone, but the film belongs to Michael Douglas, whose star turn as a slicked-back tycoon — half wizard, half lizard — won an Oscar. Fox (8-10:30 p.m.) A-

The Test of Time: From HIV to AIDS
L.A. Law's Corbin Bernsen is the host of a portrait of people who tested HIV-positive and must cope with the possibility of developing AIDS. LIF (9-10 p.m.)

American Playhouse: Sidewalk Stories
(See review.)

Movie: Hands of a Murderer
Sherlock Holmes (Edward Woodward) matches wits with Professor Moriarty (Anthony Andrews) over stolen documents that contain England's most important military secrets. CBS (9-11 p.m.)

Brewster Place
(See review.)

Equal Justice
Difficult witnesses plague the DA's office: Julie must persuade an 8-year-old to testify in a murder case, Sugar won't stay out of Searls' life, and JoAnn can't get the testimony she wants in a grand jury hearing. ABC (10-11 p.m.)

THURSDAY, 5/17

Falcon Crest
Nine years of vineyard venality come to an end with Angela back in control, Lauren and Richard heading for the altar, and the rest of the ensemble trying to live happily ever after before the curtain falls. CBS (9-10 p.m.)

Twin Peaks
Long-buried secrets and amateur detectives fill the hour: Donna, James, and Madeleine put themselves in danger with a plan to ensnare Laura's killer, while Audrey's search for clues leads her to One-Eyed Jack's, and Catherine has an unnerving meeting with an insurance salesman. ABC (9-10 p.m.)

Knots Landing
On the edge in this season's cliff-hanger: Karen, who's still being troubled by that pesky psychotic stalker, and Paige and Tom, whose wedding plans may be complicated by the cops. CBS (10-11 p.m.)

L.A. Law
A stunning announcement from Becker and a death-penalty case in which Sifuentes fights to save a childhood friend from the gas chamber wrap up the show's fourth season. NBC (10-11 p.m.)