29/FRIDAY
Movie: The Return of Sam McCloud
Dennis Weaver is back in the saddle as Sam McCloud in this rerun
of a 1989 TV movie. Now a senator from New Mexico, McCloud is hot on
the trail of Chemtel Corp., an evil conglomerate that has been
dumping toxins into the environment. CBS (9-11 p.m.)
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
And the father is well, one thing's for sure-it isn't Davey. Tune
in for tonight's season finale and all will be revealed. LIF
(10-10:30 p.m.)
Routes of Rhythm
The last part of a three-week series on the history of Afro-Cuban
music. Host Harry Belafonte is joined by jazz great Dizzy Gillespie.
PBS (10:30-11:30 p.m.)
30/SATURDAY
Super Jeopardy! (See review.)
Monopoly (See review.)
1/SUNDAY
Movie: The Woman He Loved
Another retelling of the Wallis Simpson-Edward VIII romance that
cost the king his throne. First broadcast in 1988, this TV version
stars Jane Seymour, Anthony Andrews, and Olivia de Havilland. CBS
(9-11 p.m.)
Counterstrike (See review.)
2/MONDAY
American Masters: Preston Sturges (See review.)
Project: Tin Man
The military tries to hijack a brilliant scientist's
state-of-the-art robot (played by Hunt Block of Knots Landing) in
this recently rejected pilot for a series. ABC (9-10 p.m.)
Movie: The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
Talk about cracking under cross-examination! The big green guy
loses his cool in the courtroom in this 1989 post-series TV movie.
It's not quite as horrendous as the other Hulk movies-but that's not
saying much. NBC (9-11 p.m.) C-
The Knife and Gun Club
Another failed pilot, this one about a big-city emergency room
with a particularly violent clientele. ABC (10-11 p.m.)
3/TUESDAY
The American Experience
A fascinating documentary about JFK's clash with Governor George
Wallace over integration at the University of Alabama. First
broadcast in 1963, this version was updated to include footage too
controversial for the original release and new interviews with key
players. PBS (9-10 p.m.)
4/WEDNESDAY
A Capitol Fourth 1990
E.G. Marshall is host of the annual concert from the West Lawn of
the Capitol. Henry Mancini and Mstislav Rostropovich lead the
National Symphony Orchestra in tunes like The New World Symphony and
Stars and Stripes Forever. PBS (8-9:30 p.m.)
Movie: Yankee Doodle Dandy
Even this colorized version of the '42 classic is guaranteed to
raise a patriotic lump in your throat. Cagney's portrayal of
song-and-dance man George M. Cohan won a much-deserved Oscar. TNT
(8-10:45 p.m.) A
On the Fourth of July with Charles Kuralt
A potpourri of portraits and vignettes from the On the Road
series, including interviews with author Eudora Welty, painter Andrew
Wyeth, and singer Arlo Guthrie. CBS (10-11 p.m.)
5/THURSDAY
American Dance Honors
Popular figures in American song and dance — Shirley MacLaine,
Juliet Prowse, Liza Minnelli, and the late Sammy Davis Jr., among
others — are honored in this hour-long special taped in January in San
Diego. ABC (9-10 p.m.)
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