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FRIDAY/20 *Wish You Were Here Stand-up comic Lew Schneider stars in this new summer sitcom about a young man touring Europe with his video camera. Also starring Leah Lail, David Healy, and Tom Farrell. CBS (9:30-10 p.m.)
SATURDAY/21 & *Beauty and the Beast One of three never-before-shown episodes left over from last winter, before CBS canceled the series. Vincent (Ron Perlman) tracks down drug dealers connected to Gabriel (Stephen McHattie). CBS (9-10 p.m.)
*Just for Laughs Bob Newhart is host of this live presentation from the Montreal International Comedy Festival, a two-week laugh-in showcasing 250 comedians from 17 countries. Scheduled performers include Dave Thomas, Martin Mull, and ''Weird Al'' Yankovic. S SW (10-11:30 p.m.)
SUNDAY/22 *Just for Laughs More stand-up comedy from Montreal, with ''Downtown'' Julie Brown and Mario Joyner as hosts. MTV (2:30-6:30 p.m.)
*Movie: El Diablo (See review.)
*Movie: Daddy A 1987 children-having-children drama, starring Danny Aiello, Tess Harper, Dermot Mulroney, and Patricia Arquette (Rosanna's sister). ABC (9-11 p.m.)
*Movie: A Gathering of Old Men A 1987 ensemble drama about a group of aging black men in present-day Louisiana who must summon the courage of their convictions when one of them admits to murdering a white racist. Starring Louis Gossett Jr., Richard Widmark, Holly Hunter, and Joe Seneca. CBS (9-11 p.m.)
*Miniseries: Brotherhood of the Rose This 1989 two-part espionage drama is the sort of convoluted nonsense that gives spying a bad name. The cast is OK-Peter Strauss, Robert Mitchum, Connie Sellecca- but the story is so incomprehensible viewers will be lost after 10 minutes. NBC (Sun. and Mon., 9-11 p.m.) D
MONDAY/23 *Movie: Rising Son (See review.)
*John Hiatt: Stolen Moments (See review.)
*Alien Nation One of last season's most bizarre episodes, with George (Eric Pierpoint) prematurely giving birth after a confrontation with a drugged-up suspect. Cigars for everyone. Fox (9-10 p.m.)
*American Masters: You're the Top-The Cole Porter Story Interviews with Bob Hope, Cyd Charisse, Kitty Carlisle Hart, and Johnny Mathis highlight this film biography of one of the 20th century's great musical talents. Excerpts from Porter's work include ''I Get a Kick Out of You,'' ''Night and Day,'' and ''I've Got You Under My Skin.'' PBS (9-10 p.m.)
*Face to Face With Connie Chung America's most cheerful anchorwoman returns to the airwaves with a summer series-a mix of new interviews (tonight: Bruce Willis) and highlights from last season's Saturday Night With Connie Chung. CBS (10-11 p.m.)
TUESDAY/24 *Movie: Tarzan in Manhattan In this lighthearted 1989 TV movie, Tarzan takes on the Big Apple, searching for Cheetah, who has been chimp-napped by evil vivisectionists. Male model Joe Lara stars as the jungle boy, with Kim Crosby as a cab-driving Jane. CBS (9-11 p.m.)
