WE FELT INCREDIBLY UNEASY watching the TV networks' November sweeps offerings -- and we didn't even tune in to Fear Factor. Here's what made us squirm.
1 On a flavaful edition of CBS' 60 Minutes II, reporter Bob Simon asks Jay-Z, ''Did your mom know you were dealing crack?'' Scores of sixtysomethings ponder switching to PAX.
2 Fox promises footage of Santa ''in a compromising position'' and of kids learning about Mommy's New Year's Day hangover on Funniest Holiday Moments.
3 Ads for The WB's Smallville ask viewers not to miss Jonathan Taylor Thomas' return to TV. We wouldn't dream of it.
4 Onetime PrimeTime newshound Diane ''D. Saw'' Sawyer fawns over J. Lo. She even giggles when the future Mrs. Ben Affleck calls her man before announcing their engagement.
5 The WB's critically acclaimed, massively ignored Jamie Kennedy Experiment features David Schwimmer. Ratings drop. 6 The closing credits of ABC's The Bachelor include an en-grossing montage of Aaron Buerge escorting numerous dates to various hot tubs.
7 Stunt casting works wonders for UPN's The Parkers with an episode called ''It's Gary Coleman.''
8 It's...not Pat. Julia Sweeney pops up on family-friendly ABC's According to Jim in an episode that revolves around sex in an elementary school.
9 Promos for NBC's aged Frasier spotlight Daphne weeping for her Emmy as Niles preps for heart bypass surgery.
10 Speaking of Emmys: Gary Cole and Shelley Long restore honor, dignity, and polyester to the executive mansion in Fox's Brady Bunch in the White House. Note to NBC's ailing West Wing: Doesn't President Bartlet have a cousin named Oliver?
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