Scott Hamilton Makes His Return To Ice
There will be cheers and perhaps a few tears shed during “Scott Hamilton: Back on the Ice” (CBS at 9), the triumphant return of one of the world’s best-liked figure skaters.
Hamilton takes to the ice for the first time since his diagnosis and successful treatment for testicular cancer.
Jane Seymour (“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”) hosts this skating extravaganza, which features some of Hamilton’s best friends - Ekaterina Gordeeva, Katarina Witt, Kristi Yamaguchi, Kurt Browning, Brian Boitano, Paul Wylie, Todd Eldredge, Rosalynn Sumners and Brian Orser.
Hamilton, a 1984 Olympic gold medal winner, also is a four-time U.S. and World Figure Skating champion. Proceeds from this event will go to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where Hamilton was treated.
Highlights
“Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery,” KSPS at 7: This fascinating documentary by Ken Burns concludes with Lewis & Clark completing their expedition and returning East to report to Thomas Jefferson.
There is tremendous poignancy in the fate of the explorers, and the legacy they left changed America forever. As writer and producer Dayton Duncan aptly puts it, “They discovered America’s future.”
“Spin City,” ABC at 8: Tracy Pollan, real-life wife of series star Michael J. Fox, guest stars in a romantic episode in which Mike (Fox) hooks up with a high-school sweetheart (Pollan) he promised to meet on his 30th birthday.
“Star Trek: Voyager,” KSKN at 8: In a new time period, the crew of the Voyager faces a Krenim warship that can change the past. It’s the first of a two-part story.
“Murphy Brown,” CBS at 8:30: Murphy counters the unpleasantness of chemotherapy with a medicinal dose of marijuana. Wanting to help, Jim (Charles Kimbrough) becomes her buyer.
“Great Performances,” KSPS at 9: “Henry V at Shakespeare’s Globe” chronicles the reconstruction of the British playhouse, destroyed by fire in 1644.
“Chicago Hope,” CBS at 10: The series is never wanting for an ethical dilemma. This time, the doctors must decide if a young woman (Andrea Friedman) with Down syndrome is being coerced by her parents into donating a lung to her brother (John Patrick White).
Cable Calls
“Family Video Diaries,” HBO at 7:30: In “Daughter of the Bride,” Terri Randall records the marriage of her 66-year-old mother - one year after her husband’s death. Many will identify with the process Randall works through with her mom, her siblings and her new stepfather.
“Heartless” (1997), USA at 9: Madchen Amick (“Twin Peaks”) stars in this thriller about a quiet librarian who is the recipient of a heart transplanted from a murdered socialite. With the new heart comes a change in personality and a journey that may lead to the donor’s killer. Unavailable for review.
Talk Time
“Tonight,” NBC at 11:35: Singer Michael Bolton.
“Late Show With David Letterman,” CBS at 11:35: The Duchess of York and singer LeAnn Rimes.
“Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher,” ABC at 12:05 a.m.: From Washington, Al Franken, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and former presidential candidate Alan Keyes.
“The Late Late Show With Tom Snyder,” CBS at 12:35 a.m.: Columnist Sally Quinn.