8:30 (2) Basic Black: Mothers and Sons. Three men discuss the maternal influences in their lives. Possibly more interesting than it sounds. "Mom was always there for me . . . " (Until 9 p.m.)

9:00 (2) Mystery: Second Sight 2: Kingdom of the Blind, part two. As if his going blind weren't bad enough, Detective Tanner has his son vanish and then turn up in the hands of a former gangster. To be repeated tonight at 1 and 4 a.m. on Channel 44, and on Sunday at 10 p.m.

1:00 and 4:00 a.m. (44) Mystery: Second Sight 2: Kingdom of the Blind, part two. Repeated from this evening at 9 p.m.

7:30 (44) Jazz: Gumbo (Beginnings to 1917) and The Gift (1917-1924). Repeated from December. After a few months of retrospective introspection, this gargantuan Ken Burns documentary of the history of jazz has acquired a reputation for being the Louis Armstrong Show - which is fair criticism because no matter what the topic, the narration insists on comparing and contrasting it to Armstrong. As a result the series accomplishes the opposite of what it set out to do (presumably to give Louis credit for being an innovator and not just the pop star we knew from the last two decades of his career) and leaves viewers with the impression that he must be overrated. Too bad. In any case, here's a replay of the first two installments. The first looks at (real) old New Orleans and the Congo Square gatherings that introduced African music to European genres (and vice versa). The second show discredits all early jazz players except Armstrong. Featured performers include Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet, King Oliver, Paul Whiteman, and Fletcher Henderson. The series continues on Saturday starting at noon. (Until 12:30 a.m.)

8:00 (4) Batman and Robin (movie). The Gotham hero (George Clooney) battles Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) with able assists from Boy Wonder (Chris O'Donnell). Also starring Uma Thurman, Elle Macpherson, Vivica A. Fox, and John Glover. This 1997 camper (the fourth in the contemporary B-man series) was directed by Joel Schumacher and presumably scripted by two eighth-grade boys with short attention spans. The big deal was the brilliant casting of Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl. Alas, even that didn't work out. (Until 11 p.m.)

8:00 (25) There's Something About Mary (movie). We're just not sure what. Fox brags that this is the "broadcast premiere" of this perversely popular 1998 Bobby and Peter Farrelly comedy. Of course, it's been on cable for some time already. Cameron Diaz stars as the object of a long-lost high-school beau's stalking attentions. That's the framework for an odd mix of gross-out gags and tender moments. With Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller, and Chris Elliott. (Until 10:30 p.m.)

9:00 (7) The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Sudsy prizes for stars we never heard of. Is the trophy in the shape of a bar of soap or a box of detergent? (Until 11 p.m.)

Noon (44) Jazz: Our Language (1924-1928), The True Welcome (1928-1935), Swing: Pure Passion (1935-1937), and Swing: The Velocity of Celebration (1937-1939). This set of shows follows jazz from obscure/ethnic status through the early recording era to wide popularity as the genre's influence evolves from white dance tunes into swing. (Louis is featured big-time in The True Welcome.) (Until 11 p.m.)

3:00 (5) Hockey. Stanley Cup conference-final action - either the New Jersey Devils versus the Pittsburgh Penguins or the Colorado Avalanche versus the St. Louis Blues.

5:00 (7) The Preakness. Derby winner Monarchos goes for the second leg of the Triple Crown - which, for the record, no gray horse has ever won.

6:30 (7) Basketball. NBA playoff action - possibly two games.

8:00 (5) The Bodyguard (movie). Unless someone's dug up yet another movie by this name, this must be the 1992 saga of human shield Kevin Costner's romance with threatened pop star Whitney Houston. Responsible for one of those rambling pointless Houston radio hits and not much else. (Until 11 p.m.)

9:00 (7) Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (movie). Steven Seagal stars as a chef on a train carrying some satellite superweapon (go figure) who battles the evil passengers who would hijack the freight and blow up the East Coast. Glad he was on the job. With Eric Bogosian and Katherine Heigl. (Until 11 p.m.)

12:10 a.m. (2) Austin City Limits. Featuring music from Brad Paisley and Eric Heatherly. (Until 1:10 a.m.)

1:00 (2) Victor/Victoria (movie). Director Blake Edwards's 1982 remake of the 1933 German gender-bender Viktor und Viktoria, starring Julie Andrews as a female cabaret performer impersonating a male drag star. James Garner plays the man who loves her/him/her; Robert Preston comes out as the gay showmaster. And it's all set in 1930s Paris. With Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, and John Rhys-Davies and featuring Oscar-winning tunes by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse. (Until 3:15 p.m.)

2:00 (44) Jazz: Dedicated to Chaos (1940-1945), Risk (1945-1955), The Adventure (1955-1960), and A Masterpiece by Midnight (1960 to the present). The relentless series drags itself through its final four installments. The overview gets progressively cloudier, but there are some great performance clips to be had. (Until 10:30 p.m.)

3:30 (2) Take Me Out to the Ballgame (movie). A Busby Berkeley musical from 1949 set in 1906 and starring Esther Williams as the new owner of a baseball team once owned by Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly. (Until 5 p.m.)

9:00 (2) Masterpiece Theatre: Take a Girl like You, part two. The conclusion of this adaptation of Kingsley Amis's sex comedy set in 1950s England. Rupert Graves plays Patrick Standish, a cad who sets his cap for a young and innocent schoolteacher named Jenny (Sienna Guillory) who's holding out for marriage. Mixed in is something about a lecherous landlord, his wife, a social klutz from a "posh school," and Jenny's possibly bisexual roomie. To be repeated tonight at 2 and 4 a.m. and on Monday at 9:40 p.m. on Channel 44. (Until 10 p.m.)

9:00 (4) Like Mother, like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes (movie). Not our Mary! Mary Tyler Moore stars as manipulative New York con artist/killer Sante Kimes, who's convicted of murdering a wealthy socialite played by Jean Stapleton. Gabriel Olds co-stars as Junior Kimes, who follows in Mom's bloody footsteps. (Until 11 p.m.)

9:00 (5) Anne Frank (movie). The familiar Diary tragedy taken beyond the legendary text. Hannah Taylor Gordon has the title role in this TV-movie adaptation of a bio by Melissa Muller that covers the Franks' lives in the Nazi death camps. To be concluded on Monday, starting at 9 p.m.

9:00 (7) Submerged (movie). The always disturbing Sam Neill stars in this TV-movie version of Peter Maas's account of a WW2 sub stranded on the Atlantic floor off New Hampshire. With James B. Sikking. (Until 11 p.m.)

10:00 (2) Mystery: Second Sight 2: Kingdom of the Blind, part two. Repeated from Thursday at 9 p.m.

10:30 (44) Indie Select: Tibet's Stolen Child. A film by Robin Garthwait and Dan Griffin about how the Chinese government kidnapped the Dalai Lama's designated successor. Patrick Stewart narrates. (Until 11:30 p.m.)

11:00 (2) The American Experience: MacArthur, part one. Repeated from last week. The first installment of a two-part personal and career bio of the original "not fade away" man. To be concluded on Monday, starting at 9 p.m. (Until 1 a.m.)

12:30 a.m. (44) Stage on Screen: Far East. Michael Hayden stars as a Naval officer in occupied Japan who falls in love with a local and reaps the social/ethical fallout in this adaptation of A.R. Gurney's semi-autobiographical drama. (Until 2 a.m.

2:00 and 4:00 a.m. (44) Masterpiece Theatre: Take a Girl like You, part two. Repeated from this evening at 9 p.m.

9:00 (2) The American Experience: MacArthur, part two. The conclusion. To be repeated tonight at 1 and 4 a.m. on Channel 44. (Until 11 p.m.)

9:00 (5) Anne Frank (movie). The conclusion. (Until 11 p.m.)

9:00 (7) The Crocodile Hunter: Big Croc Diaries. "Dear Diary: Today I was lolling around sunning myself when this loud obnoxious guy who was possibly more aggravating than Tom Green (if that's possible) walked up with a film crew and started prodding me with a pointed stick. Naturally, I was miffed, so I lunged at the cameraman and swallowed his mini-cam whole. That's still talking back to me. Still, this guy would NOT go AWAY, so I pissed on his shoe and headed back to the swamp. Mom says I should have played it for more face time, but at this point in my career, I really don't need the exposure." (Until 10 p.m.)

9:40 (44) Masterpiece Theatre: Take a Girl like You, part two. Repeated from Sunday at 9 p.m.

1:00 and 4:00 a.m. (44) The American Experience: MacArthur, part two. Repeated from this evening at 9 p.m.

9:50 (2) Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk. How did they do it? Modern-day engineers head to Egypt to attempt the raising of a 40-ton stone phallus using ancient technology. This is Nova's second attempt. A grudge match with antiquity, as it were. To be repeated tonight at 2 and 5 a.m. on Channel 44. (Until 10:50 p.m.)

10:50 (2) Lost Treasures of the Ancient World: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Dopey, Sneezy, Grumpy, Doc . . . Actually this show consults a BC Michelin Guide and "restores and rebuilds" (via video and computer tricks) the following long-gone landmarks: the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Great Pyramid of Egypt, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. (until 11:40 p.m.)

2:00 and 4:00 a.m. (44) Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk. Repeated from this evening at 9:50 p.m.

8:00 (2) Frontline: LAPD Blues. Repeated from last week - or perhaps just rescheduled. From the days when the mob controlled a lot of Hollywood and the cops didn't do much about it to more recent abuses of power, the LAPD has had a tough time living up to the Joe Friday ideal (if hippie-kicking Joe was actually an ideal of anything except bad acting). New Yorker writer Peter J. Boyer investigates the charges of racism and brutality that made the force a national laughing stock. (Until 9 p.m.)

8:00 (4) Conspiracy Theory (movie). Mel Gibson plays an only slightly convincing urban psycho in this disjointed but watchable Richard Donner 1997 actioner. Julia Roberts co-stars as the requisite "one person who kinda believes him." With Patrick Stewart. (Until 11 p.m.)

9:00 (2) Tojo's War. The story of Hideki Tojo, the Japanese general who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor. The allies hanged him after the war, and there are some Japanese who find that unfair. (Until 10 p.m.)

10:00 (2) Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail. Is this like Raiders of the Lost Ark? Apparently there was a lot of spooky mysticism lurking behind the Nazis' outrageous policies. This show looks at how the Nazi historians came up with the "scholarly" justification for genocide. (Until 11 p.m.)

1:00 a.m. (44) An Evening of Championship Skating. One year or another; either way, Paul Wylie hosts. (Until 2 a.m.)

8:30 (2) Basic Black: Forgotten Warriors: Blacks in the Korean War. Heck, it's difficult to get anyone to acknowledge anybody who fought in Korea (if you don't count Hawkeye Pierce and Trapper John). A collection of personal stories from members of the all-African-American 24th regiment. (Until 9 p.m.)

9:00 (2) Mystery: The Wyvern Mystery, part one. The start of a two-part adaptation of J. Sheridan Le Fanu's gothic novel about family secrets and supernatural forces. To be repeated tonight at 1 and 4 a.m. on Channel 44. (Until 10 p.m.)

1:00 and 4:00 a.m. (44) Mystery: The Wyvern Mystery, part one. Repeated from this evening at 9 p.m.