Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

Tonight's Must-See

"Mother" (1996), 7 p.m., NBC. Audiences often ignore the low-key, offbeat humor of Albert Brooks. This film, however, offered a catchy premise, plus Debbie Reynolds' Golden Globe-nominated performance. Brooks plays a twice-divorced writer taking a drastic step: If his mom (Reynolds) is the root of his problems, he should move in with her to understand himself. Rob Morrow and Lisa Kudrow co-star.

"Save Our History: America's Most Endangered 2002," 7 p.m., History Channel. Here's the annual list by the National Trust for Historic Preservation offering 11 spots that need to be rescued. Some are large and lush. There are plans to tear down the innovative Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, only 39 years old, and build something even fancier. Others are quirky. The Gold Dome, in Oklahoma City, is a bank that has a geodesic dome that's 150-feet in diameter. There are plans to tear it down and build a drug store. Others range from the bridges of rural Indiana to the southern schools that Chicago philanthropist Julius Rosenwald financed during the days of segregation, educating more than 500,000 black students.

Of Note

"Mansions, Monuments & Masterpieces," 7 p.m., A&E. The opener of this summer series starts with a moderately interesting look at the Waldorf Astoria, which created New York splendor in the midst of the Depression. It also views the Jekyll Island Club on a private island off Georgia and the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia.

"Octopussy" (1983), 7 p.m., ABC. James Bond (Roger Moore) links with a beautiful smuggler to prevent an Army base from being blown up.

"Touched By an Angel," 7 p.m., CBS. In this rerun, a musician learns his family deprived him of his big break two decades ago.

"The District," 8 p.m., CBS. In a rerun, Police Chief Jack Mannion learns the secret of some Vietnam vets.

"The Agency," 9 p.m., CBS. In this rerun, an anthrax attack is threatened in Washington, D.C.