Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE

• "Salem Witch Trials" conclusion, 8 p.m., CBS. Tonight's finale closes powerfully. Massachusetts now has a charter and a governor, Sir William Phips (Alan Bates). He puts his assistant (Peter Ustinov) in charge of the witch trials. By now, the Salem jails are stuffed with accused witches. The Rev. Samuel Parris (Henry Czerny) continues his attacks, with many accusations coming from the household of Thomas and Ann Putnam (Jay O. Sanders and Kirstie Alley). Some 311 years after the events, "Salem Witch Trials" seems fresh and important.

OF NOTE

• "Biography," 6 & 10 p.m., A&E. Here's a new portrait of Adolf Hitler's mistress, Eva Braun, including home movies she shot herself.

• "Let's Make a Deal" premiere, 7 p.m., NBC. A five-week trial run of a new edition with Billy Bush as the new host. Bush, a former radio personality and a current "Access Hollywood" reporter, has a cousin who is U.S. president and an uncle who used to be. That's an interesting background for a deal-maker.

• "American Idol," 7 p.m., Fox. So far, we know eight of the 10 finalists. Now some of the ones who were passed over will get a last chance to perform. The judges will pick one as a finalist; viewers will vote for another.

• "24," 8 p.m., Fox. Officials have found the nuclear bomb, but they don't know how to disarm it.

• "Frasier," 8 p.m., NBC. Is it wise to psychoanalyze your boss? Newly divorced station manager Kenny seeks help from Frasier.

• "I'm a Celebrity — Get Me Out of Here," 8 p.m., ABC. Viewers trim the field to three for tomorrow's finale.

• "The Family" premiere, 9 p.m., ABC. Ten relatives temporarily share a mansion in West Palm Beach, Fla.; many will be ousted, without knowing who's doing the choosing. One gets $1 million.