Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

Tonight's Must-See

"Cracking Up," 7:30 p.m., Fox. Jack Black guest stars and continues the dandy Black-and-White link. "He's great," says Mike White, the "Cracking Up" producer. "He's just fun to write for." White wrote meaty roles for Black in the movies "Orange County" and "School of Rock." Now comes "Cracking Up," an offbeat series about a dysfunctional suburban family. Black tonight "plays a drug counselor who's brought into the house to scare the kids away from doing drugs," White says.

Of Note

"Deceit," 6, 8 p.m., Lifetime. Marlo Thomas plays a woman whose husband is lost at sea. At his funeral, scandals surface.

"Sexiest Moments in Film," 6 and 10:30 p.m., Bravo. This three-night documentary starts with "The Seducers," and looks at movie men.

"The Green Mile" (1999). 7 p.m., ABC. Tom Hanks plays an earnest prison guard in 1935 with Michael Clarke Duncan as a powerful man on death row. Adapted from a Stephen King tale, this film is beautifully made, but too long. Trimming an hour for TV should help.

"Everybody Loves Raymond," 8 p.m., CBS. Frank's lodge has trouble getting new members. Debra, his daughter-in-law, decides to help, causing ill feelings.

"Las Vegas," 8 p.m., NBC. An escaped killer is somewhere in the hotel, seeking vengeance on Sam (Vanessa Marcil). On a lighter note, a cheerleading convention is also there. Mary (Nikki Cox) is reunited with her old high school rival, played by Alison Sweeney of "Days of Our Lives."

"Average Joe: Adam Returns," 9 p.m., NBC. In the finale of the original "Average Joe," Melana Scantlin rejected likable lug Adam Mesh and chose a cutie. Now Mesh gets his own chance to choose. The producers say all of the women are viewers who fell for him during that first "Joe."