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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, May 31, 2008

Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

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“The Rookie” is a feel-good movie that stars Dennis Quaid.

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TONIGHT'S MUST-SEES

"The D.C. Sniper's Wife," 6 p.m., truTV (formerly Court TV)/KHON, digital 119. Mildred Muhammad comes across as a warm and wise person who survived crushing events. Her husband, John, she says, was bitter after leaving the military. When they split, he kidnapped their children. She got them back; he stalked her. So she says the next step wasn't a major surprise: He was arrested and convicted as the sniper who brought terror to the Washington, D.C., area. Barbara Kopple, an Oscar-winning documentary-maker, captures this compelling story. She focuses mainly on Mildred Muhammad, but also includes officials, news footage and more.

"The Andromeda Strain," 5 and 9 p.m., A&E. If you missed this terrific miniseries Monday and Tuesday, catch it in one chunk. When a satellite crashes in Utah, a deadly virus spreads. Benjamin Bratt leads scientists scrambling to stop it.

OF NOTE

"The Rookie" (2002), 7 p.m., ABC. In real life, Jim Morris pitched 21 major-league games for Tampa Bay. A left-handed reliever, he struck out 13 men in 15 innings and had no decisions. More dramatic is how he got there: A high school coach, he was urged by his players to keep trying; he became a rookie at 35. Dennis Quaid stars in this feel-good movie.

Hockey, 8 p.m. ET (2 p.m. Hawai'i time), NBC. Here's the fourth game of the best-of-seven championship series with the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins.

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," 7 p.m., CBS. There's a country theme to this rerun, set at a rodeo. Shooter Jennings (Waylon's son) performs. So does Jewel, the pop star who has turned country; her boyfriend, rodeo star Ty Murray, appears as himself.

"Elite XC Saturday Night Fights," 8 p.m., CBS. The spot once known as "the Tiffany Network" now has mixed-martial arts fights on Saturdays.

"Saturday Night Live," 10:29 p.m., NBC. This rerun is hosted by Shia LaBeouf, with music by My Morning Jacket.