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By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service
TODAY'S MUST-SEE
Tony Awards, 7 p.m. (tape delay), CBS. Will Hawai'i's own Loretta Ables Sayre take the statuette for her role as Bloody Mary in "South Pacific"? Besides her fans here waiting with bated breath, CBS hopes to stuff the night with song-and-dance numbers. The best-musical nominees will be there — "Cry-Baby," "Xanadu," "In the Heights" and "Passing Strange." So will the revival nominees — "Gypsy," "Grease," "Sunday in the Park With George" and, of course, "South Pacific." There's more, though: two previous winners ("Rent" and "The Lion King") and even un-nominated shows, "The Little Mermaid," "Young Frankenstein" and "A Catered Affair." Somewhere in here, people will also talk about plays. Whoopi Goldberg hosts.
OF NOTE
Golf, 9 a.m., NBC. The final day (barring rain-outs) of the U.S. Open will wrap into prime time.
Basketball, 3 p.m., ABC. Barring a Celtic sweep, this will be the fifth game of the best-of-seven series between Boston and Los Angeles.
"When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions," 6 p.m., Discovery. The first hour is compelling as it catches the extremes. It starts with three astronauts dying in an earthbound test, ends with man walking on the moon.
TV Land Awards, 6 p.m., TV Land. There's humor from Kathy Griffin, music from Vanessa Williams (who hosts) and awards. They go to the "Roseanne" and "Golden Girls," plus "Happy Days" producer Garry Marshall and comedians Mike Myers and Jonathan Winters.
"Army Wives," 7 p.m., Lifetime. Last week's season-opener (rerunning at 10 p.m.) was a powerful look at the aftermath of the bar bombing. Now Roxy takes care of the injured Betty.
"Saturday Night Live," 8 p.m., NBC. Here's a "The Best of Mike Myers" compilation.