Series
Biography (8 p.m. ET/ 9 PT, A&E) begins "Watching the Detectives Week" (Elvis Costello, call your lawyer), five nights of profiles of TV sleuths, beginning with Peter "Columbo" Falk. On 7th Heaven (8 p.m., WB), Eric is a juror on a murder trial. Department of "Yeah, Sure": Ally enters a contest to be Tina Turner's backup dancer for a night on Ally McBeal (9 p.m., Fox). Marie feels threatened by Debra's newfound cooking skills on Everybody Loves Raymond (9 p.m., CBS). The new sitcom Grapevine (9:30 p.m., CBS) stars Kristy Swanson, Steven Eckholdt and George Eads as Miami single pals who talk to the camera a lot about how tough it is to be single. Kinda makes you long for "Ladies Man," doesn't it? Walking "E! True Hollywood Story" Bo Derek guests on Family Law (10 p.m., CBS) as Rex's ex-wife, who suddenly demands an increase in monthly alimony payments. The American Experience (check local times, PBS) presents "John Brown's Holy War," the story of the man whose bloody anti-slavery crusade played a role in igniting the Civil War. Joe Morton narrates.
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Specials
The miniseries The 10th Kingdom (8 p.m., NBC) marches on (and on); The Beach Boys: An American Family (9 p.m., ABC) wraps up.
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Sports
Basketball:
Knicks at Heat (8 p.m., TBS)
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Talk
Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Backstage at "Ally McBeal"
David Letterman (CBS) Dave hosts; guests TBA
Jay Leno (NBC) David Boreanaz, Pamela Anderson Lee
Politically Incorrect (ABC) John Lydon, John Henton
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Jay Leno (rerun)
Craig Kilborn (CBS) Kathy Ireland, Forest Whitaker
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