Heat Wave dramatizes Watts riot in TNT TV film
The TV docudrama Heat Wave airs on TNT about the 1965 Watts riot. Cast includes James Earl Jones Cicely Tyson Blair Underwood with writer Michael Lazarou. Coverage notes critics in LA praised the portrayal and its lessons for today.
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Giants Visit Bills In Preseason Clash At Rich Stadium
New York Giants travel to Orchard Park to face the Buffalo Bills in a National Football League preseason game airing at 8 p.m. on WIXT-TV Channel 9. The column also previews reruns and other TV programs on local channels tonight.
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TV Tonight Offers Starry Guest Lineup Across Channels
Newswoman Mana Shriver and tennis stars Zina Garnson Martina Navratilova appear on The Arsenio Hall Show at 10 p.m. Channel 68. singer Sheena stars on a Tomeht Show rerun at 11:30 p.m. Channel 3. Rick Dees hosts Mystery Oldie Contest on Into the Night at 1:30 a.m. Channel 9. Jay Leno Amy Madigan and Carol Leifer on Late Night With David Letterman repeat at 12:30 a.m. Channel 3. Mark McEwen hosts The Midnight Hour at 1:40 a.m. Channel 5 with Pernell Whitaker and Public Enemy. Robert Klein interviewed on Later With Bob Costas rerun at 1:30 a.m. Channel 3.
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