MOVIES & amp; SPECIALS

MOVIES & amp; SPECIALS
"The Andy Griffith Reunion": Andy Griffith will host and narrate the CBS retrospective featuring Don Knotts, Ron Howard and Jim Nabors.
"Blessings": Mary Tyler Moore stars in the CBS drama based on Anna Quindlen's novel about a wealthy woman who rears a baby abandoned at her home. Oct. 5.
"CBS at 75: The Eye Network"plans a live, three-hour celebration from New York City. Nov. 2.
"Dick Van Dyke Show Reunion": CBS show explains what Rob and Laura Petrie are doing today.
"Dreamkeeper": ABC looks at Native American legends in this lavish, four-hour miniseries. Dec. 28, 29.
"Eloise at Christmastime": ABC offers its second Eloise movie with Sofia Vassilieva as the girl living at the Plaza Hotel. Julie Andrews, Jeffrey Tambor and Christine Baranski co-star. Nov. 22.
"Essence Music Festival": Ashanti, Patti LaBelle, Usher, Stevie Wonder and many others perform in the two-hour UPN special. Friday.
"Fallen Angel: Hallmark Hall of Fame" presents this drama about an ambitious lawyer (Gary Sinise) who returns to his hometown and finds a new purpose. Joely Richardson co-stars in the CBS film.
"Footsteps": Candice Bergen and Bryan Brown co-star in this CBS thriller based on an Ira Levin play. Oct. 12.
"Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives: The New Generation": It was trashy fun the first time around. Farrah Fawcett, Melissa Gilbert and Robin Givens play the title figures in this CBS version. Oct. 19.
"Late Night With Conan O'Brien 10th Anniversary Special": NBC salutes the late-night host who proved, after a rocky start, that he deserved the big assignment. Sunday.
"The Legend of Butch & amp; Sundance": NBC examines their early years, with David Rogers as Butch Cassidy and Ryan Browning as the Sundance Kid.
"Natalie Wood": Justine Waddell takes the title role in an ABC film directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Michael Weatherly plays Robert Wagner.
"Plainsong": Rachel Griffiths and Aidan Quinn portray small-town teachers in this CBS drama based on Ken Haruf's moving novel. One reason to hope they did Haruf proud: It's from Hallmark Hall of Fame.
"Play for a Billion": The WB presents this live contest which will give a guaranteed million-dollar winner the chance to go for a billion. Drew Carey hosts. Sept. 14.
"Raising Waylon": Thomas Gibson and Poppy Montgomery play singles who must act as parents to their 9-year-old godchild. Guess what happens next. Doris Roberts co-stars in the CBS film.
"The Reagans": James Brolin plays Ronald, and Judy Davis is Nancy in CBS' four-hour miniseries. The casting should make it worth a look. November.
"Saving Jessica Lynch": NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker calls the film "an action-adventure movie about what happened to this unit and really the story of one brave Iraqi lawyer who saved her life." November.
"Scott Turow's Reversible Errors": CBS offers a miniseries of the best-selling novel about a corporate lawyer's efforts to help a death row inmate.
"Secret Santa": In the NBC film, Jennie Garth portrays a journalist determined to reveal a philanthropist's identity.
"Surviving Love": Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen play a couple whose marriage is saved by ... a snowstorm? Playwright Beth Henley wrote the CBS film.
"10.5": Kim Delaney and Beau Bridges star in an NBC miniseries about a disastrous earthquake that separates the West Coast from the United States.
"Their Eyes Were Watching God": Oprah Winfrey produces this ABC film based on Zora Neale Hurston's masterpiece. Halle Berry stars. May.
"Twelve Mile Road": Tom Selleck plays a divorced farmer shaken by his daughter's summer visit in this CBS film. Sept. 28.
"A Wrinkle in Time": This long-promised ABC film stars Kate Nelligan, Alfre Woodard and Gregory Smith.
PBS
"American Masters": Profiles of James Brown, Frank Gehry, Judy Garland, Henry Luce and Hank Williams.
"American Mystery!": The series offers two more movies with Tony Hillerman's Native American cops Joe Leaphorn (Wes Studi) and Jim Chee (Adam Beach). "Coyote Waits" airs Nov. 16; "A Thief of Time" will premiere next year.
"The Blues": Martin Scorsese serves as executive producer of this seven-part celebration of the music. Scorsese directed the opener, and Clint Eastwood did the final episode. Sept. 28-Oct. 4.
"Frontline": The documentary series looks at alternative medicine in "The Alternate Fix" on Nov. 6. Other programs examine the Iraq war, the war on terror and President Kennedy's assassination.
"Horatio's Drive": Ken Burns' latest describes "America's first road trip," the 1903 journey of Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson from San Francisco to New York. Oct. 6.
"Masterpiece Theatre": Hans Matheson takes the title role in "Doctor Zhivago," a new adaptation of Boris Pasternak's novel. Keira Knightley plays Lara in the miniseries, airing Nov. 2 and 9. Paul Newman stars in "Our Town" on Oct. 5. Alex Kingston is the title character in "Warrior Queen" on Oct. 12. Martin Clunes plays the beloved schoolmaster in a new "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" on Oct. 19.
"Nova: Mars Dead or Alive" will air in conjunction with the rover Spirit's landing on the planet early next year. "The Elegant Universe" provides an innovative look at string theory Oct. 28 and Nov. 4. Other installments will look at the Wright brothers, the Red Baron and a book containing Greek scholar Archimedes' works.
"On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize": Lily Tomlin will accept the honor in late October; the highlights will air Nov. 26.
CABLE
"The AMC Project: Hollywood and the Holocaust": American Movie Classics looks at how the movie industry has portrayed the catastrophe in films from "The Diary of Anne Frank" to "Schindler's List." Oct. 7.
"Angels in America": Al Pacino, Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson head the cast of the HBO miniseries. Mike Nichols directs Tony Kushner's adaptation of his Pulitzer-winning play. December.
"Battlestar Galactica": Sci Fi Channel presents a four-hour miniseries of the beloved series. Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell and Katee Sackhoff have major roles. December.
"Born Rich": Jamie Johnson, of the Johnson & amp; Johnson fortune, looks at his wealthy young friends in this HBO documentary. October.
"Carnivale": HBO presents this eerie series about a Depression-era carnival working the Dust Bowl. Nick Stahl plays a fugitive with healing powers. Clancy Brown is a troubled minister. Sunday.
"Date Patrol: The Learning Channel" brings on experts in conversation, body language and style to help men improve themselves. Sept. 20.
"DC Sniper": Charles S. Dutton portrays former Police Chief Charles Moose in this USA Network film about the serial killings that gripped the nation. Nov. 14.
"Extreme History With Roger Daltrey": The Who singer relives epic adventures, such as the Lewis and Clark expedition, in this History Channel series. Oct. 5.
"The Goodbye Girl": Patricia Heaton and Jeff Daniels star in this TNT remake of the 1977 film. Neil Simon wrote and produced the film.
"Horatio and the Hotspur": More quality time with Horatio Hornblower (Ioan Gruffudd) as A & amp;E continues tracking the seafaring hero. December.
"K Street": George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh are producing this HBO series that drops fictional political consultants into real Washington settings. Sunday.
"Kid Notorious": Comedy Central presents this animated series that puts a zany spin on the life of movie producer Robert Evans. Oct. 22.
"The L Word": The Showtime drama follows a group of Los Angeles lesbians. Jennifer Beals and Pam Grier have major roles. January.
"The Letters": The A & amp;E series examines love letters, letters to the editor, disastrous e-mails and many others forms of writing. Oct. 19.
"The Maldonado Miracle": Salma Hayek directs the Showtime movie about a bleeding statue of Jesus and its impact on a small town. Peter Fonda stars. Oct. 12.
"Mavericks, Miracles & amp; Medicine": Noah Wyle hosts the four-hour look at medical history for the History Channel. Tuesday through Sept. 19.
"Merge": Lisa Rinna hosts this Lifetime show that guides newlyweds in compromising on their home furnishings. Oct. 3.
"Mix It Up": Another home show about compromise. Spouses Courteney Cox and David Arquette produce this Women's Entertainment series advising couples on how to put their belongings together. Oct. 22.
"The Osbournes": Ozzy Osbourne and his family will appear in 20 more episodes for MTV. The series returns early next year.
"Sex and the City": The HBO comedy will feature Mikhail Baryshnikov as Carrie's dream man in its concluding episodes, which start in January.
"The Sopranos": The HBO drama will return for its fifth season in the spring.
"Spinning Boris": The satirical Showtime movie explains how American political consultants helped Boris Yeltsin win re-election in Russia. Anthony LaPaglia, Jeff Goldblum and Liev Schreiber play the advisers.
"Sunday Morning Shootout": Showbiz insiders weigh in on the industry in this Sunday-morning series from American Movie Classics. Oct. 12.
"A Tale of Two Wives": Oxygen offers its first original film about a psychiatrist (Peter Gallagher) who's a bigamist. Oct. 11.
"Wilder Days": Peter Falk plays a cantankerous grandfather in this TNT movie. October.
"The Wrong Coast": The animated series, from American Movie Classics, satirizes entertainment-news programs. Dec. 3.
"Wuthering Heights": MTV offers a modern, musical version of the classic novel. Sunday.