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Tonight's top pick

- "It's All Relative," 8:30 p.m., ABC. There is finally something in common between Bobby's conservative parents and Liz's gay, adoptive dads: They all support the same politician, who is about to disappoint them.

Best bets

- "My Wife and Kids," 8 p.m., ABC. Michael and his wife prepare to run a marathon. She's serious about the training; he's not.

- "A Minute With Stan Hooper," 8:30 p.m., Fox. Stan (Norm Macdonald) searches for the person who sent him a warm letter.

- "The West Wing," 9 p.m., NBC. A senior Supreme Court justice has been stricken. Now, his former clerk, Joe Quincy (Matthew Perry, in a role he originated last season) must diplomatically determine if the guy is ready to step down. Meanwhile, a budget crisis nears. Complicating things, the president faces a TV interviewer who is known for bringing out emotions.

- "The Bachelor," 9 p.m., ABC. Next week, we learn which woman Bob Guiney picked and whether he proposed. One finalist is Kelly Jo (the show only gives first names), 23, a bubbly little community relations director in Kalamazoo, Mich.; the other is Estella, 27, a mortgage broker in Beverly Hills.

First, however, the show has its reunion episode. That's when the 23 rejects return.

- "Reporting America at War," 9-10:30 p.m., KCTS. Here is the second half of a documentary in which people discuss their wartime journalism.

- "Law & Order," 10 p.m., NBC. When a body is found in the Hudson River, police learn that the dead woman had a shaky marriage. There are more complications, however, pointing to a scandal involving people at a top law firm.

Talk shows

- "Today," 7 a.m., NBC: Hugh Grant; Brendan Fraser; Jessica Lynch; Jon Favreau.

- "The Early Show," 8 a.m., CBS: Dolly Parton performs.

- "Live with Regis and Kelly," 9 a.m., ABC: Brendan Fraser; Hall and Oates.

- "The View," 10 a.m., ABC: Will Farrell; James Brolin.

- "Jerry Springer," 11 a.m., KCPQ: A complex family situation is detailed.

- "Ellen DeGeneres," 11 a.m., NBC: Emma Thompson; George Lopez; the Songwriters.

- "John Walsh," 11 a.m., WB: Video voyeurism is discussed by families who say they have been victimized by hidden cameras.

- "Wayne Brady," noon, WB: Doris Roberts; Dick Clark; Leeza Gibbons; Amanda Bynes.

- "Dr. Phil," 3 p.m., NBC: Updates on feuding families.

- "Maury Povich," 3 p.m., KCPQ: Accusations of infidelity are investigated using lie- detector tests.

- "Sharon Osbourne," 5 p.m., WB: Carmen Electra; music group Fountains of Wayne.


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