WED., OCT. 9
JOAN COLLINS ON GUIDING LIGHT (CBS, 2 p.m.)
DAWSON’S CREEK (WB, 7 p.m.) Jack (Kerr Smith) worries that hunky Prof. Freeman (Sebastian Spence) may be aware of his crush on him.
THE AMAZING RACE 3 (CBS, 8 p.m.) This year, 3 of the 12 teams are gay-inclusive: The Straight Father/ Gay Son Team, The Gay/Straight Brothers Team, and The WILL AND GRACE Lifelong Friends Team.
THE WEST WING (NBC, 8 p.m.) Lily Tomlin has joined the cast as Bartlett’s new secretary.
THE TWILIGHT ZONE (UPN, 8 p.m.) Portia de Rossi, the ALLY MCBEAL star who has been dating her girlfriend very publicly, stars as a widow who can see her husband’s murder from his perspective by looking through his glasses.
MDs (ABC, 9 p.m.) Robert Joy plays Frank Coones, an understated and underhanded gay hospital administrator.
THE FLUFFER (SHO 2, 9 p.m., midnight) A young man (Michael Cunio) accepts a position in the gay-porn film industry and falls for a self-involved star (Scott Gurney).
SO GRAHAM NORTON (10 p.m., 1 a.m., BBC AMERICA). Britain’s over-the-top gay talk show.
THURSDAY, OCT. 10
BEHIND THE SCENES: THE RULES OF ATTRACTION (E! TV, 1 p.m.) The new film features Ian Somerhalder as a gay college kid who dances on a hotel bed in his underwear with a male friend to George Michael’s “Faith.”
MTV TRUE LIFE: I’M COMING OUT (MTV, 7 p.m.) Five real-life young people come out.
WILL AND GRACE (NBC, 8 p.m.) Part 1 of 2: Will and Grace have their most serious fight, when Grace has second thoughts about having his baby because of her new romantic involvement with Leo (Harry Connick Jr.). Also: Grace and Karen kiss!
E.R. (NBC, 9 p.m.) Dr. Kovac (Goran Visnjic) treats an HIV-infected boy whose parents arouse his curiosity.
ROCK’S MOST OUTRAGEOUS BUSTS (VH1, midnight) Includes George Michael’s 1998 arrest.
FRIDAY, OCT. 11
A BABY STORY (Learning Channel, 2 p.m.) “Baby Smith” A lesbian couple are expecting their second child.
ANATOMY OF A HATE CRIME (MTV, 7 p.m.) MTV Original explores the backgrounds and motivations of Aaron McKinney (Brendan Fletcher) and Russell Henderson (Ian Somerhalder of THE RULES OF ATTRACTION), the two men who killed Matthew Shepard (Cy Carter).
INSIDE OUT (Sundance, 6 p.m.) Autobiographical short satire directed by Barbra Stresand’s gay son Jason Gould, about the perils of being the son of celebrities. With Gould’s real-life father, Elliott Gould, actor/drag celebutante Alexis Arquette, and Christina Crawford. Repeats Saturday,12:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCT. 13
THE TRUTH ABOUT JANE (Lifetime, 9 a.m.) Typical teen Jane (Ellen Muth) finds her life radically changed when she develops a crush on a girl. With Stockard Channing as her mother, and RuPaul out of drag as her mother’s gay friend. (2000)
RANDY HARRISON IN BANG BANG YOU’RE DEAD (Showtime, 7 p.m.) Randy Harrison (Justin on QAF) plays tough as a member of the Trogs, anarchic outsiders at war with the jocks.
MONDAY, OCT. 14
GIRLFRIENDS (UPN, 8 p.m.) “Star Craving Mad” William (Reggie Hayes) learns his sister is a lesbian when she asks him to become a sperm donor for her. QAF’s Peter Paige guest stars.
TUESDAY, OCT. 15
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (UPN, 7 p.m) Features Alyson Hannigan as teen lesbian witch Willow.
NYPD BLUE (ABC, 9 p.m.) Gay receptionist John Irvin (Bill Brochtrup) has a new haircut.
REAL WORLD LAS VEGAS (MTV, 9 p.m.) After their recent three-way, Brynn becomes jealous of Steven and Trishelle.
VOGUE FASHION AWARDS (VH1 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.) Designer of the Year nominees include Tom Ford, Dolce and Gabbana, and Marc Jacobs. Debra Messing hosts. Gwyneth Paltrow, Hugh Grant present. Pink, David Bowie sing.
SON OF THE BEACH (FX, 9:30 p.m.) Repeat: “The Gay Team” Lifeguard Notch Johnson enters “The Gay-Trix” to try to find out why young men are disappearing from the beach. The answer: guest star RuPaul.
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