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2003:05:13:15:13:24 TELEVISION RADIO E16 CALENDAR LOSANGELESTIMES SERIES Reunion: Jumping ahead five years, the series finale of (8 p.m. WB) brings Dawson, Joey, Pacey, Jen and Jack back together in Capeside for a wedding. Eternal triangle: Kelso and Hyde continue to vie for affection in the season finale of (8 p.m. Fox). a crowd: After Tuesday performances and viewer voting, it will come down to two finalists on (8:30 p.m.

Fox). Family man: In the grip of a personal and national crisis, the president (Martin Sheen) shuts down Washington and orders Naval forces to the Persian Gulf on the season finale of West (9 p.m. NBC). Also rans: The women who receive roses from Andrew reunite, giving their opinions and predictions on whether choose Kirsten or Jen on Bachelor: The Women Tell (9 p.m. ABC).

SPECIALS By the rivers of Babylon: of David: The Saga of the (9 p.m. KCET) chronicles Israelites who write down stories of Judah. SPORTS Baseball: The Angels play the Yankees (4 p.m. ESPN2); the Atlanta Braves visit the Dodgers (7 p.m. FSN2).

Hockey: In the NHL playoffs, the Minnesota Wild face the Mighty Ducks (6 p.m. ESPN). Highlights The Early Show Ewan McGregor With a.m. KCBS Today Jada Pinkett Smith Matrix Henry Winkler. 7 a.m.

KNBC KTLA Morning News Opera singers; new film Matrix 7 a.m. KTLA Dr. Phil Couple updates. 3 p.m. KNBC Late Show With David Letterman Sean Hayes; Avril Lavigne.

11:35 p.m. KCBS The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Jerry Eye Blind. 11:35 p.m. KNBC Listings include talk shows that provide aguest list. Talk Shows TIPS FOR TODAY p.m.—The Treatment: Chef Anthony Bourdain, host of KCRW-FM (89.9).

7 p.m.-midnight—Jim Svejda: Tchaikovsky Antal Dorati conducts Concertgebouw Orchestra) (911:30 p.m.), KUSC-FM (91.5). 4-7 p.m.—Baseball: Angels at New York Yankees, KSPN (710). 7-10 p.m.—Baseball: Atlanta Braves at Dodgers, KFWB (980), KWKW (1330). p.m., a.m.—The Third Man: HarryLime (Orson Welles) falls in love while battling Arab chieftains and searching for buried treasure KNX (1070). 10-11 p.m.—Arts in Review: Stage ac- tressDale Dickey and performers from the annual No Ho Festival of the Arts, KPFK-FM (90.7).

Radio By Mark Sachs Times Staff Writer Acrime documentary, like the caper on which it is based, must execute its game plan with pace and precision if it is to have any chance of success. In Court TV edition of System: The Love (10 p.m.), however, both the criminals and filmmakers come up a little short. The story certainly showed promise. In 1995, Douglas Daigle, wife Capri and a band of accomplices came up with a ploy to rob a bank without ever setting foot on the premises. They would target a city and pore over the business directory listings until they found a bank with a female manager.

They would then follow her home and set up surveillance. Over days, weeks or even months, they would ascertain who lived in the house and the relationships and routines. What the crooks were looking for was a love connection a bank manager with a close relationship with her husband. The night before the heist, the gang would force its way into the house, strap a bomb device to the husband and spend the hours until morning instructing the wife on getting the money and where to leave it. The chatty Daigle also had a habit of regaling victims with tales of his fishing trips, a detail which would come back to bite him.

The extortion plan, carried out three times, netted more than $1 million before authorities moved in. The documentary falls apart more quickly. The first case mentions a daughter being in the house during the home invasion but only explains what happens to the husband and wife. Then, after Daigle is caught, he gives a taped confession, but the voice heard have the distinctive Boston-type accent that the program says was key to his apprehension. And most crucially, Daigle hangs himself just past the midway point, leaving the dull gathering of evidence against his cohorts to fill the hour.

Crime pay, and this doc too rewarding either. TUNED IN Court TV CATCHING CLUES: Afish provides a link to a crime in System: The Love caper is fishy finale of The trounced its competition and Crime Scene continued its dominance as top- rated series, according to rankings released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research. climax beat premiere of director Steven version of featuring never-before- seen footage; part one of the season-ending episode of in the and a reunion of the cast of Hills, both on Fox. But even though more than 22 million viewers tuned in to the two-hour installment of it was still the least watched of all the finales. Network officials attributed the drop-off to the celebration of Day.

Areunion of the previous casts fell off from the main show but still landed in the Top 10. In the meantime, on Fox continues its juggernaut toward next highly anticipated finale, which will face considerable competition on Wednesday from a three-hour night on NBC. 200th episode of performed well for NBC, and continued to hold its own. Braxton Prime-Time TV Rankings CBS survives some tough competition to win week Associated Press AWIN: Fans tuned in to see Jenna Morasca. SHOWTIMES FOR TODAY ONLY BARGAIN MATINEES IN www.laemmle.com SUNSET Sunset at Crescent Hts.

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Current programs failing to make the cut include the Friday tandem of and while the nostalgic comedy is expected to survive as a midseason replacement. new dramas include a spinoff with a twist, starring Mark Harmon as a naval investigator; with Joe Pantoliano training undercover operatives; and of involves a modern young woman who receives cryptic messages from God. The remaining hour is producer David E. Brotherhood of Poland, N.H.,” about three brothers (one played by Randy Quaid) in a fictional small town. That means Kelley will have series on three networks, joining and which won an 11th-hour renewal at ABC.

comedy additions are and a Half starring Charlie Sheen as a playboy who takes in his divorced brother (Jon Cryer) with a young son; and about grown kids dealing with the divorce of their parents (Robert Klein and Judith Light) after a 25-year marriage. Among the cancellations, notably, is Big Fat Greek the series adaptation of the blockbuster independent comedy film Big Fat Greek which premiered with blockbuster ratings that since have fallen. As for ABC, the network is seeking to jump-start its lineup after a season that prompted late-night host Jay Leno to quip at presentation Monday that ABC is behind Al Ja- zeera in the ABC Entertainment Television Group Chairman Lloyd Braun returned to a gardening metaphor to insist the network has made progress this year, saying the goal was to new seeds all over our schedule, and taken The latest crop includes an additional hour of the newsmagazine after Night and a quartet of new sitcoms, as the network revives the Friday franchise it aired for more than a decade. However, those initials stand for Goodness meaning anyone anticipating a throwback to the days of and should expect somewhat racier fare. will include new installments of two past ABC news series, which is an inside look at court cases, from pretrial through verdicts, and which will document around-the-clock activity at the New York Police Department.

Separately, ABC News said investigative reporter and controversial commentator John Stossel will join Barbara Walters as co-anchor of the program, replacing John Miller, who left to join the LAPD. draws its title from the daily memo the president receives about possible threats. The project underscores how the major networks have embraced programs that address such topics, with and both tackling terrorist plots that occasionally echo that headlines. Theother ABC newcomers also have law-enforcement themes, with starring Carla Gugino as the marshal Jennifer Lopez played in the movie of while focuses on the L.A. Sheriffs trainee program, with Ernie Hudson among the cast.

Daytime host Kelly Ripa and alum Faith Ford star in and one of the new comedies, while With about a regular guy dating a celebrity joins the Tuesday lineup. Breckin Meyer recovers from his experience to star in to as a New Yorker who marries into a large Midwestern family, and All finds a young couple caught between gay and highly conservative parents. ABC also confirmed plans to shift Wonderful World of to Saturday nights. Although overall TV viewing then is considerably lower than its current home on Sundays, ABC Entertainment President Susan Lyne noted that core audience of kids and parents is home Saturdays in numbers commensurate with Sundays. Fox delves into the porn industry in fall Lineup, from Page E1 Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television last week (May 5-11) as compiled by Nielsen Media Research.

They are based on the average number of people who watched a program from start to finish. Nielsen estimates there are 272.04 million potential viewers in the U.S. age 2 and older. Viewership is listed in millions. Program Network View- ersProgram Network Viewers 1 CSICBS25.10 2 American Idol 3 Amazon CBS22.29 4 American Idol 5 ERNBC21.90 --------------------------------------------6 Everybody Loves Raymond CBS19.59 7 FriendsNBC19.55 8 Survivor: AmazonCBS19.00 9 Friends (8:30 p.m.)NBC18.98 10 Amazon CBS17.65 --------------------------------------------11 Law OrderNBC17.46 12 Will GraceNBC17.10 13 Still StandingCBS15.50 14 Without a TraceCBS14.92 15 CSI: MiamiCBS14.46 --------------------------------------------16 Bernie Mac ShowFOX13.73 17 The BachelorABC13.51 18 24FOX13.49 19 The West WingNBC13.37 20 Law Order: Criminal Intent (10 p.m.) NBC13.30 --------------------------------------------21 Judging AmyCBS13.29 22 Law Order: SVUNBC13.28 23 Law Order: Criminal Intent NBC13.01 24 JAGCBS12.75 25 Fear FactorNBC12.62 --------------------------------------------Yes, DearCBS12.62 27 King of QueensCBS11.93 28 60 MinutesCBS11.89 29 That ShowFOX11.72 30 The GuardianCBS11.66 --------------------------------------------31 NYPD BlueABC11.56 32 Bernie Mac Show (9:30 p.m.) FOX11.51 33 The DistrictCBS11.05 34 FrasierNBC10.89 35 She Wrote: Celtic CBS10.69 --------------------------------------------36 The SimpsonsFOX10.56 37 Extreme Makeover (Wed.) ABC10.34 38 The PracticeABC10.07 39 Crossing JordanNBC9.86 40 Malcolm in the MiddleFOX9.82 --------------------------------------------41 My Wife and KidsABC9.56 42 60 Minutes IICBS9.52 43 Star Search 44 Funniest Home Videos ABC9.25 45 George LopezABC9.24 --------------------------------------------46 50th Anniversary ABC9.18 47 Dateline NBC 48 Green 49 According to Jim (9 p.m.)ABC9.07 50 48 Hours InvestigatesCBS8.96 --------------------------------------------51 Law Order: SVU 52 Is Right: Million 53 Star Search 54 Primetime ThursdayABC8.50 55 Less Than PerfectABC8.39 --------------------------------------------56 Watching EllieNBC8.29 57 American DreamsNBC8.12 58 Dateline NBC 59 Boston PublicFOX8.03 60 --------------------------------------------61 Dateline NBC 62 63 King of the HillFOX7.68 64 8 SimpleRules 65 The AgencyCBS7.57 --------------------------------------------66 Most WantedFOX7.48 67 The ABC7.47 68 According to JimABC7.46 69 DragnetABC7.10 70 SmallvilleWB7.03 --------------------------------------------71 Ten Year High School FOX7.01 72 Cops (8:30 p.m.)FOX6.79 73 7th HeavenWB6.77 74 The Simpsons (7 p.m.)FOX6.38 75 Outrageous Game Show Moments NBC6.33 --------------------------------------------76 Mr.

PersonalityFOX5.99 77 Dateline NBC 78 CopsFOX5.85 79 Law Order 80 Dog Beauty FOX5.48 --------------------------------------------81 Gilmore GirlsWB5.17 82 EverwoodWB5.05 83 CharmedWB4.90 84 WWE CreekWB4.88 --------------------------------------------86 Stars: Then and ABC4.62 87 Outrageous Game Show Moments (Sat.) NBC4.45 88 RebaWB4.30 89 PulseFOX4.24 90 EnterpriseUPN4.12 --------------------------------------------91 Buffy the Vampire SlayerUPN4.02 92 AngelWB3.95 93 GirlfriendsUPN3.88 94 Half and HalfUPN3.67 95 Grounded for LifeWB3.52 --------------------------------------------96 One on OneUPN3.49 97 The ParkersUPN3.20 98 The Twilight ZoneUPN2.61 99 Greetings From TucsonWB2.52 100 What I Like About YouWB2.40 --------------------------------------------101 Gilmore Girls: BeginningsWB2.35 102 103 PlatinumUPN2.16 104 Network averages Here is the number of viewers (in millions) that each network averaged per hour of prime time, for last week and for the season. Network Last week Season to date CBS13.6912.54 NBC11.2111.64 FOX9.509.81 ABC8.8210.00 WB4.314.08 UPN3.293.52 New shows are in boldface type; existing shows that are in new time periods are in italic. Sunday: Funniest Home Monday: Night Tuesday: Simple With to Than Wednesday: Wife and All Thursday: Friday: to and With Saturday: World of fall lineup Isabella Vosmikova TV TERRORISM: James Denton in new drama.