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wra ma cfTSfas, iQuhm proves himself a sharp shodter SMers; FdxpSln. t.rv bt lhe vast Namyk Eaets list trot not ieu sin to LOOK WHO'S TALKING Ml mi ii No repeating the mistake of a rerun-filled summer MORNING I 4 Jf 4 By RICHARD HUFF KCo.Wkt 'Sit 1 7 KM) This Morning. Gene Sisket's Osar predictions; film maker Sptke tee2 Today. Fitness expert Kathy Kaetver; financial adviser Jean Chatzky; pel therapy. 4 Good Day Now York.

tors Chazz PaJminteri, Pam Oavvoer, Isabelle Adjarw; Rosanne Cash. 5 Good Morning America. Actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew pro-derick. 7 9:00 Goorga ft Alana. Actor Daniel Hugh Kelly.

2 Real Life. A four-time widower. 4T Gordon Elliott. Sex-crime investigator talks. (Part 2 of 2) 5 Livo with Regis A Kathio Actress Jaclyn Smith.

7 10:00 Leeza. Birth defects and the Gulf War. 4 A Mont el Williams. Kids abducted -by parents. (Part 2 of 2) 5 Camio.

Forbidden romances. 7 Roionda. Oscar predictions. 11 Jorry Springer. Relationship Interference.

4 Mark Walberg. Kids meet parents years later. 5 Mike A Maty. Actress Mimi Rogers, "In the Blink of an Richard Bey. Past dating games.

9 AFTERNOON "cF Noon Ricki Lake. Second chances j9 Gabrielle. Alternative treatments for cancer. 5 i Jenny Jones. Unfaithful mates.

9 liv.I';.'' t. aired. "You do it to keep the lights on." said Preston Beckman, NBC's senior vice president of program planning and scheduling. "You do it to give a show a chance without strong competition." Beckman also conceded that sometimes shows are slated for the summer season because they were "so bad you were embarrassed to put them on" during the regular season. Bob Greenblatt, Fox' executive vice president of program development, admits that in the past, summer has "been the dumping ground" for bad series, but the strategy, at least for Fox, has changed.

In addition to "L-A. Fire," Fox will launch two other new series and some original movies. "I think it could be a really fertile new ground." said Greenblatt. "It could be a whole new frontier." Programing original series during the summer has been an up-and-down proposition for the networks. One summer they brag about new shows, and then the next year they seem to offer nothing new.

Still, there have been some notable summer shows. CBS gained a lot of attention Dam Hews Staff wnter THOUGH the lineups aren't final yet, it appears that viewers will have some new series to watch this summer. After seeing their Nielsen numbers decline dramatically last summer primarily because they offered vir-tually nothing new network bosses are hoping that more original fare will boost ratings and keep viewers from surfing to cable. Fox Entertainment head John Matoian, in announcing "LA. Fire," a new summer series set in a fire-house, said the network would offer an "aggressive" slate of original programing and series premieres after the season ends in May.

NBC will air two new series and about 10 original movies during the summer. ABC hasn't announced its summer plans yet. CBS will offer new episodes of two series that were yanked earlier in the season, Park West" and "American Gothic." In addition to the new series NBC is planning, the network is going to air seven episodes from the first year of "Homicide: Life on the Street," which attracted few viewers when they first 7- A I llll jlAl MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SCHEME: Fresh "Gothic" episodes Day Date. Chazz PalminteT- 2 -with the July 1990 launch of "Northern Exposure." And Fox garnered just as much attention with the July 1992 debut of "Melrose Place." But last season, the networks offered few new episodes of anything and paid a steep price. For example.

Fox recorded some weeks last summer that were down 205 from the same weeks the year before. "I hope we're all going to be able to retain more of an audience than we did last year." said Greenblatt. "We suffered through the summer. We can't let that happen again." lenver's dumb-and-bugie corps off the air By DAVTO HINCKLEY air interview. No, folks, it just doesn't get much more offensive than this.

Jacor Broadcasting, which owns WBPI, said its employes, "in an ill-conceived attempt at humor, exercised extremely poor judgment" No fooling. They were all suspended without DaitV News Staff A'ter YOU ever wondered exactly how stupid morning radio hosts could get, here's a stunt it's unlikely anyone is going to beat: Tuesday in Denver. KBPI hosts Joey Teehan, Dean Meyers and Roger Realty marched into a mosque during Maury Povtch. Daughters embar' rassed by moms. 4 Tempestt.

Amorous feelings torec livery men. 9 Geraldo. Celebrity news. 2 -sj Sally. Surprise proposals.

4. Oprah Winfrey. Actor-comic Steve Martin. 7 7 Richard Bey. Men who neglect relationships.

9 5:00 Montel Williams. Teen burned down her house. 5 Ricki Lake. Updates. 9 EVENING 11:00 Jermy Jones.

Viewers date pasfj guests. 9 Charlie Rose. Author James art; film maker Rebecca Miner; "R'S'B singer Ruth Brown. 13 Politically Incorrect. Jackee Har.

Sheila Kuehl. Wayne Federman, tia Kudrow. COM 11:35 Tonight Show. Actors Robert Dtf-' vail and Sharon Stone; comic Gerry Swallow. 4 12:35 Late Night.

Actress Loni Ander- son; music guest Anthrax. 4 t- J- XHiS Late Show. Tennis player Andre-' Agassi; actor Norm MacDonald; music group Extreme. 2 2:05 Lauren Hutton And Ziggy Martey. 2 morning prayers, playing the national anthem on trumpet and bugle.

pay and are being investigated on charges of criminal harassment Local Muslims, how artists are treated, etc. You know it's a great interview when you feel like you're eavesdropping Morning man Ed Lover of WQHT (97.1 FM) posed a tough question to his partners yesterday: Who was the last inmate at Alcatraz? Dre guessed O.J. and Lisa guessed 2Pac. Since black history extends beyond February, WQCD (101.9 FM) is still distributing a cool booklet called "Black History," which includes an entry for every day of the year. (Today's the day Columbus set sail, and did you know a member of his crew was black? Alonzo Pietro.) Write WQCD at 220 E.

42d St, New York. NY 10017, or fax (212) 210-2771. Andy Shane, music director of WHTZ, starts next week, same job, at WKTU (103.5 FM). "It's been a great five years at WHTZ." says Shane. "I'll miss everyone.

But I like a new challenge." (And, oh yes, Frank Watherman was reportedly the last con off Alcatraz.) The idea, obviously, was an in-your-face response to Denver Nuggets guard Mahmoud Abdul-RauTs statement the previous week that standing for the national anthem was inconsistent with his Muslim beliefs. Teehan was wearing a turban and an Abdul-Rauf shirt, and the three KBPI folks reportedly tried to slip earphones on two worshipers for a live on- who always keep the mosque silent during prayer services, also have filed a complaint with the FCC. AROUND THE DIAL: Frankie Crocker of WBLS (107 5 FM) was interviewing Gladys Knight one evening this week as his show was ending, and the chat was going so well he just let things rolL Great move. They talked about the music biz, how color matters. cn 3 iu FLICK PICKS 2 first crossover film succeeds as a livery, satiric and subversive send-up of the early '60s teen scene and the brain-damaged, beehrved "hair-hoppers" who dominate same.

The once-Kvalifetime cast includes Sonny Bono, Debbie Harry and Pia Zadora. 6:00 (AMC) "AM Quiet on the Western Front" 1930). Lew Ayres, Louis Woiheim. Lewis Milestone's definitive adaptation of Erich Mana Remarque's anti-war novel, set in the German trenches of World War copped a "Best Picture" Oscar and retains its dramatic power today. Remade as a 1979 TV movie with Richard Thomas and the incomparable Ernest Borgnine.

(9) "Johnny Handsome" (1990). Mickey Rourke. Ellen Bar-kin. Plastic surgeon Forest Whitaker makes over plug ugly mug Rourke in Walter Hill's offbeat crime caper. 8:00 (11) "Gorillas in the Mist" (1988).

Sigoumey Weaver. Bryan Brown. The gorillas are the best thing about Michael Apted's cfrarr based on the life of pnmate-protee-W tor Diane Fossey. Then again," -there's no reason why they I shouldn't be. 11:30 (USA) "Planet of the a Apes" (1968).

Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter. The simian sci-fi nick i that launched four sequels and a series still packs a powerful puncrii Followed by "Beneath the Planet of the Apes." The Phantom to 4:00 pjn. (TNT) "The Vulture" (1967). Brooenck Crawford bedeviled by an outsized vulture wearing Akim TamirofT head in a bizarre creature campfest. Excellent tare for diehard bad-movie lovers.

(COM) "Hairspray" (1988). Ricki Lake, Divine. John Waters' 'HAIR'Y: Debbie Harry.