Pictured: Jennifer Beals in The L Word, which starts Jan. 18 on Showtime. BIANCA'S XMAS MIRACLE
Last week on ALL MY CHILDREN, young lesbian Bianca experienced a Christmas miracle. Stopping into the church for a moment, she was startled to find a real baby lying in the manger of the nativity scene. Father Clarence encouraged her to care for the tiny foundling herself instead of turning the baby over to Child Protective Services. As Bianca fussed over the little baby, she came to a startling realization about her own child. After laying the baby in the manger, Bianca went looking for Father Clarence and was told by the priest that no such clergyman exists. Later, amazed to see the infant in the nativity scene was a statue of the Christ child, Bianca realized she'd been the beneficiary of a real Christmas miracle. Brimming over with holiday spirit, Bianca finally arrived at her mother's party.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31
IT'S ALL RELATIVE (ABC, 7:30 p.m.) Repeat. After Bobby (Reid Scott) damages some copper piping in Liz's dads' kitchen, Mace (Lenny Clarke) insists on making the repairs.
LIZA ON ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT (Fox, 8 - 9 p.m.) Repeat: In two episodes, Liza Minnelli plays Lucille's arch enemy Lucille 2 who has eyes for Buster.
WORLD IDOL FINALE FOX, 8 p.m Will openly gay British superstar Will Young win? Elton John performs.
SOUTH PARK MARATHON (COM, 9 p.m.-midnight) Followed by the SOUTH PARK movie.
DONNA SUMMER ON DICK'S CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S EVE SPECIAL (ABC, 10:35 p.m.)
NEW YEAR'S DAY, JAN. 1
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE LAST SHOUT (Oxygen, 7 a.m., 9 p.m.) Edina gets set on the right track by an angel (Marianne Faithful).
WILL & GRACE (NBC, 7:40 p.m.) Repeat: 'May Divorce Be with You'
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2
THE L WORD DEFINED (SHO, noon) A behind-the-scenes look at Showtime's new lesbian series.
THE NEW MICHAEL JACKSON SPECIAL (CBS, 8 p.m.) After Jackson agreed to talk to Ed Bradley on SIXTY MINUTES, CBS agreed to re-schedule this new special, a tribute to Jackson's career, which had been postponed due to the charges against him.
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS (Oxygen, 8 p.m., 11 p.m., 1 p.m. Sat) Repeat: Edina's life goes wrong when Saffie is in Iraq.
REALITY TV SECRETS REVEALED (VH-1, 8 p.m.) New special.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 3
DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION (Noggin, 8:30 p.m., 1 a.m.) Repeat: 'Pride' Marco confides that he's gay to Spinner, who is ill at ease with the revelation. Marco develops an unrequited crush on Paige's older brother.
TUESDAY, JAN. 6
WHOOPI (NBC, 7 p.m.)
QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY (Bravo, 9 and 1 p.m.) New episode.
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