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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