TV Jots

Remembering Two Entertainment Icons

Farrah’s Story | 8pm

Charlie’s Angels television icon Farrah Fawcett (pictured above with her and partner Ryan O’Neal’s son Redmond O’Neal) succumbed to cancer on Thursday, June 25, at the age of 62. One of the many TV specials planned in her honor this weekend is this two-hour, self-narrated documentary that spans two-and-a-half years and chronicles Fawcett’s struggle with cancer during that period.
[NBC, 120 minutes]

Virtuality | 8pm

Fox presents Ron Moore’s (Battlestar Galactica) pilot-turned-movie, a two-hour thriller about a virtual reality system run amok during a 12-member space crew’s critical mission to save their home planet’s population from extinction, all while they’re being filmed for a reality show back on Earth.
[Fox, 120 minutes, Sneak Peek]

Let Freedom Hum: An Evening of Comedy Hosted by Martin Short | 10pm

Featured performers during the taped event include Jeremy Hotz, Greg Giraldo, Kathleen Madigan, Tom Papa, and John Pinette.
[TBS, 60 minutes]

Michael Jackson: King of Pop | 10pm

Legendary recording artist, entertainer, and pop-culture icon Michael Jackson passed away on Thursday, June 25, at the age of 50 following a fatal heart attack. NBC journalist Ann Curry hosts this one-hour special Dateline retrospective.
[NBC, 60 minutes]