UPDATED LISTINGS: Programs on Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson (as of Monday 1pm ET)
June 25, 2009 7:30 PM
We'll collect updates here on TV programs scheduled last-minute after the Thursday deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.
Among the specials yet to air (as of Monday 1 p.m. ET) --
BIO Remembers: Farrah Fawcett (on-demand via digital cable; check on-screen menus) -- This archive hour chronicles the actress' life and career.
Michael Jackson on-demand via digital cable (check your cable provider's on-screen menus) -- Look for Michael Jackson's 1978 musical film The Wiz with Diana Ross on pay-per-view, plus a wide selection of free music videos.
American Idol (Monday 8-10 p.m. ET, Fox) -- Encore of March's Michael Jackson-themed performance show.
Biography: Charlie's Angels (Monday at 9 p.m. ET, BIO)
Biography: Farrah Fawcett (Monday at 10 p.m. ET, BIO)
Dateline NBC (Monday 10 p.m. ET, NBC) -- "Living With Michael Jackson," encore of famous Martin Bashir interview.
World Music Awards 2006 (Wednesday 8-10 p.m. ET, MyNetwork) -- Encore includes Michael Jackson accepting an award on the 25th anniversary of his Thriller album, and singing "We Are the World."
E!ES Michael Jackson (Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT, E!) -- Press release: "With full cooperation from Sony, Michael Jackson and the Jackson organization, this one-hour special is the definitive documentary on the pop icon and his music."
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PREVIOUS POST (Friday 9 p.m. ET) --
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (Friday 8-10 p.m. ET and 11 p.m.-1 a.m. ET, TV One) -- All-star 2001 concert salute features Jacksons reunion, plus Destiny's Child, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, Usher, Britney Spears, 'N Sync, 98 Degrees, James Ingram, Gloria Estefan and others.
Farrah's Story (Friday 8 p.m. ET, NBC) -- Repeat of May's two-hour documentary film chronicling Fawcett's battle with cancer; note that start time moves up one hour. (Also airs Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on Oxygen.)
Dateline NBC (Friday 10 p.m. ET, NBC) -- Ann Curry hosts "Michael Jackson - King of Pop" look back at Jackson's legacy.
E! News Special: Michael & Farrah: Lost Icons (Saturday at 10:30am ET/PT, E!) -- Half-hour special chronicles the lives of the two celebs.
True Hollywood Story: Michael Jackson (Saturday at 11 a.m. ET/PT, Sunday at 1 p.m. ET/PT, E!) -- Two-hour documentary covers the pop icon's life from childhood to superstardom.
The Jacksons: An American Dream (Saturday noon-5 p.m. ET and 7 p.m.-midnight ET, TV One) -- Angela Bassett and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs play the teen musicians' parents in 1992 miniseries chronicling the Jackson 5's rise to fame. Also starring: Holly Robinson-Peete, Terrence Howard, Billy Dee Williams.
Man in the Mirror: Life and Legacy of Michael Jackson (Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. ET, CNN)
Chasing Farrah (Saturday 9 p.m. ET, TV Land) -- First two episodes of the 2005 docusoap following Fawcett's daily life as one of the country's most famous faces.
Biography Remembers: The Michael Jackson Story (Saturday at 10 p.m. ET, Sunday at 4 p.m. ET, A&E; Monday at 11 p.m. ET, BIO)
The Life & Times of Michael Jackson (Sunday at 7 p.m. ET, TV One) -- One-hour documentary.
American Idol (Monday 8-10 p.m. ET, Fox) -- Encore of March's Michael Jackson-themed performance show.
Biography: Charlie's Angels (Monday at 9 p.m. ET, BIO)
Biography: Farrah Fawcett (Monday at 10 p.m. ET, BIO)
E!ES Michael Jackson (Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT, E!) -- Press release: "With full cooperation from Sony, Michael Jackson and the Jackson organization, this one-hour special is the definitive documentary on the pop icon and his music."
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PREVIOUS POST (Thursday 7 p.m. ET) --
20/20 (Thursday 10 p.m. ET, ABC) -- "Farrah Fawcett: Her life, Her Loves, Her Legacy" is a Barbara Walters report featuring interviews with Ryan O'Neal, Charlie's Angels costar Jaclyn Smith, friend Alana Stewart, her physician Dr. Lawrence Piro, hairstylist Jose Eber, and Leonard Goldberg, co-creator of Charlie's Angels. (It's preceded by a 9 p.m. ET special edition of 20/20, "The Life and Death of Michael Jackson.")
Dateline NBC (Thursday 9-11 p.m. ET, NBC) -- The special extended broadcast will cover Michael Jackson's life and death, in addition to the previously announced "Farrah Fawcett: The Life and Death of an Angel." The Fawcett report includes recent interviews with Ryan O'Neal, Alana Stewart, Fawcett's father, sister and Charlie's Angels costar Kate Jackson, as well as unaired parts of a 1997 interview.
CBS News: The Life and Death of Michael Jackson (Thursday 10 p.m. ET, CBS) -- Hour report on the day's events.
Also scheduled --
Farrah's Story (Friday 9 p.m. ET, NBC) -- Repeat of May's two-hour documentary film chronicling Fawcett's battle with cancer, in her own words. (Also airs Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on Oxygen.)
Chasing Farrah (Saturday 9 p.m. ET, TV Land) -- First two episodes of the 2005 docusoap following Fawcett's daily life as one of the country's most famous faces.