Are the children of gay couples more likely to become homosexuals? Are gay couples selfish for "inflicting" their lifestyles on children? Do children suffer in the absence of a "real" mother or father? Inquiring minds want to know. So, it seems does Barbara Walters, who interviews three different gay families on "20/20" (9 p.m., ABC).
As you can imagine, Walters' findings are more anecdotal than scientific. We learn that the children of gay parents are likely to be teased for being different when passing through their traumatic middle school years.
Barbara Walters interviews three gay families on "20/20" at 9 p.m. on ABC.
The most amusing part of this segment comes when Walters interviews Emma, 10, and Camille, 7, two precocious and articulate girls raised by two gay men. Poised beyond her years, Camille passionately defends her two daddies and then yawns and tells Walters that the interview goes on too long.
Sad news. Due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the United Kingdom, the Crufts Dog show, scheduled to air on Animal Planet from tonight through Sunday, has been postponed. Crufts is the world's largest dog show.
In a new episode of "The Powerpuff Girls" (8 p.m., Cartoon Network) titled "The Headsucker Moxy," a new villain arrives in Townsville. He drains the brains of important people of vital information. Cartoon fans of a certain age may be reminded of the old "Rocky & Bullwinkle" cartoon about the Kirwood Derby, the hat that turned anyone who wore it into a brainless dolt.
Sarah Jessica Parker's character wears ugly, trendy clothes and talks about never quite fitting into the social scene. No, it's not "Sex in the City," but "Square Pegs," the 1982-83 comedy set at Weemawee High School. Nick at Nite reels off nine consecutive episodes beginning at 9 p.m. as part of their "Revenge of the 1980s" series.
Tonight's other highlights
Chris Tucker hosts the 32nd Annual NAACP Image Awards (7 p.m., Fox). Performers include Savion Glover, Gerald Levert, Brian McKnight, Chante Moore, Mos Def and Lou Rawls.
Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt received Oscars for the 1998 comedy "As Good as it Gets" (7 p.m., TNT). Greg Kinnear was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Scheduled on "Dateline" (8 p.m., NBC): a conversation with the parents of missing baby Sabrina Aisenberg.
The squad has only five days to close an old case before the statutes of limitation kick in on a repeat of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (9 p.m., NBC).
Cult choice
An intergalactic band of underdogs take on an evil empire in the 1977 blockbuster "Star Wars" (7:05 p.m., TBS).
Series notes
Searching for the killer of a nurse's husband on "Diagnosis Murder" (7 p.m., CBS) ... Syd advises a ballerina to on "Providence" (7 p.m., NBC) ... Sharon spies on Johnny on "Two Guys and a Girl" (7 p.m., ABC) ... Finding love and employment in a tiny Tennessee town on "Gary & Mike" (7 p.m., UPN) ... A memorable Halloween party on "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (7 p.m., WB).
A fake affair between Laurie and Norm on "Norm" (7:30 p.m., ABC) ... Claymation spoofs on "Celebrity Deathmatch" (7:30 p.m., UPN) ... Shooting their first video on "Popstars" (7:30 p.m., WB).
Caught in a hostage drama in the woods of Maine on "The Fugitive" (8 p.m., CBS) ... Regis Philbin hosts "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" (8 p.m., ABC).
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