HBO Returns to ‘Oz’; NBC Brings Back ‘Seinfeld’ Clips

Two cable series kick off their second seasons this weekend, NBC repeats a special “Seinfeld,” and a long-running network sitcom begins its two-part finale.

NBC encores the wonderful “Seinfeld” clip show at 9 tonight on Channel 4. The special, which aired before the May 14 finale, includes an extra 15 minutes of clips.

John Ratzenberger guest-stars on AMC’s “Remember WENN,” Friday at 7 and 10:30 p.m., in an episode in which the staff of the radio station, including Melinda Mullins as the haughty Hillary, tries to set a record by staying on the air for 53 consecutive hours.

The Pretenders kick off the second season of VH1’s “Hard Rock Live,” Friday at 7 p.m.

CBS’ “Family Matters,” Friday at 9 p.m. on Channel 2, winds down its nine-year run with a two-part finale in which Urkel becomes the first student astronaut.

HBO’s stark, raw prison drama, “Oz,” returns for its second season, Saturday at 10:15 p.m. The first episode examines the aftermath of a brutal prison riot.

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The Sci-Fi Channel documentary “Masters of Fantasy: Industrial Light and Magic,” at 5 p.m., offers a behind-the-scenes look at George Lucas’ visual effects factory.

“TWA 800: The Investigation,” at 7 p.m. on the Learning Channel, examines the facts behind the July 17, 1996, airliner crash.

PBS’ “Airport,” at 10 p.m. on KCET-TV Channel 28, is a three-part series giving a behind-the-scenes glimpse at London’s Heathrow, the world’s busiest international airport.

Friday

Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti make beautiful music together from Paris on PBS’ “The Three Tenors Live in Concert,” at noon and 8 p.m. on KCET-TV Channel 28 and at 7:30 p.m. on KOCE-TV Channel 50. James Levine will conduct the L’Orchestre du Paris. The three opera heavyweights will be performing arias and pop songs.

NBC repeats its 1996 Emmy Award-winning fantasy, “Gulliver’s Travels,” at 9 p.m. on Channel 4. Ted Danson stars in this lavish adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s satire. The movie concludes Saturday at 9 p.m.

In “Sandra Bernhard: I’m Still Here . . . Damn It,” the outrageous actress and comic performs her popular one-woman show, at midnight on HBO.

Saturday

The Learning Channel’s “Beach Party,” at 5 p.m., features three specials set by the shore: “Beauty and the Beach,” “Beach Crazy,” and “The History of the Bathing Suit: Nothing to Hide.”

In anticipation of the new “The Mask of Zorro” feature that opens July 17, AMC is presenting a Zorro triple bill, beginning at 7 p.m. with the classic 1940 swashbuckler “The Mark of Zorro.” Following are the 1920 silent “The Mark of Zorro,” starring the dashing Douglas Fairbanks, and the 1925 sequel “Don Q, Son of Zorro,” also with Fairbanks.

Stephanie Mills, Isaac Hayes, K.C. and the Sunshine Band and Earth, Wind & Fire are among the performers on “Sinbad’s Summer Jam 4,” at 11:30 p.m. on HBO.

Sunday

ABC presents the final match of World Cup Soccer from Paris at noon on Channel 7.

A&E;’s “Big Dogs, Little Dogs,” at 5 and 9 p.m., is a two-hour special on man’s best friend.

Alicia Silverstone joins veterinarian David Jessup, who treats animals in the wilderness, on the TBS special “Wildlife Vet” at 6:30 p.m.

The Alien Voices troupe, featuring Leonard Nimoy, presents an original adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Lost World” at 7 and 10 p.m. on the Sci-Fi Channel.

Dennis Quaid stars in and directs the poignant family drama “Everything That Rises,” at 8 and 10 p.m. and midnight on TNT.

E! Entertainment Television presents the two-hour documentary “Heidi Fleiss: The E! True Hollywood Story,” at 8 p.m.

Armand Assante heads the cast of the 1997 NBC miniseries “The Odyssey,” at 9 p.m. on Channel 4. The compelling saga is based on Homer’s epic poem. The conclusion airs Monday at 9 p.m.

Gary Sinese stars in ABC’s 1995 miniseries “The Stand,” at 9 p.m. The thriller is based on Stephen King’s acclaimed bestseller.

Naveen Andrews stars in the Showtime drama “My Own Country,” at 9 p.m. Andrews plays an Ethiopian-born specialist in infectious diseases treating AIDS patients in rural Tennessee during the mid-1980s.

“The Science of the Impossible,” a new Discovery Channel miniseries at 9 and 10 p.m., explores the possibility of turning science fiction into science fact. The series continues through Wednesday.