‘The X-Files’ Solves Last Season’s Mystery; ‘Millionaire’ Returns

The cult favorite “The X-Files” and the summer surprise “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” return to the airwaves this weekend.

Dick Van Dyke plays Dr. Sloan and an identical mobster in a two-hour “Diagnosis Murder” tonight at 8 on CBS.

Chuck Woolery hosts the new Fox game show, “Greed,” tonight at 8. Contestants are pitted against each other to win a potential $2 million.

AMC’s new series, “Cinema Secrets,” Friday at 9 p.m., explores the special effects industry and its history, including “Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.”

Chicago Cubs great Sammy Sosa meets his fans on “Kids Say the Darndest Things” Friday at 8 p.m. on CBS.

A&E; presents another “Dalziel & Pascoe” mystery Saturday at 6 and 10 p.m. This time, Dalziel investigates a mystery linked to murder and drugs.

Late-night talk show host Craig Kilborn goes prime-time as a guest on “Martial Law,” Saturday at 9 p.m. on CBS.

Fox’s “Mad TV” celebrates its 100th episode Saturday at 11 p.m.

Huell Howser explores the Devils Postpile in the slopes of the Sierra Nevada on “California’s Gold,” Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on KCET-TV.

Fox’s “The X-Files” finally returns for its seventh season Sunday at 9 p.m. with a two-part conclusion to last season’s cliffhanger.

Regis Philbin is back as host of the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” which will air for 15 consecutive days beginning Sunday at 9 p.m. on ABC.

Movies

Parker Stevenson stars in the UPN thriller “Avalon,” Friday at 8 p.m. He plays an oceanographer who tries to stop a major disaster after deadly bacteria are found in the Gulf of Mexico.

ABC’s “The Wonderful World of Disney” presents a new adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical “Annie” on Sunday at 7 p.m. Alicia Morton stars as Little Orphan Annie, Victor Garber is Oliver Warbucks, Alan Cumming is featured as the con man Rooster, Kathy Bates is the evil Miss Hannigan, and Chester plays Annie’s dog, Sandy.

Dicky Barrett, Terence Trent D’Arby and Billy Porter are among the stars of “Shake, Rattle & Roll,” CBS’ two-part look at the birth of rock in the 1950s, Sunday at 9 p.m. The conclusion airs Nov. 10 at 9 p.m.

Randy Quaid, Whoopi Goldberg and Roger Daltrey head the cast of the special effects fantasy “The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns,” Sunday and Monday at 9 p.m. on NBC.

Specials

Internet columnist Robert X. Cringley explains the origins of computer fear on “Y2K: The Winter of Our Disconnect” tonight at 8 on KCET-TV.

First Nation artists display their work on “Keeping the Spirit Alive” tonight at 10 on KCET-TV.

TNT looks at ordinary people who performed extraordinary deeds during wartime and earned the nation’s highest honor on “Medal of Honor” Sunday at 8 p.m.

Ken Burns and Paul Barnes focus on the lives of suffragettes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony on the two-part documentary “Not for Ourselves Alone,” Sunday and Monday at 8 p.m. on KCET-TV and KVCR.