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O’DONNELL AND MCDOWELL TEAM UP

A busy,self-involved fashion photographer learns to cope graciously with unglamorous familial responsibilities in

“Riding the Bus With My Sister.” Rachel Simon (Andie McDowell)is your average overworked yet emotionally isolated New York who has to take care of her developmentally disabled sister,Beth (Rosie O ‘Donnell),when their dad dies.So what ‘s wrong with Beth?Well,for one,she spends her entire day riding the bus.Rachel hops the bus with Beth and meets Beth “family ” – the bus drivers and passengers who help her sister fill some long,lonely hours.

Directed by Anjelica Huston.

RIDING THE BUS WITH MY SISTER

Sunday, 9 p.m., CBS

COMEDY

Last will

GRACE (Debra Messing)decides it ‘s time to write her will and asks her favorite Will (Eric McCormack)for his legal help on “Will &Grace.” Sounds like something any adult might do,but then Grace reverts to her usual neurotic,self-sabotaging behavior.She visits Will ‘s mother (Blythe Danner)to see how much Will plans on leaving her before she enters a dollar figure in her will.Meanwhile,Will is inspired by Grace ‘s “maturity ” to make a dramatic career move.Jack (Sean Hayes) decides to get back into teaching.

WILL &GRACE

Thursday, 8:30 p.m., NBC

MADHOUSE

Animation

THE SUBVERSIVE CARTOON “Family Guy ” returns to the Fox lineup, with new adventures for the Griffin family,which includes father Peter, his wife,Lois;their stressed-out daughter,Meg;their slacker son, Chris,among many twisted others.In the fourth season premiere,Lois and Peter go on a second honeymoon.When things don ‘t workout as planned, Peter ends up posing as Mel Gibson and they stay in his suite,where they come upon a copy of “Passion of the Christ 2.”Holy mackerel.

FAMILY GUY

Sunday, 9 p.m., Fox

CRIME

Miami to Vegas

THE CBS “CSI ” franchise heads into the May sweeps home stretch with two unusual episodes.On Monday,”CSI:

Miami ” takes a different tack,,starting its hour with the committing of a criminal act,as opposed to the evidence of one. The crime occurs outside a Florida courthouse,following a bitter custody battle over a little girl.Bullets fly and hit

the girl ‘s mother,who,it turns out,had more enemies than her ex. On Thursday ‘s “CSI,” lovely Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger)has a brief romantic encounter with a stranger (Alan Rosenberg,Helgenberger ‘s husband)who later turns up as a suspect in a murder investigation.That will teach a girl to have a cocktail after work.

CSI:MIAMI

Monday, 10 p.m., CBS

CSI:CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

Thursday, 9 p.m., CBS

DRAMA

The Satanic verses

WHAT is the world coming to?On “Revelations,” it ‘s the ultimate contest between good and evil.Dr.Massey

(Bill Pullman)tracks down his stepson,who ‘s been kidnapped by Satanists.The evildoers,Tulia (Caryn Green)

and Odgen (Fred Durst),give Massey a grisly choice to make about the boy ‘s fate.

On other,fire-and-brimstone frontiers,the trial of Satanist Isaiah Haden (Michael Massee)begins.In London,Massey and Sister Jo (Natasha McElhone)meet with an expert on Satanism.It also seems that the convent of the Sisters of Mercy – Sister Jo ‘s order – has been invaded by Haden ‘s men.

REVELATIONS

Wednesday, 9 p.m., NBC

COMEDY

Hilarious housewives

GOD knows one needs a sense of humor to be a mother these days.Viewers will have a chance to find out just how funny American mothers can be on “The Search For the Funniest Mom in America.” But this Nick at Nite special is more than just baby poop jokes.The five finalists have had some experience doing stand-up -while raising a family – and they appear before a panel of judges,including former “Seinfeld ” writer Carol Leifer,to see who does the best

shtick.The one-hour show is hosted by Sandra Bernhard.

THE SEARCH FOR THE FUNNIEST MOM IN AMERICA

Tuesday, 10 p.m., Nick at Nite