Heat strokes

MetroGuide wants to run you out of town – and toward sizzling summer getaways!

Today through Saturday, MetroGuide will feature ”Weekend Countdown,” a series of programs guiding viewers to luscious summer getaways and vacation spots.

Hey, there’s MetroGuide roving reporter Judy Licht showing you three historic Hamptons inns! And over there is a sampling of Korean food found in the Hamptons.

Tipper talk

Diane Sawyer interviews Vice President Al Gore and wife Tipper Gore on tonight’s ”20/20” (10 p.m. on Ch.7).

Gore, who’s running for president, will discuss President Clinton’s criticisms of his campaign and says he believes Hillary Clinton will run for a New York Senate seat.

Express Lines:

*Tom Brokaw’s ”NBC Nightly News” won all major evening-news categories for the week of June 7-11. David Doss executive-produces.

*On tonight’s ”60 Minutes II” (10 p.m. on Ch.2): A rebroadcast of ”Unsafe Haven,” Ed Bradley’s investigation into Charter Behavioral Systems.

*Ratings tale-of-the-tape: Monday’s new ”Dateline” averaged 8.6 million households against a repeat of ”48 Hours” (6.6 million households) from 10-11 p.m.

*Steven Frazier and Willow Bay host tonight’s ”CNN & Fortune” (8 p.m.), a look at Fortune Magazine’s annual list of ”Cool Companies.”

*”Forgive or Forget” (4 p.m. on Ch.9) defeated ”The Oprah Winfrey Show” among women 18-34 in New York during the May sweeps.

*FX has acquired exclusive rights to Fox’s ”Millennium.”