Series

Tired of castaways and inmates? How about spending your evening seeing a few dead people? In the new nightly series Crossing Over with John Edward (8 p.m., Sci Fi Channel), psychic Edward helps audience members communicate with departed loved ones. Dirk! Joel! Stacey! Law & Order (9 p.m., NBC) reruns the one where former prosecutor Jamie Ross (Carey Lowell) returns as a defense lawyer in a death penalty case. On a rerun of Everybody Loves Raymond (9 p.m., CBS), Debra just wants to be alone. Once & Again (10 p.m., ABC) reruns the two-parter where Lily loses her father.

Specials

Dana Delany stars in the 1996 TV movie For Hope (8 p.m., ABC), the true story of a mother suffering from the devastating disease scleroderma. Bob Saget directed the movie, which is based on his sister's struggle with the disease. Henry Czerny costars.

Sports

Baseball:
All Star Game Home Run Derby (8 p.m., ESPN)

Talk

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Tom Cruise (rerun)
David Letterman (CBS) John Travolta (rerun)
Jay Leno (NBC) Sea World animals, Everclear
Politically Incorrect (ABC) Christopher Titus, Gail O'Grady
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Mira Sorvino, Jack Black (rerun)

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