Today on TV

Published: Friday, Dec. 5 2003 12:00 a.m. MST

Live by Request (6 p.m., A&E): Barry Manilow performs Christmas music (and sings a pre-taped duet with Bette Midler).

Joan of Arcadia (7 p.m., Ch. 2): Will is taken hostage by an escaped prisoner.

TV's Naughtiest Blunders from Around the World (7 p.m., Ch. 13): I don't have to tell you this "naughty" special is on Fox, do I?

NBA basketball (7 p.m., FSN): Clippers at Jazz

Hope & Faith (8 p.m., Ch. 4): After a fracas at a basketball game, Hope and Faith are sent to anger-management class.

Miss Match (8 p.m., Ch. 5): Kate tries to find a match for the judge who's presiding over her case.

Boston Public (8 p.m., Ch. 13): Harper calls the FBI in to investigate a student who's been accessing terrorist Web sites.

Celine Dion: One Year — One Heart (8 p.m., ABC Family): The diva is shown behind the scenes and in concert.

Life with Bonnie (8:30 p.m., Ch. 4): Somebody's leaking gossip from backstage.

The Handler (9 p.m., Ch. 2): Elena enters a rehab clinic looking for clues about $5 million in missing DEA funds.

20/20 (9 p.m., Ch. 4): TV psychic John Edward is interviewed.

Third Watch (9 p.m., Ch. 5): Former "NYPD Blue" co-star Nick Turturro begins a multiepisode run as a mobster.