Today on TV

Published: Thursday, June 17 2004 12:00 a.m. MDT

Golf (8 a.m., ESPN; 1 p.m., Ch. 5; 3 p.m., ESPN): First-round play at the U.S. Open

CSI: Miami (7 p.m., Ch. 2): A cigar maker is murdered. (Repeat)

Friends (7 p.m., Ch. 5): Joey's past relationship — OK, it was a one-night stand — with a social worker threatens Monica and Chandler's chances of adopting a baby. (Repeat)

North Shore (7 p.m., Ch. 13): Fox tries to drum up a few more viewers by repeating the premiere of this new show, which debuted to disappointing ratings on Monday.

Come to Papa (7:30 p.m., Ch. 5): Isn't this show off the air yet?

CSI (8 p.m., Ch. 2): A murder victim looks an awful lot like Sara. (Repeat)

Will & Grace (8 p.m., Ch. 5): Dylan McDermott ("The Practice") guest stars as a guy who catches Will's eye; John Cleese makes his first appearance as the guy Karen is eventually going to (briefly) marry. (Repeat)

Frontline (8 p.m., Ch. 7): A look at the system of plea-bargaining — and whether it's used to force innocent people to confess to crimes they didn't commit.

Without a Trace (9 p.m., Ch. 2): A female bounty hunter disappears. (Repeat)

ER (9 p.m., Ch. 5): The soap (opera) suds get deep as Carter and his pregnant girlfriend return from Africa. (Repeat)