Friday, January 27, 2006; C07

· Anne Archer guests on "Ghost Whisperer" on WUSA.

· The premiere of "The Emperor's New School" on Disney Channel.

· And Wizards vs. Bulls on CSN.

NBA Basketball. Cleveland at Indiana (ESPN at 7); Washington at Chicago (CSN, 8:30); Los Angeles Clippers at Denver (ESPN, 9:30).

Tennis. Australian Open women's final: Amelie Mauresmo vs. Justine Henin-Hardenne (ESPN2, 9:30).

White House Chronicle. UPI's Claude Salhani, the Washington Examiner's Patrick Gavin and The Washington Post's Warren Brown are on the panel (Channel 32 at 6; Sunday, 6:30).

Washington Week With Gwen Ifill. Topics are the Palestinian elections, domestic spying and next Tuesday's State of the Union address; with Bloomberg's Janine Zacharia, The Washington Post's Peter Baker, ABC's Martha Raddatz and the Los Angeles Times's Doyle McManus (Channel 26 at 8).

Evening Exchange With Kojo. Part 2 of a conversation between Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and Howard University students (Channel 32 at 8; Sunday, 7:30).

The Politics Program With Mark Plotkin. With D.C. shadow representative Ray Browne and political satirist Mark Russell (NewsChannel 8 at 11 p.m.; heard live at 10 a.m. on WTOP-AM 1500).

Dateline. Reporter Chris Hansen files his third hidden camera report on men allegedly trying to meet children online for sex (Channel 4 at 9).

20/20 explores the passionate relationships between mothers and daughters (Channel 7 at 10).

The Emperor's New School. In this animated series, based on the characters in the movie "The Emperor's New Groove," a would-be ruler must graduate from public school before he can claim the throne (Disney Channel, 7:30).

Decades Rock Live. This new concert series features performances by celebrated artists and the musicians they have inspired; tonight, Cyndi Lauper performs her songs with Pat Monahan, Shaggy and Scott Weiland (VH1 Classic at 8).

The Bernie Mac Show. Jordan and Bernie share a passion for fantasy football (Channel 5 at 8).

Dancing With the Stars. The completely padded results show (Channel 7 at 8).

Ghost Whisperer. We find out how Melinda first learned about her ability to see dead people; Anne Archer guest-stars as Melinda's mother (Channel 9 at 8).

In Justice. The team takes the case of a man jailed for six years for the murder of an unborn child during a burglary (Channel 7 at 9).

Close to Home. A recently paroled sex offender moves into Annabeth's neighborhood and is soon suspected of raping a young woman (Channel 9 at 9).

Reba. The IRS snoops in Reba's finances (Channel 50 at 9).

Numb3rs. The agents must stop an organ trafficking ring after an immigrant girl dies while selling one of her kidneys (Channel 9 at 10).

Charlie Rose. With author Bernard-Henri Levy and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) (Channels 26 and 32 at 11).

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. With Joaquin Phoenix, Jo Koy and music by Alanis Morissette (Channel 4, 11:35).

--John Maynard

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