20/20: "REGIS PHILBIN: THE MORNING MAESTRO"
ABC, 8:00 p.m. ET
NEWS SPECIAL: Good for ABC. 20/20 is presenting a special hour devoted to Regis Phibin – who, as host of the network’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, completely reversed ABC’s fortunes at the start of this decade. And long before that, he established himself, on his live talk shows, as one of the premiere natural broadcasters and casual conversationalists in TV history. Despite this special’s title, Regis had a resume, and a legacy, that stretched far beyond morning television. Whatever its title, though, the TV icon who died last weekend deserves this prime-time salute from the network he revived almost single-handedly.