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| September 1, 1997 |
| 8:00 am | COM | Throw Momma From the Train | 1987 comedy film; cast includes Branford Marsalis (repeats at 7:00 pm) |
| 6:00 pm | Bravo | Music From New Orleans | Zydefest - with performances by Rockin' Dopsie, The Bluerunners and others; songs include "Solid Sound," "Hey Ti Fi," "Come Inside," "In the Mood," "Lame Pretender," "Zydeco Two Step" and "It's All Right." (repeats at 11:30 pm) |
| 8:30 pm | Cox 10 | Louisiana Jukebox | with guests The Radiators, Ellis Marsalis and Leah Chase (rerun) |
| September 2, 1997 |
| 2:00 pm | AMC | Leadbelly | the life and career of legendary guitarist & folk singer Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter |
| September 4, 1997 |
| 12:00 pm | FAM | Home and Family | guests include country singer Sammy Kershaw |
| 10:30 pm | Cox 10 | Louisiana Jukebox | guests include George Porter Jr. and Runnin' Pardners |
| September 6, 1997 |
| 10:00 am | A&E; | 19th Kennedy Center Honors | Wynton Marsalis pays tribute to jazz legend Benny Carter |
| 10:00 pm | Cox 10 | Louisiana Jukebox | guests include George Porter Jr. and Runnin' Pardners (rerun) |
| 10:00 pm | PBS | Sessions at West 54th | interviews and concert footage featuring Daniel Lanois and Emmylou Harris |
| 2:20 am | MAX | Bird | Clint Eastwood's 1988 film bio of alto-sax giant Charlie Parker; cast includes Johnny Adams who plays a bartender |
| September 7, 1997 |
| 9:00 am | CBS | Sunday Morning | profile of the Cajun band File' |
| September 8, 1997 |
| 6:00 am | WWL | Eyewitness Morning News | singer Frankie Ford makes a guest appearance |
| 10:00 am | Bravo | Music From New Orleans | Rockin' Rhythm & Blues - performances by Oliver Morgan, Tommy Ridgley, Jean Knight and Frankie Ford; songs include "Sea Cruise," "Sick and Tired," "Who Shot the LaLa," "Clean Up Woman," "Rockin' Pneumonia" and "I've Heard That Story Before." (repeats at 7:00 pm & 11:30 pm) |
| 11:30 am | MTV | Indie Outing | segment on the New Birth Brass Band (repeats at 6:30 pm) |
| 8:30 pm | Cox 10 | Louisiana Jukebox | guests include George Porter Jr. and Runnin' Pardners (rerun) |
| 10:35 pm | CBS | David Letterman | guests include country music superstar Tim McGraw |
| September 9, 1997 |
| 7:00 am | AMC | Stormy Weather | 1943 musical; cast includes drummer Zutty Singleton; also Cab Calloway, Lena Horne, Fats Waller, Coleman Hawkins, Ada Brown |
| September 11, 1997 |
| 10:30 pm | Cox 10 | Louisiana Jukebox | guests include Peter Holsapple, Anders Osborne and Gov't Mule |
| September 12, 1997 |
| 10:00 am | Bravo | Music From New Orleans | Zydefest - with performances by Rockin' Dopsie, The Bluerunners and others; songs include "Solid Sound," "Hey Ti Fi," "Come Inside," "In the Mood," "Lame Pretender," "Zydeco Two Step" and "It's All Right." (repeats at 6:00 pm) |
| 10:00 pm | MTV | Oddville, MTV | performance by singer / songwriter Camus |
| September 13, 1997 |
| 2:00 pm | AMC | The Glenn Miller Story | 1954 film bio of the famous bandleader; cast includes Louis Armstrong, Frances Langford, Barney Bigard, Gene Krupa, Trummy Young, Cozy Cole and others |
| 10:00 pm | Cox 10 | Louisiana Jukebox | guests include Peter Holsapple, Anders Osborne and Gov't Mule (rerun) |
| 2:00 am | MAX | Kansas City | Robert Altman drama; film & soundtrack feature many area musicians, including Jesse Davis, Nicholas Payton and Mark Whitfield |
| September 14, 1997 |
| 2:00 pm | VH1 | Midnight Special | concert footage featuring Little Richard |
| September 15, 1997 |
| 9:00 am | WVUE | Rosie O'Donnell | performance by Brooks & Dunn |
| 8:30 pm | Cox 10 | Louisiana Jukebox | guests include Peter Holsapple, Anders Osborne and Gov't Mule (rerun) |
| September 17, 1997 |
| 6:00 pm | Bravo | Music From New Orleans | Rockin' Rhythm & Blues - performances by Oliver Morgan, Tommy Ridgley, Jean Knight and Frankie Ford; songs include "Sea Cruise," "Sick and Tired," "Who Shot the LaLa," "Clean Up Woman," "Rockin' Pneumonia" and "I've Heard That Story Before." (repeats at 3:00 am) |
| 9:00 pm | WNOL 38 | Satchmo of the Ghetto | WNOL produced documentary on New Orleans musician James Andrews (of New Birth & Treme Brass Band fame); features lots of brass band music and comments from Allan Toussaint, Ellis Marsalis and others; narrated by Quincy Jones |
| 9:00 pm | TNN | The Road | features Brooks & Dunn |
| September 18, 1997 |
| 9:00 am | AMC | Stormy Weather | 1943 musical; cast includes drummer Zutty Singleton; also Cab Calloway, Lena Horne, Fats Waller, Coleman Hawkins, Ada Brown |
| September 19, 1997 |
| 8:00 pm | VH1 | Storytellers | rock superstar Elton John performs and reveals the inspirations behind his songs - live from the New Orleans House of Blues (repeats at 10:30 pm) |
| 10:30 pm | WNOL 38 | VIBE TV | Rapper, actor, producer & CEO of No Limit Records Master P |
| September 21, 1997 |
| 12:00 pm | VH1 | Storytellers | rock superstar Elton John performs and reveals the inspirations behind his songs - taped at the New Orleans House of Blues on 09/19/97 (repeats at 9:00 pm) |
| 8:00 pm | TLC | The History of Rock 'n' Roll | Episode One of the series features Little Richard and Fats Domino and others (repeats at 11:00 pm) |
| 2:00 pm | TLC | The History of Rock 'n' Roll | Episode Two of the series features Little Richard and others (repeats at 12:00 am) |
| 10:00 pm | WYES | Robert Altman's Jazz '34 | Robert Altman's musical companion to the film Kansas City; features area musicians Jesse Davis, Nicholas Payton and Mark Whitfield; plus Joshua Redman, Ron Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Christian McBride, James Carter, Don Byron and others (shown in letterbox format) |
| September 22, 1997 |
| 8:00 am | FOX | Vicki Lawrence Show | guests include The Hackberry Ramblers |
| September 24, 1997 |
| 7:00 pm | CBS | 31st Annual CMA Awards | Country Music Association's annual awards show; Louisiana related nominees include: Brooks & Dunn (Entertainer Of The Year, Vocal Duo Of The Year); Tim McGraw and Faith Hill (Single Of The Year, Vocal Event Of The Year, Music Video Of The Year); and Trace Adkins (Music Video Of The Year, Horizon Award); Adkins and McGraw are also scheduled to perform at the event |
| September 25, 1997 |
| 8:00 am | WYES | Sesame Street | The Neville Brothers teach Zoe to believe in herself (repeats at 12:00 pm & 4:30 pm) |
| 10:00 am | Comedy | Saturday Night Live | musical guest: Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band (repeats at 11:00 pm) |
| 9:00 pm | MTV | YO! | with special guest: Master P |
| September 27, 1997 |
| 1:00 pm | Bravo | Music From New Orleans | Zydefest - with performances by Rockin' Dopsie, The Bluerunners and others; songs include "Solid Sound," "Hey Ti Fi," "Come Inside," "In the Mood," "Lame Pretender," "Zydeco Two Step" and "It's All Right." (repeats at 7:00 pm and 4:00 am) |
| September 29, 1997 |
| 5:30 am | MAX | The Girl Can't Help It | 1956 comedy / musical; with Fats Domino, Little Richard and others |
| 2:00 pm | TNN | Crook & Chase | country star Tim McGraw talks about his upcoming charity event, "Swampstock", and the success of his current album, "Everywhere" |
| 10:35 pm | CBS | David Letterman | with musical guests Brooks & Dunn |
| September 30, 1997 |
| 9:00 am | TNN | Crook & Chase | country star Tim McGraw talks about his upcoming charity event, "Swampstock", and the success of his current album, "Everywhere" (rerun) |
| 6:00 pm | Bravo | Music From New Orleans | Rockin' Rhythm & Blues - performances by Oliver Morgan, Tommy Ridgley, Jean Knight and Frankie Ford; songs include "Sea Cruise," "Sick and Tired," "Who Shot the LaLa," "Clean Up Woman," "Rockin' Pneumonia" and "I've Heard That Story Before." (repeats at 3:00 am) |
