television

FRIDAY:

In Concert. Uriah Heep, Canned Heat and Country Joe McDonald headline an uninspired cast of performers in this concert taped in New York last month., CH. 5. 11:30 p.m. Color. 90 min.

SATURDAY:

Films of the Gatsby Era. 1928. King Vidor's silent classic "The Crowd" centers on the struggles of a New York family in tough straits. CH. 2. 8 p.m. B-W. 2 hrs.

All in the Family. Middle America's favorite program forcuses on the problems of senior citizens. CH. 7. 8 p.m. Color. 30 min.

SUNDAY:

Pro Football. The hopeless Pats take on the Dolphins in Miami. For New England masochists. CH. 4. 1 p.m. Color. Live.

Little Caesar. 1930. An early tragic epic of the gangster world with Edward G. Robinson magnificent as star-crossed hood Rico Bandello. CH. 56. 7:30 p.m. B-W. 2 hrs.

Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. The Stones highlight the first installment of a promising television concert series put on by rock promoter Kirshner. This London taping also features the Doobie Brothers, Cross Country, and Earth, Wind and Fire. The Stones do their latest hit "Angie." CH. 4. Midnite. Color. 90 min.

MONDAY:

Juvenile Court. Noted documentarian Frederick Wiseman ("Hospital," "High School") presents a two-and-a-half hour "documentary mosaic" on America's juvenile court system. Filmed in Memphis, the cinema-verite excursion looks closely at the handling of individual cases including an 11-year-old truant being brought to justice. CH. 2. 8 p.m. B-W. 2 hrs. 30 min. May be pre-empted by Watergate hearings.

TUESDAY:

Dick Cavett. The late-night television event of the year: Cavett's in-depth, two-night interview with Katherine Hepburn. Highly touted as a talk show coup, Cavett calls this show "the best interview I've ever done." Worth watching if it's only half as good as her best movies. CH. 5. 11:30 p.m. Color. 90 min. Concluded Wednesday night.

WEDNESDAY:

Birdman of Alcatraz. 1962. Director John Frankenheimer and Burt Lancaster as the prison inmate who spends his long stretch learning ornithology produce an above-average prison drama. However, if you really want to know about prisons, read "Soledad Brother." CH. 56 8:30 p.m. B-W. 2 hrs. 30 min.