Lawrence.com

As you might have heard, "Survivor" wraps up its second season today (7 p.m., CBS). And not a week too soon. It looks like the franchise is running out of steam. Last week's episode, featuring the series' second-to-last elimination, lost millions of viewers from the week before. Just as the show is supposed to be picking up momentum, viewers are fleeing.

While I'd like to think that my column last week calling "Survivor" one of the dullest shows ever had something to do with this, I won't fool myself. And don't go thinking that a heavily hyped "Friends" cost them viewers. No, "Survivor" and other early evening shows are up against the toughest competition of all. It's called Daylight Savings Time. Sunshine. Longer daylight. Given the choice between having fun outside and watching the contrived outback shenanigans, millions have opted to get a life. And that's a good thing.

CBS will waste no time generating instant nostalgia for "Survivor." Following the conclusion of the series, Bryant Gumbel will host a "Survivor Reunion" (9 p.m., CBS) reuniting the 16 castaways. The network will continue to milk the series next Thursday on yet another reunion called "Survivor: Back from the Outback." On this hour-long show, you'll get to visit the cast in their hometowns where they will reflect on their televised experiences. Not to be outdone, next Thursday's "The Weakest Link" will reunite cast members from the first "Survivor" season for a half-hour game of quick elimination.

Tonight's other highlights

� On back-to-back episodes of "Friends" (NBC), as the wedding nears, the gang looks back (7 p.m.), and Monica tells Chandler the truth about London (7:30 p.m.). The second episode is a repeat.

� A New York cop races to save the day from terrorists in the 1995 sequel "Die Hard 3" (7 p.m., Fox).

� Angry at Mom, Rory runs away on "The Gilmore Girls" (7 p.m., WB).

� The father of a chronic sleepwalker tries to clear his daughter of murder charges on the conclusion of "Second Sight: Parasomnia" on "Mystery!" (8 p.m., PBS, check local listings).

� A green FBI agent (Keanu Reeves) infiltrates a gang of bank robbers run by a surfer (Patrick Swayze) in the 1991 drama "Point Break" (8 p.m., HBO).

� Sick of her goody-two-shoes image, Maya has a fling with a stranger (Dean Cain), only to discover that he's been hired at the magazine on "Just Shoot Me" (8:30 p.m., NBC).

� Abby's mother (Sally Field) testifies at her competency hearing on "ER" (9 p.m., NBC).

� Scheduled on "Primetime" (9 p.m., ABC): safety concerns of minivans; Miss Brazil's surgical enhancement.