TELEVISION

TODAY

The American Parade. "The General," a profile of George C. Marshall. Ch. 7, 9 p.m. 1 hour.

CBS Reports. "Caution: Water May Be Dangerous to Your Health." Ch. 7, 10 p.m. 1 hour.

FRIDAY

The Man Without a Country. A repeat of Cliff Robertson's great portrayal of Philip Nolan, the exiled co-conspirator of Aaron Burr. Ch. 5, 8:30 p.m. 1 1/2 hours.

SATURDAY

My Fair Lady [1964]. An insult to Shaw, Lerner, Loewe and Julie Andrews. Ch. 4, 9 p.m. color, 2 hours.

SUNDAY

NFL Football. Steelers vs. Patriots. Zzzzzzzzzz. Ch. 4, 1 p.m. Live.

Funny Girl [1968]. A successful adaptation of a fairly good musical. Streisand, Omar Sharif and Walter Pidgeon. Ch. 5, 9 p.m. Color, 3 hours.

After the Fall. It's hard to get excited about Faye Dunaway in a heavy role (her dramatic stuff is usually pseudo-searing, and at least several notches bellow the quality of the material), but after "Chinatown," maybe she deserves another chance. Christopher Plummer co-stars in this Arthur Miller play. (After typing all this, I just realized the show will only appear on Providence, R.I. television. Visit a friend at Brown or tie a kite to your antenna. Or just forget the whole thing.) Ch. 10, 8:30 p.m. 2 1/2 hours.