TV HIGHLIGHTS

Friday, Sept. 18 Independent stations, check for season premiere of Marlin Perkin's "Wild Kingdom," around 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 19

PBS, 3-5 p.m. EDT. Public Interest Viedeo network will present two hours live of the Solidarity Day Parade in Washington, D.C., to protest Reagan economic policies.

PBS, 8-10 p.m., "Kennedy Center Tonight" live restaging of Bertain's" Mass," directed by Tom horgan. Sunday, Sept. 20

CBS, 9-10:30 a.m. (check local listings), "Sunday," best news show on air, with Charles Kuralt as scout leader.

CBS, 7 p.m., "63 Minutes," almost always worth watching, even if mostly reruns.

ABC, 7 p.m., "Please Don't Hit Me Mom," fine theater for young Americans, drama about child abuse.

NBC, 8 p.m., "Get High On Yourself," NBC's antidrug-campaign kickoff with many celebrities including Muhammad Ali, Carol Burnett, etc. Monday, Sept. 21

PBS, 8 p.m., "Vanessa," the Pulitzer Prize-winning Barber-Menotti opera.