WORTH NOTING ON TV

This guide is designed to alert readers to the scope and variety of programming coming up. Listing is not meant to represent blanket endorsement. Viewers are urged to be selective. FRIDAY

CBS Summer Playhouse (8-9 p.m.): ``Kung Fu the Next Generation'' - A long-estranged father and son share expertise in the martial arts in this edition of the anthology of comedy and drama ``pilots'' (shows in hopes of becoming series).

Great Performances (PBS, 9-10:30 p.m., check local listings): ``Carlos Kleiber Conducts Beethoven.'' Kleiber leads the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam in two Beethoven works - Symphony No. 4 in B major, Op. 50, and Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92.

SATURDAY

US Open Golf Championship (ABC, 2:30-7 p.m., EDT, check local listings): Round 3 of the 87th session of the event, live from the Olympic Club in San Francisco.

NCAA Track Meet (CBS, 5-6 p.m.): Track and field's top collegiate event of the year, involving nearly 1,000 athletes and more than 300 schools and colleges.

SUNDAY

Our Kids and the Best of Everything (ABC, 8-9 p.m.): Joan Lunden and Alan Thicke co-host this family special about parenting, with celebrities and their children appearing in happy vignettes.

US Open Golf Championship (ABC, 3:30-8 p.m., EDT, check local listings): Round 4.

Detroit Grand Prix (CBS, 1:30-4 p.m. EDT, check local listings): The 160-mile auto race - an international event - will be covered live from the streets of Detroit.

Wimbledon Preview (NBC, 3:30-4:30 p.m.): Background features and a look at the players in anticipation of the 110th All England Tennis Championships. Chris Evert takes viewers inside the traditional Centre Court Waiting Room, where players sit opposite their opponents until just before match time.

Time Out for Dad (NBC, 8-9 p.m.): Comedy special, starring Harriet Nelson and ex-football star Dick Butkus, about an ex-football star who becomes househusband so his wife can devote full time to writing.

TUESDAY

NBC News Report (10-11 p.m.): ``Six Days Plus 20 Years: A Dream Is Dying'' - Correspondents Tom Brokaw, Martin Fletcher, Peter Kent, and Lucky Severson look at the aftermath of Israel's Six-Day War and consider solutions for the problems still plaguing this divided area.

Frontline (PBS, 9-10 p.m., check local listings): ``The Politics of Greed.'' A probe of the New York City corruption scandals, which have destroyed the careers of dozens of city officials.

WEDNESDAY

Live From Lincoln Center (PBS, 9-10:30 p.m., check local listings): ``The Comedy of Errors.'' Shakespeare's witty play stars - believe it or not - the Flying Karamazovs, in a vaudeville-style production at New York's Vivian Beaumont Theater.

Hours that programs are aired may vary according to time zone. Please check listings for all PBS programs, since local option often results in different days and times.