Thursday TV: Reviving the Colorado River
The future of a great American waterway is considered in the special “Killing the Colorado” (Discovery, 9 p.m.) in which filmmakers that include Barbara Kopple, Jesse Moss and Alan and…
Wednesday TV: Country Rocks Out
Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett host “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” (ABC, 8 p.m.), whose title denotes how the genres have melted, with performances from Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler…
Tuesday TV: The Games, 80 Years Ago
The Olympics open Friday, and as a prelude “American Experience” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) remembers the games from eight decades ago with “The Boys of ’36” about working…
Monday TV: Tracking Down Donors
Alexandra Pelosi doesn’t pick the brain of her mother Nancy Pelosi in her latest documentary on campaign financing, “Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?” (HBO, 9 p.m.). But there is…
How ‘Rebel without a Pause” was Made
During a quite a well appointed panel of producers and artists that included Don Was, Peter Asher and Linda Perry, I asked Public Enemy producer Hank Shocklee about one of…
Sunday TV: ‘Sharknado: The 4th Awakens’
Ian Ziering and Tara Reid return for this year’s sequel “Sharknado: The 4th Awakens” (Syfy, 8 p.m.) with the usual all D-level cast that includes David Hasselhoff, Gary Busey, Cheryl…
Saturday TV: ‘Boston EMS’ Back for More
A second season begins for “Boston EMS” (ABC, 10 p.m.), the documentary series tracking first responders from the Boston Emergency Medical Services. First assignments include a man stabbed in a…
Friday TV: College Football Desperation
The first documentary series based on an article in GQ, the new “Last Chance U” (Netflix, streaming) concerns the undefeated East Mississippi Community College football team in tiny Scooba, Miss.,…
Thursday TV: The End of the Conventions
Convention season comes to an end with Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton giving her historic speech. And like her Republican rival, she will be introduced by her daughter. Also on…
Wednesday TV: More Talk of Black, White
Race in America gets a pretty thoughtful workout each night on things like “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” (Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.). But these times require more discussion —…