The most youthful of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir, is now the grizzled survivor who can tell the tale of the long running band having something of a reunion this summer, in the documentary “The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir” (Netflix, streaming).
Mike Fleiss, the “Bachelor” producer who previously co-directed the music documentary “God Bless Ozzy Osbourne,” allows Weir to talk about band history history, feelings toward Dead fans, the plight of being a chick magnet and his relationship with the late Jerry Garcia. Weir also drives around old haunts in Haight-Ashbury and points out where the band lived and played. And yes, there’s some music, too.
Also new online today is the standup comedy special “Jen Kirkman: I’m Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)” (Netflix, streaming). And also on the service a third season comes for the series “Richie Rich” (Netflix, streaming), adapted from the comic book.
Rhiannon Giddens, Aloe Blacc, Gavin DeGraw, Harvey Keitel, Nick Jonas, Arturo Sandoval, Whitney Cummings, Jerry Lewis, Rob Riggle, J.R. Martinez, Gregory Porter and the American Military Spouses Choir all perform for veterans on “The Lincoln Awards: A Concert for Veterans and the Military Family” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). It may be notable, however for bringing Brian Williams back to TV, though he taped this in January before he was suspended as NBC News anchor.
The new reality show “The Hustlers” (truTV, 9 p.m.) covers the world of competitive pool sharks such as Jarrod Clowery, Jennifer Barretta, Mike Dechaine and Emily Duddy.
Ty Pennington and Amanda Freitag host the new “American Diner Revival” (Food Network, 10:30 p.m.) a show that renovates old eateries in 36 hours.
“500 Questions” (ABC, 8 p.m.) continues to march through its week-long stay.
Shows like “Ancient Aliens: The Ultimate Evidence” (History, 9 p.m.) and “Hangar 1: The UFO Files” (History, 10 p.m.) tend to undermine the former goals of the network.
Everybody is looking for the Second Horseman on “The Messengers” (The CW, 9 p.m.), the only new scripted show tonight on broadcast TV.
“The Soup” (E!, 10 p.m.) is paired with just the kind of show it makes fun of, “Botched” (E!, 10:30 p.m.).
Thomas Middleditch of “Silicon Valley” is a guest on a new “Comedy Bang! Bang!” (IFC, 11 p.m.).
You think people dress sluttily at the Grammys? Try the outfits at “Best in Sex: 2015 AVN Awards” (Showtime, 11 p.m.), the annual fete for adult films, where they don’t show a lot of clips because legally they can’t, even on premium cable.
Gary Kasparov, D.L. Hughley, Jane Harman, Dan Senor and Joseph Stiglitz are guests on a replay of “Real Time with Bill Maher” (HBO, 10 p.m.). It returns live in two weeks.
The Friday night spotlight continues to fall on Orson Welles all month on Turner Classic Movies, with “The Stranger” (8 p.m.), “The Trail” (10 p.m.), “The Immortal Story” (12:15 a.m.) and “F for Fake” (1:30 a.m.).
It’s Cleveland at Atlanta (TNT, 8:30 p.m.) in the NBA Playoffs; Rangers at Tampa Bay (NBC Sports, 8 p.m.) in the Stanley Cups.
Baseball includes Angels at Red Sox (MLB, 7 p.m.)
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Mariah Carey. The View: Amanda Seyfried, Thomas Sadoski, Omari Hardwick, Naturi Naughton, Alec Mapa, Raven-Symone, Michelle Collins. The Talk: Brad Garrett, Kelli Garner, Chi-Lan Lieu, Carnie Wilson. Ellen DeGeneres: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “So You Think You Can Dance” All-Stars.” Wendy Williams: Jordi Lippe (rerun). Meredith Vieira: LuAnn de Lesseps, Quvenzhane Wallis, Clinton Kelly (rerun). Queen Latifah: Cameron Diaz (rerun).
Late Talk
Jimmy Fallon: Sting, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Delaney. Jimmy Kimmel: Jennifer Connelly, Judd Apatow, Twenty One Pilots. Seth Meyers: Jane Fonda, Leslie Jones, Kay Cannon (rerun). James Corden: James Marsden, Kat Graham, Brandon Flowers (rerun). Carson Daly: Jesse Metcalfe, Young Rising Sons, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado (rerun). Tavis Smiley: Gregory Pardlo, Josh Groban.