ABC, 8:00 p.m. ET
SEASON PREMIERE: This is not a recommendation. The alleged celebrities gathered for this latest edition of Dancing with the Stars include Christie Brinkley, Ray Lewis, and James Van Der Beek – but the person sure to draw the most attention this time around is former White House spokesperson Sean Spicer. It’s hard to be outraged that a former White House official is sinking to appear on a reality competition show, since a reality competition host rose to occupy the Oval Office in the same administration.
PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET
Episode Two of Country Music, which covers the years 1933-45 and spans The Depression and WWII, shows how both movies and the radio, as one surrendered to the other as the dominant entertainment medium, helped popularize country music. The movies gave us such singing cowboys as Gene Autry, and radio gave us Roy Acuff and the Grand Ole Opry. Check local listings.
HBO, 9:00 p.m. ET
Last week’s episode took us up to New Year’s 1985. And now, Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal) has to tack yet again, shifting to follow the winds to yet another unanticipated direction. The same may as well be said of every other character on this show – the ones who are still alive, that is. Except that Candy’s direction may be swayed by her new boyfriend, a wealthy power player portrayed by Corey Stall.
HBO, 10:00 p.m. ET
In tonight’s episode, the circumstances of Muhammed’s murder are retraced and examined – which lays bare the actual motive behind the killing, and adds both nuance and fuel to an already incendiary true-life case.