SUNDAY

JULY 17

2016

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2016 BRITISH OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT

NBC, 7:00 a.m. ET

Yesterday’s third round was a fabulous round of golf to watch, with so many golfers doing so many inventive things to make it through the tricky Troon course. Today’s final round appears to be a two-man battle between Phil Mickelson, who led for most of the tournament, and Henrik Stenson, who shot an even more impressive round than Michelson yesterday to take a one-stroke lead at the final hole. Stenson starts today at 12 under par, Mickelson at 11 under. Great scores, considering that the next closest competitor, Bill Haas, is five strokes back at 6 under par. And where’s the Beef? Next in line at 5 under par: Andrew Johnston (pictured), with the nickname of “Beef” and a big crowd pleaser this week, has been flashing smiles and strokes of brilliant golf with equal frequency. Tee time for the final two pairs is about 9:30 a.m. ET.

THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH

Showtime, 8:00 p.m. ET

This is Must-See TV, if you’re at all into politics. (And this year, if you’re not, you’re making a big mistake, whatever your affiliation.) Tomorrow is the start of the 2016 Republican National Convention, and this documentary series, somehow, will capture the lead-up to Donald Trump’s announcement – a tweet – of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (pictured) as his vice presidential running mate.

THE BEST MAN

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

Tonight’s special TCM movie theme, based on tomorrow’s start of the Republican National Convention, is titled “Conventional Wisdom,” and it begins with two movies that use political conventions as a backdrop. First up is this 1964 movie, with a screenplay written by Gore Vidal, about the two leading candidates for president of one party. Both have secrets, and those secrets are known, and perhaps will be put in play, by their rival camps. Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson (pictured) play the dueling candidates at the convention. After that film, at 10 p.m. ET, comes 1969’s Medium Cool, starring Robert Forster, playing a TV cameraman covering the volatile 1968 Democratic National Convention. If you want a frightening peek at what some people are afraid may occur in Cleveland this week, watch Medium Cool.

THE HUNT

BBC America, 9:00 p.m. ET

Tonight is Episode 3 of this stunningly photographed new nature series, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, and tonight’s show pays attention to jungle animals. The photography on The Hunt has been astounding, so even if you’re busy elsewhere, record this for later.

THE NIGHT OF

HBO, 9:00 p.m. ET

This is the second episode of this excellent new eight-part crime series – and tonight is the episode where John Turturro, barely seen in the pilot as a rumpled attorney, steps into the center stage spotlight as he offers to represent a young man accused of a brutal murder. He steps up in sandals, but still. For my full review on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, visit the Fresh Air website. For another full review, see David Hinckley’s All Along the Watchtower.

VICE PRINCIPALS

HBO, 10:30 p.m. ET

SERIES PREMIERE: This new HBO series stars Walton Goggins and Danny McBride as rival candidates for a retiring principal’s position at a high school. Bill Murray makes an extended cameo as the outgoing principal, but doesn’t have much to do. It’s fun to watch Goggins, so astounding as a star of The Shield and Justified and a recurring guest star on Sons of Anarchy, dive headlong into a purely comedic role – but the tone of the comedy is uncomfortably uneven, with one trashing-a-home scene extended to the point of unfunny absurdity. Kimberly Hebert Gregory co-stars. It’s worth sampling, if you’re curious, and especially if you enjoyed HBO’s previous comedy, Eastbound & Down, in which he played a similarly abrasive character. For full reviews, see Ed Bark's at Uncle Barky's Bytes and David Hinckley's at All Along the Watchtower.

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