MONDAY

JULY 21

2014

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TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

TCM shows five movies based on Agatha Christie stories tonight, including two films based on the same mystery. Beginning the evening at 8 ET is 1945’s And Then There Were None, in which 10 people are invited to an exclusive party at a remote mansion, only to be told that one of them is a murderer – as bodies begin dropping. Stars include Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston and Judith Anderson. This story was remade in 1966 as Ten Little Indians, which TCM televises at 1:30 a.m. ET., with a much less impressive cast: Hugh O’Brien, Shirley Eaton, Daliah Lavi and… Fabian.

THE NEWBURGH STING

HBO, 9:00 p.m. ET

This new HBO documentary revisits the case of the four Newburgh, NY men who were convicted of terrorism – specifically, of plans to bomb synagogues in the Bronx and shoot down military aircraft with missiles. The wrinkle here is, the four were just poor residents of a small town (none of them even owned a car), who were befriended by an FBI informant who promised them money and equipment if they would generate and carry out some terrorist schemes. Enforcement or entrapment? That’s the question – and though the men are behind bars, that question is still being asked.

UNDER THE DOME

CBS, 10:00 p.m. ET

The people under the dome can’t go anywhere – but new people keep popping up from time to time, as do new subplots. One of the new plot threads introduced tonight: a look into the past for clues, as a picture of young Melanie (Grace Victoria Cox) is found in an old high school yearbook – from 25 years before.

POV: "DANCE FOR ME"

PBS, 10:00 p.m. ET

This new POV sounds like an unlikely subject for a captivating documentary: It follows two young dancers as they prepare for competition in a ballroom competition – in Denmark. Yet if you’ve ever been sucked in by So You Think You Can Dance or Dancing with the Stars, or swept away by the healing drama of Silver Linings Playbook, give this a chance. Two very dissimilar young people unite forces to compete, and their growth and passion – off the dance floor as well as on – is what makes this story more universal than foreign. Check local listings.

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION

TCM, 3:30 a.m. ET

In tonight’s salute to Agatha Christie, TCM saves the best for last, so set your recorders. At 3:30 a.m. ET, the network presents 1957’s Witness for the Prosecution, a wickedly clever murder mystery and courtroom drama directed by Billy Wilder. The stars in this one include Charles Laughton and Marlene Dietrich, both of whom deliver fabulous performances. Also featured: Tyrone Power, and one of Christie's, and the cinema’s, classic twist endings.

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David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.

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