Fox, 8:00 p.m. ET
This year’s Emmy Awards will be hostless, but not prizeless. And while the final season for Game of Thrones may give that HBO series a sentimental edge in some quarters, other quarters were so disappointed by the finale that it may be a wide-open contest across the board.
PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET
Episode 5. The opening episode of this second week of Ken Burns’ Country Music documentary series, “The Sons and Daughters of America,” covers a very short period, from 1964-68. But when you remember what was happening during those pivotal, explosive years, that sharp focus makes sense. And when you’re looking at, say, women’s rights and civil rights, who better than to channel those respective concerns in the world of country music than, respectively, Loretta Lynn and Charley Pride? Check local listings.
AXS TV, 8:00 p.m. ET
This week, the guest is former Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash member Graham Nash. In the past, Nash has hosted his own radio and TV shows about music, so he’s very at ease talking about the subject. And, as a conversationalist as well as a musician, he plays well with others – including, in this case, Paul Shaffer, who gets Nash to explain the development of “Teach Your Children” and other classic songs.
Showtime, 8:00 p.m. ET
SEASON PREMIERE: Eight new episodes of this history-on-the-fly political nonfiction series appear on Showtime, beginning with tonight’s season premiere. Mark McKinnon, John Heilemann, and Alex Wagner return. And their attention, this week, is partly on the Democratic hopefuls for the 2020 presidential race, and partly on the latest scandal embroiling our current President. Just in time for the Circus premiere, this week it’s a big one, involving Ukraine, the U.S. intelligence agencies, and a concerned whistleblower. The Circus couldn’t write this sort of stuff – and since it’s a documentary, it doesn’t have to.
Showtime, 10:00 p.m. ET
Both Krystal and Cody managed to catch the eye and ears of the mercurial founder of FAM, using very different methods: Krystal made a scrapbook presentation, and Cody killed a pelican. And both methods eventually worked, setting the stage for one of TV’s oddest couples to rise significantly in the FAM social structure this week.