WEDNESDAY
JUNE 25
2014

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

ESPN, 12:00 p.m. ET

Today’s games decide the fates of the teams in Groups E and F. On ESPN, play begins at noon ET with Group F’s Nigeria vs. Argentina. Argentina already has earned its way into the upcoming knockout round, while Nigeria can advance if it earns a win, or a draw, against Argentina, which has plenty of reasons to save some resources for the next game. Then, at 4 p.m. ET, ESPN presents Group E’s Ecuador vs. France match. If France wins or draws, it will win the group and advance to knockout play – but if Ecuador wins, it will advance. So this game will be the much more intense of the two, since both teams are still in play.

 
  
 
 

ESPN 2, 12:00 p.m. ET

Meanwhile, over on ESPN2, concurrent games are played from each group. At noon ET, the remaining two teams in Group F, the ones not playing on ESPN, are shown here: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Iran. Only Iran still has a chance to advance, and it needs to win this game, and hope that Nigeria loses to Argentina – and even then, Iran still has to score enough goals to win a tiebreaker. Then, at 4 p.m. ET, ESPN2 presents Group E’s Honduras vs. Switzerland, two teams that are still possibilities to advance, but only with an outright victory, and lots of help from other teams in Group E.

 
  
 
 

PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

Sir David Attenborough is the presenter of this lighthearted new documentary, which means he’s on camera, not just narrating. And whenever Attenborough is on camera, it’s must-see nature TV, because he’s positively peerless in both his knowledge and his enthusiasm about the natural world. In Fabulous Frogs, he reveals that frogs were the first animals he kept as a kid –and the ease with which he lets them crawl all over him, and gently strokes them to coerce them to croak, demonstrates that he hasn’t lost his early passion, or his touch. The photography here is wonderful, the musical score playful, and the whole hour another easily digested, beautifully photographed magical nature tour. Guaranteed as fun, and fascination, for the whole family, regardless of age. Check local listings.

 
  
 
 

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

Lawrence Tierney stars as tough-guy gangster John Dillinger in this crisp 1945 crime drama, which co-stars the lovely Anne Jeffreys. Tierney plays a good bad guy, and his toughness only got tougher with age: Almost 50 years after starring in this crime classic, he co-starred in another, as the growly Joe, who organizes the gangster squad for 1992’s Reservoir Dogs.

 
  
 
 

FXX, 10:00 p.m. ET

SEASON PREMIERE: I’ve never been totally sold on this series, about a man whose pet is either a dog or a man in a dog suit – but those who have will want to know that it returns tonight for its fourth and final season. And that, though it was launched on the FX network, it now appears on that channel’s sister network, FXX.

 
  
 
 
 
 
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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.