C-SPAN, 2:00 p.m. ET
Every four years, when the conventions are televised, I give thanks to C-SPAN – now more than ever. When the country is more divided than at any time since the Civil War, it’s the only network to provide both wall-to-wall coverage and a civil discourse.
Various Networks, Check local listings
This is the final night of the 2012 Republican National Convention, which means, in this final hour, Mitt Romney will receive, and accept, the nomination of his party as its nominee for President of the United States in the upcoming election. Whoops – I guess I should have prefaced that with a Spoiler Alert! But you know, by now, where to watch: NBC and ABC are covering the final hour of prime time, Current TV begins its coverage at 7 p.m. ET, with Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC joining the (Republican) party at about the same time.
FX, 10:30 p.m. ET
Part 1 of 3. Louie (Louis C.K.) gets shipped out to the West Coast, to be a guest of Jay Leno’s on The Tonight Show. That’s the plan, anyway – but the plan may go awry when Louie starts to fear that he’ll be bumped. And you’re not paranoid if someone is out to get you.
Comedy Central, 11:00 p.m. ET
I said it before, and I’ll say it again: The best part of a convention night is the one-two punch of this show and The Colbert Report. And every night, they prove me right. And righter.
FX, 11:00 p.m. ET
With this show being taped the day of telecast, Bell’s humor ought to be really timely, and on a huge news week – giving us his perspective on the Republican National Convention ought to be a home run. Even so, I’ll be watching Stewart first, and taping Bell for later.