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■ Special THEME: Directed BY JOHN FORD
TCM, beginning at 12 p.m.
Catch a Classic! John Ford won back-toback Best Director Oscars for “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940) and “How Green Was My Valley” (1941), and both of those films air as part of the lineup of Ford classics. Also on the schedule are some perhaps lesserknown works from the director, including “Gideon of Scotland Yard” (1958), “The Rising of the Moon” (1957), “The Last Hurrah” (1958), “The Long Gray Line” (1955) and “The Long Voyage Home” (1940).
■ THE WRONG WEDDING PLANNER
LMN, 8 p.m.
Original Film! Detective Jones (Vivica A. Fox) arrives at the home of Ashley (Yankay Crystal Lowe) and Brad (Stephen Richard Harris), a young couple in the midst of preparing for their upcoming nuptials, to investigate a mysterious break-in. While Jones discovers nothing at the scene, someone is stalking them, and sabotaging Brad at work.
■ NTT INDYCAR Series: iowa INDYCAR 250S
NBCSN, 8:30 p.m. Live
The first of two NTT Indycar Series races at Iowa Speedway takes place as Scott Dixon, Simon Pagenaud, Josef Newgarden
and other top contenders race on the .875-mile oval. The second race is Saturday night, also on NBCSN.
■ GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: “THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS”
PBS, 9 p.m.
This classic American folk opera brings 1920s Charleston to life with a beloved score from George Gershwin in a new production directed by James Robinson. Eric Owens and Angel Blue star in the title roles, and David Robertson conducts.