DAVID WIEGAND
On TV
Joe Mande, a stand-up comic and former writer for “Parks and Recreation” and “Kroll Show,” stars in “Joe Mande’s AwardWinning Comedy Special,” available for streaming Tuesday, July 25, on Netflix. Did you know it’s Shark Week on Discovery ?Of course you did, and it continues with “Sharks and the City: LA” at 9 p.m., followed by “Sharks and the City: New York ”at10 and “Shark After Dark” at 11 p.m. with Chris Hardwick and Regina Hall. Nat Geo Wild’s “Shark Fest” continues at 8 p.m. with “Shark Swarm.”
In the “when life gives you lemons” category, Lifetime has an evening of
“Dance Mom” shows, with “Same Old Frenemies Part 1” at 7, “Same Old Frenemies Part 2” at 8 and then, the big megillah, “Abby Tells All,” focusing on Abby
Lee Miller, who recently began serving her oneyear-and-a-day prison term in Victorville (San Bernardino County) for felony bankruptcy fraud. The new special features an interview with her and spotlights her final days of freedom before entering the clink, where her dance skills will probably not come in handy. It airs at 9 p.m. The first season of “The Jury Speaks” wraps at 9 p.m. on Oxygen with an episode on Robert Durst.
TV NEWS
Amazon has signed a big contract with Agatha Christie Limited to adapt the mystery writer’s work, beginning with “Ordeal by Innocence,” which began filming recently in Great Britain with a cast including Matthew Goode, Bill Nighy, Catherine Keener and others. FX has announced the season launch date for Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s anthology series, “American Horror Story.” This year’s installment, “Cult,” kicks off at 10 p.m. Sept. 5. Lena Dunham has signed on for this season.