WHAT TO WATCH
Last Night of the Proms 2021
Britbox
This annual British music festival returns with audiences finally invited back to the Royal Albert Hall for a night of music and merriment. This year’s grand classic musical event will be conducted by Sakari Oramo, chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, who is scheduled to perform, in “Last Night” tradition.
Sweet Smell of Success
TCM, 12:45 p.m.
Many films have taken hard looks at human greed, corruption and cruelty, but rarely have they been so viscerally presented as in this 1957 film noir masterpiece, director Alexander Mackendrick’s cynical look at Broadway’s underbelly. BAFTA Award nominee Tony Curtis stars as opportunistic and unprincipled press agent Sidney Falco, who enters into a power struggle with J.J. Hunsecker, an all-powerful, totally corrupt newspaper gossip columnist portrayed by Burt Lancaster. The two clashin the midst of a stylish Manhattan nightclub, as reputations are bought and sold and Falco’s life hangs in the balance. Along with the intense performances, the film’s masterfully structured script, its stunning neon cityscapes captured by cinematographer James Wong Howe, and a jazzy musical score by Elmer Bernstein and Chico Hamilton transport audiences into the darker side of 1950s Manhattan.
2020 Tokyo Paralympics Games
NBC & Peacock, 2 p.m. Take a look back at great moments from the recently concluded 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games with this two-hour highlights show.
9/11: Four Flights History, 7 p.m.
Four flights — American 11, United 175, American 77 and United 93 — took off the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, unaware of the life-changing events to follow and the fate that would forever intertwine them. Through the powerful and personal narratives from family and friends, this two-hour documentary tells the human stories of those aboard each doomed jetliner. Looking at all four flights in one program, the film unveils surprising connections, strange coincidences and detrimental decisions.
Great Performances PBS, 7 p.m. Live
The Metropolitan Opera commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks with this special live performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Requiem,” the first concert at the Metropolitan Opera House since is closure in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by world-renowned ballerina Misty Copeland from the nearby site of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, the special also includes footage from the archives of the museum, as well as New York City’s “Tribute in Light”, a commemorative public art installation featuring two beams of light that reach up to 4 miles into the sky, echoing the shape and orientation of the twin towers, every year from dusk to dawn on the night of Sept. 11.
Say Yes to the Dress
TLC, 7 p.m.
Laquesha wants two dresses fit for her royal highness, while Jessica is convinced she is too picky to even say yes to a dress at all. Plus, will Isabella’s final look come together just days before her wedding?
Destination Fear
Travel Channel, 8 p.m.
In an unprecedented move, Dakota takes the team to not one but two locations. Combined, it will make for an exploration of one of the most gruesome events in American history. A family was brutally murdered
in the now-infamous Villisca Axe Murder House, and many believe that a dark and nefarious entity haunts the home. But it’s the seemingly paranormal connection to a hotel 40 miles away that has intrigued Dakota, and he and the team are the first to explore it.
Roadhouse Romance
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. Country music fan Callie (Lauren Alaina) is determined to continue her late grandfather’s legacy. While TV director Luke (Tyler Hynes) is in town, he teaches her that sometimes it’s best to look forward instead of back.
9/11: I Was There History, 9 p.m.
This is an intimate portrayal of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, captured by ordinary people who chose to pick up their video cameras on that day. Over two hours, previously unseen video and unheard audio — offered without interview or commentary — tell a unique story of their journey from confusion to comprehension, terror and relief.