‘Monument’ delves into tales of tourist locales
In the spirit of summer vacations, the Travel Channel serves up “Mysteries at the Monument” (7 p.m.). This new wrinkle on its “Mysteries at the Museum” series features familiar host Don Wildman.
Every new helping will explore little-known stories about iconic destinations as well as popularize some obscure locales.
Tonight’s premiere visits a London church that figured in an infamous heist and recalls when Niagara Falls nearly stopped flowing. Wildman also stops by the institution that once confined one of our nation’s least-understood first ladies. “Monument” will repeat over the Fourth of July weekend, airing Saturday at noon and at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Bravo gets a head-start on holiday marathons, devoting the day to the suave British spy with the license to kill, the man rarely shaken and never stirred, 007 himself, Bond, James Bond, the catch-phrase-dispensing secret agent behind a half-century-old screen franchise.
Bravo’s Bond-a-thon runs from “Never Say Never Again” (7 a.m.), the 1983 adventure that featured the return and final appearance of Sean Connery as Bond, to “Die Another Day” (11:57 p.m.). Pierce Brosnan stars in this thriller from 2002. The North Koreans are the bad guys. Some things never change.
In streaming news, Showtime will allow Hulu subscribers to access Showtime’s streaming service later this month. Following on the heels of HBO, Showtime recently launched Showtime Anytime, a service that allows viewers without a cable or satellite service to stream their programming on a tablet, PC or on their TV set via a device like Roku or Apple TV. Showtime’s service costs $10.99 a month to access, but Hulu members can add it to their subscriptions for an additional $7.99. In joining forces with Hulu, Showtime appears to be reaching out to as broad an audience as possible.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Auditions continue on a two-hour repeat of “America’s Got Talent” (7 p.m., WMC-TV Channel 5).
Judges evaluate ideas hatched by undergraduate entrepreneurs on “Shark Tank” (7 p.m., WATN-TV Channel 24).
A trip down memory lane on “Defiance” (7 p.m., Syfy).
A guard becomes a target on “Gotham” (7 p.m., WHBQ-TV Channel 13).
Kelly Clarkson, Chris Brown, Echosmith, Shaggy and David Guetta perform on “iHeartRadio Summer Pool Party 2015” (8 p.m., WLMT-TV Channel 30).
Dutch and John go on the hunt when a missing migrant worker warrants a warrant on “Killjoys” (8 p.m., Syfy).
Chris Pratt stars in the 2014 comic-book adaptation “Guardians of the Galaxy” (8 p.m., Starz).
Rent disputes can be murder on “Blue Bloods” (9 p.m., WREG-TV Channel 3).
The gang thinks it can relax on a space station on “Dark Matter” (9 p.m., Syfy).