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Discovery’s “Man Cheetah Wild” gets up close with the elusive cheetah

October 3, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

When it comes to natural history programming, cheetahs are the new stars for Fall 2013. In November, Nat Geo Wild will present a special pitting two NFL players in a race against the fastest land animal. And tonight, Discovery Channel debuts the even more fascinating, and quite touching, two-hour special Man Cheetah Wild. Man Cheetah Wild follows Kim Wolhuter, a filmmaker and one-time game ranger with a unique ability to bond with the animals of his native Zimbabwe. Wolhuter’s approach has allowed him incredible access into the secretive world of cheetahs. In particular, one cheetah family accepted him as part […]

ESPN’s “30 for 30” series returns for fall season Oct. 1

October 1, 2013 Ryan Berenz

ESPN’s 30 for 30 sports documentary series returns for a fall season on Oct. 1 with “Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau,” about the award-winning big-wave surfer and lifeguard who died trying to save others when a voyaging canoe capsized. The rest of the 30 for 30 fall season below. ESPN’s 30 for 30 Fall Season Schedule (All episodes air Tuesdays on ESPN at 8pm ET) Oct. 8 “Free Spirits” “Free Spirits” tells the colorful story of the Spirits of St. Louis – one of the teams left out when the NBA merged with the American Basketball Association in 1976. […]

PBS’ ambitious “Latino Americans” chronicles 500 years of history

September 17, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

In the past few years, in the wake of the Latino impact on the 2012 presidential election, and with heated immigration discussions, the effect of the Latino population on America has been put more toward the forefront of people’s consciousness. But as PBS’ new, three-part, six-hour documentary miniseries Latino Americans shows, Latinos have been contributing to and impacting America for much longer. Narrated by Benjamin Bratt, the series looks back at the past 500-plus years to show how, at more than 50 million people, Latinos have risen to become the largest minority group in the United States. Latino Americans airs […]

Discovery special chronicles Costa Concordia salvage operation

September 17, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

A 19-hour operation to pull the crippled cruise ship Costa Concordia into an upright position was successfully accomplished early today. This Friday on Discovery Channel, a one-hour premiere special called Inside Raising Concordia will follow this salvage operation of the ship that ran aground off the coast of Italy in January 2012, leaving 32 people dead. The Costa Concordia remains where it capsized, becoming not only an eyesore, but a growing environmental hazard. The salvage operation to rotate the massive ship into an upright position, and eventually remove it from the sea, is the most expensive and daunting salvage operation ever […]

Pivot airs Occupy Wall Street documentary

September 17, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Sept. 17 marks the two-year anniversary of the Occupy movement, which began with Occupy Wall Street in New York City and gradually expanded throughout the country, and the world, in a series of protests and “occupations” against income inequality. While the physical nature of the protests and the presence of protesters has largely faded over the years, the idea behind the Occupy movement seems to have stayed, even subtly, as the national discussion has turned more toward topics of income disparity, and money in politics, and we regularly hear phrases such as “the 99%” that were borne of that movement. […]

Animal Planet special remembers “Hero Dogs of 9/11”

September 10, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Sept. 11, 2013, marks the 12th anniversary of the devastating terrorist attacks on America. When we recall the tragedy of that day, we also remember the many heroes who sprung into action during the events, and in the aftermath. And not all of the heroes were human, as the new Animal Planet special Hero Dogs of 9/11 shows. Premiering Sept. 10 at 8pm ET/PT, Hero Dogs of 9/11 details the stories of three World Trade Center survivors, and the working dogs that saved lives at Ground Zero. More than 300 dogs were used in the rescue and recovery operation following the attack. One of […]

“American Masters” profiles its first sports figure with Billie Jean King documentary

September 10, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

When tennis star Serena Williams won her fifth U.S. Open title on Sunday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, she received $3.6 million — the same amount that Rafael Nadal would receive the next night for winning the men’s singles title of the tournament. It was not always the case that the women’s champion received the same amount of prize money as the men’s champion. There was not even always a separate women’s tennis tour — that is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The developments in the tour, the prize money and many other strides for […]

“Teach”: CBS special celebrates educators who are making a difference

September 6, 2013 StayTuned Staff

With his 2010 documentary film Waiting for ‘Superman’, director Davis Guggenheim unleashed a vigorous, trenchant examination of the failures of the American education system. While the film earned praise and sparked on ongoing debate about our schools, controversy arose over the perception by some that he laid too much of the blame at the feet of teachers — namely, bad teachers being coddled by the powerful unions. But with his new project, TEACH, those educators should be able to more easily embrace his approach. Hosted by Queen Latifah, whose mother was a teacher, the two-hour special airing at 8pm tonight […]

9/11 anniversary TV programming 2013

September 5, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

This Wednesday marks the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that devastated America. Once again, there are several notable new and returning documentaries, specials and movies on TV recalling those events and their impact on our nation. Here are a few, airing on and around the 9/11 anniversary. All times ET; check back for updates and additions. Attack on the Pentagon — Sept. 7 at 8pm & 11pm on Military Channel. This is an account of what happened inside the Pentagon at the moment the building was attacked on September 11. Osama Bin Laden: The Finish — Sept. […]

ESPN withdraws from PBS documentary “League of Denial”

August 23, 2013 Ryan Berenz

ESPN has withdrawn its collaboration with PBS on the Frontline documentary League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (Oct. 8), which investigates the NFL’s response to head injuries among football players. ALSO SEE: PBS Frontline documentary League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis premieres Oct. 8 Watch “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis” preview on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE. At the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Los Angeles earlier this month, PBS presented a panel on its Frontline documentary League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (Oct. 8), which investigates the NFL’s response to head injuries […]