Best-bets for June 29: Activist women, horny men

1) “POV: And She Could Be Next,” 9-11 p.m., PBS; concludes Tuesday. Filmed in 2017-18, this fits the current surge in minority activism. We see women fighting the odds in political races. Tonight wraps up two stories: In Michigan, Rashida Tlaib (shown here) tries to be the first Muslim woman in Congress; in Chicago, Bashra Amiwala, a Palestinian-American teen, runs for county board. It also starts several other stories, including Stacey Abrams in Georgia. The result is long and slow, but involving.
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1) “POV: And She Could Be Next,” 9-11 p.m., PBS; concludes Tuesday. Filmed in 2017-18, this fits the current surge in minority activism. We see women fighting the odds in political races. Tonight wraps up two stories: In Michigan, Rashida Tlaib (shown here) tries to be the first Muslim woman in Congress; in Chicago, Bashra Amiwala, a Palestinian-American teen, runs for county board. It also starts several other stories, including Stacey Abrams in Georgia. The result is long and slow, but involving.

2) “The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!” 8-11 p.m. ABC. JoJo Fletcher planned to be a doctor, like both her parents. Instead, she became a real-estate whiz, a “Bachelor” runner-up and the 2016 “Bachelorette.” Soon, she was surrounded by macho images – two soldiers, a firefighter, a competive swimmer and a quarterback whose brother (Aaron Rodgers) is one of the best. Here’s her season.

3) “Bob (Hearts) Abishola,” 8:30 p.m., CBS. In a funny rerun, Abishola reluctantly gives a second chance to her aunt’s favorite – a pharmacist who is handsome, Nigerian and terribly dull. Bob, who is none of those things, gets a warning from Abishola’s uncle.

4) “Identify Thief” (2013), 5:30 and 10:15 p.m., and “Life of the Party” (2018), 8 p.m., TNT. In the right roles, Melissa McCarthy is masterful; in the others, she’s merely excessive. Here’s one of each: McCarthy is terrific as someone confronted by the guy (Jason Bateman) whose identity she stole. But “Party” is often loud and unfunny, as she becomes a college student alongside her daughter.

5) “The Sommerdahl Murders,” any time, www.acorn.tv. This Danish series (with English sub-titles) offers four two-part mysteries, plus lots of character detail. In the opener, the mystery is thick and smart, but a marital story is so-so. It requires coincidence, sudden character-shifts and a moment that’s perilously close to: “What’s that, Lassie? Did Timmy fall in the well?’”

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