1) “A Capitol Fourth,” 8 p.m., PBS, rerunning at 9:30. This celebration spans the country. From Washington, D.C., there’s host Vanessa Williams, plus Gladys Knight, Mickey Guyton, Jimmie Allen, Ali Stroker, Laura Osnes, Renee Fleming (singing the National Anthem), the National Orchestra and closing fireworks (shown here in a previous year). Also: Alan Jackson will perform be in Nashville and Jennifer Nettles and Auli’i Cavalho in New York City, with Jimmy Buffett, Cynthia Erivo, Pentatonix and Train all in California.
2) “4th of July Fireworks Spectacular,” 8-10 p.m., NBC, repeating highlights from 10-11. From five barges on New York’s East River, a 25-minute fireworks display will launch 65,000 shells and effects. That will be backed by Tori Kelly singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” plus choruses doing “America the Beautiful,” the National Anthem and “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Earlier, there’s music by Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire, the Jonas Brothers, Coldplay, Black Pumas, One Republic and Marshmello.
3) “Kevin Can (bleep) Himself,” 9 p.m., AMC. It’s a tricky juggling act, leaping from a deliberately bad situation comedy to a dead-serious drama. Now the comedy is worse than ever, as the guys have a get-rich scheme involving an escape room. And the drama is more deadly than ever, with Allison and Patty on a drug run to Vermont. The final minutes, beautifully acted, make an impact.
4) “The One and Only Dick Gregory” (2021), 9 p.m., Showtime. For the holiday, Showtime sets aside its terrific Sunday line-up of “The Chi,” “Black Monday” and “Flatbush Misdemeanors.” Instead, it has this new documentary about Gregory, a pioneering comedian and activist who died in 2017, at 84.
5) More movies, cable. Turner Classic Movies has musicals capturing the holiday spirit: “1776” (1972), at 10:15 p.m.ET, sees the founding fathers declare independence … “Yankee Doodle Dandy” (1942), 8 p.m. ET, has James Cagney as vaudevillian George M, Cohan … “The Music Man” (1962), 5 ET, has small-town idealism and a salesman’s schemes. Also, HBO has action and fantasy with “Independence Day” (1996) at 5:30 p.m., “Wonder Woman 1984” (2020) at 8 and “Tenet” (2020) at 10:35.