Best-bets for June 26: sorta-romance, semi-fame

1) “The Bachelorette” opener, 9-11 p.m., ABC. Charity Lawson (shown here), 27, is a therapist with a master’s degree, so the show gives her lots professionals. The 25 guys (ages 24 to 33) include a doctor, a travel nurse, a medical specialist and two scientists. There’s an airplane pilot and a yacht captain, plus a tennis pro, a wrestling pro and a world record-holder: Chris Spell, 5-foot-9, had a vertical leap of 5-foot-7.
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1) “The Bachelorette” opener, 9-11 p.m., ABC. Charity Lawson (shown here), 27, is a therapist with a master’s degree, so the show gives her lots professionals. The 25 guys (ages 24 to 33) include a doctor, a travel nurse, a medical specialist and two scientists. There’s an airplane pilot and a yacht captain, plus a tennis pro, a wrestling pro and a world record-holder: Chris Spell, 5-foot-9, had a vertical leap of 5-foot-7.

2) “Claim to Fame” opener, 8 p.m., ABC. What’s it like to be an unknown soul, related to someone famous? Franklin Jonas knows; his brothers are the Jonas Brothers. Now he and Kevin host a show that has people guessing what celebrity each housemate is related to. The first season ranged from Laverne Cox’s identical twin to the daughters of Brett Favre and Al Sharpton and the grandkids of Dean Martin, Chuck Norris and Whoopi Goldberg.

3) “Bob (Hearts) Abishola,” 8:30 p.m., CBS. After missing last week (because of the three-part “NCIS” crossover), one of TV’s best comedies is back. In this rerun, Abishola visits the new sock factory during a nurses’ strike. That puts extra pressure on Bob to make the project work.

4) “POV” season-opener, 10 p.m., PBS. After a Master’s Degree from Duke, Jon-Sesrie Goff became an art administrator, including work for the Ford Foundation. Now “After Sherman,” his filmmaking debut, sees him return to his roots. He visits the South Carolina land his ancestors bought after slavery and savors the Gullah Geechee customs. He also talks with his father, who survived the Charleston church shooting and became the interim pastor.

5) “Cannes Confidential,” www.acorn.tv. Here’s s rare mis-step for Acorn. The streaming service usually imports smart (if sometimes drab) dramas. This time, it has a six-parter that looks great – pretty cops and crooks, cruising the French Riviera – and has no other good qualities. Jambie Bamber is fine as a schemer, but others seem like models, unfamiliar with acting in English.

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