Best-bets for June 24: coal miners, Oilers and more

1) “POV: King Coal,” 10 p.m., PBS. Here’s a documentary (shown here) that has drawn praise and awards at film festivals, including a Sundance nomination. It uses a personal approach, focusing on generations in coal country. Read more…

1) “POV: King Coal,” 10 p.m., PBS. Here’s a documentary (shown here) that has drawn praise and awards at film festivals, including a Sundance nomination. It uses a personal approach, focusing on generations in coal country.

2) “My Life is Murder,” 10 p.m., BBC America; also, www.acorn.tv. This likable series often has so-so mysteries, but this is a good one: A real-estate salesman’s body is found … at a house that’s rumored to be haunted. Alexa (Lucy Lawless) scrambles for a less other-worldly explanation.

3) “All-American,” 8 p.m., CW. After obsessing on the pro-football draft, Spencer shifts to something closer to home – the wedding day for his friends Jordan and Layla. Also, an opportunity leaves Patience feeling conflicted.

4) Sports: For a while, it looked like the hockey play-offs — like the basketball ones — would end early. But then the Edmonton Oilers won three straight games, to focus on a seventh and final one; they’re in Florida (8 p.m. ET on ABC), trying to finally take the Stanley Cup back tol Canada.Also, from 8-11 p.m., NBC focuses on the track-and-field trials for the U.S. Olympic team.

5) ALSO: On an “NCIS” rerun (9 p.m., CBS), an arms dealer has been released and murders soon followed; Torres sees repercussions from his long-ago undercover work. Movies are led by the second “Lord of the Rings” film (2002), at 7 p.m. on AMC, and the 1994 remake of “Little Women,” at 10:30 p.m. ET on Turner Classic Movies.

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