1) “Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution” finale, 9 p.m., PBS. This starts in the late ‘70s, at a dsco peak (shown here); 200 radio stations had switched to disco, which had half the spots on the Billboard charts. “They oversaturated,” says music writer Vince Aletti. Then came “a lot of garbage, cash-grab music,” says singer Ana Matronic, alongside a nasty, anti-disco rage.
2) “America’s Got Talent” and “Password,” 8 and 10 p.m., NBC. In the month between the Olympic trials and the Olympics themselves, NBC can have some fun. Tonight’s “Password” guests include a lightsaber enthusiast and a guy who’s been coaching his hometown football team since he was 23. There’s some impressive speed-round play.
3) Tom Cruise movies, cable. Back in 1986, Cruise soared to stardom in “Top Gun,” filled with taut dialog and sharp blends of music and visuals. You can catch that at 8 p.m. on the Paramount Network (repeating at 10:30) or go with his first three “Mission Impossible” films, They’re at 4:27 (1996), 7 (2000) and 10:30 p.m. (2006).
4) “FBI International,” 8 and 9 p.m., CBS. The first rerun finds trouble and murder in Amsterdam’s “red-light district.” The second probes the shooting of a former IRA member who was visiting London with his son’s sports team.
5) “Clipped,” Hulu. A good mini-series ends solemnly. Last week, the NBA said Donald and Shelly Sterling (beautifully played by Ed O’Neill and Jacki Weaver) must sell the Clippers. At first glance, these two – one overbearing, the other sweet – seem like opposites. But a friend gives Shelly the ultimate condemnation: “You two are made for each other.”
— Mike Hughes, TV America