Best-bets for July 15: sharks, politicians and romance

1) Republican convention (shown here in a previous year). As the campaign grind speeds up, networks have varied approaches. PBS will be there from 8-11 p.m. ET … CBS and ABC will jolin at 10 … cable nnews channels will obsess. And in a late change, NBC will have two parts – at 9 p.m., Lester Holt’s interview of Joe Biden; from 9:40 to 11, convention coverage.
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1) Republican convention (shown here in a previous year). As the campaign grind speeds up, networks have varied approaches. PBS will be there from 8-11 p.m. ET … CBS and ABC will jolin at 10 … cable nnews channels will obsess. And in a late change, NBC will have two parts – at 9 p.m., Lester Holt’s interview of Joe Biden; from 9:40 to 11, convention coverage.

2) “All American” season-finale, 8 p.m. today, CW. It’s the wedding day for Spencer and Liv; since this is TV, that means chaos A phone call sends Liv spiraling; Spencer is missing, as he tries to rally support. Also, Coop gets big news.

3) “All American: Homecoming,” 9 p.m., CW. Last week’s season-opener packed a double jolt: The championship baseball team was dropped. That leaves Marcus with no job and Damon with a year to go before he can be be drafted for pro baseball. He heads to a team in Puerto Rico; Simone stays on campus, where she leads the voter-registration drive.

4) “The Bachelorette,” 8-10 p.m., ABC. In last week’s opener, Jenn Tran sent seven men home, including an algebra teacher and a wine guy. Now she takes the other 18 to Australia, where some will sample food, skydiving and a comedy club.

5) ALSO: “Sharkj Week” has ended now, but “SharkFest” continues on the National Geographic Channel; also, Syfy jolts us further by showing “Jaws” (1975) at 4:30 p.m. and “Jaws 2” (1978) at 7:30. Other movies include “Fried Green Tomatoes” (1991) at 8 on Pop and “Faye” (2024), profiling actress Faye Dunaway, at 9:05 on HBO.

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