CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY
Bear claw
The curious and shocking tale of Timothy Treadwell, the environmentalist who lived among bears, documented their behavior and then was gruesomely devoured by a grizzly, has been fleshed out in a new series on Animal Planet. “The Grizzly Man Diaries” draws upon hundreds of hours of archived footage, private pages from Treadwell’s diaries and more than 10,000 still photographs to tell his story in the decade before his death at Katmai National Park in Alaska.
THE GRIZZLY MAN DIARIES
Friday, 9 p.m., Animal Planet
CATEGORY: SPORTS
Torch song
Viewers will have one more chance to love Michael Phelps and the other gold meal winners when they attend the Closing Ceremony. The pomp and circumstance includes the entrance of the athletes, the extinguishing of the Olympic cauldron and the passing of the torch to the mayor of London, site of the 2012 Olympics.
THE 2008 OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY
Sunday, 7 p.m., NBC
CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY
Minority report
The accomplishments of notable African-Americans are documented in “The Black List: Volume One,” a report by journalist Elvis Mitchell and filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. The lineup of artists, academics, athletes and activists is impressive: basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, musician Sean Combs, choreographer Bill T. Jones, attorney Vernon Jordan, Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison, executive Richard Parsons, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Planned Parenthood president Faye Wattleton, actor Keenen Ivory Wayans and tennis champion Serena Williams.
THE BLACK LIST: VOLUME ONE
Monday, 9 p.m., HBO
CATEGORY: DRAMA
Shoot to kill
Events turn personal for Brenda (Kyra Sedgwick) and her squad when the brother of Detective Sanchez (Raymond Cruz) is shot. The team passionately scrambles to find the shooter, but the case is plagued by departmental leaks and a fiery detective. Directed by Kevin Bacon, series star Kyra Sedgwick’s real-life husband.
THE CLOSER
Tuesday, 9 p.m., TNT
CATEGORY: MADE-FOR-TV
Burned by life
When Hallmark turns on the waterworks, there aren’t enough tissues on the planet to dry those tears. In their latest offering, firefighter Steve (Mark Consuelos) loses his job after his wife dies in a car accident and his despair affects his job performance. But then he rescues a woman from an apartment fire that he spots while walking home. Grace, like Steve, is an emotional wreck, but she’s also a writer and soon she’s helping Steve put together a cookbook of firehouse recipes. Together, these two lost souls find the strength to face the future.
FOR THE LOVE OF GRACE
Saturday, 9 p.m., Hallmark Channel