Monday TV highlights

Monday, June 21, 2010

Monday’s Highlights

SERIES

Money Rocks: Billionaire Richard Branson is the inaugural guest on this new series hosted by Eric Bolling (5 p.m. Fox Business Network).

Behind the Music: Rock music’s Courtney Love is profiled in this new episode (8 p.m. VH1).

History Detectives: The series that examines the purported historicity of particular objects returns (9 p.m. KCET).

Ultimate Car Build-Off: A soccer mom’s mini-van gets a racetrack-ready makeover on the debut installment of this new series (9 p.m. Discovery).

Saving Grace: This spiritually themed drama starring Holly Hunter offers its final two episodes (9 and 10 p.m. TNT).

Inedible to Incredible: The unpalatable is made palatable in this new culinary-themed series (10 p.m. TLC).

Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern: Buenos Aires is the destination in this new episode (10 p.m. Travel).

Dhani Tackles the Globe: Your host makes his way to Nepal in this new episode (11 p.m. Travel).

SPECIALS

Lakers parade: Local stations will offer live coverage of the NBA champs’ victory lap through Downtown (11 a.m.).

Unforgettable: The Korean War: U.S. veterans recall their part in the Cold War-era conflict in this new special (10 p.m. KCET).

MOVIES

GasLand: Filmmaker Josh Fox explores natural gas exploration in this new documentary (9 p.m. HBO).

Love With the Proper Stranger: Steve McQueen and Natalie Wood star in this 1963 tale (10:15 p.m. TCM).

SPORTS

Soccer: Group play at the World Cup in South Africa continues as Chile challenges Switzerland (6:30 a.m. ESPN) and Honduras battles Spain (11 a.m. ESPN).

Tennis: The Wimbledon tournament gets underway in London (3:30 and 11:30 a.m. ESPN2).

Baseball: The New York Yankees visit the Arizona Diamondbacks (7 p.m. ESPN).