‘Star Trek’ looks at series’ life
The History Channel, the kind of place you’d expect some retrospective on Chester A. Arthur for Presidents Day, is instead home to “Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier” (9 p.m., History).
Leonard Nimoy hosts a two-hour glance at the “Star Trek” franchise and its four-decade run. Nimoy also will chat with actors from other “Trek” incarnations, including Patrick Stewart and Kate Mulgrew.
Oddly enough, only kids’ networks seem to take the big day seriously. Disney recycles “My Date with the President’s Daughter” (8 p.m., Disney), a 1998 comedy about the daughter (Elisabeth Harnois) of the fictional president (Dabney Coleman) evading Secret Service protection to see her boyfriend (Will Friedle). Hardly the stuff of history.
Nickelodeon observes the day with an animated election between Patrick Starfish and Larry the Lobster on a “SpongeBob SquarePants” (5 p.m., Nickelodeon) marathon. While presidential programming seems scant, one network devotes 12 hours to honor a king. FX will air “King of the Hill” from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to celebrate the cartoon’s 10th season on Fox.
Diana Ross was once the queen of Motown, and her career with the Supremes inspired the story behind the Oscar-nominated film “Dreamgirls.” .
Her activities of the past 25 years are a mystery to me, but I’m sure she’ll have plenty to talk about during her two-hour appearance on “Inside the Actor’s Studio” (8 p.m., Bravo) with host James Lipton. Just in case the conversation flags, she performs eight songs.
Other highlights
Michael and Sara need Pope’s help on “Prison Break” (8 p.m., Fox).
Chris cuts school on “Everybody Hates Chris” (8 p.m., CW).
Peter fears betrayal on “Heroes” (9 p.m., NBC).
Chloe’s cover-up may prove costly on “24” (9 p.m., Fox).
A woman returns to her hometown and becomes embroiled in a murder mystery in the 2007 drama “Carolina Moon” (9 p.m., Lifetime), starring Claire Forlani, Oliver Hudson and Jacqueline Bisset.
With Harriet away, Matt grapples with lawyers and writer’s block on “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” (10 p.m., NBC). Beginning next Monday, this series will go on hiatus, perhaps forever.
Our intrepid host chows down in Ghana on “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” (10 p.m., Travel).