July Highlights

A Capitol Fourth

Tuesday, July 4, at 8pm and 9:30pm on ThinkTV16 and CET

America’s favorite Independence Day celebration, A Capitol Fourth features well-known musical artists and puts viewers front and center for the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation.

NOVA: The Planets

Premieres Wednesday, July 5, at 10pm on CET and ThinkTV16

Premieres Monday, July 10, at 10pm on ThinkTV14

In this five-part series, NOVA explores the beauty of the planets, including Saturn’s 175,000-mile-wide rings, Mars’ ancient waterfalls four times the size of any on Earth, and Neptune’s winds using unique special effects and footage captured by orbiters, landers and rovers.

Grantchester Season 8

Premieres Sunday, July 9, at 9pm on ThinkTV16 and CET

Will’s life has changed for the better as he’s happily married to Bonnie, but fate introduces a stunning development that will rock Will’s life and shifts everything in Grantchester. Meanwhile, Geordie and Cathy are content, but when they are both confronted with surprising announcements from work, will it threaten their new-found happiness?

D.I. Ray

Premieres Sunday, July 9, at 10pm on CET and ThinkTV16

This new addition to the Masterpiece lineup introduces viewers to Leicesterborn Rachita Ray, a police officer who takes on a case that forces her to confront a lifelong personal conflict between her British identity and her South Asian heritage. The gripping four-part series, set in Birmingham, England, stars Parminder Nagra (The Blacklist, Bend it Like Beckham).

On the Cover: Southern Storytellers

Premieres Tuesday, July 18, at 9pm on ThinkTV16 and CET

Premieres Friday, July 21, at 10pm on ThinkTV14

The American South is known for its boundless creativity, absorbing personalities and evocative landscapes. This new three-episode series follows some of the region’s most compelling and influential contemporary creators to the places they call home.