Friday, June 30
6 p.m. “The Yeaer’s Most Dangerous Survival Stories”
Riveting stories of people who escaped, floods, hurricanes, plane crashes, driving with Lindsay Lohan and hunting with Dick Cheney. Discovery Channel.
7 p.m. “Take Home Chef”
In this new show, a professional chef surprises a grocery shopper and goes home with them to prepare a gourmet meal. If you are approached in the produce section by somebody who wants to cook you dinner, make sure there is an actual camera crew and a producer with photo ID. The Learning Channel.
7 p.m. “Ghost Whisperer”
A woman is tormented by the ghost of his fiancé’s dead wife. She’s also haunted by the dead wife’s China pattern and monogrammed towels. CBS.
7 p.m. “Modern Marvels”
A look at the construction of Disney World and how innovative “imaginers” made it possible for a human being to survive a Florida summer in an oversized felt mouse costume. History Channel.
7 p.m. “America’s Most Haunted Places”
Examining the supernatural side of Las Vegas where legions of the undead are cursed to wander the streets in a soulless purgatory of despair. And those are just the tourists. They also have ghosts. The Travel Channel.
7 p.m. “Dawn of the Dead”
The survivors of a mass uprising by the Living Dead, hole up in a suburban mall. This works for a while, but then they run out of hot pretzels and the zombies are lured to the mall by a Presidents’ Day White Sale. (1979) Independent Film Channel.
9 p.m. “20/20”
A special report on the blue state/red state polarization of America and cable news networks’ mission to find every last moderate voice and pre-empt them with water skiing squirrel footage. ABC.