Getting your player ready...
“BEIJING, ARE YOU READY? 7 p.m., KBDI-Channel 12 — A multifaceted documentary series airing in advance of the Olympics. Tonight’s two-hour block tackles how China is working to control pollution; sports medicine; putting China’s best foot forward; and how Chinese athletes are training.
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“Monk,” 7 p.m., USA — The obsessive-compulsive detective (Tony Shaloub) goes up against a chess genius who always seems to be two steps ahead of him, in “Mr. Monk and the Genius.”
— Joanne Ostrow
