Spotlight on St. Paul
A seminar on the life of Hubert Humphrey may not sound like tantalizing prime-time TV--unless you're C-Span. "The Contenders: Hubert H. Humphrey" (7 p.m. Friday, C-Span), featuring author Juan Williams and documentary producer Mick Caouette, will broadcast live from St. Paul's Minnesota History Center.
Women who rule the world
Cyndi Lauper still thinks girls just want to have fun, which explains why she's hosting the new documentary "Women Who Rock" (8 p.m. Friday, KTCA, Ch. 2), featuring interviews and blazing concert footage with Heart, Deborah Harry and Bikini Kill, as well as "grandma rock" from Mahalia Jackson and Bessie Smith.
Sprinkling stardust
Part-time local Neil Gaiman appears capable of doing anything, but can he help Homer become the next JK Rowling? Find out when the author guests as himself on a new episode of "The Simpsons" (7 p.m. Sunday, KMSP, Ch. 9) that also features Andy Garcia.
That afternoon in Dallas
The Zapruder film gets yet another running, this time in higher resolution than ever before, as part of "JFK: The Lost Bullet" (8 p.m. Sunday, NGC). Historian Max Holland explores what many Americans still believe to be a cold case.
