TV picks for July 2: "A Summer Place," 'Brimstone & Glory,' 'Double Dare'

June 29, 2018 at 8:21PM
This undated image released by Nickelodeon shows Liza Koshy left, and Marc Summers, right, with contestants on the game show "Double Dare," in Los Angeles. Nickelodeon is joining with HQ Trivia to celebrate the "Double Dare" reboot. A 1990s-themed trivia game will pair the Nickelodeon show's original host, Marc Summers, with HQ host Scott Rogowsky. (Trae Patton/Nickelodeon via AP)
“Double Dare” hosts Liza Koshy left, and Marc Summers with contestants. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Happy trails

Mondays and Tuesdays throughout July, Turner Classic Movies is taking viewers on a vacation tour of "50 States in 50 Movies," kicking off with the Maine coast in 1959's steamy potboiler "A Summer Place." Nothing says summer like Troy Donahue and Sandra Dee.

7 p.m., TCM

Porno for pyros

You haven't seen fireworks until you've seen Mexico's National Pyrotechnic Festival. The documentary "Brimstone & Glory" brings us to Tultepec — a village that's essentially a company town for the pyrotechnics business — for what's billed as a "caution-free" 10-day event celebrating San Juan de Dios, the patron saint of fireworks makers.

10 p.m., TPT, Ch. 2

Nick nostalgia

Back in the late 1980s, the game show "Double Dare" made Nickelodeon a force in kids' TV. Now the network has revived the show, with YouTube-launched comedian Liza Koshy as host, and guest stars from Nick's past, including Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell and Jamie Lynn Spears.

7 p.m. Mondays, Nickelodeon, or streaming at Nick.com

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