What to Watch on Tuesday: A Natalie Wood documentary, an Ava Gardner TV series

Brooke Cain
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The Conners (8 p.m., ABC) - Dan is in danger of losing the family home as the bank threatens foreclosure in the Season 2 finale. ABC sitcoms “Bless This Mess,” “Mixed-ish” and “Black-ish” also have season finales tonight.

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (9 p.m., HBO) - A new documentary directed by Laurent Bouzereau in which Gregson Wagner explores her mother’s public life and private persona through personal interviews with those closest to her, including Natalie Wood’s husband, Robert J. Wagner, who speaks on-camera about Wood’s controversial death for the first time.

George W. Bush (9 p.m., PBS / UNC-TV) - We get the final chapter of this new two-part American Experience documentary, which is part of the series’ Presidents Collection. It features the candid insights of several people who served in the George W. Bush administration, including Ari Fleischer, Karl Rove, Richard Clarke and Karen Hughes. The film explores Bush’s unlikely road to the White House and the many challenges of his presidency, from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina to the financial crisis.

Drain the Oceans (9 p.m., National Geographic) - A new season premieres with a look at the Atomic Ghost Fleet at the bottom of the ocean. The program has renowned oceanographers and maritime archaeologists leading ambitious expeditions, using innovative, state-of-the-art digital technology.

Tirdy Works (10 p.m., truTV) - A new unscripted sitcom about a “moose tird” entrepreneur in Maine whose moose-poop creations become popular after a local news story about her business goes viral.

Debi Mazar plays film legend Ava Gardner in the new series “Arde Madrid: Burn Madrid Burn,” available on the streaming service MHz Choice.
Debi Mazar plays film legend Ava Gardner in the new series “Arde Madrid: Burn Madrid Burn,” available on the streaming service MHz Choice.

Arde Madrid: Burn Madrid Burn (MHz Choice) - Johnston County’s very own Ava Gardner is portrayed by Debi Mazar in this new drama/comedy series, premiering today on the streaming service MHz Choice. The 8-episode series is set in Franco’s Madrid in 1961 and is based loosely on Gardner’s move to Madrid when she was fleeing her husband (Frank Sinatra), MGM studio execs and the paparazzi, which followed her everywhere. This was shot on location in Madrid and has already aired in Spain. In Spanish with English Subtitles. MHz Choice is a streaming service for foreign and international content. You can get a free 7-day trial, then it’s $7.99 per month. You can watch on iPhone, Apple TV, Android, Android TV, Roku, fireTV, XBoxOne, Amazon Prime Video, Xfinity X1, Tizen or Cox. More info at: watch.mhzchoice.com.

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