Film & Television

Since its inception, television has served as a lens on American society, and in the expansive world of modern TV, today’s heroes and villains have come a long way from their predecessors. America in Primetime showcases this iconic American art form, which has both reflected and shaped our national character.

For 23 years, The Ed Sullivan Show featured America’s brightest comedy stars performing for tens of millions of Americans across the generations every Sunday night. This captivating special brings back the show’s greatest moments that defined the history of comedy—legends in their prime with their original acts. The talent includes the timeless stand up routines of Jack Benny, Flip Wilson, Red Skelton, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Bob Hope, Alan King, Victor Borge, Phyllis Diller, Jackie Gleason, Jack Paar and many more.

Detective Aurelio Zen (Rufus Sewell) brings justice to modern-day Italy, whether the authorities want it or not. In tonight’s episode, a killer is on a vendetta-fuelled rampage against those who wrongly imprisoned him, including a cop who had almost nothing to do with it: Zen. But Zen is too busy dealing with another crime—a politically-charged murder—to notice that he’s on the psychopath’s hit list.

America’s best-selling author and speaker on transformational wisdom, Dr. Wayne Dyer, presents a new definition of the concept of “intention” and a new method to connect to one’s infinite potential. In The Power of Intention, Dr. Dyer transforms conventional thinking about how things happen in life into an exhilarating exploration of the power of intention and a profound understanding of how each person possesses the power to co-create the life he or she desires.

In June 2010, Eric Clapton gathered a veritable Who’s Who of the world’s most talented guitar players at the third Crossroads Guitar Festival, an 11-hour celebration of the six-string that attracted a sold-out crowd of more than 27,000 music fans to Chicago’s Toyota Park.  All profits from this daylong display of guitar virtuosity benefited The Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment and education facility Clapton founded to help people suffering from chemical dependency.

Great Performances compiled two hours of highlights from the marathon event.