TV

What to Watch: Tues, July 17

This episode of history detectives looks at the actual Fender Stratocaster guitar Bob Dylan played when he “went electric” at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival

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History Detectives Tukufu Zuberi, Elyse Luray, Gwendolyn Wright and Wes Cowan

History Detectives (New Season)
6 p.m. & 11:30 p.m., WTVS; 9 p.m., KCTS
The world of rock ’n’ roll memorabilia attracts the attention of “history detectives” Tukufu Zuberi, Elyse Luray, Gwendolyn Wright and Wes Cowan, who investigate the authenticity of several unique items, including the actual Fender Stratocaster guitar Bob Dylan played when he “went electric” at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival and a $5 thrift-store piece of artwork that may have been produced by Frank Zappa.

Michael Wood’s Story of England (Season Finale)
5 p.m. & 10:30 p.m., WTVS;
8 p.m., KCTS
In the final instalment of his in-depth history of England, historian Michael Wood takes the modern-day residents of the village of Kibworth back in time, when their town was a First World War battlefield.

The L.A. Complex (New Season)
6 p.m. & 10 p.m., MuchMusic; 9 p.m., The CW
This Canadian-made drama series about aspiring actors and musicians struggling to make it big while living in a seedy Los Angeles apartment complex returns with new episodes.

Ragin’ Cajuns
6 p.m. & 9 p.m., Discovery
It’s shrimping season on the Louisiana bayou, and this reality series takes viewers right down into the muddy swamps along with the hard-working — and hard-partying — shrimp-fishers who struggle to make a living bringing this succulent seafood to North American dinner tables.

In Plain Sight
10 p.m., Global
Six months after giving birth to her daughter, Mary returns to work only to find out that she must see the police psychologist before getting her gun back. Meanwhile, her latest case involves a murder witness who’s connected to a secret college gambling ring.

Person of Interest
10 p.m., CBS
When a schoolteacher (Flashpoint’s Enrico Colantoni) witnesses a mob murder, Reese and Finch must protect him from being whacked. What they don’t know is that things are not quite as they seem — and that the teacher has a few dirty little secrets of his own.

Love in the WIld
10 p.m., CTV & NBC
The three remaining couples must mount unruly horses, scale waterside cliffs and wrestle rough waters in order to piece together a map that will lead them to the gold, and ultimately the finish line.