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Wednesday is unusually coherent tonight: Discovery has turned the evening into shark-event television, while the best counterprogramming leans music-heavy, history-smart and slightly obsessive. If you want appointment TV rather than passive channel surfing, there is a real path here from Josh Gates at 7 through Aretha just before 11.
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Josh Gates' flagship series knows how to turn history into propulsive prime-time television, and the USS Indianapolis thread gives tonight's shark theme real weight. The bigger Discovery branding is fun, but the historical catastrophe and folklore blend is what makes this one stick after the credits.