As we approach the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Discovery Channel devotes three hours to the war with Japan. "Hiroshima: The First Weapon of Mass Destruction" (7 p.m. today, Discovery) includes historic footage of the massive secret operation to develop the first atomic weapon, as well as interviews with those present at its creation. Eyewitnesses also describe the destruction that resulted from the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. "Hiroshima" explores military and political realities that surrounded the decision to launch the atomic bomb for the first and, to date, only time.
¢ "Hirohito: Emperor of War" (9 p.m. today, Discovery) re-examines Japan's wartime leader in light of recently discovered diaries and memoirs, which offer new evidence about his involvement in Japan's long, brutal war on its Asian neighbors and the decision to attack the United States.
¢ The search for the next "Desperate Housewives" begins with "Weeds" (10 p.m. Sunday, Showtime), a new series debuting Sunday before airing in its regular slot on Wednesday nights. Mary-Louise Parker ("The West Wing") stars as Nancy Botwin, a recently widowed mother of two boys who finds herself saddled with debt and subject to the pity and judgment of her neighbors in a snooty housing development. To make ends meet, she has begun to work as a pot dealer to her affluent neighbors and fellow PTA members.
Today's highlights
¢ "Jack Nicklaus: The Greatest Champion" (1 p.m., ABC) reflects on the golfer's life and career.
¢ Paul Winfield stars in the 1974 sports drama "It's Good to Be Alive" (7 p.m., Fox Movie Channel) about Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella adjusting to life in a wheelchair after a 1959 accident.
¢ Scheduled on "48 Hours Mystery" (8 p.m., CBS): two boys write a murder mystery screenplay that appears too real to be fiction.
Sunday's highlights
¢ Feelings run high as Founder's Day approaches on the sandy soap "Beach Girls" (7 p.m., Lifetime).
¢ The new series "The Girls Next Door" (9 p.m., E!) examines life at the Playboy mansion.
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