Critic's corner

0 Comments | USA TODAY, July, 2004 | by Robert Bianco

* The major broadcast networks will be on hand to catch Sen. John Kerry officially accept his party's nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention (ABC, CBS and NBC, 10 p.m. ET/7 PT). If you want to see anything leading up to the speech, you'll have to turn to cable or PBS.

* Discovery is in the midst of one of its most popular stunts: Shark Week. If you've been waiting for some chomping to tune in, here's your chance as the network profiles the Bull Shark: World's Deadliest Shark (8 p.m. ET/PT). You'll notice how there's never a special on "World's Friendliest Shark," which either means there isn't one, or friendly sharks don't draw audiences outside of cartoons.

* History Channel examines the history of Punishment (8 p.m. ET/PT). Included are...