Programming alerts: New 30 for 30 on Tonya & Nancy; Greats recall greatest games on MLB Network

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A good night for sports viewing besides games.

ESPN’s new 30 for 30 is The Price of Gold, recounting the incredible saga of Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding (8 p.m. ET). Interestingly, Kerrigan did not participate in the film. She will be part of a NBC documentary about it. Coincidentally, Kerrigan is working the OIympics for NBC.

Still even without Kerrigan, the film is terrific. Here is a link to Ben Koo’s review in Awful Announcing.

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Meanwhile, more pleasant memories will be recounted on MLB Network. My Most Memorable Game makes it debut at 9 p.m. ET.

In tonight’s episode, Cal Ripken Jr. has a hard time staying composed while discussing Game No. 2,131.

Here’s the official rundown on the series from MLB Network:

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Major League Baseball legends recount unforgettable games in their careers in MLB Network’s new series My Most Memorable Game beginning this Thursday at 9:00 p.m. ET as Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. discusses the night in September 1995 he played his 2,131st consecutive game and broke Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig’s streak of games played.

Co-hosted by Bob Costas and Tom Verducci, My Most Memorable Game features Ripken, eight-time All-Star John Smoltz, and Hall of Famers Ozzie Smith, Bob Gibson, Johnny Bench and Tom Glavine as they relive the memories they have from a signature game in their storied careers.

Throughout the hour-long interview filmed in Cooperstown, New York in July 2013, Ripken talks about his emotions leading up to and during the game, being linked to Gehrig in baseball history, criticism he faced during the streak, the closest he came to missing a game prior to breaking the record, and the mentality needed to accomplish the feat.

My Most Memorable Game will continue throughout the offseason as Smoltz discusses his complete game shutout to win Game Seven of the 1991 NLCS (Jan. 23, 9pm ET), Smith reminisces about his walkoff home run to end Game Five of the 1985 NLCS (Jan. 30, 9pm ET), Gibson talks about his record-setting 17 strikeout performance in Game One of the 1968 World Series (Jan. 30, 9:30pm ET), Bench recounts his game-tying home run during Game Five of the 1972 NLCS (Feb. 6, 9pm ET), and Glavine relives his eight shutout innings to clinch Game Six of the 1995 World Series (Feb. 6, 9:30pm ET).