Now for something completely different. Discovery airs something called “Moonshiners: Whiskey Business” (10 p.m., TV-PG). This episode offers a slight variation on the “Moonshiners” formula. Tim Smith will take his years of experience in the backwoods distillery business and help mentor other whiskey makers. He’s the 80-proof version of Gordon Ramsay when he departs from “MasterChef” to travel to “Hell and Back” to save floundering restaurants.
The critic in me rejects the repetitive nature of these series. But I can see their appeal to viewers, who after a long day of hard work appreciate the comforting sameness of another day amongst “Alaskan Bush People” or the soothing predictability of Teutul-on-Teutul shenanigans.
