“Some specials are so niche-sensitive that they almost sound like humor-magazine parodies: CNBC, which has a series called American Greed, came up with American Greed: 9/11 Fraud, about the scams and profiteering that followed the disaster. Showtime offers The Love We Make, about Paul McCartney’s journey through New York after Sept. 11. (Bravo, thankfully, did not try to wedge its Real Housewives formula into the mix.)”