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TV THIS WEEK

- By Matt Cooper Expect plot twists and/or cliffhange­rs as “Pretty Little Liars” presents its midseason finale. 8 p.m. Freeform Rap music’s Jim Jones and his fiancé Chrissy Lampkin request the honor of your presence for their new reality series “Jim & Chris

SUNDAY

Empowering young people is what it’s all about on a new edition of the starstudde­d special “WE Day.” With Paula Abdul, Zooey Deschanel, Selena Gomez, Jennifer Hudson, Joe Jonas, Demi Lovato, Natalie Portman, Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, et al. 7 p.m. ABC

“I Miss Downton Abbey!” — perhaps you do too. This special revisits memorable moments from the dearly departed British drama. 8 p.m. KOCE

Beyonce rules with 11 noms, Rihanna collects career kudos and Brit’s slated to perform at the “2016 MTV Video Music Awards.” 9 p.m. MTV; also BET, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, Spike, TV Land and VH1

Family members join forces as a seventh season of “The Great Food Truck Race” gets rolling right here in L.A. 9 p.m. Food Network

Whodunit? Find out on the finale of the eight-part mystery drama “The Night Of.” John Turturro and Riz Ahmed star. 9 p.m. HBO

Two unsuspecti­ng women buy the contents of the wrong storage locker in the new thriller “The Last Bid.” With Casper Van Dien. 9 p.m. Lifetime

Will horrors never cease? The creepy supernatur­al drama “The Strain” is back for a third season. With Corey Stoll. 10 p.m. FX

MONDAY

The top five perform as “So You Think You Can Dance” hits the 250-episode mark. 8 p.m. Fox

Melissa Rivers and company dish on styles seen at the VMAs on a new “Fashion Police.” 8 p.m. E!

Shaquille O’Neal straps on his size 22s and goes “Running Wild With Bear Grylls” on a new episode of the celebrity outdoor-adventure series. 10 p.m. NBC

TUESDAY

The guys are headed to Hong Kong on a new “Better Late Than Never.” With Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw and George Foreman. 10 p.m. NBC

WEDNESDAY

Corey Feldman, Rachel Hunter and Evelyn Lozada

play along on a new “Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry.” 8 and 10 p.m. E!

Back for a third season, “You’re the Worst” is still the best — if you like your sitcoms more salty than sweet, which we do. With Aya Cash, Chris Geere, Desmin Borges and Kether Donohue. 10 p.m. FXX

“Greenleaf,” the soapy drama about a family-run Memphis megachurch, ends its freshman season. With Merle Dandridge, Keith David and Lynn Whitfield. 10 p.m. OWN

THURSDAY

Using footage shot by his younger, more-impression­able self, filmmaker Will Allen recalls the “Holy Hell” that was his time in a local cult in this new documentar­y. 6 and 8 p.m. CNN

The new special “Ground Zero Rising: Freedom vs. Fear” looks at the rebirth of the World Trade Center site in New York City. 7 p.m. CNBC

Whichever robot hasn’t yet been reduced to a bucket of bolts shall be proclaimed victor on the season finale of “BattleBots.” 8 p.m. ABC

Tony Braxton and former NFL star Charles “Peanut” Tillman are among the honorees at “McDonald’s 365 Black Awards 2016.” 9 p.m. BET

FRIDAY

The culinary series “Chef ’s Table” heads to France in its third season. And one of the original celebrity chefs goes global — bam! — in the new series “Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse.” Any time, Netflix; any time, Amazon

Where in the world is Pablo Escobar? Last seen on the lam, the Colombian drug lord (Wagner Moura) returns in a second season of the docudrama “Narcos.” With Boyd Holbrook and Pedro Pascal. Any time, Netflix

Capt. “Sully” Sullenberg­er has turned on the “fasten seatbelt” sign as the 2009 tale of the “Miracle Landing on the Hudson” is retold in this new special. 9 p.m. National Geographic Channel

SATURDAY

With a new season of “College Football” in full swing, the UCLA Bruins battle Texas A&M and the USC Trojans take on the Crimson Tide of Alabama. 12:30 p.m. CBS; 5 p.m. ABC

Go long! Former quarterbac­k Brett Favre is profiled on a special broadcast edition of the NFL Network series “A Football Life.” 8 p.m. CBS

A woman scorned: Karrueche Tran and Brian White star in the 2016 thriller “Only for One Night.” 8 and 10:30 p.m. BET Hang on to your hats! The Windy City is the setting for “CMT Concert of the Summer: Jason Aldean & Friends Live at Lake Shake.” 8 p.m. CMT Like father, like son: Donald Sutherland and Kiefer Sutherland costar in the Wyoming-set 2015 western “Forsaken.” With Brian Cox and Demi Moore. 9 p.m. Showtime

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Byron Cohen FX AYA CASH costars in a new season of “You’re the Worst” on FXX.

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