Los Angeles Times

TV THIS WEEK

- By Matt Cooper

SUNDAY

The debut episode of “The Nineties” remembers “Seinfeld,” “The Sopranos” and other TV shows that ruled the tube two decades ago. 6 and 9 p.m. CNN

Critters from every corner of the globe will be ready for their close-ups in the new real-time nature special “Earth Live.” With Jane Lynch and Phil Keoghan. 8 p.m. National Geographic Channel

The four-night series “The Defiant Ones” tracks the career trajectori­es and business and artistic partnershi­p of music moguls Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre. 9 p.m. HBO; also Mon.-Wed.

The special “Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence” revisits the still fascinatin­g 1937 disappeara­nce of the legendary aviatrix. 9 p.m. History Channel

Put that coffee down, then watch as a former “30 Rock” star gets roasted by friends and family in the new special “One Night Only: Alec Baldwin.” 9 p.m. Spike, TV Land MONDAY

Be sure to save room for “Dessert Games,” a new culinary competitio­n hosted by Duff “Ace of Cakes” Goldman. 8 p.m. Food Network

The franchise mothership “The Real Housewives of Orange County” returns for a 12th season. 9 p.m. Bravo

What’s in a name? We know him as Shakespear­e, but his friends call him “Will” in this new period drama that imagines the Bard-to-be as a hunky young playwright making his way on the theater scene in 16th-century London. 9 and 10:08 p.m. TNT

The White Helmets, the volunteers who lead searchand-rescue efforts in wartorn Syria, are saluted in the documentar­y “Last Men in Aleppo” on a new “POV.” 10 p.m. KOCE TUESDAY

Baseball’s best take the field at Marlins Park in Miami for the “2017 MLB All-Star Game.” 5 p.m. Fox

“The Story of China” concludes with a look at the dramatic changes in the Middle Kingdom in recent decades. 8 p.m. KOCE

The family drama “The Fosters” is back for another season. 8 p.m. Freeform

These chimps ain’t no chumps! The new special “Rise of the Warrior Apes” follows a troop of pugnacious primates in Uganda. 9 p.m. Animal Planet

You have to be “The Bold Type” to make it in the magazine game like the gal pals in this new drama. 9 and 10 p.m. Freeform

Billy Ray Cyrus — he’s Miley’s dad, you know — is back for a second season of the sitcom “Still the King.” 10 and 10:30 p.m. CMT

Couples share close quarters while submitting to intimate queries in the new reality series “A Question of Love.” 10 p.m. FYI

The special “American Ripper” explores a farfetched theory about the real identity of the so-called “Whitechape­l Murderer.” 10 p.m. History Channel

Even more expectant parents get “Rattled” as this reality series delivers a second season. 10 p.m. TLC WEDNESDAY

Athletes outstandin­g in their respective fields are feted at the “The 25th ESPYS.” Peyton Manning hosts. 8 p.m. ABC

Earth is in the path of a planet-killing asteroid — c’mon, asteroid! — in the new sci-fi drama “Salvation.” With astrophysi­cist Neil deGrasse Tyson as himself. 9 p.m. CBS Butter that popcorn and supersize that soda for the new countdown special “The 15 Most Iconic Summer Blockbuste­rs of All Time.” 9 p.m. KTLA Elephants in Africa pack their trunks for a little trek in the debut installmen­t of “Nature’s Great Race.” 9 p.m. KOCE

Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams but not the now-departed Gina Torres suit up for a seventh season of “Suits.” 9 p.m. USA

“Veep’s” Andrea Savage plays a wife, mother and comedy writer in the new off-color sitcom “I’m Sorry.” 10 p.m. truTV THURSDAY

“30 for 30” celebrates a veteran sports-talk radio duo in the new documentar­y “Mike and the Mad Dog.” 5 p.m. ESPN

“Raiders of the Lost Ark” meets “Moonlighti­ng” in the fun-and-flirty adventure series “Hooten & the Lady.” With Michael Landes and Ophelia Lovibond. 9 p.m. KTLA

A local hero brings the bad guys to justice in the live-action/animated documentar­y series “Akil the Fugitive Hunter.” 10 and 10:30 p.m. A&E FRIDAY

Fred Savage, KeeganMich­ael Key and “How Met Your Mother’s” Cobie Smulders play “Friends From College” in this new series. Any time, Netflix

“Mirror Mirror’s” Lily Collins plays a young woman struggling with anorexia in writer-director Marti Noxon’s 2017 indie drama “To the Bone.” Keanu Reeves and Lili Taylor also star, Any time, Netflix SATURDAY Zach Galifianak­is, Isla Fisher, “Mad Men’s” Jon Hamm and “Wonder Woman’s” Gal Gadot star in the subpar 2016 suburban-spy comedy “Keeping Up With the Joneses.” 8 p.m. HBO “The Christmas Cure” is good for what ails a doctor who hooks up with her old high-school beau in this new holiday romance. With Brooke Nevin. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel

 ?? Alex Bailey TNT ?? THE BARD (Laurie Davidson) is back in the new period drama “Will” airing on TNT.
Alex Bailey TNT THE BARD (Laurie Davidson) is back in the new period drama “Will” airing on TNT.

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