TV THIS WEEK
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