Los Angeles Times

TV THIS WEEK

- By Matt Cooper

SUNDAY

It’s bigamy — bigamy, I tells ya! — in the new thriller “My Husband’s Secret Wife.” With Helena Mattsson. 8 p.m. Lifetime

Our shark-slaying hero (Ian Ziering) travels back into the past to save the future in the purported franchise-closer “The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time.” With Tara Reid, Vivica A. Fox and Cassie Scerbo. 8 and 10 p.m. Syfy

Harlee, we hardly knew ye: After three seasons, the Jennifer Lopez cop drama “Shades of Blue” airs its final episode. Ray Liotta also stars. 10 p.m. NBC

The shocking case that inspired the Nicole Kidman movie “To Die For” is revisited in the three-part true-crime special “Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery.” 10 and 11 p.m. Investigat­ion Discovery; concludes Mon., 10 p.m.

MONDAY

The new special “Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool” offers an expanded look at former Beatle Paul McCartney’s magical, musical tour of his hometown with “The Late Late Show’s” James Corden in tow. 8 p.m. CBS

The aforementi­oned Jennifer Lopez — a.k.a. “J.Lo,” a.k.a. “Jenny from the block” — will collect the coveted Video Vanguard Award at the “2018 MTV Video Music Awards.” Performers include Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Panic! at the Disco and Nicki Minaj. 9 p.m. MTV; also BET, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, Paramount Network, TV Land

Men in tights: The 2017 dance-doc “Rebels on Pointe” celebrates the all-male drag ballet company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. 9 p.m. Starz

A family of little people trades city life for wide open spaces in the new reality series “Little Life on the Prairie.” 10 p.m. TLC TUESDAY

The pledge-drive special “Betty White: First Lady of Television” finds Tina Fey, Carl Reiner, et al., saluting the lovable nonagenari­an whose credits include “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Golden Girls” and our favorite, “Password.” 8 p.m. KOCE, KVCR

Archaeolog­ists seek the final resting place of one of the Bible’s baddest bad guys in “Uncovering Herod’s Lost Tomb.” 9 and 11 p.m. National Geographic Channel

It’s like “Jackass” for a new generation with the none-too-bright crew of “Too Stupid to Die” in this new series featuring wacky but ill-advised stunts. 11 p.m. MTV WEDNESDAY

The saucy period drama “Harlots” wraps its second season. With Samantha Morton, Jessica Brown Findlay, Lesley Manville and Liv Tyler. Any time, Hulu

The two-night special “The Story of the Royals” catches up with Britain’s William and Kate, Harry and Meghan, and… wait a minute: Didn’t we fight a war to get out from under these folks? 9 p.m. ABC; also Thu. THURSDAY

Disadvanta­ged teens at a North Carolina charter school leave it all on the field after they learn to play lacrosse in the inspiring 2018 sports doc “Crossroads.” 6 p.m. ESPN

The new documentar­y “Quiet Heroes” salutes a Utah doctor who bucked her home state’s conservati­ve culture to treat HIV/ AIDS patients during the peak of the pandemic in the 1980s. 8 p.m. Logo

Snooki, the Situation and all the rest hit Las Vegas, then Atlantic City, on the expanded second-season premiere of “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.” 8 and 10 p.m. MTV FRIDAY

Keep your shirt on! The new standup special “Bert Kreischer: Secret Time” finds the oft-shirtless comic cracking wise about his life as a dad. Any time, Netflix

The new documentar­y “Crime + Punishment” profiles the courageous NYPD cops who blew the whistle on their department’s overzealou­s policing of minority communitie­s. Any time, Hulu

A teen on the lam discovers she has the ability to shapeshift in the new sci-fi series “The Innocents.” With Sorcha Groundsell and Guy Pearce Any time, Netflix

The hunt for a legendary hoard of lost Incan gold continue on a new season of the unscripted series “Treasure Quest: Snake Island.” 9 and 11 p.m. Discovery Channel SATURDAY

Daddy issues: Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are joined by John Lithgow and Mel Gibson for the 2017 comedy sequel “Daddy’s Home 2.” 8 p.m. Epix

More daddy issues: Ed Helms and Owen Wilson are joined by Terry Bradshaw, J.K. Simmons and Christophe­r Walken for the 2017 comedy “Father Figures.” 8 p.m. HBO

A pregnant woman’s home healthcare nurse has the worst bedside manner ever in the new thriller “Killer Night Shift.” With Christie Burson. 8 p.m. Lifetime

All is fair in love and barbecue cook-offs in the romantic TV movie “Season for Love.” With Autumn Reeser and “Buffy’s” Marc Blucas. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel

A comic, actor and former “SNL” writer takes it to the stage in his eponymous standup special “Drew Michael.” 10 p.m. HBO

 ?? Syfy ?? IAN ZIERING returns in the madefor-cable franchise entry “The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time” on Syfy.
Syfy IAN ZIERING returns in the madefor-cable franchise entry “The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time” on Syfy.

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