The Columbus Dispatch

TV THIS WEEK

- — By Chuck Barney East Bay Times

Ten shows to watch or record:

■ “Wild Alaska Live”

(8 p.m. Sunday, PBS): The awe- inspiring nature series concludes with the climax of Alaska’s summer feast as millions of salmon journey upriver, facing long odds and hungry predators.

■ “Game of Thrones”

(9 p.m. Sunday, HBO): As the seventh season of the popular fantasy drama continues, Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) holds court, Cersei (Lena Headey) returns a gift and Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) learns from his mistakes.

■ “The Bacheloret­te: The Men Tell All” (8 p.m. Monday, ABC): Brace yourself. The guys are going to spill the beans about Rachel and one another.

■ “CBSN: On Assignment” (10 p.m. Monday, CBS): In the new hourlong summer series featuring experienti­al reports from around the world, early topics include grass-roots efforts to combat innercity gun violence, people who risk their lives to expose corruption and probes into new terrorist threats.

■ “Manhunt: Unabomber” (9 p.m. Tuesday, Discovery Channel): The eight-episode psychologi­cal thriller recalls the FBI hunt for reclusive serial bomber Ted Kaczynski (Paul Bettany). Sam Worthingto­n plays Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald, the criminal profiler who pioneered the use of forensic linguistic­s while on the case.

■ “The Lowe Files”

(10 p.m. Wednesday, A&E): In yet another TV gig, Rob Lowe, joined by sons Matthew and John Owen, travels the country to explore infamous unsolved mysteries.

■ “The Sinner” ( 10 p. m. Wednesday, USA): The unnerving eight-part miniseries stars Jessica Biel as a shy young mother who, when overcome by a sudden fit of rage, commits a startling act of violence and — to her horror — has no idea why. Bill Pullman plays a police detective who tries to make sense of her actions.

■ “The Guest Book”

(10 p.m. Thursday, TBS): The scripted comedy focuses on a rustic mountain cabin that houses an array of wacky visitors.

■ “WE Day Special”

( 8 p. m. Friday, CBS): Pop star Selena Gomez hosts the celebritys­tudded celebratio­n of the “transforma­tive power” of young Americans working to create change in their communitie­s and worldwide.

■ “Love at the Shore”

(9 p.m. Saturday, Hallmark): The TV movie focuses on a novelist (Amanda Righetti) who vacations at the beach in hopes of getting some work done but ends up having to deal with a party-happy surfer dude next door.

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