Los Angeles Times (Sunday)

WHAT’S ON TV THIS WEEK

- By Matt Cooper

SUNDAY

Happy birthday, America! Coldplay and Reba McEntire help celebrate in “Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacula­r.”

8 p.m. NBC Gladys Knight and Jimmy Buffett will perform as part of the special “A Capitol Fourth.”

8 and 9:30 p.m. KOCE Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, et al., give props to a trailblazi­ng African American comic in “The One and Only Dick Gregory.”

9 p.m. Showtime

MONDAY

Thor himself helps kick off SharkFest in “Shark Beach With Chris Hemsworth.” 9 p.m. National Geographic

“The Daily Show’s” C.J. Hunt explores the controvers­y over Confederat­e monuments in “The Neutral Ground” on “POV.” 9:30 p.m. KOCE

TUESDAY

“The Latino Experience” in the United States and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is chronicled in this threepart series. 9 p.m. KOCE

WEDNESDAY

“Big Brother” and “Love Island” each return with new seasons. 8 and 9:30 p.m. CBS

THURSDAY

XOXO, “Gossip Girl.” The 2007-12 drama about teens at a tony prep school gets a Gen Z reboot. Anytime, HBO Max Eleven young competitor­s strive to be letterperf­ect in the finals of the “Scripps National Spelling Bee.” 5 p.m. ESPN2 Pro basketball’s top two teams hold court in Game 1 of the “2021 NBA Finals.” 6 p.m. ABC Zoey (Yara Shahidi) and her pals cut loose south of the border in the Season 4 premiere of “Grownish.” 8 p.m. Freeform Kelsea Ballerini will be pickin’ and grinnin’ on a new “CMT Campfire Sessions.” 9 p.m. CMT It’s neighbor versus neighbor in the new series “Backyard Bar Wars.” 10:30 p.m. truTV

FRIDAY

Scarlett Johansson suits up for the 2021 Marvel movie “Black Widow.”

Anytime, Disney+ Premier Access (additional fee required) SpongeBob’s BFF takes his turn into the spotlight in the spinoff “The Patrick Star Show.” 7 p.m. Nickelodeo­n

The new series “Secret Celebrity Renovation” is kind of like “Celebrity IOU,” except that … um … yeah, it’s basically the same show. 8 p.m. CBS Gloria Estefan heads to Rio to explore the roots of Brazilian music on a new “Great Performanc­es.”

9 p.m. KOCE

SATURDAY

Anthony Mackie suits up to host “The 2021 ESPYs.” 8 p.m. ABC The lady doth protest too much in the TV movie “Framed by My Husband.” 8 p.m. Lifetime Bundle up for the holiday romance “Crashing Through the Snow.” With Amy Acker. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel The sins of the father are visited upon the son in the 2020 drama “Embattled.” With Stephen Dorff. 9 p.m. Showtime

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Mark Reinstein FIREWORKS bursting in air in “A Capitol Fourth” on KOCE.

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