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What’s on TV this week: 'Running Wild with Bear Grylls,' MLB All-Star Game, 'Full Circle' and more

Sunday, July 9

“See It Loud: The History of Black Television” (CNN, 6 and 9 p.m. ET): The 1970s sitcom “The Jeffersons” and the historic miniseries “Roots” are among the shows celebrated in this new docuseries.

“Trapped in the Farmhouse” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): Could be worse, could be cooped up in the chicken coop in this new thriller. Jenna Michno stars.

“Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC, 9 p.m.): Survey says … this prime-time game show hosted by Steve Harvey is back with new episodes.

“Grantchester” (PBS, 9 p.m.): A vicar and police detective walk into a fifth season of this mystery drama. With Tom Brittney and Robson Green.

“Luann & Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake” (Bravo, 9 and 9:30 p.m.): The two “Real Housewives” regulars leave the Big Apple behind in this new spinoff.

“Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York” (HBO, 9 p.m.): A dark chapter in LGBTQ+ history in the 1990s is illuminated in this new four-part docuseries.

“Domina” (MGM+, 9 p.m.): All roads lead to a second season of this historical drama set in ancient Rome. With Kasia Smutniak.

“Running Wild with Bear Grylls” (Nat Geo, 9 p.m.): “The Hangover’s” Bradley Cooper hangs out with Grylls in the badlands of Wyoming in the season premiere.

“D.I. Ray” (PBS, 10 p.m.): “ER’s” Parminder Nagra stars as a British Asian police detective in this new mystery drama.

“Never Say Never With Jeff Jenkins” (Nat Geo, 10 p.m.): The travel blogger takes it to the limit one more time in this new outdoor adventure series.

Monday, July 10

“London Kills” (Acorn TV): Murder will out as the police procedural returns for a third season. With Hugo Speer.

“The Price Is Right at Night” (CBS, 8 p.m.): Drew Carey and company bid adieu to the long-running game show’s longtime home at CBS Television City in a special prime-time episode.

“90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way” (TLC, 8 p.m.): My Bonnie lies over the ocean in the unscripted series' fifth season.

“Secrets of Playboy” (A&E, 9 p.m.): Return with us now to the house Hugh Hefner built in Season 2 of this investigative series.

“BBQ Brawl” and “BBQ USA” (Food Network, 9 and 10:30 p.m.): They’re getting up in each other’s grills in the two unscripted series' season premieres.

“Lil Jon Wants to Do What?” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): The “Turn Down For What” rapper turns up with new episodes of his home renovation series.

“POV” (PBS, 10 p.m.): Korean American filmmaker So Yun Um explores the immigrant experience, the 1992 Los Angeles uprising and more in the potent 2022 documentary “Liquor Store Dreams.”

“Flip the Strip” (HGTV, 10 p.m.): Male strippers in Las Vegas are making moves in the home renovation game in this new series.

“Secrets of Miss America” (A&E, 10 p.m.): This new four-part expose rummages around for skeletons in the closet of the storied beauty pageant.

“Dark Marvels” (History, 10 p.m.): Sit right back in your electric chair and enjoy this new series about the history of fatal contraptions.

“Miracle Workers” (TBS, 10 and 10:30 p.m.): It’s the end of the world as they know it in the comedy anthology's post-apocalyptic fourth season. With Daniel Radcliffe.

Tuesday, July 11

“Betrayal: The Perfect Husband” (Hulu): Spoiler alert: He was far from perfect in this new true-crime series based on the podcast.

“Myth of the Zodiac Killer” (Peacock): This new documentary reexamines the case of the sinister figure who terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s.

“MLB All-Star Game” (Fox, 8 p.m.): Pro baseball’s finest take the field at T-Mobile Park in Seattle in this year’s contest.

"Frontline" (PBS, 9 p.m.): The new episode "Putin's Crisis" takes a long, hard look at recent challenges to the Russian leader's hold on power.

“Caught in the Act: Unfaithful” (MTV, 9 p.m.): Players gonna play in new episodes of this reality series. With host Tami Roman.

“Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories With David Rubenstein” (PBS, 10 p.m.): The Statue of Liberty is up next in a new episode of the history series.

Wednesday, July 12

“The Afterparty” (Apple TV+): Ain’t no party like an afterparty because an afterparty don’t stop in Season 2 of this mystery comedy. With Tiffany Haddish.

“Quarterback” (Netflix): Get up close and personal with NFL QBs Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota in this new docuseries.

“The 2023 Espys” (ABC, 8 p.m.): The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team is singled out for special honors at the annual ceremony.

Thursday, July 13

“Full Circle” (Max): An attempted kidnapping sets events in motion in this new miniseries from Steven Soderbergh. With Claire Danes and Timothy Olyphant.

“Gray Matter” (Max): A young woman tries to get a handle on her emerging superpowers in this 2023 sci-fi thriller. With Mia Isaac.

“The Jewel Thief” (Hulu): Meet a Canadian criminal mastermind who was a one-man “Ocean’s 11” in this new true-crime documentary.

“Pretty Problems” (Hulu): A middle-class couple gets a close-up look at the lifestyles of the rich and famous in this 2022 dark comedy. With Kestrin Pantera.

“Project Greenlight: A New Generation” (Max): More aspiring filmmakers get a shot at the brass ring in this reboot of the unscripted series.

“Survival of the Thickest” (Netflix): A plus-sized gal (Michelle Buteau) presses forward following a bad breakup in this new comedy series.

“The Blacklist” (NBC, 8 and 9 p.m.): Red, we hardly knew ye! This drama starring James Spader as a reformed criminal mastermind ends its run after 10 seasons.

“Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life” (Travel, 9 p.m.): And I'm having a hard time keeping my spirits up in new episodes of the supernatural series.

“What We Do in the Shadows” (FX, 10 and 10:30 p.m.): The vampires strike back for a fifth season of this satirical series. With Matt Berry.

“Help! My House Is Haunted” (Travel, 10 p.m.): Haunted, I tells ya! The paranormal series also returns for another season.

Friday, July 14

“Bird Box Barcelona” (Netflix): It’s the blindfolded leading the blindfolded all over again in this 2023 follow-up to the 2018 terror tale that starred Sandra Bullock.

“Five Star Chef” (Netflix): Contestants vie for a spot at one of the schmanciest eateries in London in this new culinary competition.

“Foundation” (Apple TV+): The future ain’t gonna save itself in a second season of this sci-fi drama starring Jared Harris and based on the novels by Isaac Asimov.

“Imagine Dragons Live in Vegas” (Hulu): The pop rockers do whatever it takes to entertain a hometown crowd in this new concert doc.

“The Summer I Turned Pretty” (Prime Video): The coming-of-age drama based on the novels by Jenny Han returns for its sophomore season. With Lola Tung.

“Too Hot to Handle” (Netflix): But they’re doing asbestos they can in new episodes of the reality competition.

"100 Days" (PBS, 8 and 9 p.m.): The fall of the Berlin Wall and Operation Desert Storm are revisited in new episodes of the history series.

Saturday, July 15

“Take Me Back for Christmas” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): An unhappily married woman gets a do-over in this new fantasy tale. With Vanessa Lengies.

“V.C. Andrews’ Dawn: Secrets of the Morning” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): The saga continues in the second of four new TV movies based on the bestselling book series. With Brec Bassinger.

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(Los Angeles Times listings editor Matt Cooper compiled this column.)

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