SoCal TV, July 7-13: ‘The Hungry Games,’ Shark Week, ‘The Bachelorette’ and more
TV shows, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and streaming this coming week
Welcome to an all-new TV or Not TV roundup of new and noteworthy programming on broadcast, cable and streaming this week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar section.
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Sunday — July 7
They’re still making a racquet at Wimbledon as the storied tournament at London’s All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club continues. Various times, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2
“Peacemaker’s” John Cena is your humble host for this summer’s edition of Shark Week, which gets underway with the new special “Belly of the Beast: Bigger and Bloodier.” 8 p.m. Discovery Channel
They went to try and save their marriage, but they'll be lucky to escape with their lives in the new TV movie “Couples Retreat Murder.” With Jessica Morris. 8 p.m. Lifetime
Legendary radio host Howard Stern and his heated rivalry with prolific program director Kevin Metheny is recalled in “Shock Jocks” on a new “Icons That Built America.” 10 p.m. History Channel
Monday — July 8
“The Bachelor’s” Jenn Tran will be the one handing out the roses this time ’round on a new season of “The Bachelorette.” Jesse Palmer hosts. 8 p.m. ABC
School daze, school daze … “All American: Homecoming,” the YA drama set at a fictional HBCU in Atlanta, is back for a third season. With Geffri Maya and Cory Hardrict. 9 p.m. The CW
The elite meet to put the heat to the meat in the return of the culinary competition “BBQ Brawl” hosted by Bobby Flay. 9 p.m. Food Network
Filmmaker Ella Glendining searches for others who share her very rare congenital disability in the 2023 documentary “Is the Anybody Out There?” on a new “POV.” 10 p.m. KOCE
Detectives in a small seaside town in New Jersey try to get to the bottom of a local high school student’s shocking murder in the new series “Bodies in the Water.” 10 p.m. Investigation Discovery
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