TV This Week Aug. 17 - 23: ‘Doctor Who’ on BBC America

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This week’s TV Movies

SUNDAY

David Suchet discusses his 25-year tenure as Agatha Christie’s mustachioed Belgian detective in the new special “Being Poirot.” 8 p.m. KOCE

Pint-sized Guy Fieris and Rachael Rays vie for their own Web series on the return of “Rachael vs. Guy: Kids Cook-off.” 8 p.m. Food Network

“The Great Food Truck Race” is coming to a curb near you as it fires up a fifth season. Tyler Florence hosts. 9 p.m. Food Network

Massachusetts’ finest fisherman set sail for the Carolinas and some unfriendly competition in the new spin-off “Wicked Tuna: North vs. South.” 10 p.m. National Geographic

MONDAY

Cue “Pomp and Circumstance,” it’s time for those “Switched at Birth” gals to graduate from high school in the drama’s season finale. 8 p.m. ABC Family

Have backpack, will travel: The intrepid explorer embarks on urban adventures in the new animated spin-off “Dora and Friends: Into the City!” 8 p.m. Nickelodeon

J. Alexander, a.k.a “Miss J,” rejoins Tyra Banks at the judges’ table as the 21st go-round of “America’s Next Top Model” gets underway. 9 p.m. KTLA

The documentary “Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart” revisits the real-life murder case that inspired the 1995 film “To Die For” starring Nicole Kidman and Joaquin Phoenix. 9 p.m. HBO

Who set fire to Southfork? That is the question when “Dallas” returns with new episodes. 9 p.m. TNT

TUESDAY

“Alaska State Troopers” hit the highways of the 49th state once again in the docu-series’ sixth-season premiere. 9 p.m. National Geographic Channel

“Drunk History” raises a glass to the Founding Fathers in a new episode set in Philadelphia. With John Lithgow as George Washington. 10 p.m. Comedy Central

“Harry Potter’s” Daniel Radcliffe resumes scribbling in “A Young Doctor’s Notebook” on the return of this drama set during the Russian Revolution. Jon Hamm (“Mad Men”) also stars. 10 p.m. Ovation

Abracadabra! Up-and-coming magicians do their best to impress illusionists Penn & Teller in the new reality competition “Wizard Wars.” 10 p.m. Syfy

WEDNESDAY

“Who Do You Think You Are?” Frasier Crane? Sideshow Bob? Kelsey Grammer learns of his heritage in a new episode of this genealogy series. 9 p.m. TLC

Good news! “Preachers of L.A.” are bringing the good news back to the Southland on the return of this reality series. 10 p.m. Oxygen

A tattoo parlor in Oregon, that specializes in “Epic Ink” and counts the likes of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, among its clientele is the setting for this new reality series 10:30 p.m. A&E

THURSDAY

We hope chef Marcus Samuelsson and company will remember to chew with their mouths closed on the new foodie gabfest “The Feed.” 7 and 7:30 p.m. FYI

Save on sunblock with the 2013 documentary “Spark: A Burning Man Story,” which offers an armchair tour of the annual art event/ad-hoc community in the Nevada desert. 8 p.m. Showtime

It’s end-of-shift as the Canadian-made cop drama “Rookie Blue” closes its fifth season. Missy Peregrym and Benn Bass star. 9 p.m. ABC

Those “Gypsy Sisters” are back in town with two-hour season premiere. 9 p.m. TLC

FRIDAY

It behooves us to tell you that “Arrested Development’s” Will Arnett supplies the voice of “BoJack Horseman” in this off-color animated series. “Breaking Bad’s” Aaron Paul and “Community’s” Alison Brie also star. Anytime, Netflix

Geoffrey Rush has an eye for the finer things in the stylish 2013 thriller “The Best Offer.” Giuseppe Tornatore (“Cinema Paradiso”) directs; Donald Sutherland also stars. 8 p.m. TMC

The Vienna Philharmonic and pianist Lang Lang join forces for an outdoor concert on a new “Great Performances.” 9 p.m. KOCE

The Beat generation goes on in the 2013 drama “Kill Your Darlings.” With Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsberg, Jack Huston as Jack Kerouac and Ben Foster as William S. Burroughs. 9 p.m. Starz

SATURDAY

Meet the new “Doctor Who.” Peter Capaldi assumes the mantle of the Time Lord on the return of the British science fiction drama. 8 p.m. BBC America

She’s a mystery girl: Kristen Bell is “Veronica Mars” in this partly fan-funded 2014 follow-up to the TV series. 8 p.m. HBO

A would-be diva (Chelsea Kane) finds herself in a predicament similar to that of James Caan in “Misery” in the made-for-cable thriller “PopFan.” 8 p.m. Lifetime

A widow and a widower learn to live and love again in new TV movie “The Color of Rain.” Lacey Chabert (“Party of Five”) stars. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel

Without so much as a “by your leave,” “Intruders” will commandeer your body in their quest for immortality in this new supernatural drama. Mira Sorvino stars. 10 p.m. BBC America