TV This Week: Aug. 4 - 10: ‘The White Queen’ on Starz

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SUNDAY

Are you ready for some — preseason — football? The Cowboys and the Dolphins meet in the “Hall of Fame Game� in Canton, Ohio. 5 p.m. NBC

The captain (Denzel Washington) has turned on the fasten-seatbelt sign — and he’s not kidding — in Robert Zemeckis’ 2012 plane-crash drama, “Flight.� John Goodman and Don Cheadle also star. 8 p.m. Epix

Y’all come down to “The Shed� and they’ll fix you up a plate in this new docu-series series about family-run barbecue joint in Mississippi. 10 p.m. Food; also Mon., 10 p.m.

More aliens? Well, that’s great, man, that’s the third-season finale of the science fiction drama “Falling Skies.� Noah Wyle, Will Patton and Moon Bloodgood star. 10 p.m. TNT

This year’s “Shark Week� includes a nightly talk show: “Shark After Dark,� a sort of “Watch What Happens Live� but with more shark, less snark. 11 p.m. Discovery

MONDAY

Desiree gets her man on the season finale of “The Bachelorette.� 8 p.m. ABC

Stef and Lena (Teri Polo, Sherri Saum) tie the knot on the season finale of “The Fosters.� Stephen Collins, Annie Potts and Lorraine Toussaint guest star. 9 p.m. ABC Family

If they gave out Oscars to casting directors, the late Marion Dougherty would’ve had a shelf full. Her praises are sung by Martin Scorsese and others in the documentary “Casting By.� 9 p.m. HBO

TUESDAY

Katarina Witt, two-time Olympic champion figure skater for the now-defunct East Germany, is profiled on a new “Nine for IX.� 5 p.m. ESPN, 10 p.m. ESPN2

“Sarah Brightman: Dreamchaser in Concert� features the “Phantom� songstress in an all-new concert special. 7 p.m. KOCE

Camels and falcons and geckos, oh my! Just some of the fauna found in the flora-deprived Arabian desert and in the new special “Wild Arabia.� 8 p.m. Animal Planet

A breakout star from “Ax Men� flies off the handle in his own spin-off “The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man.� 10 and 10:31 p.m. History

The curious case of a Maine woman who combined the latest fitness craze with the world’s oldest profession is examined in “Sex, Lies and Zumba.� 10 p.m. TLC

“Dance Moms’?� Abby Lee Miller visits the “Double Divas� in a crossover appearance on the return of this docu-soap set in a bra boutique. 10 and 10:30 p.m. Lifetime

WEDNESDAY

“The Twitter Revolution� will be televised in this special that includes an interview with social-media mogul and company founder Jack Dorsey. 6, 7, 9 and 10 p.m. CNBC

Thankyouverymuch! The King is seen and heard in a 1973 concert in “Elvis, Aloha From Hawaii.� 9 p.m. KOCE

There’s rather a spot of bother in a seaside British town in the imported mystery-drama “Broadchurch.� David Tennant (“Doctor Who�) stars. 7 and 10 p.m. BBC America

Don’t have a cow! A ranching family in rural Virginia wrangles over cattle, chores, etc., in the new docu-series “Family Beef.� 9 and 9:30 p.m. Nat Geo

Mothers-turned-managers help and/or hinder their teen daughters’ showbiz ambitions in the docu-special “Raising Fame.� 9:30 p.m. TLC

THURSDAY

The winner is … revealed when the singing competition “The Winner Is …� wraps its freshman season. 9 p.m. NBC

They’re back! Extraterrestrials return to finish what they started in New Mexico in 1947 in the TV movie “Invasion Roswell.� Greg Evigan and Denise Crosby star. 9 p.m. Syfy

Hear frantic callers freak out while emergency operators try to talk them through traumatic situations in the new series “Panic 9-1-1.� 10 p.m. A&E

FRIDAY

Despite his particular set of skills, Liam Neeson gets taken too in the 2012 action sequel “Taken 2.� Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace also star. 8:30 p.m. Cinemax; also Sat., 10 p.m.

It’s adios, Miami, when “Magic City� ends its second season. Jeffrey Deam Morgan, Danny Huston and Olga Kurylenko star. 9 p.m. Starz

Go commando! The action drama “Strike Back� is back for a third season. 10 p.m. Cinemax

SATURDAY

What, no dragons? Rebecca Ferguson is “The White Queen� in this new series set in 15th century England. James Frain (“The Tudors�) and Janet McTeer also star. 8 p.m. Starz

They’ve been workin’ on the railroad: The frontier-era drama “Hell on Wheels� rolls back into town for a third season. Anson Mount stars. 9 p.m. AMC

Love and chalk dust are in the air for Eric Mabius and Virginia Williams in the made-for-cable fable “Reading, Writing & Romance.� Martin Mull, Stefanie Powers and Meredith Baxter also star. 9 p.m. Hallmark

Let the browser beware: “Curb Your Enthusiasm’s� Larry David is out for revenge in the new TV movie “Clear History.� With Jon Hamm and Kate Hudson. 9 p.m. HBO