TV This Week for July 6 - 12: 'In a World...,' 'Frozen' and more

Author: Matt Cooper
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Lake Bell in the movie 'In a World ...'
Lake Bell in the movie 'In a World ...'

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SUNDAY

Hell, yeah! A pro-wrestling legend invites all comers to try out his obstacle course in "Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge." 8 p.m. CMT

Not-so-innocent abroad: The concert special "Miley Cyrus: Bangerz Tour" finds pop music's enfant terrible taking the stage in Lisbon and Barcelona. 9 p.m. NBC

Julia Ormond, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Rachel Boston and Mädchen Amick are once again the "Witches of East End" on the return of this supernatural drama. 9 p.m. Lifetime

It's never too soon for nostalgia when Rob Lowe narrates a three-night survey of "The '90s: The Last Great Decade." 9 p.m. National Geographic Channel; also Mon., Tue.

MONDAY

All the world's a stage for the actor-activists of Belarus Free Theatre, as detailed in the 2013 doc "Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus." 9 p.m. HBO

A disabled filmmaker turns his lens on some of the inspiring athletes who took part in 2012's Paralympic Games in a new documentary on "POV." 10 p.m. KOCE

"Ice Road Truckers" return for another season of trucking around on roads that are frankly far too icy for them to be trucking around on. 10 p.m. History Channel

TUESDAY

FYI, Biography Channel is now FYI. Its first offering: "Married at First Sight" in which "Hello" is followed almost immediately by "I do." 6 p.m. FYI

"Time Scanners" take their high-tech gear to London to suss out the architectural secrets of St. Paul's Cathedral. 8 p.m. KOCE

The hit teen drama "Pretty Little Liars" hits the 100-episode mark. That's a whole lotta lies! 8 p.m. ABC Family

The 1944 disappearance of a plane carrying big-band leader Glenn Miller is probed on a new "History Detectives Special Investigations." 9 p.m. KOCE

My mother, my kidnapper: A teen (Kathryn Prescott) copes with a shocking revelation in the new drama "Finding Carter." 10 p.m. MTV

WEDNESDAY

It's about to get "Fancy" up in here when Aussie chart-topper Iggy Azalea joins Jennifer Lopez, Nick Cannon and others at the "iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party." 8 p.m. KTLA

"In a World..." where male movie-trailer announcers rule, a lone woman will make her stand in this 2013 comedy written by, directed by and starring Lake Bell. 8 p.m. Epix

Ground control to Halle Berry: The Oscar winner stars in Steven Spielberg's futuristic new series "Extant." 9 p.m. CBS

Out in the west Texas town of El Paso, and in Juarez, Mexico, the detective drama "The Bridge" is back for a second season. Diane Kruger and Demian Bichir star. 10 p.m. FX

THURSDAY

American teens tell of being "Kidnapped for Christ" at their parents' behest and shipped off to a reform school in the Dominican Republic in this 2014 documentary. 7:30 p.m. Showtime

The Robertson clan of "Duck Dynasty" fame/infamy is profiled on "True Hollywood Story." 8 p.m. E!

Try the meatballs: An American couple relocate in the new sitcom "Welcome to Sweden" produced by "Parks and Rec's" Amy Poehler. 9 p.m. NBC

We can't define "Pawnography" but we know it when we see it. It's a game show, hosted by Christopher Titus, featuring the gang from "Pawn Stars." 10 and 10:30 p.m. History

"Our America With Lisa Ling" is in Philadelphia to take on the topic of gun violence. 10 p.m. OWN

The reality series "Leah Remini: It's All Relative" catches up with the former "King of Queens" star and her family. 10 and 10:30 p.m. TLC

FRIDAY

Disney's 2013 hit "Frozen" features the voices of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel, plus that "Let It Go" song, which will now be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. 8 p.m. Starz

The Norse gods of old are reborn as "The Almighty Johnsons" — a band of brothers with superpowers in present-day New Zealand — in this imported fantasy-drama. 10 p.m. Syfy

SATURDAY

Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star in Alfonso Cuarón's visually astounding, Oscar-winning 2013 sci-fi fable "Gravity." You're gonna need a bigger TV. 8 p.m. HBO

There's terror in the tropics in the TV movie "Presumed Dead in Paradise." With Malese Jow and Olivia d'Abo. 8 p.m. Lifetime

Vin Diesel is back as the one-man wrecking crew known as "Riddick" in this 2013 entry in the sci-fi franchise. Karl Urban and Katee Sackhoff also star. 10 p.m. Cinemax