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TV This Week Oct. 13 - 19: ‘Burton and Taylor’ on BBC America

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SUNDAY

It’s not your parents’ YouTube… oh, wait, it is. “America’s Funniest Home Videos” is back for its 24th season. 7 p.m. ABC

Alan and Celia (Derek Jacobi) and Anne Reid are set to tie the knot — or not — on the season finale of “Last Tango in Halifax.” 8 p.m. KOCE

Post-mortem perambulations resume on the return of “The Walking Dead,” followed by new episodes of “Talking Dead.” 9 and 10 p.m. AMC

Haunted houses! Coffin races! Such are the seasonally appropriate entertainments in store in the special “Halloween Craziest.” 10 p.m. Travel

It ain’t easy being green: Lou “The Incredible Hulk” Ferrigno puts in an appearance on the season premiere of “Comic Book Men.” Midnight AMC

MONDAY

They’ve got her, babe: Cher lends her showbiz expertise on “The Voice.” 8 p.m. NBC

What’s up? Docs! A trio of Oscar-nominated short films, in fact: “Mondays at Racine,” “Redemption” and “Open Heart.” 9, 9:40 and 10:20 p.m. HBO

And if that’s not enough docs for you, “POV” presents “56 Up,” Michael Apted’s most recent check-in with the batch of Brits first featured in 1964’s “7 Up.” 10 p.m. KOCE

The star-spangled life and bone-snapping times of legendary motorcycle stunt-rider Evel Knievel are recalled in the special “True Evel.” 10:05 p.m. Discovery

TUESDAY

In this corner: The 1980s-era rivalry between boxing’s Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran is revisited in “No Mas” on a new “30 for 30.” 5 p.m. ESPN, 11 p.m. ESPN2

The comic-book origins of Superman, Batman and just about every other costumed do-gooder are explored in “Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle.” 8 p.m. KOCE

Uncle Snoop, a.k.a. Snoop Dogg, Snoop Lion, and so on, emcees the “2013 BET Hip Hop Awards” in Atlanta. 8 p.m. BET

WEDNESDAY

Woody, Buzz and their Pixar-animated pals are in for the fright of their lives in “Toy Story of Terror!” featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. 8 p.m. ABC

Little orphan otter, who will take care of you now? The kindly folks at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, that’s who, as detailed on the season premiere of “Nature.” 8 p.m. KOCE

Meet the new boss: “NYPD Blue’s” Esai Morales joins the cast of “Criminal Minds.” 9 p.m. CBS

Det. John Munch (Richard Belzer) finally retires on a new “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” So, does “Homicide: Life on the Street” have to pay part of his pension? 9 p.m. NBC

From cameras to cars, “Nova” explains the science of “Making Stuff Faster.” And see the stuff modern machines are made of in the new series “Raw to Ready.” 9 and 10 p.m. KOCE

Sorry, Kim and Kanye, but “Burton and Taylor” were the greatest celebrity couple of all time! Of all time! Helena Bonham Carter and Dominic West star in his new Liz & Dick bio-pic. 9 and 11 p.m. BBC America

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THURSDAY

“Orphan Black’s” Tatiana Maslany, or perhaps one of her many clones, guest stars on “Parks and Recreation.” 8 p.m. NBC

“You are Mary, Queen of Scots?” Let’s hope the young monarch (Adelaide Kane) is enough of a Monty Python fan to sidestep that question on the new semi-historical drama “Reign.” 9 p.m. KTLA

It’s a wrap when the winning designer is revealed on the season finale of Heidi Klum’s “Project Runway.” 9 p.m. Lifetime

Reports of Annie’s (Piper Perabo) death were greatly exaggerated. She’s alive, but deep undercover, on the return of “Covert Affairs.” 10 p.m. USA

More zombies! But here comes “The Walking Dead’s” Michael Rooker to save Jamie and Adam’s bacon on “Mythbusters.” And by “bacon,” we mean “braaains.” 10 p.m. Discovery

FRIDAY

A cavalcade of stars, including Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, Josh Groban, Itzhak Perlman and Michael Bublé, helps celebrate 40 seasons of “Great Performances.” 9 p.m. KOCE

How will we know “What Not to Wear” once this show goes off the air? Hosts Stacy London and Clinton Kelly shut it all down with a two-hour series finale. 9 p.m. TLC

With help from “Mr. Show’s” Bob Odenkirk, the comedy troupe “The Birthday Boys” makes the leap from the stage to the small screen in this new series. 10:30 p.m. IFC

SATURDAY

“M” is for “malevolent” in the creepy 2013 supernatural thriller “Mama.” Jessica Chastain and “Game of Thrones’” Nikolaj Coster-Waldau star. 8 p.m. HBO

“Lost’s” Maggie Grace frumps it up as a frontier-era schoolmarm in the TV movie “When Calls the Heart.” Lori Loughlin and Jean Smart also star. 9 and 11 p.m. Hallmark

Here endeth “The White Queen.” The imported drama set during England’s War of the Roses won’t be getting a second season and so presents its series finale. 9 p.m. Starz

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