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Sunday

Sports --Tennis: Wimbledon, 6 a.m. NBC...Gymnastics: International Team Championships, 11:30 a.m. ESPN...Baseball: Dodgers at Padres, 1 p.m. (5); Mariners at Angels, 5 p.m. ESPN...Golf: Western Open, 1 p.m. (2)...Bicycle racing: Tour de France, 3 p.m. (7); 9:30 ESPN.

“The Greatest Pharaohs”: The legacy of the ancient Egyptian leaders, 5 and 9 p.m. A&E;: concludes Monday at 6 and 10 p.m.

“The Men Who Killed Kennedy”: Documentary suggesting that a U.S. military intelligence conspiracy was behind the assassination, 5 and 9 p.m. History Channel

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“America’s Favorite Commercials”: And now a word from several sponsors in this hourlong special features a cavalcade of classic TV pitches, 6 p.m. TBS

“A Horse’s World”: All you ever wanted to know about the four-legged animals, 7 and 10 p.m. TLC

“Are We Alone?”: A report on the Pathfinder mission to Mars, 8:30 p.m. Nickelodeon.

“Family Pictures”: Anjelica Huston and Sam Neill star in this 1993 drama about a mother’s devotion to her autistic son. 9 p.m. (7) (3) (42); concludes Monday at 9 p.m.

“Aliens: Are We Alone?”: The question of whether life exists on other planets, 9 p.m. Discovery Channel.

“Exodus 1947”: Tragedy ensues for the European Jews aboard a steamer sailing to Palestine, 10 p.m. Lifetime.

“Your Cheatin’ Heart”: A look at infidelity via interviews, 10 p.m. (28).

Monday

“Pavarotti’s Triumphant Return to Wales”: Luciano Pavarotti goes back to the Wales town of Llangollen, 3:30 p.m. Bravo.

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Baseball: All-Star Celebrity Softball Game and Home Ruin Derby. 4:30 and 6 p.m. ESPN

“The Monkees”: Six episodes air each Monday as part of “Block Party Summer”, 8:30 p.m. Nickelodeon.

“Rock & Roll: Repeat of the ambitious 10-hour retrospective from 1995, 9 and 10 p.m. (28)

“High Stakes”: A woman’s (Cynthia Gibb) gambling addiction threatens to ruin her life, 9 p.m. Lifetime.

Tuesday

All-Star Game: Fox carries baseball’s 68th midsummer classic, to be played for the first time at Cleveland’s Jacobs Field. 5 p.m. (11)

“A Stranger to Love”: Beau Bridges plays an amnesiac in this 1996 TV movie with Tess Harper and Pam Dawber, 9 p.m. (2)

“Who is Henry Jaglom?”: Profile of the mercurial director who often blurs the lines between real life and fantasy on “P.O.V.”, 10 p.m. (28)

“Abducted”: Kurt Loder hosts the lighthearted MTV News report on alien abductions, 10 p.m. MTV

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Wednesday

“American Justice”: “Myth of a Serial Killer” examines a drifter who recanted his confessions to hundreds of murders, 6 and 10 p.m. A&E.;

“NewsRadio”: Back-to-back repeats, 8 and 8:30 p.m. (4) (36).

“Himalaya”: This documentary charts the evolution of the mountain range, 8 p.m. (28).

WB Shows: Steve Harvey and Jamie Foxx star in the pilots of their eponymous sitcoms, 8:30 and 9 p.m. (5).

“I Spy Returns”: Bill Cosby and Robert Culp reunited as secret agents Alexander Scott and Kelly Robinson in this 1994 TV movie, 9 p.m. (2).

“China: Born Under the Red Flag”: Students, peasants, revolutionaries and political prisoners lend their voices to this two-hour documentary, 9 p.m. (28).

“Perfect Crime”: A Naval Intelligence officer (“Silk Stockings” alum Mitzi Kapture) suspects an alcoholic ex-Marine of murdering his wife, 9 p.m. USA.

Thursday

“Friends”: Ross has a big fight with Rachel in one of last season’s best episodes, 8 p.m. (4) (36).

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“America’s Scenic Rail Journeys”: Alaska’s picturesque Kenai Peninsula, 8 p.m. (28).

Friday

“Russia’s War”: This 10-hour documentary chronicles Russian history from 1924-53, 9 p.m. (28).

“Up All Night”: Late-night movie hostess Rhonda Shear celebrates her 350th show, 11:30 p.m. USA.

“Spicy City”: New animated series from Ralph Bakshi (“Fritz the Cat”, “Heavy Traffic) Midnight HBO

Saturday

SPORTS-- WNBA Basketball: Sacramento at Houston, 11 a.m.(4) (36). NBA Summer Pro League, 5 p.m. FSW...Tennis: Federation Cup: Japan at USA, 11:30 a.m. ESPN2...Golf: U.S. Women’s Open 1 p.m.(4) (36)...Baseball: Teams to be announced, 1 p.m.(11); Giants at Dodgers, 7 p.m. FSW2...Boxing: Lennox Lewis vs. Henry Akinwande for the heavyweight title, 7 p.m. HBO.

Running of the Bulls: The annual event from Pamplona, Spain, 7:30 a.m. ESPN2

“Follow the Money”: Highlights from U.S. congressional hearings, 1:30 p.m. (28).

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