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Sunday

SPORTS: Triathlon--Ironman World Championship, 11 a.m. (4)(36)... Baseball: Cardinals at Cubs, 11 a.m. WGN; Angels at A’s, 1 p.m. (9); Mets at Braves, 5 p.m. ESPN ... Golf: U.S. Women’s Open, 1 p.m. (4)(36); Senior Players Championship, 3 p.m. (7)(3)(42) ... Bicycle Racing: Tour de France, 5:30 p.m. ESPN2.

“Getting Smart on the Issues: What Is Quality Education?”: Highlights from a public forum held in Irvine, 5 p.m. (50).

“The Pale Horse”: Agatha Christie murder mystery involving a sculptor (Colin Buchanan) and a witch (Jean Marsh), 5 and 9 p.m. A&E.;

“Bravo Profiles”: This retrospective charts the highs and lows of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, the Bee Gees, 5 and 10:05 p.m. Bravo.

“Jan Michael Vincent: The E! True Hollywood Story”: A profile of the film and TV actor (“Hooper,” “Airwolf”), 5 p.m. E!

“Mysteries of the Bible”: “Lost Years of Jesus” speculates on what Christ may have done during a gap of three undocumented decades, 8 p.m. and midnight A&E.;

“The Ultimate Guide”: Everything you ever wanted to know about great apes, 8 p.m. and midnight Discovery Channel.

“Apt. 2F”: New comedy series revolving around the lives of twin brothers, 10 p.m. MTV.

“Dead Man’s Gun”: This new anthology series set in the 1870s offers morality plays about the people who come in contact with a “tainted” weapon, 10 p.m. Showtime.

Monday

“Legal Cafe”: A daily, two-hour program answering viewers’ call-in questions about the law, 6 a.m. Court TV.

“Biography”: Profile of the infamous Marquis de Sade, 5 and 9 p.m. A&E.;

“Julie and Carol: Together Again”: Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett team up for the second time in this variety special originally shown in 1989, 6 p.m. Family Channel.

“Road Rules”: Cast members open the fourth season on the Grand Cayman Islands, 10 p.m. MTV.

Tuesday

“Biography”: Profile of filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl (“Triumph of the Will” and “Olympia”), 5 and 9 p.m. A&E.;

“Silent Witness”: Pathologist Sam Ryan (Amanda Burton) probes the death of an Asian boxer, 6 and 10 p.m. A&E.;

“The Searchers”: George C. Scott narrates this look at thrill-seekers, treasure hunters and tornado chasers, 8 p.m. (2).

“Cadillac Desert”: The PBS series ends its four-week run, 9 p.m. KCET.

“P.O.V.”: The documentary “In Whose Honor?” examines cultural stereotypes from the perspective of Native Americans, 10 p.m. (28).

Wednesday

“The Living Edens”: “Namib, Africa’s Burning Shore” whisks viewers to a 1,200-mile strip of land where the searing desert meets the frigid Atlantic Ocean, 8 p.m. (28).

“Cagney & Lacey: The Return”: A 1994 TV movie reuniting cast members from the 1982-88 series, including Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly, 9 p.m. (2).

“Astronauts”: Six astronauts board the Endeavour space shuttle, 9 p.m. (28).

“Our Mother’s Murder”: A publishing heiress (Roxanne Hart) is murdered, and her husband disappears, 9 p.m. USA.

“The Real World”: Santa Monica resident Syrus Levonne Yarbrough is among the seven roommates in Boston, 10 p.m. MTV.

“Discovered at Sundance”: This documentary focuses on changes in the lives of four independent filmmakers whose projects premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, 10:30 p.m. (28).

Thursday

“Ancient Mysteries”: A report on Rome, 6 and 10 p.m. A&E.;

“TWA Flight 800”: A comprehensive look at the 1996 crash and ongoing investigation of the Boeing 747 which exploded off the coast of Long Island, 7 and 10 p.m. TLC.

Friday

SPORTS: Golf--British Open, 6 a.m. ESPN ... Baseball: Dodgers at Braves, 4:30 p.m. (5), 4:35 p.m. TBS; White Sox at Orioles, 4:30 p.m. WGN; Blue Jays at Angels, 7 p.m. FSW ... Boxing: Junior bantamweights Danny Romero and Johnny Tapia fight in Las Vegas, 6 p.m. HBO.

“Russia’s War”: The war resumes with back-to-back installments. Germany invades the Soviet Union, as Stalin retreats and goes into seclusion. Then starvation claims lives in Leningrad, 9 p.m. (28).

Saturday

SPORTS: Golf--British Open, 7 a.m. (7)(3)(42) ... WNBA Basketball: Los Angeles at New York, 1 p.m. (4)(36) ... Baseball: Dodgers at Braves, 1 p.m. (11); Blue Jays at Angels, 7 p.m. FSW.

“Investigative Reports”: Criminals found not guilty by reason of insanity, 6 and 10 p.m. A&E.;

“I Worship the Shadow”: Sci-fi film tracking a trio of misfits who steal the most destructive weapon on the planet, 9 p.m. TMC.

“Sinbad: Nothin’ but the Funk”: Sinbad sails into his fourth stand-up special, 10 p.m. HBO.

“Hookers at the Point: Goin’ Out Again”: A follow-up to last year’s “America Undercover” documentary about prostitution in a Bronx neighborhood, 11 p.m. HBO.