TV This Week, Aug. 14-20: ’50 Years of Star Trek’ and more

SUNDAY

Coverage of the “2016 Rio Olympics” in Rio de Janeiro continues throughout the week on multiple channels. NBC, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, NBC Sports, USA

Space … the final frontier: The special “50 Years of Star Trek” salutes the sci-fi franchise that has lived long and prospered on screens big and small since 1966. Interviewees include Jonathan Frakes, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Munn, Bruce Campbell and the late Leonard Nimoy. 8 p.m. History Channel

The new docu-special “Dream Killer” tells of one father’s efforts to exonerate his son, sentenced to 40 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. 8 p.m. Investigation Discovery

Turns out you can go home again, if home is the ever-so-quaint community of “Chesapeake Shores.” Meghan Ory, Jesse Metcalfe, Diane Ladd and “Everwood’s” Treat Williams star in this new family drama based on Sherryl Woods’ bestselling novels. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel

Catch a sneak peek at upcoming new episodes of everyone’s favorite zombie drama in “The Walking Dead Season 7 Preview Special.” “Talking Dead’s” Chris Hardwick hosts. 10 p.m. AMC

Roswell, N.M., home of the most famous UFO crash that never happened — or did it? — is the destination on a new episode of “Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour.” 10 p.m. History Channel

MONDAY

A daylong salute to Roddy McDowall includes the actor opposite Tuesday Weld in the groovy 1966 pop-culture sendup “Lord Love a Duck.” 3 p.m. Turner Classic Movies

Drake Bell, “Shark Tank’s” Lori Greiner, “The Biggest Loser’s” Bob Harper and “Glee’s” Heather Morris compete on the season finale of “Cupcake Wars.” 8 p.m. Food Network

Four young people who survived the tragic Pulse nightclub shooting in June share their stories in the new special “True Life: We Are Orlando.” 8 p.m. MTV

Hear ye, hear ye: Grace’s (Daisy Head) murder trial commences on a new episode of the London-set mystery drama “Guilt.” 9 p.m. Freeform

Bangkok, then Moscow, are the next stops on back-to-back new episodes of “Secret Eats With Adam Richman.” 10 and 10:30 p.m. Travel Channel

TUESDAY

The King is not dead —Thankyouverymuch— in fact, “Elvis Lives!” That’s the premise of this satirical new TV movie from the makers of “Sharknado.” 6 and 9:20 p.m. AXS TV

Awkward! Emily’s (Shay Mitchell) ex-girlfriend Paige (Lindsey Shaw) is back, and both women are vying for the same job on a new episode of “Pretty Little Liars.” 8 p.m. Freeform

Your hungry host cozies up to cabbies, rickshaw drivers and anyone else who can show him the best places to grab a bite in the new series “Andrew Zimmern’s Driven by Food.” First stop: Rio de Janiero. 9 p.m. Travel Channel

WEDNESDAY

“Spin City’s” Jennifer Esposito and reality-TV stars Kris Jenner and Khloe Kardashian play along on a new episode of “Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry.” 8 p.m. E!

The three-part docu-series “My Last Days” profiles six people who aren’t about to let their respective terminal diagnoses stop them using what little time they have left to improve the lives of others. Created and hosted by “Jane the Virgin’s” Justin Baldoni. 9 p.m. KTLA; also Thu.-Fri.

A young man, who did time in prison for a crime he did not commit, works to clear the names of others who have likewise been wrongfully convicted in the new reality series “Unlocking the Truth.” 11 p.m. MTV

THURSDAY

A daylong salute to Angie Dickinson includes the actress opposite Lee Marvin in John Boorman’s crackerjack 1967 neo-noir “Point Blank.” 5 p.m. Turner Classic Movies

Send in the clones: From “Ghost in the Shell” director Mamoru Oshii comes the visually imaginative but largely nonsensical 2014 sci-fi/fantasy tale “Garm Wars: The Last Druid.” With Melanie St-Pierre, “Lost’s” Kevin Durand and “Alien’s” Lance Henriksen. 8:20 p.m. TMC

The undercover-in-an-Indiana-jail docu-series “60 Days In” returns with a special preview followed by the season premiere. 8:45 and 9 p.m. A&E

FRIDAY

This ain’t their first rodeo: Bull riders from Brazil try to prove they’re just as “Fearless” as their American counterparts in this new sports documentary. Any time, Netflix

Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! The new documentary “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” gets up close and personal with DJ and electronic dance music superstar Steve Aoki. Any time, Netflix

Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore play lifelong besties — the former diagnosed with breast cancer, the latter newly pregnant — in “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke’s 2015 weepie “Miss You Already.” With Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine, Frances de la Tour, and Jacqueline Bisset. 8 p.m. Epix

Cross-promote, much? “SNL’s” Cecily Strong and Olympic athletes Apolo Anton Ohno, Tara Lipinski and McKayla Maroney appear on a special episode of the workplace sitcom “Superstore.” With America Ferrera and Ben Feldman. 10:30 p.m. NBC

SATURDAY

Edgar Ramírez is not Patrick Swayze and Luke Bracey is not Keanu Reeves in the pointless 2015 remake of the 1991 action caper “Point Break.” With Ray Winstone and Teresa Palmer. 8 p.m. HBO

There’s a “Boy in the Attic,” perhaps hiding behind that box of Christmas decorations, in this new thriller. With Abbie Cobb and Max Lloyd-Jones. 8 p.m. Lifetime

Wear sunscreen: Rachael Leigh Cook (“She’s All That”) signs up for “Summer Love” in this new made-for-cable romantic fable. With Lucas Bryant and Travis Milne. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel

“The Fifth Wave” of an alien invasion just might spell the end of humanity in this 2016 adaptation of Rick Yancey’s young-adult sci-fi novel. With Chloë Grace Moretz, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Maria Bello and Liev Schreiber. 9 p.m. Starz

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