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This week’s TV Movies

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SERIES

The American Bible Challenge The best of the best put their knowledge of scripture to the test in the season finale. 6 and 9 p.m. GSN

Save Me Anne Heche (“Men in Trees”) stars in this new comedy about a woman who think she has a direct line to the Almighty. 8 and 8:30 p.m. NBC

Swimming With Monsters Naturalist Steve Backshall gets up close and personal with an anaconda and then a hippo in back-to-back episodes of this nature series. 8 and 9 p.m. Animal Planet

Motive This new police procedural, which premiered Monday, moves to its regular night and time. 9 p.m. ABC

Does Someone Have to Go? Employees at a small company are given free rein to make personnel decisions in this reality series. 9 p.m. Fox

Showville Aspiring singers, comics, etc., get some professional coaching then perform in front of hometown crowds in this new reality series. 9 p.m. AMC

Monumental Mysteries San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge is one of the stops in this new episode. 9 p.m. Travel

Faked Out Host Marcus Sakey visits Miami, Fla., and Savannah, Ga. – and spreads a little misinformation about each city, along with some actual facts – in the debut episodes of this travelogue. 10 and 10:30 p.m. Travel

Top 20 Funniest This new series counts down humorous videos. 10 p.m. TRU

Rookie Blue The cop drama is back for its fourth season; Missy Peregrym stars. 10 p.m. ABC

SPECIALS

Geo Bee 2013 “Jeopardy’s” Alex Trebek serves as master of ceremonies as young students demonstrate their knowledge of geography in this annual competition. 7 p.m. Nat Geo

Richard Roeper’s Red Hot Summer Movie Preview The film critic surveys potential blockbusters and possible box-office bombs coming soon to a theater near you. 11 p.m. Reelz

MOVIES

Safety Last Turner Classic Movies kicks off a celebration of silent-film star Harold Lloyd, pictured, with this slapstick 1923 comedy. 5 p.m. TCM

Last Days Here The troubled lead singer of the little-known heavy metal band Pentagram is profiled in this 2011 rock doc. 9:30 p.m. Showtime

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Regis Philbin; Argentine polo player Nacho Figueras. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Giada De Laurentiis; Anne Heche. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America Jason Sudeikis; Trisha Yearwood; performance from “Pippin.” (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Live With Kelly and Michael Carson Kressley; Ken Jeong. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Jillian Michaels; Jason Sudeikis; John Fogerty. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Talk Isla Fisher; Carter Oosterhouse. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

The Doctors Health problems caused by the stress of a breakup. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS

The Dr. Oz Show Martha Stewart; libido-booster for women. (N) 2 p.m. KABC

Dr. Phil Details of a woman’s past, including her troubled relationship with her mother. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Katie A female soldier amputee; PTSD in the military; Bob Woodruff; a woman helps fellow soldiers. (N) 3 p.m. KABC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Amanda Seyfried; Kevin Nealon; Michael Bolton performs. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

Tavis Smiley Ethan Hawke. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Morgan Freeman. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Chelsea Lately Ludacris; John Caparulo; Heather McDonald; Ryan Stout. (N) 11 p.m. E!

Conan Vin Diesel; Steve Schirripa; The Mowgli’s. (N) 11 p.m. TBS

The Colbert Report Christopher Chivers. (N) 11:31 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Tyler Perry; Isla Fisher; Shout Out Louds perform. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show With David Letterman Harrison Ford; Rita Wilson; Jake Bugg performs. 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Mark Ruffalo; Scrabble champions; Reggie Watts performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Julianne Moore; Jesse Tyler Ferguson; Danny Bowien; Boz Scaggs performs with The Roots. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Zach Braff; Gillian Jacobs. 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Last Call With Carson Daly Michelle Rodriguez; Hanni El Khatib; The Men perform. (N) 1:36 a.m. KNBC

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