TV This Week: August 11 - 17: ‘Anna Karenina’ on HBO

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This week’s TV Movies

SUNDAY

“Glee’s” Darren Criss and “Pretty Little Liars’?” Lucy Hale, neither of whom is a teenager anymore, co-host “Teen Choice 2013.” One Direction and Paramore perform. 8 p.m. Fox

Chem teacher turned meth dealer Walter White (Bryan Cranston) kicks off his victory lap — although that’s probably the wrong way to put it — when “Breaking Bad” returns to close out its final season. 9 p.m. AMC

Following the crowning of the next “Food Network Star,” contestants are encouraged to play dirty in the new Alton Brown-hosted series “Cutthroat Kitchen.” 9 and 10 p.m. Food

As if Detroit didn’t have enough of an image problem, what with its recent financial woes, the city also serves as the setting for the gritty new crime drama “Low Winter Sun.” Mark Strong and Lennie James star. 10:04 p.m. AMC

MONDAY

Anyone who’s anyone in country music, plus some folks who aren’t, will take the stage at the “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock.” With Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, Lenny Kravitz, Keith Urban and many, many more. 8 p.m. ABC

“She hogs the blankets!” and “He snores!” are likely to be the tamest things said when couples young and old talk candidly about their relationships while under the covers in the special “Americans in Bed.” 9 p.m. HBO

TUESDAY

Mary Decker, the long-distance runner who came to personify “the agony of defeat” after a controversial collision at the 1984 Olympics, is profiled on a new “Nine for IX.” 5 p.m. ESPN, 10 p.m. ESPN2

It shouldn’t hurt to be a child: “Nick News With Linda Ellerbee” presents “Family Secrets: When Violence Hits Home.” 8 p.m. Nickelodeon

One of “Moonshiners” more colorful characters is singled out with the eponymous spin-off “Tickle.” And further redneck-ery ensues in the new Indiana-set unscripted series “Porter Ridge.” 10 and 10:30 p.m. Discovery

Are you gettin’ tired of Armageddon-themed reality shows? Too bad! “Doomsday Preppers” fires up a new spin-off, “Doomsday Castle.” 10 p.m. Nat Geo

Clothes may make the man, but for the Comic-Con crowd, it’s the homemade costumes that make the “Heroes of Cosplay” as seen in this new unscripted series. 10:30 p.m. Syfy

WEDNESDAY

Roaring for more? A fresh batch of age-inappropriate pairings is on display for your disapproval on the return of “Extreme Cougar Wives.” 9:30 p.m. TLC

When you hear the words “Duck Dynasty” do you ever picture adorable little duck versions of John Forsythe, Joan Collins and Linda Evans? We do. The less-glamorous-than-we-imagine reality series is back for a fourth season. 10 p.m. A&E

Daymon Patterson is in Portland, Oregon, home of hipper-than-thou hotspots and punnily-named eateries, on a new “Best Daym Takeout.” 10 p.m. Travel

THURSDAY

Don Wildman is back to separate artifact from fiction on the return of “Mysteries at the Museum.” 9 p.m. Travel

By the book … or by the seat of one’s pants? See which approach works best when attempting to fly a plane, and then drive a train, on back-to-back debut episodes of “Owner’s Manual.” 10 and 10:30 p.m. AMC

Paging Don Draper: It’s all about perfecting “The Pitch” on the return of this advertising-themed reality series. 11 p.m. AMC

For those who find monogamy monotonous, the documentary series “Polyamory: Married & Dating” is back with new episodes. 11 p.m. Showtime

FRIDAY

Pint-sized vocal powerhouse Jackie Evancho belts out classic songs from the movies on an encore edition of “Great Performances.” 9 p.m. KOCE

Far out! From the creator of “The Powerpuff Girls” comes the animated fantasy-comedy “Wander Over Yonder,” featuring the voice talents of “30 Rock’s” Jack McBrayer and “SpongeBob’s” Tom Kenny. 9 p.m. Disney

You’ll meet the highbrow and hipster: Johnny Depp, Hugh Hefner, Ozzy Osbourne and Paris Hilton are among the famous faces celebrating the storied stretch of asphalt known as the “Sunset Strip” in this 2012 documentary. 8 p.m. Showtime

Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, hold a fast-food worker accountable for theft and then interrogate her mercilessly, as in the edgy 2012 indie thriller “Compliance.” Dreama Walker stars. 9:35 p.m. Showtime

SATURDAY

There simply aren’t enough o’s in “swoon” to adequately convey the sumptuousness of Joe Wright’s 2012 adaptation of “Anna Karenina,” with an exquisite Keira Knightley as Tolstoy’s tragic heroine. Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jude Law also star. 7:30 p.m. HBO

See the Olympic stars of tomorrow — and by tomorrow, we mean 2016 — at the “2013 U.S. Gymnastics Championships.” 8 p.m. NBC

“Cheers’?” Kirstie Alley traffics in toddlers in the made-for-cable thriller “Baby Sellers.” Jennifer Finnigan (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) also stars. 8 p.m. Lifetime