“Shootout” (11 a.m., AMC): Last month’s Comic-Con is only legend now but the San
“Shootout” (11 a.m., AMC): Last month’s Comic-Con is only legend now but the San Diego comic-book convention keeps exerting its pull on Hollywood, with TV’s “Shootout” the latest example. The AMC talk show airs its second Comic-Con special with hosts Peter Bart and Peter Guber interviewing Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, 85, creator of Spider-Man, the Hulk and much more, and actor Kevin Spacey, producer of the film “Fanboys.”
“Summer Olympics” (7 p.m., NBC): The Summer Olympics heat up as women’s gymnastics gets under way. Meanwhile, in the pool, Michael Phelps swims in two races and Katie Hoff eyes gold in the 400-meter freestyle. Coverage continues throughout the week on a multitude of channels.
“Wizards of Waverly Place” (8:30 p.m., Disney Channel): Big things are happening on “Wizards of Waverly Place.” The family is preparing for Alex’s quinceanera (15th birthday celebration), but she balks at wearing the customary frilly ball gown and casts a spell to trade places with her mom, who never had a quinceanera of her own.
“The Inspector Lynley Mysteries” (9 p.m., PBS): When last seen, Thomas Lynley (Nathaniel Parker) of Scotland Yard had suffered the loss of his wife, Helen. When PBS “Masterpiece Mystery!” returns with the seventh season, Lynley is in a dark place and his partner, Barbara Havers (Sharon Small), is worried. He’s soon got more to bedevil him, as he’s drawn into the long-unsolved abduction of his godson and a trip to Rome ends in another tragedy — and Lynley’s arrest for murder. Can he prove his innocence?
“In Plain Sight” (10 p.m., USA): Mary McCormack’s brother, Will, drops by for a guest-starring stint as this crime drama begins to wrap up its successful freshman season with the front end of a two-part finale. U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack), who usually protects federal witnesses, finds herself in need of help when she becomes the victim of a kidnapping. That sends her fellow marshals into overdrive as the Albuquerque Police Department and the FBI also join the hunt.
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