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Sunday’s TV Highlights: ‘Curb’ thyself

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RAIL AGAINST: Larry David is bringing cranky back on the season premiere of his semi-scripted comedy series ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ at 9 p.m. on HBO. SERIES

Masterpiece Mystery! The main suspect in an assault on a young girl seems to have an air-tight alibi in the new episode ‘Inspector Lewis, Series II: The Great and the Good’ (9 p.m. KCET).

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Bored to Death: Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson and ‘The Hangover’s’ Zach Galifianakis star in this quirky new comedy series (9:30 p.m. HBO).

TALK SHOWS

Morning shows: ‘Today’ (6 a.m. NBC); ‘Good Morning America’ (6 a.m. ABC); ‘CBS News Sunday Morning’ (7 a.m. CBS).

Policy shows: ‘Pacesetters’ (6 a.m. KTLA); ‘State of the Union With John King’ (6, 8 and 9 a.m. CNN); ‘State of the Union With John King: Reliable Sources’ (7 a.m. CNN); ‘Meet the Press’ (8 a.m. NBC); ‘This Week With George Stephanopoulos’ (8 a.m. ABC); ‘Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace’ (8 a.m. Fox); ‘Face the Nation’ (8:30 a.m. CBS); ‘Fareed Zakaria GPS’ (10 a.m. CNN); ’60 Minutes’ (7 p.m. CBS).

This week’s TV Movies.

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Sept. 20 - 26 in PDF format

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SPECIALS

Lens on Talent: This new special spotlights short films by African American filmmakers (noon BET).

Emmy preshows: ‘Countdown to the Emmy Awards’ (3 and 5 p.m. TV Guide); ‘Live at the Emmy Awards Sneak Peek’ (5:30 p.m. TV Guide); ‘Live From the Emmys’ (6 p.m. KTLA); ‘Live From the Red Carpet: The 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards’ (6 p.m. E!); ‘Live at the Emmy Awards With Carrie Ann & Chris’ (6 p.m. TV Guide).

Egyptian Secrets of the Afterlife: This new documentary examines recent archaeological finds (5 and 8 p.m. Nat Geo); followed by the special ‘Race to Bury Tut’ (6 and 9 p.m. Nat Geo).

The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards: Neil Patrick Harris hosts the annual event honoring the top shows and talent in television (8 p.m. CBS).

Holy Grail in America: This new special explores a legend about the Knights Templar making a secret voyage to these shores during the Middle Ages (8 p.m. and midnight History).

Design Star IV Winner Special: One of the design competition’s champs is given a home makeover assignment in this new special (10 p.m. HGTV).

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Wedding Cake Wars: There’s a whole lot of baking and decorating going on in this new special (10 p.m. WE).

MOVIES

King Kong: Naomi Watts takes the Fay Wray role in director Peter Jackson’s effects-laden 2005 reimagining of the classic 1933 creature feature (7 p.m. ABC).

The Dark Knight: Christian Bale’s Batman battles Heath Ledger’s Joker in director Christopher Nolan’s 2008 sequel (7:30 p.m. Cinemax).

SPORTS

Football: The Saints visit the Eagles (10 a.m. Fox), the Ravens face the Chargers (1 p.m. CBS) and the Cowboys battle the Giants (5:15 p.m. NBC).

Baseball: The Angels play the Rangers (10 a.m. FSN, 10 a.m. TBS), the Dodgers host the Giants (1 p.m. FS Prime) and the Cubs take on the Cardinals (5 p.m. ESPN).

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