Prime choices

SUNDAY

“The Human Spider” follows free-climber Alain Robert as he attempts to scale some of the world’s tallest buildings without a harness. But fret not: He’s already scaled the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building. (BBC America, 7 and

10 p.m.)

MONDAY

VH1 is airing a star-studded concert in celebration of Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday, “46664: A Concert for Nelson Mandela.” Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis and Annie Lennox are among those who were scheduled to appear at the Friday’s tribute in London’s Hyde Park. (VH1,

9 p.m.)

TUESDAY

“I Survived a Japanese Game Show” takes a behind-the-scenes look at 10 Americans who are whisked to Japan to compete in the ultimate Japanese game show where they will take on challenges such as “Chicken Butt Scramble,” in which they dress in chicken suits and attempt to break oversized eggs using only their bottoms. (ABC,

9 p.m.)

Also: the eighth season premiere of “The First 48” (A&E, 9 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY

When MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew” is not on, “So You Think You Can Dance” with host Cat Deeley is the next best thing. The top 14 perform tonight. (Fox, 8 p.m.)

THURSDAY

What’s election day like for the average voting American? The documentary “Election Day” follows 11 people – factory workers, ex-felons, busy moms, Native American activists and poll watchers – on the day of Nov. 2, 2004, to get a street-level glimpse of what happened during the presidential election. (KCET,

9 p.m.)

FRIDAY

Keep the fireworks going all night with “Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular” (NBC, 9 p.m.) and continuing into “Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular,” hosted by Colin Ferguson, above (CBS, 10 p.m.). Afterward, cap the night with the season premiere of “Mabe in America.” (CMT,

10:30 p.m.)

SATURDAY

C. Thomas Howell and Luke Perry are all grown up and starring in the Hallmark Channel original movie “A Gunfighter’s Pledge,” about a gunman haunted by his past who accidentally kills a stranger in a bar shootout and begins a journey he hopes will lead to healing and redemption. Watch only if you’ve forgotten the young faces of “The Outsiders” and “Beverly Hills, 90210.” (Hallmark Channel,

9 p.m.)