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TV this week: ‘Running with Bear’ and ‘Sharknado 2’

“Running Wild with Bear Grylls”

Monday at 8 p.m. on NBC

NBC
Each episode of this new reality series has the famed adventurer take a celebrity — actors Zac Efron, Ben Stiller, Channing Tatum and Tom Arnold, NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders and MSNBC and “Today” anchor Tamron Hall — into the most remote and wild locations in the US and around the world for a 48-hour journey of survival.

“Sharknado 2: The Second One”

Wednesday at 9 p.m. on Syfy

Syfy
In the sequel to last summer’s campy social media hit “Sharknado,” the freak weather system turns its deadly fury on New York City and only Fin (Ian Ziering) and April (Tara Reid) can save the Big Apple’s population and its iconic sites. Co-starring Vivica A. Fox and Mark McGrath, with guest stars including Kelly Osbourne, Judd Hirsch, Judah Friedlander, Andy Dick and Perez Hilton.

“The Quest”

Thursday at 8 p.m. on ABC

ABC
From the executive producers of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and “The Amazing Race,” this reality competition series has 12 fantasy-loving contestants — known as the Paladins — fight to become the “hero” of a fictional besieged kingdom created via 3D projections, animatronics and other special effects. It’s co-produced by the people behind “The Amazing Race.”