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Molly Eichel's TV Picks: Shark Week, 'Key & Peele' & Hannibal Buress, 'Dates,' 'Rectify' and Chris Tucker

Shark Week. In the immortal words of 30 Rock's Tracy Jordan: "Live every week like it's Shark Week." This week, it's not a metaphor as Discovery kicks off its annual shark fest with programming that includes Bride of Jaws (9 p.m. Tuesday) and

Shark Week. In the immortal words of 30 Rock's Tracy Jordan: "Live every week like it's Shark Week." This week, it's not a metaphor as Discovery kicks off its annual shark fest with programming that includes Bride of Jaws (9 p.m. Tuesday) and

Ninja Sharks (10 p.m. Wednesday). Begins 8 p.m. Sunday on Discovery.

Key & Peele and Why? With Hannibal Buress. Comedy Central launches a new Wednesday with three killer comedic voices, including Broad City's laconic Buress, whose show includes standup, man-on-the-street interviews, and skits. The brilliant Key & Peele return for a fifth season of their searing sketch show. 10 p.m. Wednesday on Comedy Central (Key & Peele); 10:30 p.m. Wednesday on Comedy Central (Why?).

Dates. Bryan Eisley, the creator behind hella addictive Brit teen soap Skins, returns with a drama about online dating. Each episode follows the first meeting of a new couple who have met on a dating site, exploring themes of finding a connection in the modern world. 9 p.m. Thursday on the CW

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Rectify. In a TV landscape where every show feels the need to burn through plot, Rectify, about a man readjusting to life after he was wrongly convicted of murdering his girlfriend as a teen, lets its story breathe. The first two seasons are on Netflix, and it's worth it to catch up. 10 p.m. Thursday

on SundanceTV.

Chris Tucker Live. The actor, who seemed to disappear after the success of his Rush Hour franchise only to reappear in Silver Linings Playbook, takes to the stage in this Netflix stand-up special. Friday

on Netflix.