Wednesday’s TV Highlights: ‘Mike & Molly’ on CBS

SERIES

2 Broke Girls Max’s (Kat Dennings) new romance hits a snag as her beau (guest star Steve Talley) avoids intimacy in this new episode. 8 p.m. CBS

The Mysteries of Laura The hunt for a killer leads Laura (Debra Messing) and her colleagues all over New York in this new episode. 8 p.m. NBC

The Middle Sue (Eden Sher) decides to try to pledge a sorority in this new episode. 8 p.m. ABC

American Idol Ryan Seacrest, Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. launch the final season. 8 p.m. Fox

Mike & Molly Melissa McCarthy, Billy Gardell and Rondi Reed return for the final season of the romantic comedy. 8:30 p.m. CBS

The Goldbergs Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) wants her kitchen remodeled, but Murray (Jeff Garlin) is against it. 8:30 p.m. ABC

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit A high-school student becomes personally involved with one of his instructors in this new episode. Mariska Hargitay and Peter Scanavino star with guest stars Robert Sean Leonard and Michael Gaston. 9 p.m. NBC

Modern Family Ray Liotta guest stars in this new episode. 9 p.m. ABC

Black-ish Tyra Banks guest stars as a celebrity and childhood friend of Dre (Anthony Anderson) in the new episode. 9:30 p.m. ABC

Chicago PD The drastic health turns of four medical patients cast suspicion on their doctor. Oliver Platt and David Eigenberg guest star. 10 p.m. NBC

American Crime Cast members from the first season return in new roles and a fresh story as the drama launches its second season. Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton and Regina King are back. Newcomers include Andre Benjamin and Hope Davis. 10 p.m. ABC

SPECIALS

People’s Choice Awards 2016 Jane Lynch hosts the 42nd edition of the show, which promises to honor “the best in popular culture for 2015.” Shawn Mendes and Jason Derulo perform. 9 p.m. CBS

MOVIES

Particle Fever This 2013 documentary — directed by physicist turned filmmaker Mark Levinson — charts the development and deployment of the Large Hadron Collider, the costliest scientific experiment in Earth’s history. 10 p.m. KOCE

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Damian Lewis; Brian Cooley, CNET. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Sylvester Stallone and Ryan Coogler; Dr. Mehmet Oz; Joe Bastianich; Hank Azaria; Retta; Dave Karger. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Good Morning America Felicity Huffman; Elle King. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Rickey Smiley (“Dish Nation”); Jason Silva (“Brain Games”); Ray Liotta (“Shades of Blue”). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Michael Felicity Huffman (“American Crime”); Damian Lewis (“Billions”). (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Felicity Huffman and Timothy Hutton. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Meredith Vieira Show Sherri Shepherd (“Ride Along 2”). (N) 11 a.m. KNBC

The Doctors Debilitating side-effects from a birth-control device; a newborn is taken away from the mother. (N) 11 a.m. KCAL

Wendy Williams Alyssa Milano. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

The Talk Taylor Kinney (“The Forest”). (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

Rachael Ray Clinton Kelly. (N) 1 p.m. KABC

The Dr. Oz Show Insomnia; Candace Cameron Bure. (N) 2 p.m. KTTV

Dr. Phil A 15-year-old tells what happened when she went missing. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Steve Harvey Drs. Lauren Streicher and Travis Stork; Al Roker and Deborah Roberts; Amilya Antonetti. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

The Real Big Boy; Mel B. (N) 3 p.m. KTTV

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Ricky Gervais; Saoirse Ronan. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 12:30 a.m. KOCE

Daily Show: Trevor Noah David J. Peterson. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Conan Ray Liotta; Amy Landecker; Grizfolk. (N) 11 p.m. TBS

The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore (N) 11:30 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Billy Joel performs; J.K. Simmons. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Jerry Seinfeld; Rand Paul; Andra Day performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Bill Maher; Brie Larson; the Internet performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

The Late Late Show With James Corden Kurt Russell; Paul Dano. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Late Night With Seth Meyers Christian Slater; Retta; Sam Hunt performs; Matt Sorum performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. KNBC

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