Wednesday’s TV Highlights: ‘Young & Hungry’ on Freeform
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Penn & Teller: Fool Us Pyrotechnics will be on display in the new episode “Penn Plays With Fire.” The showcased magicians trying to impress include David & Leeman, Jibrizy, Rick Maisel and Felix Bodden. Alyson Hannigan serves as host. 8 p.m. KTLA
Young & Hungry The girls stay at Josh’s (Jonathan Sadowski) place while their building is treated for termites, which creates an uncomfortable situation for Gabi (Emily Osment) in the season finale. Aimee Carrero also stars. 8 p.m. Freeform
Baby Daddy Ben (Jean-Luc Bilodeau) tries to make things right with Emma (twins Kayleigh and Sura Harris) after he forgets her birthday in the season finale. 8:30 p.m. Freeform
The Night Shift In the new double episode, TC and Paul (Eoin Macken, Robert Bailey Jr.) are trying to save a worker trapped under a crane, when someone watching the rescue effort falls into a gravel pit. 9 p.m. NBC
Whose Line Is It Anyway? Wil Wheaton and Gary Anthony Williams are guests. 9 p.m. KTLA
Ghost Hunters The series returns for what group founder Jason Hawes says will be its final season. 9 p.m. Syfy
Expedition Unknown: Insider’s Guide In the premiere of this new travel adventure series, Josh Gates searches for a lost city in the Kalahari Desert. 9 p.m. Travel
Suits Mike (Patrick J. Adams) considers whether he should accept a deal that could reduce his prison sentence, while Rachel (Meghan Markle) represents a death row inmate in this new episode. 9 p.m. USA
American Gothic There’s trouble all around for the Hawthorne family, thanks to new information on the Silver Bells Murders. With Elliot Knight, Megan Ketch and Antony Starr. 10 p.m. CBS
Tyrant Following thwarted terrorist attacks, Barry (Adam Rayner) bans open prayer at the university in this new episode. 10 p.m. FX
Paranormal Witness The season premiere traces the steps of author Harper Lee, who traveled to Alabama to research a preacher accused of murder. 10 p.m. Syfy
Love at First Kiss Some of the producers of “The Bachelor” are behind this new relationship-centric unscripted series in which single people try to make a connection by kissing total strangers. 10 p.m. TLC
Mr. Robot Elliot (Rami Malek) is unable to quit the game, while Darlene (Carly Chaikin) turns to Angela (Portia Doubleday) for help. Christian Slater also stars. 10 p.m. USA
SPECIALS
CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock The annual Country Music Assn. event took place in Nashville over four days in June. Among the performers featured in this three-hour special are hosts Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert and Rascal Flatts. 8 p.m. ABC
Koko — The Gorilla Who Talks In the early 1970s, psychologist Penny Patterson began her mission to educate a baby gorilla in sign language, and this new special — culled in part from more than 2,000 hours of footage filmed of that process over the years — traces the challenges that have been faced by both Patterson and Koko. 8 p.m. KOCE and KPBS
Spillover — Zika, Ebola & Beyond This new special documents the current international concern about the Zika virus and infections viruses that can move between humans and animals. 10 p.m. KOCE and KPBS10 p.m. KOCE and KPBS
TALK SHOWS
CBS This Morning Author Jeffrey Toobin; Leona Lewis. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today Tony Bennett; paragliding in Rio; Leslie Odom Jr. performs; Barbra Streisand trivia. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA
Good Morning America Scott Eastwood; Jaden Smith, Shameik Moore and Justice Smith; Noah Neiman. (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Day L.A. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV
The View Sirius XM founder Martine Rothblatt; author Robyn Youkilis. (N) 10 a.m. KABC
The Talk Craig Bierko. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
Tavis Smiley Gil Garcetti, former LA County district attorney. 11 p.m. KOCE
Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Aziz Ansari; Carla Gugino; Jeff Dye; Chad Smith. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert John Cena; Scott Eastwood; Aaron Neville performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live Hugh Grant; Nikki Glaser; Miranda Lambert performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC
The Late Late Show With James Corden Denis Leary; Salma Hayek Pinault; Lukas Graham performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS
Late Night With Seth Meyers Jonah Hill; Jonathan Franzen; Gallant; Mary Timony. (N) 12:37 a.m. KNBC
Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC
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SPORTS
Rio Olympics A few events are scheduled ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony. Women’s soccer: Sweden versus South Africa, 8:30 a.m., NBCSP; Canada versus Australia, 11 a.m. NBCSP; Brazil versus China, noon, USA; Zimbabwe versus Germany, 2 p.m., USA; U.S. versus New Zealand, 3 p.m. NBCSP; France versus Colombia, 6 p.m., NBCSP
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