What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Heroes on the Front Line’ on The CW
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SERIES
Undercover Billionaire: Building an Empire This documentary series chronicles the efforts by entrepreneur Glenn Stearns to build a million-dollar company from scratch in 90 days. “What It Takes†4 p.m.; “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop†5 p.m.; “Gambling on Success†6 p.m.; “Staying Aliveâ€; 7 p.m.; “Critical Fail†8 p.m.; “Save the Business Modelâ€; 9 p.m.; “Taking the Reins†10 p.m.; “Moment of Truth†11 p.m. Discovery
Tyler Perry’s House of Payne (N) 9 p.m. BET
The Real Housewives of Orange County (N) 9 p.m. Bravo
Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living (N) 9:30 p.m. BET
Beat Bobby Flay Chefs Saransh Oberoi and Tom Cuomo face off for a shot at taking down Bobby Flay. With David Burtka and restaurateur Donatella Arpaia. 10 p.m. Food Network
SPECIALS
Heroes on the Front Line Dean Cain (“Masters of Illusionâ€) serves as host for this new one-hour special that honors frontline workers who risk their own welfare to keep Americans safe and cared for during the global pandemic. 8 p.m. CW
The UFO Phenomenon (N) 8 p.m. Travel
SPORTS
College Football Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Wake Forest versus Wisconsin, 9 a.m. ESPN
College Basketball Butler visits Providence, 2 p.m. FS1; Arkansas visits Auburn, 4 p.m. ESPN2; Seton Hall visits Xavier, 4 p.m. FS1; North Carolina visits Georgia Tech, 5 p.m. Fox Sports Net; Florida visits Vanderbilt, 6 p.m. ESPN2
NBA Basketball The Lakers visit the San Antonio Spurs, 5:30 p.m. SportsNet; the Portland Trail Blazers visit the Clippers, 7 p.m. FS Prime
TALK SHOWS
CBS This Morning (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today COVID-19; Colin O’Brady; Dave Karger; Katie Lee. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA
Good Morning America Ryan Seacrest; Nathan Fillion; Regé-Jean Page (“Bridgertonâ€). (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Day L.A. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV
Live With Kelly and Ryan Leslie Jones (“Supermarket Sweepâ€); Noah Schnapp (“Hubie Halloweenâ€); Michael Symon; Rainn Wilson. (N) 9 a.m. KABC, 2:06 a.m. KABC
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Melissa McCarthy; Sheryl Crow performs. 11:34 p.m. KNBC
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Kate Winslet; author Michael Eric Dyson. 11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 11:35 p.m. KABC
Amanpour and Company (N) midnight KVCR; 1 a.m. KLCS
Late Night With Seth Meyers Mandy Moore; Jeff Tweedy performs. 12:36 a.m. KNBC
The Late Late Show With James Corden David Oyelowo; Sam Smith performs. 12:37 a.m. KCBS
Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC
MOVIES
Top Gun (1986) 8 a.m. Paramount
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) 8:15 a.m. Showtime
The Godfather (1972) 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. AMC
Public Enemies (2009) 9:35 a.m. IFC
Atomic Blonde (2017) 10 a.m. FX
Ghostbusters (1984) 10 a.m. Sundance
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) 10:10 a.m. HBO
The China Syndrome (1979) 10:15 a.m. TCM
Bounce (2000) 10:18 a.m. Cinemax
Triumph of the Spirit (1989) 10:40 a.m. Epix
Titanic (1997) 10:41 a.m. Encore
Shanghai Noon (2000) 11 a.m. MTV
Noah (2014) 11:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. Syfy
Matilda (1996) Noon Freeform
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) 12:06 p.m. Cinemax
The Big Lebowski (1998) 12:15 p.m. Showtime
Lucy (2014) 12:30 p.m. FX
The Red Badge of Courage (1951) 12:30 p.m. TCM
Black Mass (2015) 12:40 p.m. IFC
The Godfather, Part II (1974) 1 and 9:30 p.m. AMC
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) 1 p.m. Nickelodeon
Rosemary’s Baby (1968) 1 p.m. TMC
Rush Hour (1998) 1:35 p.m. BET
Blockers (2018) 2 p.m. FXX
Crawl (2019) 2:50 p.m. Epix
Spider-Man (2002) 3:13 and 11:06 p.m. Starz
Looper (2012) 3:42 p.m. Encore
Goodfellas (1990) 3:45 p.m. IFC
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) 4 p.m. POP
The Birds (1963) 5 p.m. TCM
Deadpool (2016) 5:30 p.m. FX
Stan & Ollie (2018) 5:44 p.m. Encore
Your Sister’s Sister (2011) 6:30 p.m. TMC
Speed (1994) 7 and 9:30 p.m. E!
Shrek (2001) 7 p.m. Freeform
My Cousin Vinny (1992) 7 and 9:30 p.m. IFC
Psycho (1960) 7:15 p.m. TCM
Bowfinger (1999) 8 p.m. Cinemax
Deadpool 2 (2018) 8 p.m. FX
Cape Fear (1962) 9:15 p.m. TCM
Never Goin’ Back (2018) 10 p.m. TMC
Gladiator (2000) 10 p.m. TNT
Crimson Tide (1995) 10:30 p.m. Epix
Drumline (2002) 10:30 p.m. VH1
Sisters (1973) 11:15 p.m. TCM
Ex Machina (2015) 11:30 p.m. TMC
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