Wednesday’s TV Highlights: ‘Red Band Society’ on Fox

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

SoCal Connected This new episode looks at some of the ramifications of the current drought. 8 p.m. KCET

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit A ghost story means danger for three young women (Chloe Csengery, Mina Sundwall and Oona Laurence) who head into a wooded area to seek a mythical being in this new episode. 9 p.m. NBC

Red Band Society Mandy Moore starts a recurring role as the hospital’s chief of staff — and former fiancée of Dr. McAndrew (Dave Annable) in this new episode. Octavia Spencer, Griffin Gluck, Nolan Sotillo and Ciara Bravo also star. 9 p.m. Fox

NOVA The new episode “Bigger Than T. Rex” surveys the attempt to reconstruct a Spinosaurus — its skeleton, at least — from fossil bones found in Morocco. 9 p.m. KOCE

The Game Brian Cox, Tom Hughes, Paul Ritter and Victoria Hamilton star in this new Cold War era drama. 10 p.m. BBC America

Top Chef The chefs visit the “Cheers” bar in Boston, where they create a bar snack for guest judge George Wendt, then the gluten-free diet of actress Emmy Rossum challenges the chefs. 10 p.m. Bravo

Kitchen Inferno Curtis Stone hosts this competition series where contestants must outcook each other to move to the next level. After each win, they have the option to take the money and run or go up against a tougher competitor and risk losing everything for a chance to win big. 10 p.m. Food

Dream School 50 Cent visits the students, the kids learn about nutrition and cooking from chef David Chang, and Gloria Allred shares her expertise on debate in the season finale. 10 p.m. Sundance

TV Land Comedies “Hot in Cleveland” and “The Exes” return for new seasons. 10 and 10:30 p.m. TV Land

SPECIALS

The 48th Annual CMA Awards First-time expectant mom Carrie Underwood co-hosts this special with Brad Paisley for the seventh consecutive year. Set to perform are Lady Antebellum, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert, who leads pack with 10 nominations. 8 p.m. ABC

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Mick Fleetwood; Lloyd Blankfein. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Heidi Murkoff; Maria Goodavage; Eddie Redmayne; Rob Riggle; Cynthia Nixon. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America Keith Urban; Miranda Lambert; Anne Hathaway. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Ballet dancer Misty Copeland; band Far East Movement; Astro (“Red Band Society”). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Michael Anne Hathaway (“Interstellar”); Kristen Johnston (“The Exes”). (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Election coverage; Stevie Wonder performs; Oscar de la Hoya. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Dr. Oz Show An insider discusses the food industry. (N) 10 a.m. KCOP; 2 p.m. KTTV

The Doctors PTSD treatment; an epidemic; a woman marries herself; type 2 diabetes. (N) 11 a.m. KCAL

The Talk Jane Fonda; Grace Helbig; chef Sergio Perera. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

Rachael Ray Sofía Vergara (“Modern Family”); Taye Diggs. (N) 1 p.m. KABC

The Queen Latifah Show (N) 2 p.m. KCBS

The Meredith Vieira Show Matthew Broderick; Donald Faison. (N) 2 p.m. KNBC

Dr. Phil A young man dies of an accidental overdose. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Steve Harvey Ellen DeGeneres; Michelle Phan. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Howie Mandel; Kai Langer performs. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

Tavis Smiley Andrew Dice Clay. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart John Cleese. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Conan Howie Mandel; Deepak Chopra; Bleachers perform. (N) 11 p.m. TBS

Charlie Rose (N) 11:30 p.m. KOCE, 11:30 p.m. KVCR

The Colbert Report Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). (N) 11:30 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show: Jimmy Fallon Jim Gaffigan; Bette Midler performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show With David Letterman Jennifer Lopez; Rob Riggle; Kimbra performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live CMA Awards; Florida Georgia Line. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Late Night: Seth Meyers Ella Henderson performs. (N)12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Bob Newhart; Melissa Rauch. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Last Call: Carson Daly Isabella Rossellini; Acid Test performs; Jessimae Peluso. (N) 1:37 a.m. KNBC