Wednesday’s TV Highlights: ‘Revolution’ on NBC

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This week’s TV Movies

Revolution In the season premiere Neville and Jason (Giancarlo Esposito, JD Pardo) are searching for a lost loved one in a refugee camp. 8 p.m. NBC

The Middle The entire family insists on accompanying Axl (Charlie McDermott) to college in the season premiere. 8 p.m. ABC

Earthflight, A Nature Special Presentation In the new episode “South America,” cameras fly with condors and macaws over the Andes and the Amazon. 8 p.m. KOCE

Back in the Game A single mom (Maggie Lawson) and her son (Griffin Gluck) move in with her estranged father (James Caan) in this new comedy. 8:30 p.m. ABC

Criminal Minds As the team heads for Arizona on the trail of a methodical killer, speculation grows that Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) is in the running to become the new unit chief. Camryn Manheim guest stars in the season premiere. 9 p.m. CBS

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Benson (Mariska Hargitay) is still missing, and her fellow detectives take drastic measures to locate her and her kidnapper (Pablo Schreiber) in the season premiere. 9 p.m. NBC

Modern Family Jay and Gloria (Ed O’Neill, Sofia Vergara) prepare to send Manny (Rico Rodriguez) on a trip to Colombia in the season premiere. 9 p.m. ABC

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Russell (Ted Danson) and the team try to rescue their colleague Morgan and Ellie (Elisabeth Harnois, Teal Redmann) from the ritualistic killer who’s kidnapped them in the season premiere. 10 p.m. CBS

Nashville With Rayna (Connie Britton) in a coma and Deacon (Charles Esten) awaiting word on his jail sentence, Maddie (Lennon Stella) seeks support from Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) in the season premiere. 10 p.m. ABC

Broadchurch The killer is revealed in the season finale. 10 p.m. BBC America

Top Chef Masters In the season finale the remaining chefs have their final face-off. 10 p.m. Bravo

South Park The raunchy animated comedy returns for a new season. 10 p.m. Comedy Central

SPECIALS

Skeletons of the Sahara This new special documents an ancient human cemetery found in the middle of the Sahara Desert that is more than 5,000 years older than the pyramids. 10 p.m. KOCE

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Bill Hader. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Michael J. Fox; Blake Shelton; Jamie Deen; Bill Hader. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America Elton John; James Caan; Nick Carter; “The Chew” hosts. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Becca Tobin (“Glee”); Lisa Oz; Keke Palmer. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Michael Michael J. Fox; Sofía Vergara (“Modern Family”); Blake Shelton (“The Voice”). (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View James Caan; Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Talk Chef Dean Sheremet. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

The Queen Latifah Show Dylan McDermott; Atticus Shaffer; Pharrell performs. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS

The Dr. Oz Show Dr. Drew Pinsky. (N) 2 p.m. KABC

Dr. Phil Rapper DMX. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Katie Kate Gosselin; Julianne Moore; “Days of Our Lives” cast. (N) 3 p.m. KABC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Elton John; Lauren Graham; Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

The Doctors Unnecessary treatments. (N) 5 p.m. KCAL

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé Papal revelations. (N) 6:30 p.m. KVCR

The Arsenio Hall Show Gordon Ramsay; Laila Ali; Louie Anderson. (N) 11 p.m. KTLA

Tavis Smiley Linda Ronstadt. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE

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

The Daily Show Atoms for Peace. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Chelsea Lately John Caparulo; Dov Davidoff; Cameron Esposito. 11 p.m. E! , 12:30 a.m. E!

Conan Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton; Melissa Rauch; Deer Tick performs. (N) 11 p.m. TBS

The Colbert Report Joseph Gordon-Levitt. (N) 11:31 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show Dana Carvey; Cee Lo Green and Goodie Mob perform. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show Robin Williams; Icona Pop performs; Renee Fleming. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Jon Hamm; Dave Salmoni; Sons of the Sea perform. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Late Night Michael J. Fox; Blake Shelton; Kings of Leon perform. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show Julia Stiles; Keke Palmer. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS