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Friday’s TV Highlights: ‘The Danish Girl’ on HBO

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SERIES

Masters of Illusion Jonathan Pendragon, Eric Buss, Naathan Phan, Barry & Stuart, Chris Randall and David & Dania are featured in this new episode of the magic showcase hosted by Dean Cain. 8 p.m. KTLA

Bering Sea Gold The fleet is offered access to an untouched claim, which is rumored to contain millions of dollars in gold, in the docu-series’ season premiere. 9 p.m. Discovery Channel

Bring It! The dancers compete for a coveted scholarship at a local university, and Coach D has the daunting task of training the squad to dance at a college level, in this new episode. 9 p.m. Lifetime

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Killjoys Pawter’s (Sarah Power) scheme to free Old Town from Jelco’s (Pascal Langdale) control goes badly awry in a new episode of this sci-fi/action series; Hannah John-Kamen, Aaron Ashmore and Luke Macfarlane also star. 9 p.m. Syfy

Mysteries at the Museum Host Don Wildman investigates a mysterious set of bones found beneath the former home of U.S. founding father Benjamin Franklin in this new episode. 9 p.m. Travel Channel

Cheer Squad Coach Ali has a heated disagreement with her veterans, which is only further complicated by a major injury and a rink filled with unwelcome distractions, in this new episode of the unscripted series. 10 p.m. Freeform

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Dark Matter The crew takes a dangerous mission in a desperate bid to save its ailing leader on a new episode of the futuristic drama; with Jodelle Ferland, Anthony Lemke, Melissa O’Neil and Alex Mallari Jr. 10 p.m. Syfy

SPECIALS

Libertarian Town Hall Libertarian presidential candidate former Gov. Gary Johnson (N.M.) and running mate, former Gov. Bill Weld (Mass.), take part in a public forum moderated by John Stossel. 6 p.m. Fox Business Network

MOVIES

Frankenstein A daylong salute to Boris Karloff includes the actor in his most famous role, that of the title character’s monstrous creature, in this 1931 chiller based on Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s 19th century novel. 5 p.m. TCM

All the Right Moves Tom Cruise plays a high-school football star hoping to escape his small Pennsylvania town in this 1983 drama; with Craig T. Nelson and Lea Thompson. 9 p.m. KCET

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The Danish Girl Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”) portrays a man who undergoes a sex change in 1920s Copenhagen in director Tom Hooper’s fact-based 2015 drama; Matthias Schoenaerts, Ben Whishaw, Amber Heard and Oscar winner Alicia Vikander also star. 9 p.m. HBO

TALK SHOWS

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

Today Today Puppy; DNCE performs; John Krasinski and Margo Martindale; Casey Wilson. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA

Good Morning America Jason Aldean performs; Kim Dickens; John Krasinski and Margo Martindale; Casey Wilson. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Charlie Rose — the Week (N) 7:30 p.m. KOCE

Washington Week With Gwen Ifill Trump campaign allegations about the Clinton Foundation; Clinton email controversy; Trump changes policy on immigration and mass deportations: Susan Davis, NPR; Robert Costa, the Washington Post; Jeff Zeleny, CNN; Jeanne Cummings, the Wall Street Journal. (N) 8 p.m. KOCE

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Jessica Alba; Jeff Foxworthy. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Rachel Weisz; Kevin Smith; Spike Feresten. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Tavis Smiley Rahsaan Bahati; Lianne La Havas. (N) midnight KOCE

Charlie Rose (N) 12:30 a.m. KOCE; 1 a.m. KLCS

Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC


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