Friday TV Highlights: ‘The Watsons Go to Birmingham’ on Hallmark

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

Last Man Standing Tim Allen’s family sitcom returns for a new season. 8 p.m. ABC

The Neighbors In the season premiere Reggie and Amber (Tim Jo, Clara Mamet) tell their families about their relationship. 8:30 p.m. ABC

America’s Next Top Model Two eliminated contestants get a chance to return to the competition. 9 p.m. KTLA

Shark Tank The series that encourages (and discourages) inventors returns for a new season. 9 p.m. ABC

Great Performances This ambitious four-part series “The Hollow Crown” assembles four plays by William Shakespeare into a single chronological narrative. Jeremy Irons, Patrick Stewart, John Hurt, Julie Walters and Tom Hiddleston are among the stars. 9 p.m. KOCE

Strike Back In this new episode, Section 20 is torn between saving one of its own or devoting all its resources to the mission. 10 p.m. Cinemax

SPECIALS

Revealing: Extravagance Elle Magazine Creative Director Joe Zee embraces the extravagance at the highest end of high end fashion. 9 p.m. Sundance

Inside Raising the Concordia This new special documents the efforts of an elite team of engineers tasked with raising the Costa Concordia cruise ship. 10 p.m. Discovery

MOVIES

The Watsons Go to Birmingham An African-American family take a road trip to Birmingham, Ala., in summer 1963. Anika Noni Rose, David Alan Grier and LaTanya Richardson Jackson star in this new TV movie. 8 p.m. Hallmark

Wreck-It Ralph A video-game villain (John C. Reilly) escapes from the contest to prove he’s not such a bad guy in this 2012 Disney animation. With the voices of Jane Lynch and Sarah Silverman. 9 p.m. Starz

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Danica Patrick; author Terry McMillan. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Amanda Knox; Bill Cosby; Ed Brown; Taye Diggs. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America Melissa Leo; Lenny Venito; healthy eating. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Matt Atchity, Rotten Tomatoes; Chris Wallace; Josh Gad (“Thanks for Sharing”). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Rachael Ray Linda Ronstadt; co-host Regis Philbin. (N) 8 a.m. KCAL

Live With Kelly and Michael Dylan McDermott; Andre Braugher. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl; honoring Barbara Walters. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Wendy Williams Show Terry Crews (“Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2”). (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

The Talk Neil Patrick Harris; Pati Jinich; The Band Perry performs. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

The Queen Latifah Show Jake Gyllenhaal; Lisa Kudrow; chef Anne Thornton. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS; 7 p.m. KCAL

The Dr. Oz Show Viewers control what happens during the show. (N) 2 p.m. KABC

Dr. Phil A mother, who lost custody of her daughter amid accusations of physical and verbal abuse. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Katie The cast of “Shark Tank”; mom entrepreneurs present ideas. (N) 3 p.m. KABC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Eric Stonestreet; Drake performs; tap dancer Evan Ruggiero performs. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

The Doctors Toxic chemicals around the home; looking younger; seizures. (N) 5 p.m. KCAL

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

Washington Week With Gwen Ifill Budget battle; the Federal Reserve; bond-buying program; Washington Navy Yard shooting: Molly Ball, the Atlantic; David Wessel, the Wall Street Journal; Jeff Zeleny, ABC; Christi Parsons, Tribune News. (N) 8 p.m. KOCE

Real Time With Bill Maher Billy Crystal; filmmaker Jeremy Seifert (“GMO OMG”); Joy Behar; David Frum; Chris Hayes. (N) 10 and 11 p.m. HBO

The Arsenio Hall Show Terry Bradshaw; Tia and Tamera Mowry; Sean Kingston. (N) 11 p.m. KTLA

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 1 a.m. KOCE

The Tonight Show Jimmy Fallon; Lior Suchard; Billy Currington performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show Billy Crystal; Sheryl Crow performs. 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Simon Cowell. 11:35 p.m. KABC

Tavis Smiley James Cromwell. (N) midnight KOCE

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon James Spader; Kate Upton; Neal Preston; Ilan Hall. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show Neil Patrick Harris. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS