Thursday’s TV Highlights: ‘Community’ on NBC

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Community Abed (Danny Pudi) wants to mark Troy’s (Donald Glover) departure from Greendale with an unforgettable going-away party. Joel McHale and Yvette Nicole Brown also star in this new episode. 8 p.m. NBC

The Vampire Diaries As Katherine’s (Nina Dobrev) health takes a turn for the worse, she flashes back to the night in 1490 when she gave birth to her daughter. Ian Somerhalder, Zach Roerig, Steven R. McQueen and Olga Fonda also star in this new episode. 8 p.m. KTLA

American Idol Auditions move to Atlanta. 8 p.m. Fox

Parks and Recreation Leslie and Ben (Amy Poehler, Adam Scott) argue over sales techniques at the farmers market. 8:30 p.m. NBC

The Michael J. Fox Show Mike (Michael J. Fox) fights for a chance to cover the Olympics in Russia. 9 p.m. NBC

Rake Greg Kinnear stars in this new drama (based on an Australian series) as a Los Angeles defense attorney with a chaotic personal life that includes a gambling problem and an obsession with a prostitute (Bojana Novakovic). Miranda Otto, Ian Colletti, Ben Leon and Tara Summers also star. 9 p.m. Fox

Anger Management Charlie (Charlie Sheen) seeks his prison group’s help when he gets arrested in this new episode. 9:30 p.m. FX

King of the Nerds “Revenge of the Nerds” stars Robert Carradine and Curtis Armstrong (a.k.a. Lewis and Booger) return as hosts for the second season of this unscripted competition series that pits 11 nerdy hopefuls against one another. 10 p.m. TBS

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning John Legend; Jeffrey Immelt, GE; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell; Mayor Aja Brown (Compton). (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Vanessa Hudgens. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

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

Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Yvette Nicole Brown (“Community”); Jonathan Groff (“Looking”) Faith Evans. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Michael Aaron Eckhart; cancer prevention; A Great Big World performs; co-host Anderson Cooper. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Mario Cantone and Ralph Macchio; Jennifer Holliday performs. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Wendy Williams Show Kevin Nealon. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

The Talk LL Cool J; Elvis Duran. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

The Queen Latifah Show Rosario Dawson (“Gimme Shelter”); Hill Harper (“Covert Affairs”). (N) 2 p.m. KCBS; 7 p.m. KCAL

The Dr. Oz Show NeNe Leakes; veganism; multivitamins; holistic medicine; four types of cough; toning the body. (N) 2 p.m. KABC

Dr. Phil A woman says she had no idea that her husband was beating and molesting her daughter. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Steve Harvey A guest is afraid of the dentist. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

Katie Women who have become the object of an obsession; a Hollywood stuntman. (N) 3 p.m. KABC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Joel McHale; Ellie Kemper. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

The Doctors Bullying leaves a child with potentially permanent bald spots; breast condition; brain surgery. (N) 5 p.m. KCAL

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé Vatican under fire; the FDA rejects female libido drug; West Virginia water supply. (N) 5:30 p.m. KOCE

The Arsenio Hall Show Aaron Eckhart (“I, Frankenstein”); Gabourey Sidibe; Biz Markie. (N) 11 p.m. KTLA

Tavis Smiley Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Gloria Gaynor. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE

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

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Anjan Sundaram. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Chelsea Lately Ross Mathews; Timothy Olyphant. (N) 11 p.m. E!

Conan Ice Cube; Wayne Gretzky; Chris Fairbanks. (N) 11 p.m. TBS

The Colbert Report Author Patricia Churchland. (N) 11:30 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show Matt LeBlanc; John Boehner; Dorian Holley performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show With David Letterman Spike Jonze; No Age performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Kim Kardashian; Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Jonah Hill; Dick Cavett; Wylie Dufresne. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show Martha Plimpton; Sarah Jarosz performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

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

Last Call With Carson Daly “Hudson Valley Ballers”; Steph Green; Sirah performs. (N) 1:36 a.m. KNBC