Wednesday’s TV highlights: ‘Empire,’ ‘Clash of the Grandmas’ and more

SERIES

The Mysteries of Laura Regina Taylor (“The Unit,” “I’ll Fly Away”) guest stars. 8 p.m. NBC

The Middle “Murphy Brown’s” Faith Ford guest stars. 8 p.m. ABC

The Goldbergs “Taxi’s” Judd Hirsch guest stars. 8:30 p.m. ABC

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Tom Sizemore and BD Wong reprise their previous roles on a new episode of procedural drama. 9 p.m. NBC

Supernatural Briana Buckmaster returns as Sheriff Donna in this new episode. 9 p.m. KTLA

Empire “Kill Bill’s” Vivica A. Fox guest stars as Cookie’s (Taraji P. Henson) sister on a new episode of the hip-hop drama. 9 p.m. Fox

Nova The conclusion of the three-part special “Making North America” explores how humans have helped shape the continent. 9 p.m. KOCE

The Brain With David Eagleman The final installment in this fascinating series tries to imagine the ways that human intelligence might evolve in the future. 10 p.m. KOCE

SPECIALS

Clash of the Grandmas Five grandmotherly cooks vie to see who can prepare the tastiest Thanksgiving dinner in this new special. 8 p.m. Food Network

People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2015: 30 Years of Sexy Bellamy Young (“Scandal”) hosts this new special celebrating the magazine’s latest as well as previous picks for hunkiest male celebrity. 9 p.m. Lifetime

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Fashion designer Tory Burch. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Justin Bieber; Dennis Quaid; Mariska Hargitay. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

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

Good Morning America The cast of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2.” (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day LA Tracee Ellis Ross; Maura Tierney. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Michael Liam Hemsworth; CeeLo Green performs. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Hot topics. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Meredith Vieira Show Timbaland. (N) 11 a.m. KNBC

The Doctors (N) 11 a.m. KCAL

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

The Talk Ian McKellen; Yesi Ortiz. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

Rachael Ray Jack Falahee (“How to Get Away With Murder”). (N) 1 p.m. KABC

The Dr. Oz Show Leah Remini; chef Nigella Lawson. 1 p.m. KCOP

The Dr. Oz Show Charlie Sheen’s former girlfriend. (N) 2 p.m. KTTV

The Real 2 p.m. KCOP

Dr. Phil Children endure hellish conditions at home. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Steve Harvey Timbaland; Lisa Ling. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

The Real A fan gets a makeover. (N) 3 p.m. KTTV

The Wendy Williams Show Christie Brinkley. 3 p.m. KCOP

The Ellen DeGeneres Show One Direction; young martial artist “JJ” McParland. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

Tavis Smiley Lou Diamond Phillips; Tracy Chapman. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE

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

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Ted Koppel. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Conan John Cleese; Michaela Watkins; Trey Anastasio performs. (N) 11 p.m. TBS

Late Night Joy Susie Essman; Sunny Anderson; Don Lemon. (N) 11:05 p.m. TLC

The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore Ty Dolla Sign. (N) 11:31 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Jennifer Lawrence; Michael B. Jordan; Jeff Lynne’s ELO performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Sharon Stone; Justin Theroux; James Taylor performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Amber Heard; Albert Hammond Jr. performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

The Late Late Show With James Corden Anthony Mackie; Rainn Wilson; comic Jacqueline Novak. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Late Night With Seth Meyers Liam Hemsworth; comic John Mulaney; Mutemath performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. KNBC

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

Last Call With Carson Daly Filmmaker Todd Haynes; Quilt performs; TV host David Rees. (N) 1:38 a.m. KNBC

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