Wednesday’s TV Highlights: ‘Modern Dads’ on A&E

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

Broadchurch Fingerprints at the murder scene lead Hardy and Miller (David Tennant, Olivia Colman) to a surprising suspect in a new episode of the mystery import. 7 p.m. BBC America

BBQ Crawl Danielle gets ready for the world’s largest barbecue contest, the American Royal in Kansas City, which will be featured in next week’s season finale. 8 p.m. Travel

MasterChef In this new episode, the cooks re-create popular dishes served at a Wolfgang Puck’s WP24 restaurant in Los Angeles. 9 p.m. Fox

Royal Pains Divya (Reshma Shetty) goes to Italy to tell her mother about her pregnancy and learns she’s not the only one with big news to share in this new episode. 9 p.m. USA

Top Chef Masters In this new episode, the chefs open Los Angeles-themed restaurants. 10 p.m. Bravo

Necessary Roughness As the V3 scandal comes to a head, Dani (Callie Thorne) tries to track down her missing client. Mehcad Brooks and Scott Cohen also star in the season finale. 10 p.m. USA

Modern Dads This new unscripted series follows four stay-at-home fathers in Austin, Texas, who have banded together to support one another as they meet the daily challenges of child rearing. 10:30 p.m. A&E

SPECIALS

Count It Down: Extreme Reality Stars This new special counts down biggest personalities in unscripted TV. 8 p.m. TV Guide

TALK SHOWS

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

Today (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. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Michael Steven Tyler; the Baby Bootie Camp workout. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Robin Thicke performs; Ed Helms. 10 a.m. KABC

The Talk Joe Manganiello; chef Tim Love. 1 p.m. KCBS

The Doctors An implant to control one’s appetite; May May Ali discusses her father’s Parkinson’s disease. 2 p.m. KCBS

The Dr. Oz Show Dr. Andrew Weil’s five essential ingredients for optimal health; pain solutions. 2 p.m. KABC

Dr. Phil Parents of a missing teen discuss their side; a polygraph test. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Katie Judge Judy Sheindlin; Chris Powell; W. Kamau Bell. 3 p.m. KABC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tim Allen; Kunal Nayyar; Maroon 5 performs. 4 p.m. KNBC

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé Cost of raising children; compensation for egg donation. (N) 6:30 p.m. KVCR

Between the Lines Jackie Collins: Drop Dead Beautiful. 9 p.m. KLCS

Tavis Smiley Carol Burnett. 11 p.m. KOCE

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Chelsea Lately Kathryn Hahn is promoting Afternoon Delight; John Caparulo; Jen Kirkman; James Davis. (N) 11 p.m. E!

Conan Ken Jeong; Mary Lynn Rajskub; the Black Angels. 11 p.m. TBS

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

The Colbert Report Author Colum McCann. 11:31 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Kristen Bell; Jake Johnson; Phillip Phillips performs. 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show With David Letterman Tina Fey; Hugh Evans; Valerie June performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Harrison Ford; Keri Russell; Joan Jett performs. 11:35 p.m. KABC

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Bruce Willis; June Shannon; Mayer Hawthorne performs. 12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Jonah Hill; race car driver Tony Kanaan. 12:37 a.m. KCBS

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

Last Call With Carson Daly Michael Fitzpatrick; Sarah Polley; A Silent Film. 1:36 a.m. KNBC