Friday’s TV Highlights: ‘Great Performances: Billy Elliot’ on KOCE

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

The Amazing Race In Zambia, Africa, the racers feed crocodiles and walk with lions. 8 p.m. CBS

Reign Mary (Adelaide Kane) tries to keep Francis (Toby Regbo) stable enough to thwart the newly returned King Antoine’s (Ben Aldridge) plans in this new episode. Megan Fellows, Anna Popplewell, Craig Parker, Torrance Coombs and Celina Sinden also star. 8 p.m. KTLA

Last Man Standing Mike (Tim Allen) gets a vintage car as a birthday gift, and Jay Leno guest stars as the original owner who has a lot of advice for him in the new episode. Nancy Travis, Kaitlyn Dever and Molly Ephraim also star. 8 p.m. ABC

Hawaii Five-0 A killer’s daring escape using motorcycle to jump from roof to roof leads McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) and the team to a group of stunt bikers in this new episode. Victoria Pratt and Robbie Knievel — son of Evel Knievel — guest star. 9 p.m. CBS

Great Performances The season premiere features a performance of Elton John’s Tony Award-winning musical “Billy Elliot,” based on the 2000 film. 9 p.m. KOCE and KPBS

Blue Bloods Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) joins the hunt for two fugitives, one of whom is a man he now believes he sent to prison wrongfully. Esai Morales guest stars in this new episode. Tom Selleck also stars. 10 p.m. CBS

The Knick Dr. Thackery (Clive Owen) vows to make a return to the Knick, a prospect the hospital board isn’t happy about. Juliet Rylance, Chris Sullivan, Michael Angarano and Grainger Hines also star in this new episode. 10 p.m. Cinemax

Pacific Warriors This new unscripted series follows teams of men and women in Hawaii as they undergo intense training to master the ancient art of kayak fishing, which involves landing a 100-pound-plus fish from a small, handmade canoe. 10 p.m. Discovery

MOVIES

Compared to What? The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank This intimate new documentary captures the public and private life of one of America’s most sharp-witted and controversial legislators, using candid footage, 40 years of archival material and interviews with colleagues on both sides of the aisle, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and former Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D-N.Y). 9 p.m. Showtime

TALK SHOWS

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

Today Carrie Underwood. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

Today Bob Saget; Carrie Underwood performs. (N) 9 a.m. KNBC

Today Peter Souhleris and Dave Seymour; Carrie Underwood performs. (N) 10 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America Vin Diesel (“The Last Witch Hunter”); Joe Jonas performs; Improve This. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Live With Kelly and Michael Kate Hudson; Kat Dennings; chef Eric Ripert. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.); Tony Bennett performs. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Meredith Vieira Show Nicole Scherzinger (“Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris”); Mat Franco. (N) 11 a.m. KNBC

The Doctors Black-market buttock injections. (N) 11 a.m. KCAL

The Wendy Williams Show Whoopi Goldberg and daughter Alex Martin (“According to Alex”). (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

The Talk Danielle Panabaker; Chi-Lan Lieu. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

Rachel Ray Lea Thompson (“Back to the Future”); Dr. Mehmet and Lisa Oz. (N) 1 p.m. KABC

The Dr. Oz Show Ree Drummond (“Pioneer Woman”); author Elizabeth Gilbert (“Eat, Pray, Love”). (N) 2 p.m. KTTV

Dr. Phil A woman is reunited with her 20-year-old homeless daughter. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Oprah Winfrey (“Oprah’s Master Class”); 5 Seconds of Summer performs. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

The Rachel Maddow Show Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. (N) 6 p.m. MSNBC

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

Washington Week With Gwen Ifill The race for the Democratic nomination: Carol Lee, the Wall Street Journal. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s on Benghazi: Josh Gerstein, Politico. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) runs for House Speaker: Manu Raju, CNN. Donald Trump’s unconventional campaign: Molly Ball, the Atlantic. (N) 8 p.m. KOCE

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé LGBT and the Methodist Church. (N) 10 p.m. KVCR

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 12:30 a.m. KOCE; 1 a.m. KLCS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Howard Stern; Public Enemy performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Tavis Smiley Dick Van Dyke. (N) midnight KOCE

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