Wednesday’s TV Highlights: ‘Inside the Actors Studio’ on Bravo

SERIES

Jay Leno’s Garage Keanu Reeves is a guest in this new episode. 7 and 10 p.m. CNBC

Rosewood Villa (Jaina Lee Ortiz) is attracted to Rosewood’s (Morris Chestnut) best friend (Taye Diggs) in this new episode. 8 p.m. Fox

Inside the Actors Studio Bryan Cranston (“Malcolm in the Middle,” “Breaking Bad” and “Trumbo”) sits down with host James Lipton. 8 p.m. Bravo

Empire A former convict (Rosie O’Donnell) helps Cookie and Candace (Taraji P. Henson, Vivica A. Fox) with a troubled family member, while Jamal (Jussie Smollett) starts a collaboration with a music sensation (Alicia Keys). 9 p.m. Fox

NOVA The new episode “Inside Einstein’s Mind” retraces Albert Einstein’s thought experiments that led to reshaping the world’s understanding of gravity. 9 p.m. KOCE and KPBS.

Code Black A veteran of the stage version of “The Lion King,” guest star Alton Fitzgerald White plays a performer in the stage version of “The Lion King” who seeks a sore throat treatment. Marcia Gay Harden stars in this new episode. 10 p.m. CBS

Christmas Through the Decades This new mini-series recalls celebrations of Christmas past, beginning with the 1960s. 10 p.m. History

SPECIALS

The Making of the Wiz Live! This new special takes viewers behind the scenes as actors and crew prepare for next week’s live broadcast of “The Wiz!” With Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and “Wiz” veteran Stephanie Mills. 8 p.m. NBC

MOVIES

Planes, Trains and Automobiles Writer-director John Hughes teamed with John Candy and Steve Martin in this 1987 comedy about a businessman (Martin) trying to get home for Thanksgiving, and ends up traveling with a good-natured but overly friendly stranger (Candy). 8 p.m. KTLA

Once Upon a Holiday As Christmas approaches, a stressed-out royal princess flees her official duties to see how “regular” people live and winds up falling for a good Samaritan who has no idea of her true identity. Briana Evigan, Paul Campbell and Greg Evigan (Briana’s dad) star in this new romance. 8 p.m. Hallmark

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Brian Cornell, Target. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Adele performs; John O’Hurley; Carly Simon. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

Today Marlo Thomas; Jean Chatzky. (N) 9 a.m. KNBC

Today Tom Jones; John O’Hurley (“The National Dog Show”). (N) 10 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America “Dancing With the Stars” after party; Ivanka Trump. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Michael Mariah Carey (“A Christmas Melody”); Melissa Benoist (“Supergirl”). (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View The winners from “Dancing With the Stars.” (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Meredith Vieira Show Patricia Arquette (“CSI: Cyber”); Andrea Bocelli performs. (N) 11 a.m. KNBC

The Doctors A “Teen Mom” star says she was misdiagnosed with a mental health disorder. (N) 11 a.m. KCAL

Wendy Williams Shanice Williams, Ne-Yo, David Alan Grier and Elijah Kelley (“The Wiz Live!”); Carla Hall. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

The Talk Maura Tierney; Curtis Stone. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

Rachael Ray Evander Holyfield and Laila Ali. (N) 1 p.m. KABC

The Dr. Oz Show A patient who changed Dr. Oz’s life; Marlo Thomas. (N) 2 p.m. KTTV

Dr. Phil A woman wants her mother to kick her drug-addicted father out of their lives. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Steve Harvey Mariah Carey (“A Christmas Melody”). (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

The Real Erykah Badu; April Star; Evelyn Braxton. (N) 3 p.m. KTTV

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Jamie Foxx; Michael B. Jordan (“Creed”). (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

Tavis Smiley Ian McKellen. (N) 11:30 p.m. KOCE

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Nathan Lane; Steven Yeun; Chris Brown performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Gloria Estefan; chef Daniel Boulud. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Charlie Rose (N) midnight KOCE

The Late Late Show With James Corden Chrissy Teigen; James Van Der Beek; Jay Duplass; Tove Lo. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Late Night With Seth Meyers Matthew Morrison; Uzo Aduba; A Great Big World; Brian Chase. (N) 12:37 a.m. KNBC

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

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