Thursday’s Highlights

SERIES

Fight Science: This new installment surveys the ancient Chinese martial art of kung fu (6 and 9 p.m. National Geographic).

Biography on CNBC: The history of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle company is charted (7 and 10 p.m. CNBC).

The Vampire Diaries: Flashbacks to the 19th century explore the rocky relationship between brothers Stefan and Damon (Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder) (8 p.m. KTLA).

SoCal Connected: Correspondent John Larson reports on the fate of wild horses in Southern California (8 p.m. KCET).

Fringe: Olivia’s (Anna Torv) mysterious past may hold the key to saving hundreds of lives in this new episode (9 p.m. Fox).

30 Rock: Jenny (Jane Krakowski) gets an unwelcome visit from her mother (“SNL’s” Jan Hooks) (9:30 p.m. NBC).

Soundstage: The country and folk music stylings of Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller, a.k.a. “Three Girls and Their Buddy,” are featured (10 p.m. KCET).

SPECIALS

Surviving Survivor: The long-running reality series takes a look back -- and a sneak peek ahead -- in this special (8 p.m. CBS).

Super Bowl Fan Jam 2010: Rihanna and Justin Bieber are among the slated performers (9 p.m. VH1).

Paul Mooney: It’s the End of the World: The comic shares his hilariously astute cultural observations (11 p.m. Showtime).

MOVIES

The Adventures of Robin Hood: Errol Flynn is the man in tights in this classic 1938 swashbuckler (9 p.m. TCM).

SPORTS

Pro basketball: The Heat meets the Cavaliers (5 p.m. TNT) and the Spurs take on the Trail Blazers (7:30 p.m. TNT).

College basketball: The UCLA Bruins battle Stanford (7:30 p.m. FS Prime).

Hockey: The Ducks visit the Kings (7:30 p.m. FSN).