Friday’s Highlights

SERIES

Masterclass: Classical music’s Michael Tilson Thomas mentors three young students in this new installment (7 p.m. HBO).

Miley Cyrus in London: Live at the O2: The pop singer is featured in her very first primetime network special (8 p.m. ABC).

Flashpoint: A gas-station hostage crisis is the latest challenge for the SRU team in this new episode of the action drama (9 p.m. CBS).

Miami Medical: Chaos ensues in the wake of a boating accident on a new episode of the hospital drama (10 p.m. CBS).

Chefs vs. City: Seattle is the latest destination for this culinary competition (10 p.m. Food).

Battle of the Wedding Designers: Three contestants go head-to-head-to-head in the debut installment of this new series (10 p.m. TLC).

SPECIALS

Discovery Saved My Life: In this new special, viewers recall how they used information gleaned from the cable channel’s shows to escape from dangerous situations (9 p.m. Discovery).

MOVIES

The Incredible Mr. Limpet: Something’s fishy in this live-actiom/animated 1964 tale featuring Don Knotts (7 p.m. TCM).

State of Play: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams star in this 2009 political thriller (7:30 p.m. HBO).

Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Phoebe Cates star in this 1982 comedy-drama (9:45 p.m. Encore).

SPORTS

Soccer: Group play continues at the World Cup as the U.S. faces Slovenia (6:30 a.m. ESPN), England battles Algeria (11 a.m. ESPN2), and Japan challenges the Netherlands (4 a.m. early Saturday ESPN).

Baseball: The Angels at the Cubs (11 a.m. FSN), the Dodgers at the Red Sox (4 p.m. FS Prime) and the White Sox at the Nationals or the Dodgers at the Red Sox. (4 p.m. MLB).