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Friday’s Highlights: Jamie Oliver cooks up a storm on ABC

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SERIES

Who Do You Think You Are? Looking into his family history, Matthew Broderick helps historians solve a 150-year-old mystery and discovers that his paternal grandfather served as a medic in World War I and that his grandmother was descended from a Civil War hero in this new episode (8 p.m. NBC).

Live From Abbey Road: Counting Crows, Melody Gardot and Hockey perform in this new episode (8 p.m. Sundance).

Bill Moyers Journal: Moyers speaks with financial journalist Gretchen Morgenson for a candid look at the obstacles facing substantive reform of the financial system, then takes a closer look at the newly signed health bill with John Nichols, the Nation, and Terry O’Neill, Now (9 p.m. KCET).

Chandon Pictures: In the premiere of this Australian import Tom Chandon (Rob Carlton, who also writes the series) is hired to shoot a wedding for his cousins (9 p.m. Sundance). A second new episode follows at 9:30.

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Caprica: The science fiction prequel to “Battlestar Gallactica” wraps its first season (9 p.m. Syfy).

MOVIES

Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars: A young spy competes against a popular student to become the official blogger of their high school class in this new TV movie starring Jennifer Stone and Kristin Booth (8 p.m. Disney).

Healing Hands: An accident (Eddie Cibrian) leaves a janitor with the ability to heal others, but at a risk to his own life in this 2010 TV drama (9 p.m. Hallmark).

SPORTS

College basketball: NCAA regional semifinals: St. Mary’s vs. Baylor (4 p.m. CBS); Purdue vs. Duke (6:30 p.m. CBS).

Pro basketball: The Lakers visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (5 p.m. KCAL).

Women’s college basketball: NCAA Division II final (5 p.m. ESPN2).

Hockey: The Ducks visit the Edmonton Oilers (6 p.m. FSN).

Soccer: The Colorado Rapids visit the Club Deportivo Chivas USA (7:30 p.m. KDOC).

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