Wednesday’s TV highlights

SERIES

60 Minutes on CNBC: This new series boasts the best business stories from one of the most honored news programs in television history (7 p.m. CNBC).

The Middle: Tired of being at the beck and call of their kids 24/7 and never having any quality time to themselves, Mike and Frankie (Neil Flynn, Patricia Heaton) try to regain control of the household in this new episode (8 p.m. ABC).

Human Target: Ilsa (Indira Varma) considers cutting ties with Chance (Mark Valley) when one of his old flames turns up seeking his help rescuing a kidnapped colleague in this new, two-hour episode (8 p.m. Fox).

Modern Family: Claire (Julie Bowen) becomes determined to stop a car that speeds through the neighborhood and Jay (Ed O’Neill) teaches Manny (Rico Rodriguez) to ride a bike in this new episode (9 p.m. ABC).

Great Performances at the Met: Otto Schenk’s production of Donizetti’s comic opera “Don Pasquale” is featured in the season premiere (9 p.m. KOCE).

Cougar Town: Jules (Courteney Cox) starts to question her relationship with Grayson (Josh Hopkins) after he fails to share her sadness over a series of unfortunate accidents in this new episode (9:30 p.m. ABC).

SPECIALS

The 37th Annual People’s Choice Awards: Queen Latifah hosts a ceremony honoring favorites in the fields of music, movies and TV, based on results of a viewer poll (9 p.m. CBS).

SPORTS

High School Football: Under Armour All-America Game: Red vs. White (4 p.m. ESPN).

College basketball: Alabama-Birmingham at Duke (4 p.m. ESPN2); Memphis at Tennessee (6 p.m. ESPN2).

Hockey: The Nashville Predators visit the Ducks (7 p.m. FSN).

Pro basketball: The Lakers visit the Phoenix Suns (7:30 p.m. KCAL); the Denver Nuggets visit the Clippers (7:30 p.m. FS Prime).