What’s on TV Wednesday: Earth Day specials; Coronavirus
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SERIES
Survivor (N) 8 p.m. CBS
The Goldbergs (N) 8 p.m. ABC
The Masked Singer (N) 8 p.m. Fox
Ghost Nation (Season premiere) 8 p.m. Travel
Schooled CB (Brett Dier) is attracted to an environmental consultant (guest star Chloe Bridges) brought in to oversee the school’s Earth Day activities. AJ Michalka, Haneefah Wood, Tim Meadows and Bryan Callen also star in this new episode of the spinoff comedy. 8:30 p.m. ABC
SEAL Team (N) 9 p.m. CBS
American Housewife Over Greg’s (Diedrich Bader) objections, Katie (Katy Mixon) pushes Taylor (Meg Donnelly) to participate in her school’s senior prank. Daniel DiMaggio, Julia Butters and Evan O’Toole also star in this new episode of the family comedy. 9 p.m. ABC
H2O: The Molecule That Made Us The premiere of this science series documents how water arrived on Earth and became the most essential ingredient of all life. 9 p.m. KOCE
Single Parents (N) 9:30 p.m. ABC
S.W.A.T. (N) 10 p.m. CBS
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Nikki Glaser, Jane Fonda and Anthony Anderson. (N) 10 p.m. ABC
What We Do in the Shadows The vampires attend their first human Super Bowl party in this new episode of the spooky comedy. Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou and Harvey Guillén star. 10 p.m. FX
Brockmire Beth (Reina Hardesty) is supposed to give a speech to memorialize Jim (Hank Azaria) but she finds out that he lied to her about her deceased mother in this new episode of the comedy. Amanda Peet also stars. 10 p.m. IFC
It’s Personal With Amy Hoggart (Season finale) 10 p.m. TruTV
SPECIALS
Harry & Meghan: A Royal Rebellion Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s exit from royal life is examined in this new special. 8 p.m. CW
Climate Change: The Facts David Attenborough hosts this new Earth Day documentary, which brings together some of the world’s leading climate scientists to discuss what might happen if the current level of global warming increased by 1.5 degrees, and examines the consequences of rising temperatures on ice sheets, developing communities, fragile ecosystems and extreme weather events. 8 p.m. KOCE
Born Wild: The Next Generation Robin Roberts hosts this upbeat new special that presents a look at our planet’s next generation of baby animals and their native ecosystems. Filmed in Australia, California, Hawaii, Minnesota, Sri Lanka and Kenya. 8 p.m. Disney and National Geographic
She Walks With Apes This new Earth Day documentary, narrated by actress Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve”), tells the stories of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Birute Galdikas, who devoted much of their lives to living with the Great Apes. 9 p.m. BBC America
Jane Goodall: The Hope This new feature-length documentary airing on Earth Day explores how Goodall’s work with chimpanzees has changed the world for the better. 9 p.m. National Geographic
CORONAVIRUS
Coronavirus Briefings & Events 7 a.m., 3:30, 7:30 and 9 p.m. CSPAN
Coronavirus Pandemic (N) 10 and 11 a.m. CNN
Coronavirus Update (N) Noon CW
Pandemic: What You Need to Know (N) Noon ABC
White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing 2 and 6 p.m. CSPAN
Diario del Coronavirus 3 p.m. Univision
Coronavirus Crisis (N) 7 p.m. Fox
COVID-19: Black America’s Fight (N) 7 p.m. BET
Saving Ourselves: BET’s COVID-19 Relief Effort Kelly Rowland, Regina Hall and Terrence J host a benefit for communities of color impacted by COVID-19. With DJ Khaled, Chance the Rapper, Fantasia and others. 8 p.m. BET
TALK SHOWS
CBS This Morning (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today The COVID-19 pandemic. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA
Good Morning America Rosemarie DeWitt. (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Day L.A. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV
Live With Kelly and Ryan Jeffrey Dean Morgan; Natalie Dormer (“Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”). (N) 9 a.m. KABC
The View (N) 10 a.m. KABC
The Wendy Williams Show LuAnn de Lesseps (“The Real Housewives of New York City”); Gizelle Bryant. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV
The Talk Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg; Niecy Nash. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
Tamron Hall Well-being during the pandemic; loneliness, isolation and loss; the death toll; mourning. (N) 1 p.m. KABC
The Real Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave (“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”); Mike Epps. (N) 1 p.m. KTTV
The Kelly Clarkson Show A Facebook group connects neighbors in need; Octavia Spencer; David Dobrik. (N) 2 p.m. KNBC
Dr. Phil The search for COVID-19 treatments and a cure. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Earth Day; Kate Hudson. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC
The Dr. Oz Show (N) 3 p.m. KTTV
Amanpour and Company (N) 11 p.m. KCET; midnight KVCR; 1 a.m. KLCS
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central
Conan Shaquille O’Neal. 11 p.m. TBS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon LL Cool J; Dr. Jane Goodall; Kate Tempest performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Nathan Lane; chef José Andrés. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Chris Hemsworth. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC
Nightline Coronavirus. (N) 12:06 a.m. KABC
The Late Late Show With James Corden Ray Romano; Mike D and Ad-Rock; Alec Benjamin performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS
Late Night With Seth Meyers Andy Samberg; Jorma Taccone; Akiva Schaffer; Greta Gerwig; Allison Miller performs. 12:37 a.m. KNBC
A Little Late With Lilly Singh Actor Rob Corddry; comic Pete Holmes. 1:38 a.m. KNBC
Coach Carter (2005) 8 a.m. Sundance
The Mustang (2019) 8:55 a.m. Cinemax
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) 9:05 a.m. HBO
Role Models (2008) 9:22 a.m. Starz
Mission: Impossible III (2006) 10 a.m. IFC
Something’s Gotta Give (2003) 10:10 a.m. Epix
Everest (2015) 10:30 a.m. FX
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) 10:35 a.m. Cinemax
X-Men (2000) 10:45 a.m. HBO
Ice Age (2002) 11 a.m. Freeform
The Peanuts Movie (2015) 11 a.m. FXX
A League of Their Own (1992) 11 a.m. Sundance
Pulp Fiction (1994) 11:03 a.m. Starz
Paranormal Activity (2007) 11:44 a.m. Encore
The American President (1995) 11:50 a.m. and 10 p.m. Showtime
Jane (2017) Noon National Geographic
Instant Family (2018) 12:20 p.m. Epix
The Hate U Give (2018) 12:25 p.m. Cinemax
War of the Worlds (2005) 12:30 p.m. HBO
Taken (2008) 1 p.m. IFC
Clear and Present Danger (1994) 1:45 p.m. Showtime
Before the Flood (2016) 2 p.m. National Geographic
At Eternity’s Gate (2018) 2 p.m. TMC
Shazam! (2019) 2:30 p.m. HBO
The Rundown (2003) 2:40 p.m. Cinemax
Born in China (2016) 3 and 8 p.m. Disney XD
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) 3:22 and 10:42 p.m. Starz
Avatar (2009) 3:30 p.m. FX
Monkey Kingdom (2015) 3:50 and 6:35 p.m. Disney
Crawl (2019) 3:55 p.m. Epix
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) 4 p.m. Ovation
Billy Elliot (2000) 4 p.m. TMC
Good Will Hunting (1997) 4:05 p.m. Showtime
The Rider (2017) 4:08 p.m. Encore
Signs (2002) 4:25 p.m. Cinemax
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 4:30 p.m. AMC
Die Hard (1988) 4:45 p.m. HBO
An Inconvenient Truth (2006) 5 p.m. TCM
Penguins (2019) 5:15 and 9 p.m. Disney
Eye in the Sky (2015) 5:34 p.m. Starz
Neighbors (2014) 6 p.m. FXX
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) 6:15 p.m. Showtime
The Jungle Book (2016) 6:30 p.m. Freeform
Koyaanisqatsi (1983) 7 p.m. TCM
Training Day (2001) 7:15 and 10:34 p.m. IFC
Drag Me to Hell (2009) 7:19 p.m. Starz
The Remains of the Day (1993) 8 p.m. KVCR
Déjà Vu (2006) 8 p.m. Cinemax
A Quiet Place (2018) 8 p.m. Epix
The Dark Knight (2008) 8 p.m. Paramount
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 9 p.m. AMC
Sneakers (1992) 9:30 p.m. Ovation
The Hurricane (1999) 10:10 p.m. Cinemax
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) 10:15 p.m. KVCR
The Sea Around Us (1953) 10:15 p.m. TCM
Independence Day (1996) 11:30 p.m. Paramount
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