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Thursday’s TV highlights

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SERIES

CNBC Titans: This new installment tells the story of the founders of mammoth consumer-goods manufacturer Procter & Gamble (6, 7, 9 and 10 p.m. CNBC).

Biography: Colton Harris-Moore, the former fugitive dubbed the “Barefoot Bandit,” is profiled (7 and 11 p.m. Biography).

Big Brother: The long-running reality series hosted by Julie Chen returns for another summer of close-quarters shenanigans (9 p.m. CBS).

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Futurama: Fry (voice of Billy West) quits his job at Planet Express to become a policeman in this new episode of the animated comedy (10 p.m. Comedy Central).

Louie: Our humble hero (Louis C.K.) goes house hunting on a new episode of the irreverent comedy series (10:30 p.m. FX).

SPECIALS

KTLA Morning News 20th Anniversary Special: The local morning show marks two decades of news and chat by celebrating in prime-time (8 p.m. KTLA).

Hollywood Sunset: A Farewell Tribute to Entourage: This new special offers highlights from the cable comedy’s first seven seasons (9:30 p.m. HBO).

MOVIES

The Losers: Jeffrey Dean Morgan and “Avatar’s” Zoe Saldana star in this exciting 2010 action tale (7:45 p.m. HBO).

Gone Baby Gone: Ben Affleck directed younger brother Casey in this 2007 thriller; Amy Ryan, Morgan Freeman and Michelle Monaghan also star (8 and 10:30 p.m. IFC).

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Starship Troopers: Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer and Neil Patrick Harris star in director Paul Verhoeven’s action-packed, allegorical 1997 sci-fi fable (9:45 p.m. Encore).

SPORTS

Baseball: The Cubs play the Nationals (4 p.m. WGN America), the Angels host the Mariners (7 p.m. FSN) and the Dodgers meet the Mets (7 p.m. FS Prime).

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