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Wednesday’s TV Highlights: ‘Royal Pains’ on USA

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This week’s TV Movies


SERIES

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Oh Sit! This new series is an extreme sports version of musical chairs, with a dozen daredevils competing in physically grueling challenges as a live band plays. When the music stops the last athlete not sitting is eliminated (8 p.m. KTLA).

So You Think You Can Dance: The 14 finalists perform some of Mia Michaels’ greatest routines in this new episode featuring guest judges Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt (8 p.m. Fox).

Storage Wars Texas: Ricky and Bubba plot to expand their franchise across the Lone Star State, and a new buyer, Jenny Grumbles, enters the fray, using her Southern wits to turn old furniture into massive payouts as the hidden treasure series returns with two new episodes (9 and 9:30 p.m. A&E;).

Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles: Josh Altman makes an eight-digit sale in the season finale (9 p.m. Bravo).

Adam Richman’s Best Sandwich in America: Regional winners and wild cards compete in the season finale (9 p.m. Travel).

American Hoggers: In the season premiere a rancher who is losing goats to a giant one-eared hog (10 p.m. A&E;).

Toy Hunter: This new series shows that finding rare and vintage toys is anything but child’s play (10 p.m. Travel).

Necessary Roughness: While treating a professional video gamer, Dani (Callie Thorne) discovers that being broken up with Matt (Marc Blucas) has its benefits in this new episode (10 p.m. USA).

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SPECIALS

Rogue Sharks: Reloaded: Leading experts on shark biology weigh in on the debate behind the existence of man-eating rogue sharks (8 p.m. Discovery). Followed at 9 p.m. by “Shark Fight” which introduces viewers to Shark-bite victims who devote their lives to saving sharks (9 p.m.).

SPORTS

Baseball: The Houston Astros visit the Chicago Cubs (11:10 a.m. WGN A); the Dodgers visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (4 p.m. KCAL); the Texas Rangers visit the New York Yankees (4 p.m. ESPN); the Cleveland Indians visit the Angels (7 p.m. FSN).

Soccer: Germany vs. Argentina (11:30 a.m. ESPN2); Mexico vs. United States (4:30 p.m. ESPN2); the Galaxy visit the Columbus Crew (4 p.m. NBCSP).

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