Thursday’s TV Highlights: ‘Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll’ on FX

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

The Seventies The season finale focuses on American popular music, its new formats and established who artists found ways to reinvent themselves. 6 and 9 p.m. CNN

Food Fighters A California law student puts his signature dish to the test as he competes against professionals, including chef Fabio Viviani. 8 p.m. NBC

Beauty and the Beast Cat and Vincent’s (Kristin Kreuk, Jay Ryan) search for Liam (Jason Gedrick) could be helped by information about a mysterious patient, in this new episode. Austin Basis, Nina Lisandrello and Nicole Gale Anderson also star. 8 p.m. KTLA

The Astronaut Wives Club In this new episode, the rapid changes in American society in the late 1960s leaves the astronauts’ wives wondering where they fit in. Zoe, Aaron McCusker, Dominique McElligott and Desmond Harrington star. 8 p.m. ABC

Mistresses Karen (Yunjin Kim) reaches one of the most critical decisions of her life, while Joss (Jes Macallan) mulls how things might have been had she made a different romantic choice, in this new episode. Rochelle Aytes also stars with guest star Ricky Whittle). 9 p.m. ABC

Project Runway One of the fan-favorite episodes every season is the unconventional materials challenge, and in this new edition, the designers must turn to a greeting card company (product placement alert!) as inspiration for high-style, wearable looks. Ashley Tisdale steps in as a guest judge. 9 p.m. Lifetime

Complications In the season finale, John and Gretchen’s (Jason O’Mara, Jessica Szohr) plans to get Antoine (Jaiden Byrd) home are interrupted by another unexpected complication. Beth Riesgraf and Lauren Stamile also star. 9 p.m. USA

Under the Dome Christine’s (Marg Helgenberger) hold on Chester’s Mill may be near its end as Big Jim and Julia (Dean Norris, Rachelle Lefevre) come up with a strategy that ultimately could place Barbie and Eva (Mike Vogel, Kylie Bunbury) in peril. 10 p.m. CBS

Rookie Blue Determined to save Oliver’s (Matt Gordon) career, several officers enlist Duncan (Matt Murray) to help prove that his stepfather, Commissioner Santana (Richard Chevolleau), is culpable in the precinct bombing. 10 p.m. ABC

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Gigi (Liz Gillies) insists the entire band see a musical therapist (guest star Griffin Dunne). Denis Leary stars in this new episode. 10 p.m. FX

Dominion With time running out, Alex (Christopher Egan) attempts a dangerous eviction to save Vega from an impending attack, in the new episode. 10 p.m. Syfy

Graceland Mike’s (Aaron Tveit) drug addiction reaches a breaking point as he and Gusti (Mahedi Rakib) are caught in a dangerous situation, in this new episode. 10 p.m. USA

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Writer David Simon and director Paul Haggis (“Show Me a Hero”). (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Connie Britton; Camila Alves; the Rockettes; Austin Stowell; Suzy Welch; Heavenly Joy Jerkins. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA

Good Morning America Director Guy Ritchie and Alicia Vikander (“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”). (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Henry Diltz; Susan Lucci (“Devious Maids”). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Michael Connie Britton (“Nashville”); Rupert Friend (“Hitman: Agent 47”); co-host Busy Philipps. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Salt-N-Pepa performs. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Talk Regina Hall; Daniel Sunjata; chef Susan Feniger. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 12:30 a.m. KOCE; 1 a.m. KLCS

Conan Kevin Bacon; former Gov. John H. Sununu (R-N.H.); Maggie Maye. (N) 11 p.m. TBS

The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore (N) 11:30 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Paul Giamatti; Alicia Vikander; Robin Thicke performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Jimmy Kimmel Live Owen Wilson; Kaitlyn Bristowe; Juanes performs. 11:35 p.m. KABC

Tavis Smiley Author Lisa Scottoline. midnight KOCE

Late Night With Seth Meyers Kristen Wiig; Tituss Burgess; David Simon. (N) 12:37 a.m. KNBC

Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC

The Late Late Show Naomi Campbell. 1:07 a.m. KCBS