The Guardian (Charlottetown)

TV TOP picks

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1 Hollywood Game Night 8 p.m. on (CTV); 11:01 p.m. on (NBC-B), (NBC-D)

The title “I Wanda Who Will Win” makes it reasonably clear who one of this new episode’s celebrity players is: comedian-actress Wanda Sykes, who’s joined by Emmy winner Michael Chiklis (“The Shield”), Cheryl Hines, Jerry Ferrara (“Entourage”) and music stars Josh Groban and Ciara in trying to help two “civilian” contestant­s win $25,000. Host Jane Lynch, a dual Emmy winner herself, keeps the hour moving with a variety of trivia-based games.

2 Fresh Off the Boat 9 p.m. on (ABC-B)

Thinking he’s found a kindred spirit in his school’s only other Chinese student (guest star Albert Tsai, “Trophy Wife”), Eddie (Hudson Yang) is in for disappoint­ment in “Phillip Goldstein.” Despite their shared heritage, the youngsters turn out to have little if anything in common. When Mitch (guest star Paul Scheer) goes to work at a competing restaurant, Louis (Randall Park) feels he’s been handed the worst possible form of betrayal.

3 Livin’ Lozada 9 p.m. on (OWN)

In the new episode “What Would Beyonce Do?,” Evelyn receives some bad news and tries to work through her grief. Shaniece decides to literally go for broke as she seriously overspends on a gift for her boyfriend, but when Evelyn finds out about it, she issues her daughter a reality check.

4 Zoo 10 p.m. on (CTV) (CBS-B)

Now united in probing the global uprising by animals, Jackson, Abraham, Mitch, Jamie and Chloe (James Wolk, Nonso Anozie, Billy Burke, Kristen Connolly, Nora Arnezeder) head for Mississipp­i in the new episode “Pack Mentality.” The “Pack” refers to wolves that besieged a prison there, and a fugitive from death row (guest star Marcus Hester) may have some answers.

5 Knock Knock Live 10 p.m. on (FOX-R)

In the tradition of the famous ads in which people are surprised by a knock at their door, letting them know they’ve won a sweepstake­s, this new series — executive-produced and hosted by Ryan Seacrest — brings the same sort of good news to people across America. Their fondest wishes are fulfilled by celebrity co-hosts who visit them on location, while Seacrest monitors the sure-to-be-happy developmen­ts from a Los Angeles studio.

6 Flex & Shanice 10 p.m. on (OWN)

An old friend of Shanice stirs up trouble when she shows up looking for a place to crash. A frustrated Flex looks for someone who can watch the kids so he can attend an important meeting. Ruba shoots his Web series with Glozell as a guest, while Crystal revels in her new freedom a bit too much, in the new episode “Glozell & the Bad Houseguest.”

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