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■ NASCAR CUP SERIES: ALL-STAR OPEN/ALL-STAR RACE

FS1, 7 p.m. Live NASCAR’S All-star Race, reschedule­d from May, takes place on a Wednesday night for the first time, as stockcar racing’s best compete at Charlotte Motor Speedway. FS1’S coverage begins with the All-star Open, which gives drivers a final chance to gain entry into the main event. Drivers who qualify for the All-star Race will battle for a $1 million top prize.

■ UNITED WE FALL ABC, 8 p.m.

New Series! This profoundly realistic family sitcom follows the trials and tribulatio­ns of Jo (Christina Vidal Mitchell) and Bill (Will Sasso), parents of two young kids, as they try to make it day-to-day as a functionin­g family. Bill’s very judgmental live-in mother and Jo’s large Latinx Catholic family will never hesitate to let the couple know they’re seemingly screwing up, but Bill and Jo will always have each other’s backs, united against everyone.

■ TOUGH AS NAILS: “HEAVY METAL” CBS, 8 p.m.

The crew competes in a series of challenges at a junkyard, where they must take apart a car and retrieve auto parts. Next, the last two standing need all the strength they can spare in an overtime challenge removing tires from the rims.

■ MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT

Lifetime, 8 p.m.

Season Premiere! Five new couples will take a leap of faith when they walk down the aisle to marry a complete stranger. All 17 episodes are megasized to two hours to capture each couple’s emotional journey as they go from wedding to honeymoon to early nesting to the daily struggles of working on their marriage. After several weeks together, each couple must make a decision: Do they remain together or decide to divorce?

■ TCM SPOTLIGHT: FEEL-GOOD FILMS: “FAMILY TIES”

TCM, beginning at 8 p.m. Catch a Classic! Various types of families are featured in the themed lineup of feel-good films on TCM. The night begins with Best Actress Oscar nominee Rosalind Russell in 1958’s “Auntie Mame” and continues with Judy Garland in the Oscar-nominated “Meet Me in St. Louis” (1944); Best Actor Oscar nominee William Powell in “Life With Father” (1947); Bette Davis and Monty Woolley in “The Man Who Came to Dinner” (1942); Doris Day in “On Moonlight Bay” (1951); and Mickey Rooney in “Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever” (1939).

■ THE YETI LIVES Travel channel, 8 p.m. Dr. Mark Evans leads a new investigat­ion into the legend of the yeti, using cutting-edge technology to test the existence of the mysterious, apelike beast reported to roam the Himalayas.

■ GAME ON!

CBS, 9 p.m.

Former profession­al football player Tiki Barber joins Team Gronk and actor/comedian Ken Jeong joins Team Venus as they compete against each other in monster truck driving, a pony race and an arctic assault obstacle course.

■ ULTIMATE

TAG: “ONLY THE TOUGHEST ENDURE” FOX, 9 p.m.

New contestant­s enter the arena to test their athletic skills against the Taggers.

■ AMERICAN SOUL BET, 10 p.m.

Season Finale! The series looks at how Don Cornelius (Sinqua Walls) brought the famous music program “Soul Train” to television, and the impact it had.

 ?? Annette Brown / BET ?? Sinqua Walls as Don Cornelius from BET’S “American Soul” airing at 10 p.m. Wednesday.
Annette Brown / BET Sinqua Walls as Don Cornelius from BET’S “American Soul” airing at 10 p.m. Wednesday.
 ?? Everett Collection ?? Rosalind Russell stars in the 1958 film “Auntie Mame,” which is part of a marathon of feel-good comedies starting at 8 p.m. Wedensday on TCM.
Everett Collection Rosalind Russell stars in the 1958 film “Auntie Mame,” which is part of a marathon of feel-good comedies starting at 8 p.m. Wedensday on TCM.

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