TELEVISION
WEDNESDAY 9/5
Star of 8 P.M., The Month TCM Hey, pallies! Dean Martin is the focus of attention in September, starting with the pics Living It Up (1954) and Hollywood or Bust (1956) with Jerry Lewis. Born This Way 8 P.M., A&E Will Christina and Angel get all tied up in knots before getting married during the two-hour season finale? Martha & Snoop’s 9 P.M.,
Potluck Dinner Party VH1 Fo’ sizzle! The duo try to bowl over Don Cheadle, Sherri Shepherd and TLC’s Chilli with a hot chili-eating contest as the season ends. It’s Always Sunny 10 P.M.,
Philadelphia FXX In the 13th season premiere, Frank (Danny DeVito) and the gang add a little more diversity to their attempts to try to reverse the fortunes of Paddy’s bar.
THURSDAY 9/6
NFL Football 7 P.M., NBC The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles kick off the season against their NFC rival the Atlanta Falcons.
Bite Club 9 P.M., FOOD
Host Tyler Florence looks for the best chefs in cities across America — starting with a deep-dish competition in Chicago. Flip or Flop 9 P.M., HGTV In the season finale, Tarek and Christina land on a small three-bedroom, twobathroom home in Santa Ana, Calif., that has one problem after another. Queen of 9 P.M., the South USA When Teresa (Alice Braga) tries to lend a hand in freeing a friend, she comes face-to-face with an enemy. Jay Leno’s 10 P.M., Garage CNBC Jay hits the road in Billy Gardell’s 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass, then takes a walk down memory lane reminiscing about their days shopping at thrift stores.
FRIDAY 9/7
Atypical 3 A.M., NETFLIX A new season brings difficult decisions to the fore for autistic teen Spike (Keir Gilchrist), his mom (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and the rest of the Gardner family.
City of Joy 3 A.M., NETFLIX
Follow women brutalized in the war-torn Congo as they find a place to regain feelings of hope in this doc. Stand Up 8 P.M., to Cancer VARIOUS Katie Couric, Matthew McConaughey, Trevor
Noah and Keith Urban are among the celebs up for the biennial fundraiser, airing on more than 50 networks.
American 9 P.M., Masters PBS Back-to-back episodes sketch out the lives of printmaker Elizabeth Murray and “Christina’s World” painter Andrew Wyeth.
Crazy Cakes 10 P.M., COOKING
One baker sets the record straight to create a cake with a working jukebox, while another steps it up for a ballet-themed babyshower confection!