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What to watch WEDNESDAY

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Enola Holmes

Netflix Original Film

Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown leads the cast and is also a producer on this film based on the book series by Nancy Springer. It’s a mystery/adventure set in 1884 that introduces the world’s greatest detective to his fiercest competitio­n yet: his teenage sister. Brown plays the title character — the younger sister of Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and Mycroft (Sam Claflin) Holmes — who becomes a supersleut­h in her own right, outwitting her famous brothers as she unravels a conspiracy that threatens to set back the course of history.

The Masked Singer

FOX, 7 p.m. Season Premiere Embarking on its fourth season, this Emmy Award-nominated singing competitio­n series is hosted by Nick Cannon and features panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinge­r and Robin Thicke.

America’s Got Talent

NBC, 7 p.m. Live Season Finale

In “Live Finale Results,” host Terry Crews reveals who America has chosen as the $1 million winner of America’s Got Talent Season 15. The two-hour finale will feature special guest performers and other surprises.

Islands of Wonder

PBS, 7 p.m.

Borneo, the third largest island on Earth, may seem like a paradise, but its harsh landscape proves a struggle to survive. In “Borneo,” these challenges are the secret to the island hosting a greater diversity of life than almost any other island.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Bravo, 8 p.m.

In “Secrets Revealed,” in never-before-seen footage from Season 10, the story behind Denise’s “Bravo, Bravo, @#$%ing Bravo” moment is finally revealed. Dorit faces mediation for her highly publicized lawsuit. Garcelle’s new house is threatened by wildfires. Meanwhile, Lisa checks out a swanky Hollywood apartment with her daughter Amelia, and Erika hopes to stay in one piece after Kyle takes her for a spin in a vintage car.

Food Paradise

Cooking Channel, 8 p.m.

In “Mangia Meals,” take a tour of Italy without leaving home, starting with a pizza in New York that’s as large as the city’s Italian population. There’s a colossal prosciutto calzone in Philly, perfect pasta in Michigan and an Italian hot dog in Vegas.

Coroner

The CW, 8 p.m. Season Finale

There are big payoffs for fans of smart, dedicated Toronto coroner Dr. Jenny Cooper (Serinda Swan), including answers about the childhood death of her sister and army vet Liam (Éric Bruneau) picking a not-so-great moment to reveal his feelings for her.

I Can See Your Voice

FOX, 8 p.m. New Series

The Masked Singer’s Ken Jeong hosts this game show: With the help of a celebrity panel, a contestant uses interrogat­ion and lip-synch challenges to guess — and weed out — bad singers from a group of six “secret voices.” Cash is earned or lost each round when the eliminated voice finally sings.

Agents of Chaos

HBO, 8 p.m.

This is a two-part documentar­y directed by Emmy and Academy Award winner Alex Gibney, with Part 2 airing the following evening at the same time, ahead of the November elections. The film is a product of years of reporting on Russian interferen­ce in the 2016 election.

NOVA

PBS, 8 p.m.

In “A to Z: The First Alphabet,” writing shaped civilizati­on itself, from the trading of goods to tales of ancient goddesses and kings. Follow the evolution of the written word, from millennia-old carvings in an Egyptian turquoise mine to our modern-day alphabets.

Jay Leno’s Garage

CNBC, 9 p.m.

In “America’s Toughest: In Harm’s Way,” Jay Leno explores the various reasons people may put themselves, and their vehicles, in harm’s way. First, he hangs out with people who like danger just for the thrill, like Travis Pastrana and his action sport collective, Nitro Circus.

Marrying Millions

Lifetime, 9 p.m. Midseason Finale Season 2 of the reality hit, about financiall­y mismatched couples, presses pause ... but not before Desiry and Kattie reel from bombs dropped by their multimilli­onaire loves, and Bri and Erica are torn between their families and their much older partners!

Hacking Your Mind

PBS, 9 p.m.

In “Us vs. Them,” discover how the auto-pilot biases we all experience fuel our nation’s divisions, see how authoritar­ians can hack them and find out how to overcome them.

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