Wednesday’s BesT PiCks
8 p.m. TLC My 600-Lb. Life William had a bright future ahead of him. Well, until a devastating knee injury derailed his blossoming sports career, leaving him immobile. Now, his weight is over 600 pounds. In order to lose weight, he’ll have to accept the past and face his future.
DSC Expedition X Considering it’s supposedly a nation full of fantastic
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beasts, Jess and Phil visit Jolly Old England in order to hunt for a legendary creature roaming the forests. While there, the experience leaves them stunned, moving the needle from myth to magical.
9p.m.HISTORYAmericanPickers
Sometimes, picking apart is just what the doctor ordered. When Mike goes solo in Wisconsin, he gets the VIP treatment to a famous race car driver’s amazing collection of motorcycles and memorabilia. Meanwhile, Robbie and Jersey are looking for signs.
9 p.m. (39) Family Law Abby’s (Jewel Staite) latest client, a woman struggling with Alzheimer’s, wants to pursue a medically assisted death before the disease destroys her capacity to give consent. With time running out, the woman’s son seeks a court order to block her access.
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Season 36 of everyone’s favorite globe-trekking adventure begins with this premiere. Although some watch for the packing tips, many others enjoy the excitement of watching the teams
9:30 p.m. The Amazing Race
cross the finish line and be greeted by New Zealander, Phil Keoghan.
9:30 p.m. (7) Family Guy Wednesdays are better now that Seth MacFarlane’s insane animated comedy has moved to its new night. Life in Quahog, R.I., is a mass of montages, cultural callbacks and a wonderfully insensitive look at family life with the occasional musical stanza.
FX Feud: Capote vs. The Swans Turn out the lights; the party’s over. After writer Truman Capote (Tom Hollander) backstabs his beloved swans, the scorned women do everything in their power to ruin the writer’s life as an act of revenge.
10 p.m. SYFY Resident Alien Love on other planets takes on very different forms. Harry (Alan Tudyk) is fascinated by his neighbors and patients. But with his cover threatened by outsiders, he needs to assimilate sooner than later in all aspects of human existence. Even love.
10 p.m. (10) Judge Steve Harvey Equal parts hilarious and honest, Judge
Steve Harvey’s also rich in common sense. And in his courtroom, that’s
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far more important than any old law degree. Harvey welcomes a variety of conflicts and characters to the court, helping to settle guests’ cases. 10:35p.m.LIFEPrisonBrides Traveling
from far and wide, this series follows as women leave their homes — some visiting the United States for the first time — to come and meet their prisoner fiancés, husbands or partners, grappling with their decision to risk it all for true love.