What to watch WEDNESDAY
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Penguin Bloom
Netflix Original Film
Naomi Watts (also a producer), Andrew Lincoln and Jacki Weaver star in this drama based on the book by Bradley Trevor Greive and Cameron Bloom and inspired by reallife events.In 2013, Samantha Bloom (Watts) was paralyzed from the chest down. Sam — a lifelong outdoorswoman, surfer and traveler — was unrecognizable to herself and spent long months in a depression. A year later, her children brought home a wounded baby magpie they found and named “Penguin.” Sam bonded with the household’s new member, beginning a process of emotional healing that surprised her husband and sons, her mother (Weaver) and herself.
NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Live LeBron James leads the L.A. Lakers into Philadelphia for a matchup against the 76ers. In ESPN’s second game, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors host the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Masked Dancer
FOX, 7 p.m.
The three finalists from Group A and Group B come together for the highly anticipated “Super Six” episode. Whitney Cummings joins as a guest panelist.
Chicago Med NBC, 7 p.m.
In “In Search of Forgiveness, Not Permission,” Drs. Marcel (Dominic Rains) and Manning (Torrey DeVitto) lay everything on the line to assist a sick woman. Dr. Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) faces an uphill battle in getting participants involved in his clinical trial. Dr. Choi (Brian Tee) clashes with a patient who demands absolute perfection of himself.
SEAL Team
CBS, 8 p.m.
In the new episode “Horror Has a Face,” Bravo Team becomes increasingly desperate to rescue Ray (Neil Brown Jr.) before it’s too late.
Chicago Fire
NBC, 8 p.m.
In “Funny What Things Remind Us,” while completing a task assigned to him by headquarters, Boden (Eamonn Walker) makes an unforeseen connection. When the firehouse is called to the site of a construction explosion, Gallo (Alberto Rosende) is forced to make a surprise rescue to one of their own. Mouch (Christian Stolte) reignites an old feud.
For Life
ABC, 9 p.m. New Episodes
Aaron (Nicholas Pinnock) continues his battle against the very political machine that once put him away, undeservedly, as the wrongfully convicted prisoner turned litigator and social crusader embarks on a more personal journey.
Chicago P.D. NBC, 9 p.m.
In “Unforgiven,” a cop is murdered, and suspicion falls on someone who has been holding a grudge against the officer. Intelligence works hard to solve the case, but Deputy Superintendent Samantha Miller (Nicole Ari Parker) is hesitant to defend him until she knows the whole story.