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What to watch THURSDAY

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All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.

NBA Basketball TNT, beginning at 6 p.m. Live

TNT’s Thursday NBA doublehead­er opens with Kawhi Leonard and the L.A. Clippers in South Florida for a showdown with Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat. The second game takes place in Houston, where the Portland Trail Blazers face the Rockets.

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

ABC, 7 p.m.

It took nearly 38 years for the beloved syndicated game show to go primetime with celebritie­s spinning the iconic wheel for charity — and now we don’t want the feel-good fun to stop. Neither does longtime letter-turner Vanna White, who admits she got starstruck meeting The Bachelor host Chris Harrison in particular, and emotional in general: “When I’d see the amounts [they’re winning] for their charity, it is so heartwarmi­ng, you can’t help but tear up.” Having four million-dollar wedges on the allcash wheel certainly feeds the excitement, as does the playful trash-talking among the contestant­s: “You see a little tension,” White says, laughing. “It’s like, ‘Wait. How’d you get that? I should be getting that!’” She’s also enjoying having her own mic — another show first — and joining the game chatter. “The celebritie­s are able to say, ‘Vanna, why wasn’t there an R?’ And I say, ‘I’m sorry!’”

Hell’s Kitchen

FOX, 7 p.m.

Chef Ramsay opens up Hell’s Kitchen to 15 lucky couples who will get married in the restaurant and have a brunch prepared by the teams in the new episode “Wedding Bells in Hell.”

Mr. Mayor

NBC, 7 p.m.

In “Dodger Day,” Deputy Mayor Arpi Meskimen (Holly Hunter) helps her boss, Neil Bremer (Ted Danson), prep for his trickiest public service since taking office. Sadly, it has nothing to do with the robot police force he referenced in the series opener.

Superstore

NBC, 7:30 p.m.

“The Trough,” a new episode of the comedy’s sixth and final season, premieres tonight.

Call Me Kat

FOX, 8 p.m.

Phil (Leslie Jordan) runs into a sticky situation when a customer asks the cafe to bake a wedding cake in the new episode “Cake.”

Rehab Addict Rescue

HGTV, 8 p.m. New Series In this case, SOS means Save Our Structures! Overwhelme­d owners call on renovation pro Nicole Curtis to help them restore the stately homes they purchased. First up: a pair who bought an old 8,000-square-foot mansion and only have a few thousand dollars left to fix it up.

The Unicorn CBS, 8:30 p.m.

Wade (Walton Goggins) wants to invite Shannon (guest star Natalie Zea) to spend the night, but he first has to figure out how to explain it to Natalie (Makenzie Moss) and Grace (Ruby Jay) in the new episode “Overnight Sensation.”

Last Man Standing FOX, 8:30 p.m.

Vanessa (Nancy Travis) has to decide which of her two new granddaugh­ters will appear in an Outdoor Man ad in the new episode “Outdoor Toddler.”

Star Trek: Discovery CBS, 9 p.m.

Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 continues on CBS with “The War Without, the War Within,” in which Starfleet must use unconventi­onal tactics to take their next action against the Klingons.

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