WEDNESDAY’S BEST PICKS
8 PM Nature In the new episode
^ “Canada: Surviving the Wild North,” nature is a big part of Canada’s identity — big animals and dramatic landscapes that make up the world’s second largest country by landmass. This episode tells a series of stories about survival, where timing and opportunity can mean the difference between life and death. From its size and scale to its geology and climate and its position on Earth, Canada is unique.
8 PM The Conners It’s Halloween
* at the Conners house, and Dan (John Goodman) encourages the family to decorate the house in preparation of trick or treaters. When everyone is feeling too busy and overwhelmed to help, Becky (Lecy Goranson) tries to take matters into her own hands. Meanwhile, Harris (Emma Kenney) takes a stand on an issue that ruffles a few feathers in Darlene’s (Sara Gilbert) new neighborhood in the new episode “Book Bans and Guillotine Hands.”
8 PM, 10:03 PM Married at First
(LIFE)
Sight It’s finally time for the couples to take control of their marriages and their futures as they make the decision to stay married or get a divorce. But as they prepare to move forward from the unusual experiment, a shocking realization leads one couple to reverse their decision in the two-hour Season 15 finale episode “This Was Supposed to Be Our New Start.”
8 PM
(TCM) MOVIE Sheba, Baby
When small-time Louisville businessman Andy Shayne (Rudy Challenger) gets roughed up by a group of hired thugs looking to send a message, they are unaware that his daughter is private detective Sheba Shayne (Pam Grier). While the thugs are trying to get him to sell out to a competitor, Sheba is not going to let anyone hurt her father, nor his business. And you can take that “little lady” talk somewhere else because she is ready for battle in this 1975 classic.
9PM Guy’s Ultimate Game
(FOOD)
Night The greatest living magic duo of all time appears in Guy’s Flavortown Lounge — Las Vegas legends Penn & Teller — in the new episode “Magic and Mayhem.” They face off against personality extraordinaire Carson Kressley and comedian Matt Iseman for a night of unbelievable food, games and fun times. They’re all playing for charity and a chance to win the beloved golden frying pan. Can Penn & Teller pull a rabbit out of a hat or will Kressley just work to make Guy’s hair disappear?
9PM Property Brothers:
(HGTV)
Forever Home During the Season 7 premiere episode, Drew and Jonathan help a couple update a property that’s been in their family for generations. While it’s filled with sentimental memories of family parties and holiday gatherings, the home hasn’t been remodeled since the ’80s. It needs major updates so the couple can host celebrations of their Hispanic heritage, as well as create special moments of their own. The brothers rework the home into an inviting open concept perfect for entertaining their extended family.
10 PM Jay Leno’s Garage In (CNBC) the epic season finale episode “POTUS and Next Gen Hot Rods,” host Jay Leno joins President Joe Biden at the secret service training ground to discuss hotrodding and the future of electric cars. Then, comedian Jim Jefferies and Jay take car recycling to a whole new level in an action-packed game of car soccer. Meanwhile, automotive journalist Alanis King goes against Jay in another episode of “Stump a Car Nerd!” They also talk tech while testing out Mercedes’ Augmented Reality Heads Up Display.
10:31 PM Sherman’s Showcase (IFC)
If you are looking to laugh until you cry, the Season 2 premiere of this starstudded variety show brings down the house. Expect a jam-packed new season full of sketches, songs, fashion statements, movie parodies, outrageous antics, and even a trip to Lagos. Host Sherman McDaniels (Bashir Salahuddin) takes viewers through time, via music and comedy drawn from the 50-year library of a legendary (but fictional) musical variety show.