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What to watch
WEDNESDAY
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Big Vape:
The Rise and Fall of Juul Netflix New Series
This addictive, infuriating docuseries charts the origins of the once omnipresent electronic cigarettes created by Adam Bowen and James Monsees. From the Stanford pals’ start as self-imagined tech pioneers creating a safer smoking option to the brand’s explosive growth and insidious marketing to youths, Big Vape’s three episodes pack in testimony from former Juul employees and users who aren’t just blowing smoke about their negative experiences.
Awareness Prime Video Original Film
This Spanish film follows Ian (Carlos Scholz), a rebellious teenager living on the outskirts of society who can manipulate minds with his ability to generate visual illusions. He uses this power to survive — running small, indiscreet scams. When one of Ian’s cons goes awry, his abilities publicly spiral out of control, and he becomes the target of two rival organizations, each seeking to exploit his powers. Pedro Alonso and María Pedraza also star.
Quantum Leap NBC, 8 p.m.
In “Ben & Teller,” Ben (Raymond Lee) takes on the role of a bank teller in the wrong place at the wrong time during a dangerous armed robbery; Addison (Caitlin Bassett), Magic (Ernie Hudson), Ian (Mason Alexander Park) and Jenn (Nanrisa Lee) come to terms with a shocking discovery; and the team adds a new member.
America Outdoors
With Baratunde Thurston PBS, 8 p.m. Season Finale
Season 2 concludes with “Maine: Embrace the Cold.” With its magnificent coastline and densely wooded interior, Maine is a place where outdoor adventure has a long history, and a love of wilderness starts in childhood. In this episode, Baratunde meets a Mainer reviving the craft of harvesting ice, straps on snowshoes to understand how being outside can help people recovering from addiction and takes an icy plunge in the winter ocean to embrace the cold.
Crime Scene Confidential Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
In “Investigating the Investigation,” Michelle O’Connell’s death by gunshot at age 24 isn’t a big story in St. Augustine, Florida. The single mom with the troubled past seems to have ended her own life. But Michelle’s outraged family is convinced law enforcement is ignoring all the signs of a brazen homicide for an obvious reason: They’re protecting one of their own.
Ghost Adventures Discovery Channel, 9 p.m. Season Premiere
Paranormal investigators Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley and Jay Wasley explore new haunted locations, spending a duskto-dawn lockdown in each place as they document key evidence to uncover the truth behind ghostly activity.
Magnum P.I. NBC, 9 p.m.
In “Three Bridges,” Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Higgins (Perdita Weeks) try to help Zhao, a close friend of Kumu (Amy Hill), recover her life savings after it was all lost to a scammer. Meanwhile, TC (Stephen Hill) becomes increasingly frustrated at the lack of progress in his recovery and pushes everyone away.
NOVA: Ancient Earth PBS, 9 p.m.
Seven hundred million years ago, Earth was a giant snowball cloaked in ice from pole to pole. How did life manage to hold on through this deadly deep freeze, find creative ways to bounce back and thrive in the dramatically different world that emerged?
Secrets of the Dead PBS, 10 p.m. New Episodes
The series’ 20th season picks up again with “The Sunken Basilica,” which uncovers the sunken remains of a fourth century basilica in western Turkey. Submerged beneath the waters of Lake Iznik for hundreds of years, the church could reveal crucial insights into the early days of Christianity.