Wednesday’s TV Highlights: ‘The Middle’ on ABC

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This week’s TV Movies

Arrow Felicity and Diggle (Emily Bett Rickards, David Ramsey) find Oliver (Stephen Amell) and persuade him to come back to Starling City, where he discovers Isabel (Summer Glau) is trying to take over Queen Consolidated, Thea (Willa Holland) is refusing to visit Moira (Susanna Thompson) in jail, and Roy (Colton Haynes) is trying to fill the void left by the Arrow’s departure in the season premiere. 8 p.m. KTLA

The Middle Principal Barker (Rachel Dratch) informs Frankie and Mike that Brick (Atticus Shaffer) hasn’t been going to classes in this new episode. 8 p.m. ABC

Earthflight, A Nature Special Presentation The series finale offers a behind-the-scenes look at the relationships between people and birds, and the technology and techniques used to capture the remarkable aerial footage. 8 p.m. KOCE

Criminal Minds Rossi (Joe Mantegna) and his colleagues try to determine if a sniper on the loose in Dallas is motivated by the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Eva LaRue guest stars as an FBI agent who helps the team with the investigation, in this new episode. 9 p.m. CBS

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit After accusing his squad of cooking the books and making rape allegations disappear, an officer (Marc Menchaca) lands in a psychiatric ward. Internal affairs asks the SVU to help investigate, using Brian (Dean Winters) as an undercover plant. Ice-T and Dann Florek also star in this new episode. 9 p.m. NBC

The Tomorrow People This re-imagining of a British series from the 1970s is set in modern-day New York and stars Robbie Amell as a high-school student who learns he’s a highly evolved form of human with special powers — and he’s not alone. Luke Mitchell, Peyton List and Mark Pellegrino also star. 9 p.m. KTLA

Top Chef In New Orleans, the chefs create and operate food trucks to feed Habitat for Humanity volunteers. 10 p.m. Bravo

American Horror Story: Coven The supernatural series returns for a new season with Jessica Lange and Kathy Bates. 10 p.m. FX

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Russell Peters; author Bob Dalek. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today The Rev. Al Sharpton; Tony Bennett; Kenny Rogers; Alfre Woodard; Kayli Stollak and Granny Gail. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America Hayden Panettiere; Katie Holmes; Sophie Lowe; David Myers. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Maggie Lawson (“Back in the Game”); Richard Marx and Matt Scannel perform; Kate Walsh (“Full Circle”). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Michael Hayden Panettiere (“Nashville”); Max Irons. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Bobby Flay; Kelly Clarkson; Sophie Lowe and Michael Socha. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Wendy Williams Show Blair Underwood. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

The Talk Blair Underwood. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

The Queen Latifah Show Angela Bassett; Naya Rivera; Gary Clark Jr. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS; 7 p.m. KCAL

The Dr. Oz Show Fighting the flu; deviated septum. (N) 2 p.m. KABC

Dr. Phil Two couples’ explosive fights are caught on tape. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Katie Daniel Radcliffe; Lyme disease. (N) 3 p.m. KABC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Jack Black; Joshua Malina; Shemar Moore; Lorde performs. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

The Doctors Traffic stop results in a lawsuit; contact lenses. (N) 5 p.m. KCAL

To the Contrary Debora Spar, Barnard College. (N) 6:30 p.m. KVCR

Conan Steve Martin; Edie Brickell; Leven Rambin. 9 and 11 p.m. TBS

Arsenio Hall Bill Maher; Margo Martindale; MC Lyte. (N) 11 p.m. KTLA

Tavis Smiley Gospel singer Jimmy Carter. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE

The Daily Show Michael Fassbender. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Chelsea Lately Dov Davidoff; Sofia Vergara. (N) 11 p.m. E!

The Colbert Report Tom Hanks. (N) 11:30 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show Whitney Cummings; Ann Romney; Lissie performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show Lucy Liu; Mark Jacobson; The Weeknd performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Ethan Dizon and Skylan Brooks; Arctic Monkeys perform. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Late Night Alan Rickman; Chloe Grace Moretz; Jeff Musial; Ylvis performs; Cassadee Pope performs. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show Sean Hayes; Tom Cotter. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS