Wednesday’s TV Highlights: ‘Black-ish’ on ABC

SERIES

The Mysteries of Laura Laura (Debra Messing) and her team investigate the ghastly death of a gym owner who was cooked alive in his own sauna in a new episode. 8 p.m. NBC

The Middle This new episode has family members unexpectedly trapped in their own “Twilight Zone”-like stories, with Brick (Atticus Shaffer) narrating an introduction to each. 8 p.m. ABC

The Goldbergs When Adam’s (Sean Giambrone) girlfriend Dana (Natalie Alyn Lind) visits, they plan to spend Halloween together, leaving Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) feeling neglected in this new episode. 8:30 p.m. ABC

Criminal Minds In a Halloween-themed episode the team heads to Detroit, pursuing a series of murders in which the corpses are incorporated into macabre graffiti art. Thomas Gibson, who directs this episode, and Aisha Tyler star. 9 p.m. CBS

Supernatural This new episode follows the brothers (Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki) on a road trip to fight monsters and demons, told from the point of view of Dean’s vintage Impala. 9 p.m. KTLA

Worst Cooks in America In the season finale mentors Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray take the celebrity finalists to a professional kitchen for a final challenge. 9 p.m. Food

Blackish Dre’s (Anthony Anderson) cousin (Michael Strahan), who tormented Dre as a child, pays a visit in this new Halloween-themed episode. 9:30 p.m. ABC

Code Black Neal (Raza Jaffrey) believes he knows how best to treat his mother (guest star Roma Chugani), but so does his neurosurgeon father (guest star Daniel Gerroll) in this new episode. 10 p.m. CBS

Nashville Juliette’s (Hayden Panettiere) downward spiral continues as she gets into a brawl with a fan that goes viral. 10 p.m. ABC

American Horror Story: Hotel John (Wes Bentley) receives an invitation to attend an exclusive Devil’s Night Soiree in this Halloween-themed episode. 10 p.m. FX

SPECIALS

The Republican Presidential Debate: Your Money, Your Vote Carl Quintanilla, Becky Quick and John Harwood moderate the candidates’ discussion. (Part 1) 3 p.m.; (Part 2) 5 and 8:30 p.m. CNBC

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Diplo. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Author Drew Barrymore; 5 Seconds of Summer performs; Anthony Mackie. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America BChef Rachael Ray; Harry Connick Jr. performs. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Live With Kelly and Michael Seth Meyers; Stephen Moyer (“The Bastard Executioner”); Andrea Bocelli performs. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Anthony Mackie; Garcelle Beauvais, Ty Hodges; Ryan Destiny. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Meredith Vieira Show A dad builds incredible Halloween costumes for kids. (N) 11 a.m. KNBC

The Doctors Woman allows her boyfriend to drink her blood; head-transplant surgery. (N) 11 a.m. KCAL

The Wendy Williams Show Joy Behar; K Camp performs. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

The Talk Kate Bosworth; Ellen K.; Sheryl Underwood; Cheryl Lynn performs. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

Rachel Ray Sarah Paulson (“American Horror Story: Hotel”). (N) 1 p.m. KABC

The Dr. Oz Show Rachael Ray provides two nutritious sauces; fighting colds and flu. (N) 2 p.m. KTTV

Dr. Phil A woman’s husband says she is being manipulated into continuing an affair. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

The Real Smokey Robinson; Adam Housley. (N) 3 p.m. KTTV

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Heidi Klum (“Project Runway”); Trevor Noah (“The Daily Show”). (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

Tavis Smiley Laura Skandera Trombley; Wagner Moura. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE

Conan Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal (“Inside the NBA”). (N) 11 p.m. TBS

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

The Tonight Show: Jimmy Fallon Sandra Bullock; Rod Stewart performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show: Stephen Colbert Julianna Margulies; Jonathan Franzen; Alabama Shakes. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Trevor Noah; Brett Eldredge performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Late Late Show: James Corden Billy Bob Thornton; Brie Larson; Josh Groban. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Late Night: Seth Meyers Steven Wright; Lauren Groff; Jeremy Gara with the 8G Band. (N) 12:37 a.m. KNBC

Last Call With Carson Daly Sarah Dumont; Shlohmo performs; “Impractical Jokers.” (N) 1:38 a.m. KNBC

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