It’s the 35th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley and the only station to notice on television is Turner Classic Movies, with an all day salute to the King, beginning with “It Happened at the World’s Fair” (6 a.m.) and continuing with “Kissin’ Cousins” (8 a.m.), “Girl Happy” (9:45 a.m.), “Harum Scarum” (11:30 a.m.), “Double Trouble” (1 p.m.), “Stay Away Joe” (2:45 p.m.), “Charro!” (4:30 p.m.) and “The Trouble with Girls” (6:15 p.m.).
In primetime, it’s the 1972 concert film “Elvis On Tour” (8 p.m.) followed by “Jailhouse Rock” (9:45 p.m.), “Viva Las Vegas” (11:30 p.m.), “Speedway” (1 a.m.), “Spinout” (2:45 a.m.) and “Live a Little, Love a Little” (4:30 a.m.).
Does the world need another singing competition?
One is here nonetheless. “The Next” (The CW, 9 p.m.) stars Joe Jonas, Gloria Estefan, Nelly an John Rich visiting promising musicians in their own hometowns. See, isn’t that different from the other shows?
In another new network reality show you’ve heard nothing about, “Time Machine Chefs” (ABC< 9 p.m.) involve cooks who have to use primitive equipment.
After its Wednesday premiere, here’s a second episode of the musical chairs show “Oh Sit!” (The CW, 8 p.m.).
There’s no stopping exhibition football with Cincinnati at Atlanta (Fox, 8 p.m.).
Somebody is evicted on “Big Brother” (CBS, 9 p.m.) and there’s the regular mayhem on a new “Wipeout” (ABC, 8 p.m.).
As a new season starts for “Braxton Family Values” (We, 9 p.m.), Tamar looks at fertility options, including using her sister Towanda as a surrogate.
“Louie” (FX, 10:30 p.m.) deals with a rash, presumably a different one from the crabs he caught last week.
Earlier, Martin Sheen makes his debut as Charlie Sheen’s father on “Anger Management” (FX. 9:30 p.m.).
A new steason starts for “Extreme Chef” (Food Network, 10 p.m.).
It’s the mid-season finale of “Degrassi” (TeenNick, 10 p.m.).
Remaining designers have to work in teams on “Project Runway” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.).
And to mark its silver anniversary of its annual celebration, “Shark Week’s 25 Best Bits” (Discovery, 10 p.m.) looks at the best clips from 25 years.
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa: Michelle Obama, Marc Forgione, Bryant Gumbel. The View: Try Dunn (rerun). The Talk: Jack Osbourne, Lisa Stelly, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Chi-Lan Lieu (rerun). Ellen DeGeneres: Justin Timberlake, Coldplay (rerun).
Late Talk
David Letterman: Tracy Morgan, Erik Kynard, Ben Howard. Jay Leno: Kristen Bell, Ryan Lochte, Regina Spektor. Jimmy Kimmel: Jennifer Garner, Paul Scheer, the Fixx. Jimmy Fallon: Ricky Martin, Piper Perabo, Neon Hitch. Craig Ferguson: Tyler Perry, Matt Kirshen (rerun). Tavis Smiley: Chesley Sullenberger (rerun). Carson Daly: Regina King, We Are Legion, Portugal, The Man (rerun). Jon Stewart: Rob Corddry. Stephen Colbert: The Flaming Lips. Conan O’Brien: Adam Sandler, T.J. Miller (rerun). Chelsea Handler: Mary & Bridget McCormack, Ben Gleib, Jen Kirkman, Greg FItzsimmons.