Race in America gets a pretty thoughtful workout each night on things like “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” (Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.). But these times require more discussion — and humor. Therefore, comedians Sherrod Small and Christian Finnegan host a new discussion show “Black and White” (A&E, 10:30 p.m.) with a range of guests. The initial ones include Jim Gaffigan, Charlemagne tha God and Negin Farsad.
There will likely be talk of race and other social issues, too, on tonight’s third night of the Democratic National Convention (MSNBC, 7 p.m.; PBS, CNN, 8 p.m.; ABC, CBS, NBC, 10 p.m.) from Philadelphia, where scheduled speakers include no less than President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden as well as former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and, after receiving the nomination of vice president on the ticket, the biggest spotlight yet for Virginia’s Tim Kaine.
“Real Time with Bill Maher” (HBO, 11 p.m.) comes on live after the final speech, with a panel that includes D.L. Hugely, Anthony Weiner and Charles Cooke.
He joins the live comedy post-convention commentary of “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central, 11 p.m.), “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS, 11:35 p.m.) and a special edition of “Weekend Update” (MSNBC, midnight).
Collegiate a cappella teams compete on the returning show “Sing It On” (Pop, 9 p.m.).
The second season of “Wayward Pines” (Fox, 9 p.m.) comes to a close with only the future of humanity at stake.
Elliot joins with Ray in helping defeat “Mr. Robot” (USA, 10 p.m.).
Danny McBride, Christina Hendricks and Michael K. Williams are all on tonight’s “Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons” (HBO, 10 p.m.) and only two of them have their own HBO series.
Jerry Seinfeld considers selling a rare Porsche on “Car Matchmaker” (Esquire, 9 p.m.).
Tonight’s lead-up to Sunday’s “Sharknado” is the new “Planet of the Sharks” (Syfy, 9 p.m.).
A grand jury decision about a police shooting has repercussions on “Greenleaf” (OWN, 10 p.m.).
The 12 remaining contestants on “MasterChef” (Fox, 8 p.m.) make dishes for a Sweet 16.
Lip injections, a talk show disaster and Kate Hudson all figure in the season finale of “Barely Famous” (VH1, 11 p.m.).
Albert Einstein comes by to visit on “Another Period” (Comedy Centeral, 10 p.m.).
The season’s first live results show comes to “America’s Got Talent” (NBC, 8 p.m.).
Another power of veto competition is held on “Big Brother” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
Whitney goes off on a comedian’s fat jokes on “My Big Fat Fabulous Life” (TLC, 8 p.m.).
On “American Gothic” (CBS, 9 p.m.), the Hawthornes finally get publicly implicated in the silver bells killer case.
A bomb explodes outside the hospital on “The Night Shift” (NBC, 9 p.m.).
Brian is still recovering from her near-death experience on “Little Women: L.A.” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.).
“The Real Housewives of New York City” (Bravo, 9 p.m.) don’t spend all that much time in New York. Tonight they all go to Miami.
A disaster hits the country on “Tyrant” (FX, 10 p.m.).
Mike tries to stay safe in prison on “Suits” (USA, 9 p.m.).
Jazz goes on her first date with a boy on “I Am Jazz” (TLC, 10 p.m.).
The month-long showcase of Westerns on Turner Classic Movies concludes with some modernist takes with Monte Hellman’s “The Shooting” (8 p.m.), Arthur Penn’s “Little Big Man” (9:30 p.m.), Robert Altman’s “McCabe and Mrs. Miller” (midnight) and Michael Cimino’s epic “Heaven’s Gate” (2:15 a.m.).
Earlier today, the roster has “Quantrill’s Raiders” (6 a.m.), “Billy the Kid” (7:30 a.m.), “Annie Get Your Gun” (9:30 a.m.), “The Iron Mistress” (11:30 a.m.), “Santa Fe Trail” (1:30 p.m.), “They Died with Their Boots On” (3:30 p.m.) and “The Left-Handed Gun” (6 p.m.).
Baseball includes Detroit at Boston (MLB, 1:30 p.m.), Cincinnati at San Francisco (MLB, 4:30 p.m.) and White Sox at Cubs (ESPN, 8 p.m.).
Soccer’s International Champions Cup has Real Madrid vs. Paris Saint-Germain (ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.), Bayern Munich vs. AC Milan (ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.) and Chelsea vs. Liverpool (ESPN, 11:30 p.m.).
It’s France at U.S. (NBA, 7:30 p.m.) in a women’s basketball exhibition.
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa: Joe Jonas, Bernadette Peters, Jerry O’Connell. The Talk: Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Yesi Ortiz. Chelsea Handler: Lisa Lampanelli, Clay Aiken, NeNe Leakes, Khloe Kardashian, Jim Jeffries, Rachel Hoff. Ellen DeGeneres: Colin Farrell, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bill Hader (rerun). Wendy Williams: Piers Morgan, Jene Luciani (rerun). The Real: Mike Epps (rerun). Meredith Vieira: Christina Milian (rerun).
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: John Oliver, Jai Courtney, Charlamagne Tha God. Jimmy Kimmel: Andy Garcia, Jack Huston, the Go-Go’s. Jimmy Fallon: Matt Damon, David Feherty, Sturgill Simpson. Seth Meyers: Amy Sedaris, John Cho, Bleached. James Corden: Dave Franco, Cara Delevinge, Leon. Carson Daly: Jack O’Connell, Day Wave, Gabe Dixon (rerun). Tavis Smiley: Tom Ridge. Trevor Noah: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Larry Wilmore: Eliana Johnson. Conan O’Brien: Mila Kunis, Max Loughan, Local Natives.