Last year’s “America’s Got Talent” winner, a magician, gets his own two hour special in “Mat Franco’s Got Magic” (NBC, 9 p.m.) with Heidi Klum, Neil Patrick Harris, Penn and Teller and Jason Mraz popping up. It maybe all in lieu of him becoming a household name.
This year’s “America’s Got Talent” winner Wednesday was Paul Zerdin, the latest ventriloquist to win a season. But he’s not the ventriloquist who gets a special on NBC tonight; that’s “Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood” (NBC, 8 p.m.), which also features Chris Parnell, Chuck Lidell and Brad Paisley.
It’s Detroit at Kansas City (CBS, 8:25 p.m.) in the season premiere of Thursday Night Football.
Surprised that the special “Cosby: The Women Speak” (A&E, 9 p.m.) is only an hour long. Aren’t there about 50 accusers by now?
Grace Helbig and Tyler Oakley host The 5th Annual Streamy Awards (VH1, 10 p.m.), which celebrates online videos. Who will the cute cats thank? Sir Mix-A-Lot, A Great Big World, Future, Futuristic, OMI and Hailee Steinfeld all perform.
It’s a tough week on the other broadcast channels, with Fox, having already shown “Scary Movie” (Showtime, 9:30 p.m.) earlier this week, taking up its prime time tonight with “Scream 3” (Fox, 8 p.m.) as a possible way to get audiences ready for next week’s new show “Scream Queens.”
Likewise last spring’s finale for all three Shondaland shows, “Gray’s Anatomy” (ABC, 8 p.m.), “Scandal” (ABC, 9 p.m.) and “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC, 10 p.m.). as a prelude for next week’s premieres.
A two hour episode of “The Real Housewives of New York City” (Bravo, 9 p.m.) looks at highlights of the past season, if there were any.
Last night was the excruciating three hour debate, tonight is a replay of the “Roast of Donald Trump” (Comedy Central, 9 p.m.) that may whack a few points from his approval rating.
Dumpster diving is part of the process on “Project Runway” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.). Or maybe they were just broke and hungry.
A weird foreign (and fictional) Al Capone Festival in Iceland, that was actually shot in Iceland, s covered on a new “Documentary Now!” (IFC, 10 p.m.). Aidy Bryant is in the spoof of the 1980 documentary series “Hollywood.”
Gigi meets a record producer on the first season finale of “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” (FX, 10 p.m.).
The production of mini pepperoni is investigated on “How It’s Made” (Science, 9 p.m.).
Forrest uses a Magic 8 Ball to make his choices all day on “Review” (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.).
The Thursday night Susan Hayward salute on Turner Classic Movies continues with “Demetrius and the Gladiators” (8 p.m.), “The Conqueror” (10 p.m.), “I’ll Cry Tomorrow” (midnight), “I Want to Live!” (2:15 a.m.) and “Top Secret Affair” (4:30 a.m.).
Baseball includes Cubs at Pittsburgh (MLB, 12:15 p.m.) and Houston at Texas (MLB, 8 p.m.).
College football includes Clemson at Louisville (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) and Florida A&M at South Carolina State (ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.).
And the WNBA semifinals begin with Indiana at Chicago (ESPN2, 8 p.m.) and Tulsa at Phoenix (ESPN2, 10 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Andy Samberg, Naomi Watts, Paul Zerdin. The View: Elijah Wood, Leigh Whannel. The Talk: Tobey Maguire. Ellen DeGeneres: Scott Foley, Tig Notaro. Wendy Williams: Rachel Maddow, Matt Roush. Meredith Vieira: Hilary & Haylie Duff.
Late Talk
Setphen Colbert: Trevor Noah, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Chris Stapleton. Jimmy Fallon: Kaley Cuoco, Wesley Snipes, Chris Cornell. Jimmy Kimmel: David Spade, Russell Westbrook, A$AP Rocky. Seth Meyers: Carol Burnett, Colin Hanks, Baio, Abe Laboriel Jr. James Corden: Terry Crews, Meagan Good, Big Sean. Carson Daly: Julian McCullough & Annie Lederman, Broncho, Rob Cohen. Tavis Smiley: Ravi Patel. Conan O’Brien: Thomas Middleditch, Emily Mortimer, Andrew Sleighter.