Wednesday’s TV Highlights: Brooke gets a big surprise on ‘One Tree Hill’

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SHOCKED: Brooke (Sophia Bush, who also directed this repeat episode) gets life-changing news on ‘One Tree Hill,’ at 8 p.m. KTLA. With Lee Norris. SERIES

Sports Jobs With Junior Seau: The former NFL linebacker works as a caddy for LPGA star Natalie Gulbis. (7 p.m. VS).

The New Adventures of Old Christine: Christine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) accuses Richard (Clark Gregg) of being a bad parent when Ritchie (Trevor Gagnon) is injured at a skateboarding party, in this repeat (8 p.m. CBS).

The Office: NBC offers a mini-marathon (8, 8:30, 9 and 9:30 p.m. NBC).

Gary Unmarried: Gary (Jay Mohr) tries to motivate his bowling team when it makes the championships. Paula Marshall, Al Madrigal and Ryan Malgarini costar in this repeat (8:30 p.m. CBS).

The Middle: With financial disaster looming, Frankie (Patricia Heaton) organizes a publicity stunt involving a car filled with jelly beans in hopes of saving her job in this repeat (8:30 p.m. ABC).

Criminal Minds: A deadly virus, a new form of chemical warfare, is released in this repeat (9 p.m. CBS).

Gossip Girl: As a new year begins at Constance Billiard, Jenny (Taylor Momsen) takes over as the new Queen Bee, and Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) gets a movie star (Hilary Duff) as a roommate in this repeat (9 p.m. KTLA).

P.O.V.: In the new episode “Patti Smith: Dream of Life,” fashion photographer Steven Sebring charts the singer, poet and visual artist’s career over a span of 11 years (9 p.m. KCET).

Everest: Beyond the Limit: Hundreds of hikers head for the summit at the same time (9 p.m. Discovery). A second new episode follows at 10.

100 Most Shocking Music Moments: The countdown continues with host Chris Jericho (9 p.m. VH1).

The Real World: Eight strangers move in together in Washington in the show’s season premiere (10 p.m. MTV).

The Imploders: In the premiere of this new series, a demolition team travels to Phoenix to try to bring down a 10-story building using 235 pounds of explosives (10 p.m. TLC).

Crisis: This new series uses computer-generated animations and re-creations to tell the story of America’s elite terrorist hunters and their missions (11 p.m. Tru).

SPECIALS

A Girl’s Life: This new special documents the experiences of four teenage girls as they face challenges such as cyber-bullying, violence and the transition to womanhood (8 p.m. KCET).

MOVIES

When Harry Met Sally ... : In this 1989 romantic comedy, Meg Ryan plays a woman who takes years to find her soul mate (Billy Crystal), who was right under her nose the whole time. Carrie Fisher and Harley Jane Kozak costar (9 p.m. Lifetime).

SPORTS

College football: Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Idaho (1:30 p.m. ESPN); Pacific Life Holiday Bowl: Arizona vs. Nebraska (5 p.m. ESPN).

College basketball: Connecticut at Cincinnati (4 p.m. ESPN2); Baylor at Arkansas (6 p.m. ESPN2).

Pro basketball: The Clippers visit the Portland Trail Blazers (7 p.m. FS Prime).