Friday’s TV highlights: ‘Freaky Friday’ on Disney
SERIES
The Great British Baking Show As the hour opens the four remaining bakers prepare petit fours, then fraisier cakes provide a major challenge. 9 p.m. KOCE
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Host Guy Fieri finds a variety of traditional comfort foods from various cultures, starting with Russian piroshki at a funky spot in Seattle. In Hawaii, tourists can find authentic cuisine at an out-of-the-way joint on the island of Kona. In Chicago, a deli has dished out its specialties cafeteria-style since the 1940s. 9 p.m. Food Network
Wynonna Earp The forest reveals its secrets and a clue to Deputy Haught’s (Katherine Barrell) past while Wynonna (Melanie Scrofano) pays an unexpected visit to her mother (recurring guest star Megan Follows) in this new episode. Tim Rozon, Shamier Anderson, Dominique Provost-Chalkley and Varun Saranga also star. 9 p.m. Syfy
Great Performances The new episode “Chicago Voices” offers a tribute to Chicago vocalists featuring performances by Renée Fleming, Jessie Mueller, Kurt Elling, Michelle Williams, Matthew Polenzani, Shemekia Copeland, the Handsome Family, John Prine, Lupe Fiasco and the Voices of Trinity Mass Choir. 10 p.m. KOCE
Outcast Kyle and Reverend Anderson (Patrick Fugit, Philip Glenister), discover more about the role Kyle’s father played in their hometown’s sinister history of demonic possession in this new episode. Wrenn Schmidt, Callie McClincy, Brent Spiner and Reg E. Cathey also star. 10 p.m. Cinemax
Killjoys Delle Seyah (Mayko Nguyen) is in the throes of an impossibly complicated delivery, while Dutch (Hannah John-Kamen) is reeling from the aftershocks of being trapped in another dimension and John (Aaron Ashmore) teeters on the brink of madness in this new episode. 10 p.m. Syfy
In Search Of Host Zachary Quinto embarks on a journey to understand the future of artificial intelligence and visits Facebook headquarters, where he learns about a failed AI experiment. 10:03 p.m. History
Animals As he struggles to adapt to his new reality in a “post-owner” world, a dog named Phil fights to hold on to his independence, even as he indulges his longtime and unabashed addiction to humans in a new episode of this animated comedy. 11:30 p.m. HBO
SPECIALS
Ten Greatest Hip Hop Videos of All Time Ebro Darden hosts a countdown of the top 10 hip-hop music videos from the last 45 years. 10 p.m. BET
Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal. Formerly best known as the lead singer of the punk rock group Black Flag, the sometime actor and author presents another of his occasional spoken-word shows. Much of it is funny, while some parts seem designed to provoke a strong response. 10 p.m. Showtime
MOVIES
Freaky Friday Heidi Blickenstaff and Cozi Zuehlsdorff play the mother and daughter who occupy each other’s body’s for a day, thanks to the effects of a magical hourglass in this made-for-TV presentation of the the stage-musical adaptation of the film. Ricky He and Alex Désert also star. 8 p.m. Disney
TALK SHOWS
CBS This Morning (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today Jason Mraz performs. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA
Good Morning America The Chainsmokers perform. (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Day L.A. Grae Drake, Rotten Tomatoes; Executive producers Dan Bucatinsky and Mary McCormack: (“25 Words or Less”); Lele Pons (“Teen Choice Awards”); LaVar and Lonzo Ball; Tara Reid: (“Sharknado 6”); chef Neal Fraser, Redbird.(N) 7 a.m. KTTV
Megyn Kelly Today Modern divorce. (N) 9 a.m. KNBC
Live With Kelly and Ryan Rainn Wilson (“The Meg”); Shayna Taylor. (N) 9 a.m. KABC
Washington Week Midterm elections; President Trump’s team and special counsel Robert Mueller negotiates for an interview: Sheryl Gay Stolberg, the New York Times; Philip Rucker, the Washington Post; Kimberly Atkins, the Boston Herald; Jake Sherman, Politico. (N) 7 p.m. KOCE
Real Time With Bill Maher Lawrence O’Donnell, MSNBC; psychologist Steven Pinker; Christina Bellantoni; D.L. Hughley; Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.). (N) 10 p.m. HBO
Amanpour on PBS (N) 11 p.m. KOCE, KVCR
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC
Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC
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