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TV This Week, March 8-14: ‘Night of Too Many Stars’

Chris Rock, left, and Jon Stewart in Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs."
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This week’s TV Movies

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SUNDAY

Jon Stewart rounds up the usual suspects for the annual benefit “Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs.” With Steve Carell, Larry David, Sarah Silverman, Louis C.K., John Oliver, Amy Schumer, “Broad City’s” Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer and many more. 8 p.m. Comedy Central

Are you being Selfridged? The new special “Mr. Selfridge: A Celebration” gets you all caught up on the period drama starring Jeremy Piven before it returns this month. 9 p.m. KOCE

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Julie Chen, “Who Do You Think You Are?” The host of “Big Brother” and co-host of “The Talk” explores her family history on the genealogy series’ season premiere. 10 p.m. TLC

MONDAY

Iowa farmboy Chris Soules reaps what he has sown on “The Bachelor” season finale, followed by the customary recap special. 8 and 10 p.m. ABC

Like mother, like son: Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore are back for a third season of the creepy “Psycho”-inspired drama “Bates Motel.” 9 p.m. A&E

The new supernatural drama “The Returned” is not the same as “The Returned” a.k.a. “Les Revenants” that airs on Sundance TV but rather a remake of that same French TV series. Agnes Bruckner, Carl Lumbly, Jeremy Sisto, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and “Lost’s” Mark Pellegrino star. 10 p.m. A&E

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It slices, it dices, it makes julienne fries! Inventors pitch kitchen gadgets, new food items, etc., to potential investors in the new series “Food Fortunes.” 10 p.m. Food Network

Welcome to the jungle! Two best buds from NYC try to open a resort in Peru in the new series “Hotel Amazon.” 10 p.m. Travel Channel

TUESDAY

Robert Wagner is back as DiNozzo’s (Michael Weatherly) ne’er-do-well dad on “NCIS.” 8 p.m. CBS

Lady Sif, we presume? Jaimie Alexander reprises her role from the “Thor” films on a new “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” 9 p.m. ABC

Pack a parka and head for “Wild Alaska” in this new three-part nature series narrated by Dougray Scott. 10 p.m. BBC America

Is the honeymoon over? Find out on the season premiere of the reality series “Newlyweds: The First Year.” 10 p.m. Bravo

WEDNESDAY

“American Idol’s” Jennifer Hudson and Grammy winner Mary J. Blige guest star on a new episode of the music-biz drama “Empire.” 9 p.m. Fox

Oops, there it is! The sitcom “Blackish” presents a special behind-the-scenes episode featuring bloopers, outtakes and cast interviews. 9:30 p.m. ABC

The new docu-series “Big Sky Justice” tracks the exploits of fish-and-game wardens whose workplace is the Montana wilderness. 10 p.m. National Geographic Channel

THURSDAY

Your host tries his hand at park ranger-ing on the third-season finale of “Morgan Spurlock: Inside Man.” 6 and 9 p.m. CNN

It’s all about Connie (“Gotham’s” Makenzie Leigh) on a new episode of “The Slap.” 8 p.m. NBC

So bad, she’s good: Angelina Jolie is “Maleficent” in this CGI-laden 2014 reimagining of the classic fairytale “Sleeping Beauty.” Elle Fanning also stars. 9 p.m. Starz

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Seth Meyers, Paul “Pee-wee Herman” Reubens and Olivia Wilde (“House”) guest star on a new “Portlandia.” 10 p.m. IFC

FRIDAY

All hell breaks loose in the 2014 sequel “The Purge: Anarchy.” With Frank Grillo, “The Glades’” Kiele Sanchez and “The Wire’s” Michael K. Williams. 8:15 p.m. Cinemax

Everything he does, he does it for you: Canadian rocker Bryan Adams trots out some of his classic hits on a new “Great Performances.” 9 p.m. KOCE

Liam Neeson plays a novelist with a very particular set of skills in Paul Haggis’ star-studded 2013 drama “Third Person.” Mila Kunis, Adrien Brody, Olivia Wilde, James Franco, Kim Basinger and Maria Bello also star. 9 p.m. Starz

“King of the Nerds” names its latest duke or duchess of dork-dom in the reality competition’s third-season finale. 9 p.m. TBS

Zach Galifianakis joins in the shenanigans on a new edition of “Comedy Bang! Bang!” 11 p.m. IFC

SATURDAY

“Bridesmaids’” Melissa McCarthy plays the titular “Tammy” in this raunchy 2014 comedy. Susan Sarandon, Allison Janney, Toni Collette, Sandra Oh, Dan Aykroyd and Kathy Bates also star. 8 p.m. HBO

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The new TV movie “Wuthering High School” is, like, totally an update of Emily Brontë’s classic Gothic novel “Wuthering Heights.” With Paloma Kwiatkowski (“Bates Motel”), Andrew Jacobs, Francesca Eastwood and James Caan. 8 p.m. Lifetime

A photographer (“One Life to Live’s” Bree Williamson) gets a second chance at romance in the new TV movie “Portrait of Love.” Jason Dohring and Frances Fisher also star. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel

The new stand-up special “Jay Mohr: Happy. And a Lot” features the comic and “Jerry Maguire” costar cracking wise about marriage and fatherhood. 10 p.m. Showtime

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