Wednesday’s TV Highlights: Marlins vs. Cardinals on ESPN
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THE DODGERS AND THE ANGELS play their final exhibition game at noon on FSN, then the season begins with the Miami Marlins hosting the St. Louis Cardinals at 4 p.m. on ESPN. Pictured: Miami Marlins’ Hanley Ramirez.
SERIES
Betty White’s Off Their Rockers: In this hidden-camera series a cast of sassy septuagenarians pulls shocking pranks on the younger generation (8 p.m. NBC).
One Tree Hill: It began as the story of two teenage half brothers (Chad Michael Murray and James Lafferty) who lived very different lives. The two-hour series finale brings everyone together to remember the past and consider the future. Sophia Bush, and Bethany Joy Galeotti also star (8 p.m. KTLA).
American Idol: The finalists perform songs from the 1980s in this new episode (8 p.m. Fox).
Best Friends Forever: Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham star in this new comedy series as separated best friends who are reunited. Luka Jones also stars (8:30 p.m. NBC).
Criminal Minds: Robert Englund guest stars in this new episode as a detective who assists Rossi (Joe Mantegna) and the team with a case right out of a horror movie: the ritualistic murders of several people in Oregon (9 p.m. CBS).
Bent: Marcia Gay Harden guest stars as Pete’s (David Walton) mom, whose arrival in town rekindles Walt’s (Jeffrey Tambor) determination to win her back. Amanda Peet, Margo Harshman and Jesse Plemons also star (9 p.m. NBC). A second new episode follows at 9:30.
Nova: David Pogue journeys through the world of chemistry in the new episode “Hunting the Elements” (9 p.m. KOCE).
Happy Endings: At Derrick and Eric’s (Stephen Guarino, Nate Smith) wedding, Brad (Damon Wayans Jr.) tries to tell Jane (Eliza Coupe) something as she struggles to help Eric conceal some bad news in the season finale (9:30 p.m. ABC).
South Park: When the town holds its annual Easter Egg Hunt, what could possibly go wrong? (10 p.m. Comedy Central).
SPECIALS
Bobcat Goldthwait: You Don’t Look the Same Either: The comedian is featured in a new standup special (8 p.m. Showtime).
SPORTS
Basketball: The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Miami Heat (5 p.m. ESPN2); the Lakers visit the Clippers (7:30 p.m. KCAL; ESPN; FS Prime).