Thursday’s Highlights: ‘Breaking Pointe’ on KTLA
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A BALLET COMPANY in Salt Lake City is in the spotlight in the new docu-series “Breaking Pointe,” at 8 p.m. on KTLA.
SERIES
Touch: This drama starring Kiefer Sutherland ends its freshman season with a two-hour episode (8 p.m. Fox).
Mary Mary: The reality series about the Grammy-winning gospel duo ends its season (9 p.m. WE).
Final Offer: There’s haggling to be had in this new reality series about antiques buyers and sellers (10 p.m. Discovery).
Mountain Men: This new series salutes the hardy souls who make their livelihoods at higher elevations (10 p.m. History).
L.A. Hair: The day-to-day doings at a Hollywood salon-to-the-stars are the subject of this new workplace series (10 p.m. WE).
The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet: Comic Sarah Silverman and commentator Arianna Huffington are among tonight’s interviewees (11 p.m. Lifetime).
Watch What Happens: Live: The pop culture gabfest hosted by Andy Cohen ends its season (11:01 p.m. Bravo).
SPECIALS
2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee:
The young contestants who make it through this morning’s semifinals will compete this evening in the finals of the annual event in Washington D.C. (7 a.m. and 5 p.m. ESPN2).Life and Death in Venice: Learn all about the Italian city’s famed canals in this new special (8 p.m. National Geographic).
MOVIES
Badlands:
An evening of classic crime dramas kicks off with director Terrence Malick’s evocative 1973 fable starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek (5 p.m. TCM).SPORTS
Tennis:
Play continues at the French Open, from Roland Garros Stadium in Paris (6 a.m. ESPN2; 7 a.m. Tennis; 2 a.m. early Fri., ESPN2).College softball: The NCAA World Series gets underway in Oklahoma City (10 a.m., 12:30, 4 and 6:30 p.m. ESPN2).
Basketball: The San Antonio Spurs take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals (6 p.m. TNT).
Baseball: The Dodgers host the Brewers (7 p.m. FS Prime).