Wednesday’s TV highlights

SERIES

Undercovers: Shaw (Gerald McRaney) sends Steven and Samantha (Boris Kodjoe, Gugu Mbatha-Raw) to pursue a private security detail in Pakistan that murdered the scientists they had been hired to protect and kidnapped the leader of the science team in this new episode (8 p.m. NBC).

Hell’s Kitchen: The teams must make a speedy and tasty breakfast for 50 hungry emergency medical technicians (8 p.m. Fox).

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: After a badly traumatized rape victim (Jennifer Love Hewitt) retracts her story that she has been attacked multiple times by the same man, Benson’s (Mariska Hargitay) investigation takes her to Los Angeles, where a detective (Skeet Ulrich) has information that might help the victim in the new episode (9 p.m. NBC).

Man v. Food: Adam Richman travels to Sacramento for a taste of the Golden State, which includes interesting fast food on a stick at the California State Fair (9 p.m. Travel).

Law & Order: Los Angeles: While investigating thieves who target the homes of young Hollywood residents, Los Angeles police detectives (Skeet Ulrich, Corey Stoll) realize there is more to the case. Danielle Panabaker guest stars in the series premiere (10 p.m. NBC).

The Whole Truth: A man in a wheelchair is found dead in New York Harbor, and Peale (Maura Tierney) brings a second-degree murder charge against his daughter in this new episode (10 p.m. ABC).

Top Chef: Just Desserts: Sylvia Weinstock is guest judge for a challenge in which the remaining pastry chefs compete in a bake sale to raise money for a high school pep squad and glee club (10 p.m. Bravo).

Food Wars: Camille is in Chicago to settle a long-standing rivalry over who has the best deep-dish pizza (10 p.m. Travel).

SPECIALS

Trash Inc: The Secret Life of Garbage: This new episode profiles the companies that dominate this $52-billion-a-year industry (6, 7, 9 and 10 p.m. CNBC).

SPORTS

Baseball: The Dodgers visit the Colorado Rockies (noon FS Prime); the Oakland Athletics visit the Angels (12:30 p.m. FSN).