Thursday’s TV Highlights: ‘Community’ on NBC

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

Community Dean Pelton (Jim Rash, above, with Alison Brie) tries to land a wealthy potential student for the cash-strapped school in this new episode of the sitcom. 8 p.m. NBC

The Vampire Diaries Damon (Ian Somerhalder) takes Elena (Nina Dobrev) on a getaway to New York City on a new episode of the supernatural drama. 8 p.m. KTLA

Wife Swap The unscripted series in which families switch moms is back for another season. 8 p.m. ABC

American Idol Ne-Yo and former contestant Jessica Sanchez perform on the results show. 8 p.m. Fox

Glee The kids are tasked with picking songs they secretly like but would be too embarrassed to perform, and then perform them, in this new episode. 9 p.m. Fox

Archer Archer and Lana (H. Jon Benjamin, Aisha Tyler) are off to Morocco on a new episode of the animated spy comedy. 10 p.m. FX

Scandal Lisa Edelstein (“House”) guest stars on a new episode of the drama. 10:02 p.m. ABC

SPECIALS

Why We Laugh: Funny Women Joan Rivers, Lilly Tomlin and Kathy Griffin are among the female comedians featured in this new special. 8 p.m. Showtime

MOVIES

Sexy Baby This 2012 documentary looks at the impact that the sexual content found in today’s media is having on a new generation of women and young girls 9:30 p.m. Showtime

Out of Sight (1998) 12:30 p.m. ION

Million Dollar Baby (2004) 12:45 p.m. Cinemax

Escape From New York (1981) 1 p.m. AMC

About a Boy (2002) 1:15 p.m. IFC

Lymelife (2008) 2:20 p.m. Starz

Game Change (2012) 2:30 p.m. HBO

Galaxy Quest (1999) 3 p.m. Cinemax

Air Force One (1997) 4 p.m. Starz

Billy Elliot (2000) 4:05 p.m. TMC

American Winter (2013) 4:30 p.m. HBO

The Jerk (1979) 4:35 p.m. Encore

Compulsion (1959) 5 p.m. TCM

Taken (2008) 6 p.m. FX

My Left Foot (1989) 6 p.m. TMC

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) 6:10 p.m. Starz

The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) 8 p.m. Cinemax

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Dr. John Santa. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today David Cassidy auction; Martha Stewart; wild animals; Easter crafts. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA

Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Rachael Ray 8 a.m. KCAL

Live With Kelly and Michael Bruce Willis; Anne Hathaway; Adam Levine. 9 a.m. KABC

The View Guest co-host Mark Cuban. 10 a.m. KABC

The Wendy Williams Show Megan Hilty (“Smash”). (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

Anderson Live Fran Drescher. (N) 1 p.m. KTTV

The Jeff Probst Show The cast of “Finding Bigfoot.” (N) 2 p.m. KNBC

The Dr. Oz Show Charlie Sheen. 2 p.m. KABC

Steve Harvey Dating at any age; the cast of “Freakshow.” (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

Katie Jada Pinkett Smith. 3 p.m. KABC

The Ricki Lake Show Stress. (N) 3 p.m. KTTV

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Steve Harvey; Macklemore & Ryan Lewis perform. 4 p.m. KNBC

SoCal Connected Monitoring social media to stop underage partying; smartphone wars; abusive priests. 5:30 and 10:30 p.m. KCET

Kathy Jesse Tyler Ferguson; Darren Criss; Lily Tomlin. (N) 8:30 p.m. Bravo

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR, 11:30 p.m. KOCE

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Paul Rudd. 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Chelsea Lately Selena Gomez; Vanessa Hudgens. (N) 11 p.m. E!

Conan Amy Poehler; Kevin Pollak; Kesha performs. 11 p.m. TBS

The Colbert Report 11:31 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Dwayne Johnson; Chris Paul; Atlas Genius performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show With David Letterman Tina Fey; Jesse Tyler Ferguson; Solange performs. 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Ellen Pompeo; Sean Lowe; Lianne La Havas performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Tavis Smiley Angela Bassett; director Antoine Fuqua. (N) 12:30 a.m. KOCE

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Drew Barrymore; Thandie Newton; Brandi Carlile performs. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Tom Hanks; Quentin Tarantino. 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC

Last Call With Carson Daly Angel Haze; Sirah; Big Black Delta and Grape St. perform. (N) 1:36 a.m. KNBC