Wednesday’s TV Highlights: ‘Nashville’ on ABC

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

Mobbed: The Howie Mandel-hosted series about flash mobs offers back-to-back new episodes (8 and 9 p.m. Fox).

Cousins on Call: Real-life cousins and home-improvement experts Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri team with Ellen DeGeneres to help a couple affected by Hurricane Sandy in the debut installment of this reality series (8 p.m. HGTV).

Nova: The science series explores the threat posed by “Doomsday Volcanoes,” followed by the debut of the similarly themed series “Life on Fire.” (9 and 10 p.m. KOCE).

American Horror Story: Asylum: The Monsignor (Joseph Fiennes) has a confrontation with the Devil on this new episode of the spooky series (10 p.m. FX).

Fast Foods Gone Global: This new installment looks at how American chains pitch their fare in countries in Africa and the Middle East (10 p.m. Travel).

SPECIALS

How Hollywood Helps: The charitable side of Tinseltown is on display in this special hosted by Giuliana Rancic (8 p.m. E!).

Sweepstakers: This new special profiles three women who’ve dedicated themselves winning big money and prizes by entering every sweepstakes under the sun (10 p.m. OWN).

Sandwich Paradise 2: If it fits between two slices of bread, chances are it’ll be featured in this new special (11 p.m. Travel).

MOVIES

John Carter: Taylor Kitsch plays Edgar Rice Burroughs’ interplanetary hero in this too-big-for-its-britches 2012 sci-fi fable (12:55 and 9 p.m. Starz).

SPORTS

College basketball: Davidson meets Duke (4 p.m. ESPN2), Florida State faces Auburn (4 p.m. FS Prime) and Cal State Bakersfield takes on San Diego State (7 p.m. TWSN).

College football: Florida battles Louisville in the Sugar Bowl, from the Superdome in New Orleans (5:30 p.m. ESPN).

Basketball: The Clippers visit the Golden State Warriors (7:30 p.m. FS Prime).