The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special

CBS, Tuesday at 10 p.m.

When you’ve got an extra “late’’ in the title of your show, you’ve got to hustle extra hard to win eyeballs, and James Corden’s “Carpool Karaoke’’ series has been the viral liferaft that’s floated his show onto office monitors the morning after. So far he’s picked up star passengers including Mariah Carey, One Direction, Justin Bieber, and Adele. For Tuedsay night’s primetime celebration of the series, JLo rides shotgun and hopefully receives a telepathic message from me that she has to do “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom.’’

CHOPPED

Food Network, Tuesdays at 10 p.m.

Right now, a durian awaits its moment in the spotlight – which is a horrible place to put a durian if you’ve ever smelled one. Meanwhile, Tuesday begins the five-round “Chopped’’ Championship competition, where previous winners reconvene to don red chef’s coats (sweet) and battle for the $50,000 grand prize (sweeter). On the menu tonight, pig’s ears, a course combining fish and cheese, and for dessert, artichokes (not very sweet at all).

BILLY ON THE STREET

TruTV, Wednesdays at 11 and 11:30 p.m.

If ever you get accosted by a raving lunatic on the streets of New York, take a big step back, jam your purse under the crook of your arm, ball your fists, and summon up your stores of pop culture trivia as quickly as possible, because there’s at least a passing chance that the lunatic in question is Billy Eichner, which means potential prizes! (Or no prizes!) Eichner’s guerrilla game show and his staunch refusal to let his fellow New Yorkers mind their own business has yielded comedy gold (on a brass-plated budget). This week, Joel McHale takes on an obstacle course modeled after the career of Mo’Nique.

THE EIGHTIES

CNN, Thursdays at 9 p.m.

This new seven-part original series produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, and Mark Herzog walks viewers back through a surprisingly complex time in American history (instead of saying “OMG,’’ for instance, one had to say “Like, oh my god you guys.’’) Future episodes will get into Ronald Reagan’s presidency and the dawn of the AIDS crisis (same diff), but tonight’s premiere digs into the decade’s defining television. (So, “Murder, She Wrote’’ and probably some other shows.)

Michael Andor Brodeur

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