Thursday’s TV highlights

SERIES

Black in America: Soledad O’Brien hosts a new special that examines how and why black Americans tend to lag behind when it comes to saving and investing (6 and 9 p.m. CNN).

Community: Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) asks Abed (Danny Pudi) for his creative input for a religious film she is making, only to discover he wants to make one of his own while Pierce (Chevy Chase) is recruited by a group of students his age in this new episode (8 p.m. NBC).

The Office: Michael, Dwight and Jim (Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski) set up a sting after a competing sales associate (Timothy Olyphant) steals a client from Dunder Mifflin, in this new episode (9 p.m. NBC).

Nikita: Terrorists attack a bus full of Division recruits and kidnap Alex and Thom (Lyndsy Fonseca, Ashton Holmes), both of whom are unaware that their ordeal is part of a test, in this new episode (9 p.m. KTLA).

Project Runway: Tim Gunn visits the hometowns of the designers in part 1 of the season finale (9 p.m. Lifetime).

Austin City Limits: Patty Griffin performs with friends Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin and Mike Farris in this new episode (10 p.m. KVCR).

Jersey Shore: Pauly and Vin have a final date in Miami on the season finale of the unscripted series (10 p.m. MTV).

SPECIALS

Night of Too Many Stars: Jon Stewart hosts this special aimed at raising awareness of autism and money for autism education. The program is scheduled to include sketches, short films and performances by Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon, Ricky Gervais, Sarah Silverman, Chris Rock, John Oliver and others (9 p.m. Comedy Central).

SPORTS

Hockey: The Ducks visit the Philadelphia Flyers (4 p.m. FS Prime); the Kings visit the Phoenix Coyotes (7 p.m. FSN).

Baseball: Playoffs: The Philadelphia Phillies visit the San Francisco Giants (4:30 p.m. Fox).

NBA preseason basketball: The Golden State Warriors take on the Lakers (7 p.m. KCAL).

College football: UCLA at Oregon (6 p.m. ESPN).