1) “Unfrosted,” Netflix. In the 26 years since his show ended, Jerry Seinfeld has avoided long-form projects. One exception was “The Bee Movie,” an animated film he co-wrote and voiced. Now he co-wrote and directed this film, about (really) the race to be create Pop-Tarts. He stars, alongside Melissa McCarthy (they’re shown here), Jim Gaffigan Amy Schumer, Jack McBrayer, Dan Levy, Hugh Grant and more.
2) More streaming. “Unfrosted” follows a busy Thursday: Max started the season of “Hacks,” which already has six Emmys. Amazon Prime had “The Idea of You,” a romance with Anne Hathaway, 41, and Nicholas Galitzine, 29. Netflix added “A Man in Full” (a David E. Kelley mini-series with Jeff Daniels as a troubled mogul) and “Beautiful Rebel,” the story of singer Gianna Nannini.
3) “SWAT,” 8 p.m., CBS. It’s sort of “Die Hard” time for Tan. His new love-interest and her journalist friends are at a dinner when bad guys take over; now he’s a one-man rescue force. That’s followed by “Fire Country” (the annual ball tries to patch ill-will in the community) and “Blue Bloods” (the man who targeted Baez has been released).
4) “Now Hear This” season-finale, 9 p.m., PBS. This likable show usually has violinist Scott Yoo visit other people’s music and worlds. But now a patron has asked him to create his own composition; that stirs an international search for influences. Much of that is fairly pointless, but there’s great music and interesting people along the way.
5) “Wonka” (2023), 7 p.m., HBO. This musical gem tops a night of entertaining movies. That includes John Candy’s “Uncle Buck” (1989) and “The Great Outdoors” (1988), at 8 and 10:15 p.m. on AMC, and Steve Martin’s “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid” (1982) and “Dirty Rotten Scoundrel” (1988), at 8 and 10 ET on Turner Classic Movies.
— Mike Hughes, TV America