ABC's new "Better Off Ted," with Portia de Rossi, is a Wednesday TV pick

"Better Off Ted"

This new office comedy stars Jay Harrington as a regular guy who runs the research and development department of the terrifically named company Veridian Dynamics. Portia de Rossi (so great on the late, lamented "Arrested Development") co-stars as his boss. 8:30 tonight, ABC (seattletimes.com/tvlistings).

Doug Knoop, Seattle Times staff

Also on today

"Scrubs," 8 p.m. (ABC): Turk (Donald Faison) tries to restore a paralyzed teenager's ability to walk using a risky procedure he dreamed up while watching "SportsCenter."

"The New Adventures of Old Christine," 8 p.m. (CBS): Christine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and Richard (Clark Gregg) help Marly (Tricia O'Kelley) and Lindsay (Alex Kapp Horner) through labor and remember the birth of Ritchie (Trevor Gagnon).

"America's Next Top Model," 8 p.m. (The CW): Miss J and two former contestants instruct the women in runway etiquette.

"CSI: NY," 10 p.m. (CBS): Ashley Simpson-Wentz and her husband, Pete Wentz, guest star as Bonnie and Clyde wannabes in this episode, which finds a former medical examiner murdered and a suspicious white powder at the scene.

"Global Warming: The New Challenge with Tom Brokaw," 10 p.m. (Discovery): Brokaw interviews scientists and experts about what Americans should be prepared for in the coming years and how climate change is shaping the inner workings of the nation, from New York City to Yellowstone National Park and the Everglades.

"Toughest Cowboy," 11 p.m. (Spike): The final four cowboys rope and ride in Chicago for the deed to a Wyoming ranch.

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