Wednesday on TV

New Adventures of Old Christine (7 p.m., Ch. 2): Christine struggles to decide whether to donate money to charity or spend it on herself.

Mercy (7 p.m., Ch. 5): Veronica takes a road trip.

Faces of America With Henry Louis Gates Jr. (7 p.m., Ch. 7): Investigating the family histories of Elizabeth Alexander and Meryl Streep

American Idol (7 p.m., Ch. 13): The 10 remaining male contestants perform.

Women's college basketball (7 p.m., BYUTV): Utah at BYU

Men's college basketball (7 p.m., CBS C): BYU at Utah

Gary Unmarried (7:30 p.m., Ch. 2): Gary challenges his high-school nemesis to a wrestling match.

The Middle (7:30 p.m.., Ch. 4): Mike helps Brick get ready for a spelling bee.

Criminal Minds (8 p.m., Ch. 2): The team searches for a child abductor who may have been holding kids for more than eight years.

Modern Family (8 p.m., Ch. 4): Phil tries to overcome his fear of the dark.

Law & Order: SVU (8 and 9 p.m., Ch. 5): A gay-rights activist (Kathy Griffin) blames the police for woman's death; young prostitutes are murdered.

Cougar Town (8:30 p.m., Ch. 4): Laurie's mother (Beverly D'Angelo) stirs up trouble.

CSI: NY (9 p.m., Ch. 2): Did a 21-year-old kill his friends at his birthday party?

Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special (9 p.m., Ch. 4): Halle Berry interviews Penelope Cruz; James Cameron interviews Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver; Ben Affleck interviews Jeremy Renner; Glenn Close and Michael Douglas interview each other.

Psych (11 p.m., USA): Gus and Shawn try to prove a shark attack was murder.