Friday’s TV Highlights: ‘No Limits’ on Animal Planet

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

No Limits In this new thrill-seeking series, former wrestler Eric Young tries his hand in various dangerous and unpleasant tasks. In the first of two new episodes he tries to cross a deep canyon walking on rope. 8 p.m. Animal Planet. In the second episode, at 8:30, he enters a Tennessee lumberjack competition.

Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars In this new reality show, reality television stars from other series work at saving their struggling relationships. 9 p.m. WE

Crossbones Set in the 1700s, this new adventure series stars John Malkovich as the legendary pirate Edward Teach — a.k.a .Blackbeard — who rules over an island of outlaws and covets an invention called the longitude chronometer. Richard Coyle also stars. 10 p.m. NBC

Continuum In this new episode Kiera (Rachel Nichols) pursues a group of brilliant students, who are using cutting-edge technology to commit crimes. 10 p.m. Syfy

MOVIES

Warm Bodies In this odd take on the zombie apocalypse genre, a couple —a zombie and a human, played by Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer — could be the key to saving the world from a rampage of the undead. John Malkovich and Rob Corddry also star. 8 p.m. HBO

The Lincoln Lawyer Matthew McConaughey stars in this smartly paced 2011 drama as an attorney representing a rich playboy (Ryan Phillippe) in a case that becomes much more than expected. Marisa Tomei, William H. Macy and Josh Lucas also star. 8 p.m. TNT

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Harvey Fierstein. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today James Earl Jones and Boyd Gaines; Rascal Flatts performs; Melissa Cookston. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA

Good Morning America Rapper 50 Cent performs; Harley Pasternak. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Alan Thicke; Olympic swimmers Janet Evans and Rowdy Gaines; Katee Sackhoff (“Longmire”); Amy Purdy (“Dancing with the Stars”). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Michael President Barack Obama; Sarah Tiefenthaler; chef Marc Forgione. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Guest co-host Nicolle Wallace; Lizzie Velasquez. 10 a.m. KABC

The Doctors Body transformations; foods that may sabotage weight loss; mother tweets live during labor and delivery. 11 a.m. KCAL

The Talk Joe Manganiello; Chi McBride. 1 p.m. KCBS

The Queen Latifah Show Kristen Bell (“Veronica Mars”); Omar Epps; Miss Robbie Montgomery; Matt Goss performs. 2 p.m. KCBS

The Dr. Oz Show Health traps; stress, sleep issues and diet trends; commuting; an all-natural appetite suppressant. 2 p.m. KABC, 1:07 a.m. KABC

Dr. Phil Beauty queen says her career was ruined when pageant officials were sent compromising photos of her. 3 p.m. KCBS

Katie John Quiñones; Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos. (N) 3 p.m. KABC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Wanda Sykes; Matt Bomer; salsa dancers Beberly Devers and Kevin Tellez. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

Charlie Rose — the Week The life and career of author and poet Maya Angelou. (N) 7:30 p.m. KOCE

Washington Week With Gwen Ifill President Obama at a crossroads: Peter Baker, the New York Times; Christi Parsons, Tribune Newspapers; Michael Crowley, Time; Carrie Budoff Brown, Politico. (N) 8 p.m. KOCE

Real Time With Bill Maher Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas. 10 p.m. HBO

The Arsenio Hall Show Bill Cosby. 11 p.m. KTLA

Tavis Smiley Arianna Huffington; Brian Culbertson. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE

Chelsea Lately Drew Barrymore; Adam Sandler. 11 p.m. E!

Charlie Rose (N) 11:30 p.m. KOCE

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Kevin Bacon;. 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show Shailene Woodley; Peyton Manning. 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Adam Sandler. 11:35 p.m. KABC

Late Night With Seth Meyers Chris O’Dowd, Emma Roberts. 12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson William Shatner; Jessica St. Clair. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS