On TV Tonight for Wednesday, January 3: ‘The Amazing Race’ returns, ‘Black-ish’ kid goes to college in ‘Grown-ish’

“Grown-ish” Cast: Chris Parnell as Dean Parker, Jordan Buhat as Vivek, Emily Arlook as Nomi Segal, Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Trevor Jackson as Aaron, Fancia Raisa as Ana Torres and Deon Cole as Charlie Telphy. (Freeform/Andrew Eccles)

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“Grown-ish” (8:00 p.m., Freeform):  A contemporary take on the current issues facing both students and administrators in the world of higher education. Yara Shahidi portrays Zoey – Dre (Anthony Anderson) and Rainbow’s (Tracee Ellis Ross) popular, entitled, stylish and socially active 17-year-old daughter — as she heads off to college and quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest. Yara is joined by ”black-ish”’s Deon Cole (Charlie) who portrays Charlie, Dre’s eccentric and unpredictable co-worker at Stevens & Lido. Zoey runs into Charlie during college orientation where she learns that he moonlights as an adjunct marketing professor. Arlook will portray Miriam, a freshman know-it-all at Southern California University with a no-holds-barred attitude. Parnell will portray the dean of Southern California University, and Jackson will portray a socially conscious sophomore at Southern California University.

The Amazing Race” (8:00 p.m., CBS): The Emmy-winning show is back for a 30th season with 11 teams trying to win  $1 million. This season the teams depart from New York and head to their first destination, Ireland, where they must travel through a massive canyon high above the Geitargljufur River. 

“The X-Files” (8:00 p.m., FOX): Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) are reunited for one last time in the upcoming 10-episode season. This season’s storyline involves the pair looking for their son.   

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