One Chicago Returns, Nine Perfect Strangers Wraps, and Survivor Goes Big

Cable and streaming deliver a cornucopia of options today as the Chicago-verse returns to NBC, Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers reaches its dramatic conclusion, and Survivor Season 41 premieres with a two-hour episode. Plus, ABC unveils its Wonder Years reboot, The Masked Singer kicks off its sixth season, and Disney+ expands the Star Wars universe in the new animated collection Star Wars: Visions. Here’s what’s new and noteworthy on TV this Wednesday:

Chicago Med: Season premiere. Will Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) returns to Med to help Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) with a secret investigation. Elsewhere, Charles (Oliver Platt) deals with twins who insist on being identical inside and out. Watch preview. 8:00 PM ET on NBC

The Goldbergs: Season premiere. ABC’s long-running sitcom pays tribute to the late George Segal in an episode that sees the family take inspiration from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure as they revisit Pops’ favorite stomping grounds. Watch preview. 8:00 PM ET on ABC

The Masked Singer: Season premiere. A new group of celebrities suit up as Group A performs in Part 1 of the two-night Season 6 premiere. Watch preview. 8:00 PM ET on FOX

Survivor: Season premiere. 18 castaways arrive on Fiji, where they’ll face a more intense and more dangerous season than ever before, one that's set to feature a “game within a game” that will engage viewers at home. Watch preview. 8:00 PM ET on CBS

The Wonder Years: Series premiere. ABC reboots the late-eighties sitcom of the same name in this 1960s-set story about a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama. The series is presented through the perspective of Dean (Elisha “EJ” Williams, with his adult counterpart voiced by Don Cheadle), an imaginative 12-year-old struggling to figure out where he fits in. Watch trailer. 8:30 PM ET on ABC

Chicago Fire: Season premiere. As Firehouse 51 deals with the aftermath of the capsized boat rescue, Gallo (Alberto Rosende), Ritter (Daniel Kyri), and Violet (Hanako Greensmith) discuss plans for a side gig. 9:00 PM ET on NBC

The Conners: Season premiere. ABC's hit sitcom is going live tonight, performing the same episode twice — once for the east coast, and once for the west. The show's fourth season is set to follow the Conners as they plan an upcoming wedding while navigating breakups, newfound sobriety, and the current pandemic. Watch preview. 9:00 PM ET/PT on ABC

Alter Ego: Series premiere. FOX takes the musical singing competition to the next level in a new series that gives contestants a chance to perform as their dream avatar. Rocsi Diaz hosts, with judges Nick Lachey, Grimes, and Alanis Morissette. Watch trailer. 9:00 PM ET on FOX

Home Economics: Season premiere. Connor (Jimmy Tatro) invites the Hayworth clan to a San Francisco 49ers game in an attempt to close his latest business deal. Jerry Rice and Scott Van Pelt guest star as themselves. 9:30 PM ET on ABC

Chicago P.D.: Season premiere. When a police informant is murdered, the team digs in to track down the perpetrator, only to discover a shocking truth. 10:00 PM ET on NBC

A Million Little Things: Season premiere. Gary (James Roday Rodriguez) struggles in the aftermath of his encounter with Peter (Andrew Leeds). Meanwhile, Regina (Christina Moses) and Rome (Romany Malco) put on a united front following the closure of Someday and the deportation of Tyrell’s (Adam Swain) mother. Watch trailer. 10:00 PM ET on ABC

Nine Perfect Strangers: Limited series finale. Masha’s (Nicole Kidman) secrets are finally revealed, triggering a dramatic chain reaction within the group. Streaming on Hulu

Star Wars: Visions: Complete season. Seven Japanese animation studios bring their unique perspective to the Star Wars galaxy in this collection of animated shorts. Watch trailer. Streaming on Disney+

Dear White People: Complete fourth season (series finale). Reunited amid a pandemic, future Sam (Logan Browning) and Lionel (DeRon Horton) look back on their epic final year at Winchester University in the musical fourth installment of Justin Simien’s acclaimed comedy. Watch trailer. Streaming on Netflix

Intrusion: Original movie. After a husband (Logan Marshall-Green) and wife (Freida Pinto) move to a small town, a home invasion leaves the wife traumatized and suspicious that those around her might not be who they seem. Watch trailer. Streaming on Netflix

The Circle: Netflix drops four more episodes of the social media competition, which wraps its third season next week. Streaming on Netflix

Muhammad Ali: Docuseries finale. Ken Burns’ four-part docuseries concludes with an examination of the final years of Ali’s career, his decades of activism, and his legacy. 8:00 PM ET on PBS

Big Brother: New episode (special time). 10:00 PM ET on CBS

Claire Spellberg Lustig is the Senior Editor at Primetimer and a scholar of The View. Follow her on Twitter at @c_spellberg.