Thursday’s TV highlights

SERIES

Naked Science: This new episode looks at the effects of exhaustion on the human body (5 and 8 p.m. National Geographic).

Glee: Pop music’s Josh Groban guest stars as himself in this repeat (8 p.m. Fox).

Samantha Brown’s Great Weekends: New Orleans is the destination on a new episode of the travelogue (8 p.m. Travel).

So You Think You Can Dance: R&B music’s Usher performs on the results show (9 p.m. Fox).

Modern Marvels: This new installment counts down the top 10 technological innovations of recent years (9 p.m. History).

World’s Dumbest...: Gross ineptitude of the vehicular variety is featured in this new installment (9 p.m. Tru).

SPECIALS

Scariest Moments at Sea: There’s rough sailing ahead in this new special (9 p.m. Discovery).

Star Wars Strikes Back: This new program looks at the collectibles and video games spun off the hit film series (9 p.m. G4).

The NewNowNext Awards: This new special spotlights rising stars in the entertainment industry (10 p.m. Logo).

MOVIES

Contact: Jodie Foster stars in this 1997 sci-fi fable based on the writings of Carl Sagan (8 p.m. Encore).

SPORTS

Soccer: Action continues at the World Cup as Greece faces Nigeria (6:30 a.m. ESPN), France meets Mexico (11 a.m. ESPN2), and Germany takes on Serbia (4 a.m. early Friday, ESPN).

Baseball: The Dodgers visit the Reds (9:30 a.m. FS Prime); the Rockies visit the Twins (10 a.m. MLB); the Phillies at Yankees or Rays at Braves (4 p.m. MLB); and the White Sox play the Pirates (4 p.m. WGN America).

Golf: The U.S. Open Championship gets underway in Pebble Beach (10 a.m. and 2 p.m. ESPN, noon NBC).

Basketball: The Lakers host the Celtics for the seventh and deciding game of the NBA Finals (6 p.m. ABC).