Wednesday’s best bets on TV

Published 3:57 pm Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Wednesday’s best bets on TV include:

Forty talented home cooks are set to throw down as “MasterChef” returns. Among the contestants are three firefighters, a pro poker player, a lifeguard, a private investigator and Miss San Diego 2015. 8 p.m., Fox.

“Cleverman” is a new genre drama set in Australia’s near future. It follows a group of extraordinary creatures from ancient mythology who battle for survival in a world where humans feel increasingly threatened by them. 10 p.m., Sundance TV.

— Chuck Barney, East Bay Times