WEDNESDAY

8-8:30 p.m. – “ANIMAL PRACTICE”

8:30-9 p.m. – “GUYS WITH KIDS”

9-10 p.m. – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”

10-11 p.m. – “CHICAGO FIRE”

Wednesday night offers three new shows in addition to a renewed “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”.

“Animal Practice” — New comedy series that is written by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka. Dr. George Coleman (Justin Kirk, “Weeds”) is a New York veterinarian who has a great gift communicating with animals but not the humans. Dorothy Crane, who once held the key to George’s heart, takes over Crane Animal Hospital and becomes George’s new boss. Dorothy is whip-smart and ambitious, and she’s going to make George pay for the past. Also starring are Tyler Labine (“Reaper”) as Dr. Doug Jackson, Bobby Lee (“Harold & Kumar”) as Dr. Yamamoto, and newcomer Betsy Sodaro as Angela.

“Guys with Kids” — From Emmy winner and executive producer Jimmy Fallon comes another new comedy about three thirty-something dads, Chris (Jesse Bradford, “The West Wing”), Nick (Zach Cregger, “Friends with Benefits”) and Gary (Anthony Anderson, “Law & Order”) trying to help each other to navigate their survival as new dads, while still trying desperately to remain dudes. Balancing work or staying at home, painfully married or happily divorced, they know that taking care of the little ones while maintaining a social life is a daily challenge. Also starring are Jamie Lynn Sigler (“The Sopranos”) and Tempestt Bledsoe (“The Cosby Show”).

“Chicago Fire” — A new drama about stressful and dangerous job of the Firefighters, Rescue Squad and Paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51. The enormous responsibilities of the job take a personal toll when big reputations and hefty egos, coupled with the pressure to perform and make split-second decisions, are bound to put squad members at odds. When a tragedy claims one of their own, there’s plenty of guilt and blame to go around. Starring Jesse Spencer (“House M.D.”) as Lt. Matthew Casey, Taylor Kinney (“The Vampire Diaries”) as Lt. Kelly Severide, Eamonn Walker (“The Messenger”), Charlie Barnett, (“Law & Order: SVU”), David Eigenberg (“Sex and the City”), Monica Raymund (“The Good Wife”), Lauren German (“Hawaii Five-O”), Teri Reeves (“Three Rivers”) and Merle Dandridge (“Sons of Anarchy”).