Wednesday TV: Teenage brat continues to make 'Nashville' unpleasant viewing

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In tonight's episode of "Nashville" (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4), Rayna (Connie Britton) tries desperately to get her runaway 16-year-old daughter, Maddie (Lennon Stella), to come home.

The big question is — why? Maddie has been written as such an incredibly unpleasant, ungrateful brat Rayna and Deacon (Charles Esten) are well rid of her. The writing on this particularly plotlines has been particularly weak — both predictable and hugely annoying.

This show is on the bubble to be renewed for next season. If this is the best the writers can do, there's no reason to bring it back.

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• "Survivor" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): One contestants holds the key to individual immunity and guarantees himself/herself a shot at the final six.

• "The Middle (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Frankie's excited to relax on the new patio, but her quiet time is interrupted by their noisy neighbors.

• "Heartbeat" (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Alex, Jesse and Millicent try to save a heart transplant patient who has been injured in a car crash.

• "Rosewood" (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Rosewood clashes with a rival pathologist on a case involving two bodies and a lot of cash washing up on the beach.

• "Arrow" (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Oliver and the team struggle to come to terms with Laurel's death.

• "The Goldbergs" (7:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Behind-the-scenes footage, outtakes and cast interviews, along with a set tour.

• "Empire" (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Lucious throws a fundraiser in an effort to show the board that they should reinstate him as Empire's CEO.

• "Supernatural" (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): In a small town in Colorado, mysterious disappearances occur every 27 years.

• "Underground" (8 and 9 p.m., WGN America): The runners decide their only hope is a suicidal attempt to hide in plain sight.

• "Black-ish" (8:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Dre panics when he learns he could lose his job.

• "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders" (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): A woman is murdered while vacationing in Mexico with her family.

• "The Americans" (11 p.m., FX): The KGB and the FBI race to track down an agent.

• "Lopez" (11 p.m., TV Land): George thinks about buying land in his old neighborhood.

• "The Soul Man" (11:30 p.m., TV Land): Alicia finds a campaign donor, but Boyce spots a Confederate flag in the donor's house.