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TV tonight: '365 Black Awards,' Ground Zero' special

Robert Bianco
USA TODAY

McDonald’s 365 Black Awards
BET, 9 ET/PT

Toni Braxton will be among those honored at the 'McDonald's 365 Black Awards' on BET.

Amber Riley and Lance Gross host the latest installment in this annual event, which salutes African-American leaders who make a difference in their community. This year's honorees include singer Toni Braxton, football star Charles Tillman, actor Wendy Raquel Robinson, historian Lonnie Bunch, high school student Lauren Seroyer and 13-year-old entrepreneur Donovan Smith. Among those scheduled to perform are Chrisette Michele, Anthony Hamilton, Kelly Price and Eric Benet.

Ground Zero Rising: Freedom vs. Fear
CNBC, 10 ET/PT

Jim Cramer leads this look at the new World Trade Center, 15 years after the 9/11 attacks that destroyed the Twin Towers. Along with a tour of the public spaces and the commercial property, the special will examine the efforts being taken to protect this new center and speak to some of those whose lives were forever changed by the assault on the old one.

Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
FX, 10 ET/PT

Drugs don’t seem to bother this fictional rock band all that much — but sex, that’s another thing. It broke The Heathens up once and may do so again, as love triangles and betrayals threaten the band’s future, though of course in an amusing way. For now, as this entertaining series wraps up its second season, Gigi decides to take the band in a different direction while Johnny considers pursuing a solo project.