On the 16th season premiere of “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC, 8 p.m.), Bailey fires Meredith, Richard and Alex for insurance fraud. “Grey’s” certainly has had a long run. But the longest running show returning tonight with a new season — its 21st — is “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC, 10 p.m.).
Thursday Night Football has Philadelphia at Green Bay (Fox, 8 p.m.).
With “Country Music” concluded, we are reminded of another top-notch public broadcasting music documentary series, the 2016 “Soundbreaking” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
“The Outpost” (CW, 8 and 9 p.m.) ends its second season with a pair of episodes.
Georgie finds he has a knack for sales on the third season premiere of “Young Sheldon” (CBS, 8 p.m.), now at a new time.
Bonnie has her honeymoon on the seventh season premiere of “Mom” (CBS, 9 p.m.).
“A Million Little Things” (ABC, 9 p.m.) began with a death; tonight’s season two premiere has a Delilah going into labor.
Mateo has been detained by ICE on the fifth season premiere of “Superstore” (NBC, 8 p.m.).
The fourth and final season of “A Good Place” (NBC, 9 p.m.) begins with Eleanor becoming the architect.
Tonight is also the start of the sixth and final season for “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC, 10 p.m.).
“Doc Martin” (AcornTV, streaming) begins a new season.
Not sure you want to see Vinny as a Chippendales dancer on “Jersey Shore Family Vaction” (MTV, 8 p.m.).
Ann Curry keeps “Chasing the Cure” (TNT, 9 p.m.).
Ray and Ally are caught out on “Mr. Inbetween” (FX, 10 p.m.).
“Activate: The Global Citizen Movement” (National Geographic, 10 p.m.) looks at girls’ education.
Cardi B talks about her #MeToo moment in the debut of “Untold Stories of Hip Hop” (WeTV, 10 p.m.).
The Thursday night run of James Bond films on Turner Classic Movies closes out with “The Living Daylights” (8 p.m.), “License to Kill” (10:30 p.m.), “Goldeneye” (1 a.m.), “Tomorrow Never Dies” (3:30 a.m.) and “The World is Not Enough” (5:30 a.m.).
Earlier, the character actor Edmund Gwenn, best known as Kris Kringle in “Miracle on 34th Street,” is featured all day in “Anthony Adverse” (7:15 a.m.), “Parnell” (9:45 a.m.), “The Earl of Chicago” (noon), “Dangerous Partners” (1:45 p.m.), “Bewitched” (3:15 p.m.), “She Went to the Races” (4:30 p.m.) and “It’s a Dog’s Life” (6:15 p.m.).
Baseball includes Milwaukee at Cincinnati (MLB, 12:30 p.m.), Dodgers at San Diego (MLB, 4 p.m.), Cleveland at White Sox (MLB, 8 p.m.) and Oakland at Seattle (MLB, 11 p.m.).
College football has Delaware State at North Carolina A&T (ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.) and Navy at Memphis (ESPN, 8 p.m.).
In preseason hockey, it’s St. Louis at Detroit (NBC Sports, 7 p.m.) and Arizona at Vancouver (NHL, 10 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest: Patricia Heaton, Carrie Ann Inaba, Why Don’t We. The View: Andrew Yang. The Talk: Mike Colter, Vanessa L. Williams. Ellen DeGeneres: Beth Behrs, Whitney Cummings, Randall Park, Lady Antebellum. Kelly Clarkson: Kirsten Dunst, Chris Sullivan. Wendy Williams: Rakim. The Real: Yvette Nicole Brown, Amanda Seales.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Brittany Howard. Jimmy Kimmel: Viola Davis, Christian Slater, Gary Clark Jr. Jimmy Fallon: Michael Che, Colin Jost, Dove Cameron, Robert Irwin, Carole King. Seth Meyers: Woody Harrelson, Kieran Culkin, Bobby Flay. James Corden: Ellen Pompeo, Mike Colter, Loud Luxury and Bryce Vine. Lilly Singh: Jim Gaffigan, Antoni Porowski. Trevor Noah: Jameela Jamil. David Spade: Matt Walsh, Ian Edwards, Tim Dillon. Conan O’Brien: Al Franken.