Blondes battle it out all month on Turner Classic Movies, starting tonight with Marilyn Monroe in “Niagara” (8 p.m.) and “Some Like It Hot” (9:45 p.m.); Jayne Mansfield in “The Girl Can’t Help It” and “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?” (2 a.m.) and Betsy Drake in “Room for One More” (3:45 a.m.).
After weeks of waiting, viewers finally get to cast votes for the first time on “The X Factor” (Fox, 8 p.m.). All 12 finalists sing on the live two hour show; one will be cut Thursday, in the first elimination show of the season.
A new season starts for “Top Chef” (Bravo, 10 p.m.), this time in Texas. The field is Texas sized – with 29 hopefuls – but 13 will be cut by the end of tonight’s ninth season premiere.
Sarah Jessica Parker is not only a producer of “Work of Art: The Next Great Artist” (Bravo, 9 p.m.); she’s also a guest judge tonight, inwhich projects are based on children’s art.
The rapper Game enlists ladies for his video on “America’s Next Top Model” (The CW, 9 p.m.).
The merge comes on “Survivor: South Pacific” (CBS, 8 p.m.) and Ozzie, the first contestant to volunteer to be sent to Redemption Island has to fight to be part of it.
Jay gets salsa lessons on a new “Modern Family” (ABC, 9 p.m.), with help from a couple played by Chazz Palmeri and Jennifer Tilly.
Brian Greene examines space as a flexible material on his new series” The Fabric of the Cosmos” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). Then follows a hastily-produced portrait of the late technology whiz, “Steve Jobs: One Last Thing” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings).
The “Animal House” episode of “Nature” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) isn’t about toga parties. It’s about animals who build their own homes. But not a “Road House” (AMC, 8 and 10:30 p.m.).
A new “Up All Night” (NBC, 8 p.m.), with Blythe Danner and Richard Schiff playing Amy’s parents, is accompanied by a rerun at 8:30 p.m..
What you didn’t have enough of Grant and Jason on Halloween’s six hour live special? If not, the “Ghost Hunters” (Syfy, 9 p.m.) visit the Missouri State Penitentiary looking for the supernatural.
It’s still Halloween on the second part of a disturbing episode of “American Horror Story” (FX, 10 p.m.). But it’s always Halloween there. And always disturbing.
Daytime Talk
Regis and Kelly: Billy Bob Thornton, Miranda Lambert. The View: Ben Stiller, Mindy Kaling. The Talk: Ellen DeGeneres, Simon Baker, Nene Leakes, Kym Douglas. Wendy Williams: Taraji P. Henson, Tyrese.
Late Talk
David Letterman: Condoleezza Rice, Amy Sedaris. Jay Leno: Taylor Lautner, Martha Stewart, Daughtry. Jimmy Kimmel: Ellen DeGeneres, Gabourey Sidibe, Chris Isaak. Jimmy Fallon: Billy Bob Thornton, Taraji P. Henson, Dave Stewart. Craig Ferguson: Ted Danson, Bitsie Tulloch. Tavis Smiley: Juan Gonzalez. Carson Daly:Wiz Khalifa,.Tom Brokaw Stephen Colbert: Michael Pollan. Conan O’Brien: Matthew Broderick, Paul Simon. Chelsea Handler: Stephen Dorff, Moshe Kasher, Fortune Feimster, Josh Wolf.