For their first seasons, I was much more of an advocate of the comedy “Married” than its accompanying “You’re the Worst” (FXX, 10:30 p.m.). But the latter, returning tonight for its second season, is proving itself a more durable comedy choice in the long run, after the ennui that clouded the recent second season of “Married,” but and for the unbridled joy that pops up in “Worst,” thanks to its singular comic vision of creator Stephen Falk and a splendid young cast.
The fact I hung out with them all this summer at a bar shouldn’t make a difference, but it may well have. At any rate, “You’re the Worst” seems to fit into an era when things like “Difficult People” make the socially unacceptable kind of cuddly. As season two starts Chris Geere and Aya Cash’s characters are adjusting to living together, as his his roommate, played by Desmin Borges, who also has a thing for suddenly single character played by Kether Donohue. The half hour goes fast. Take note the show has moved from regular FX to the sometime still hard to find FXX.
And as brash as “Worst” sometimes gets, it still doesn’t touch “The League” (FXX, 10 p.m.), which returns for its seventh and final season with an elaborate Marshawn Lynch joke leading into the draft. By now, NFL stars are clamoring to appear on the show about fantasy footballers; the task of writers Jeff and Jackie Marcus Schaffer is trying to fit them all in. By the time of the 1890s “theme” draft next week, it all works out.
At a time when their satire may be more needed than ever “Key & Peele” (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.) call it quits after this series finale. Odd that they feel tied down by a show with such a short season, but it’s likely they want to go on while their careers are hot. They run two episodes tonight to play them out.
This may be amusing: An American auto repairman suddenly finds out that he’s a descendant of royalty, so he dons a cape and throne and travels to the British Isle of Man to test out that kind of life on the reality series “Suddenly Royal” (TLC, 10 p.m.), which begs the question: How do they find these stories?
A winner is named on the ninth season finale of “Last Comic Standing” (NBC, 10 p.m.) but first they have to whittle down the top five: Ian Bagg, Michael Palascak, Dominique, Clayton English and Andy Erickson.
A feel good home improvement show that never caught on, “Home Free” (Fox, 9 p.m.) reaches its season finale, with the winners getting a house. But losers every week have also gotten a house, sapping a bit of the anticipation.
A potential world-destroyer is battled on the second season finale “Extant” (CBS, 9 p.m.). I guess whether there will be a third season depends on how whether it’s defeated.
Sam Waterston reads the Gettysburg Address following that bloody battle of “The Civil War” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
The last remaining power couple Austin and Liz are up for eviction on “Big Brother” (CBS, 8 p.m.). But there’s a veto competition to be held.
Seems right that Kirsten Vangness of “Criminal Minds” is guest on “Steampunk’d” (GSN, 9 p.m.).
Shalina Joy renovates a Victorian mansion on “American Rehab” (DIY, 11 p.m.).
What’s it like to be boorish? “The Surprising Lives of Billionaires” (Discovery Family, 8 p.m.) will let you know.
Pressure builds on “America’s Next Top Model” (The CW, 8 p.m.), especially after they have to hang suspended in midair. As a result, fewer people are smizing.
In the first season finale of “Lachey’s Bar” (A&E, 10:30 p.m.), Drew and Nick consider an offer to start a radio show in Cincinnati, where they are already operating a bar. Which is fine, as long as they don’t reform 98 Degrees.
Somebody has a birthday on “Kevin from Work” (ABC Family, 8:30 p.m.).
Five acts advance to the final round on “America’s Got Talent” (NBC, 8 p.m.); there are just four left on “MasterChef” (Fox, 8 p.m.).
I like how ABC has been putting on “Shark Tank” (ABC, 8 p.m.) each night this week as some kind of all purpose schedule-filler. They may be thinking it’s shark week.
Westerns from the 1950s are on Turner Classic Movies tonight, with “3:10 to Yuma” (8 p.m.), “The Man from Laramie” (10 p.m.), “The Gunfighter” (midnight), “Ride Lonesome” (1:30 a.m.), “The Naked Spur” (3 a.m.) and “Vengeance Valley” (4:45 a.m.).
In The U.S. Open (ESPN, 11 a.m.; ESPN2, 8 p.m.), it’s the men’s and women’s quarterfinals today and men’s quarterfinals tonight.
Baseball includes Cubs at Cardinals (MLB, 1:45 p.m.), Mets at Nationals (ESPN, 7 p.m.) and Dodgers at Angels (ESPN, 10 p.m.).
In the WNBA, it’s Los Angeles at Atlanta (NBA, 7 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Craig Ferguson, Kate Bosworth. The View: David Alan Grier, Jerrod Carmichael, Loretta Devine. The Talk: Chris Colfer, Adam Lambert, Shelley Wade (rerun). Ellen DeGeneres: Malala Yousafzai, Ice Cube, O’Shea Jackson Jr. Wendy Williams: Kelly Ripa (rerun). Meredith Vieira: Tom Bergeron, Regis Philbin. Queen Latifah: LL Cool J, David Walton (rerun).
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Scarlett Johansson, Elon Musk, Kendrick Lamar. Jimmy Kimmel: Josh Brolin, Susan Sarandon, Darius Rucker. Seth Meyers: Craig Ferguson, Gabourey Sidibe, “Last Comic Standing” winner. James Corden: Jason Sudeikis, Chris Bosh. Carson Daly: Ed Skrein, Goldroom, Stephanie Sigman. Tavis Smiley: Ann Coulter. Conan O’Brien: Alfie Allen, John Bradley, Liam Cunningham, Natalie Dormer, Conieth Hill, Hannah Murray, Sophie Turner, Carice Van Houten, Maisie Williams, Norma Reedus, Danai Gurira, Stephen Yuen (rerun).