Another new comedy starting tonight that may be worth seeking out is “Benders” (IFC, 10 p.m.), ostensibly about a surprisingly terrible amateur hockey team.
Mostly it’s an excuse for a bunch of guys — in this case, pictured left to right, Chris Distefano, Andrew Schulz, Ruy Iskandar and Mark Gessner — to sit around and toss wisecracks and insults in the manner of other shows produced by Denis Leary, from “Rescue Me” to “Sirens.”
Leary himself isn’t in it so far, but his love for hockey is well-documented. Most of the stories of the series, however, occur well off the ice, as when one guy’s grandfather in tonight’s premiere solicits help in assisted suicide.
October is the perfect time for a third season return of “Sleepy Hollow” (Fox, 9 p.m.), where a newly discovered tablet opens the battle with evil up all over again.
Also returning tonight for its 11th season is “Bones” (Fox, 8 p.m.) with domestic bliss shattered by Booth’s disappearance. Kim Raver guest stars.
And in the third season return of “The Blacklist” (NBC, 9 p.m.), Liz is a suspect in the death of an attorney general.
Be careful what you ask for: Bailey’s first day as new chief of staff is full of stress on “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC, 8 p.m.).
The whole presidential mistress scandal breaks open on “Scandal” (ABC, 9 p.m.).
And Annalise gets tough cross-examination on “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC, 10 p.m.).
Speaking of which, it’s the 20th anniversary of O.J. Simpson’s acquittal, marked with the two hour special “O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes” (A&E, 9 p.m.).
The not very compelling reboot “Heroes Reborn” (NBC, 8 p.m.) can be seen as an elaborate metaphor about how networks try to get young people involved in their shows.
A finale comes for “Married” (FX, 10:30 p.m.), a comedy that was so tentative in its second season you have to wonder if it will be back for a third. Two of its episodes tonight means no “You’re the Worst” for tonight.
One comedian I’ve had enough of, the giggling Gabriel Iglesias, who calls himself “Fluffy” hosts a new series about tasting food across the country, “Fluffy Breaks Even” (Fuse, 10 p.m.).
Robert Buckley and Retta are guests on the game show “Geeks Who Drink” (Syfy, 11 p.m.).
A month-long Tuesday and Thursday night series on trailblazing women in Hollywood begins on Turner Classic Movies with a rare film from the 19th century, the 1986 “La Fee aux Choux” (8 p.m.), directed by Alice Guy-Blache, who also stars. Don’t be late: It’s only a minute long. But it’s followed by four other shorts she directed, “Canned Harmony,” “The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ,” “A House Divided” and “Falling Leaves.” Then comes a 40 minute film she did 99 years ago, “The Ocean Waif” (9:30 p.m.).
Other work early women directors are showcased as well, including Lois Weber’s “The Blot” (10:15 p.m.), Frances Marion’s “The Love Light” (midnight) and Lotte Reininger’s “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (4:15 a.m.).
Also on is the 1925 silent feature “The Red Kimona” (2:45 a.m.), produced and co-directed by Dorothy Davenport Reid, from a story by Dorothy Arzner, with a screenplay by Adela Rogers St. John. There’s also a 2000 documentary about some of the directors, “Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women in Hollywood” (1:45 a.m.).
t’s Baltimore at Pittsburgh (CBS, 8:25 p.m.) in Thursday night Football.
College football has Miami at Cincinnati (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) opposite Alabama State at Texas Southern (ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.).
Baseball includes Chicago at Cincinnati (MLB, 12:35 p.m.) and Boston at Yankees (ESPN2, 7 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Julianne Moore, Kate McKinnon, Rumor Willis. The View: Amy Robach. The Talk: Carol Burnett, GloZell, Richard Blais. Ellen DeGeneres: Jason Segel, Don Henley. Wendy Williams: Tamar Braxton. The Real: Camilla Luddington. Meredith Vieira: Emily Mortimer.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Secretary of State John Kerry, Claire Danes, PewDiePie. Jimmy Kimmel: LL Cool J, Kate Mara, Andra Day. Jimmy Fallon: Miley Cyrus, Sam Rockwell, Disclosure. Seth Meyers: Ellen Page, Ken Jeong, Junot Diaz. James Corden: Jessica Alba, Ben Schwartz, Grace. Carson Daly: Priyanka Chopra, Kimya Dawson, Adrianne Palicki. Tavis Smiley: Ringo Starr. Trevor Noah: Ryan Adams. Conan O’Brien: Benicio del Toro, Starlee Kine, Watkins Family Hour.