How about some music?
Night one of the “iHeartRadio Music Festival” (The CW, 8 p.m.) from Las Vegas features U2, Billy Idol, Backstreet Boys, Sam Hunt and Pitbull. Ryan Seacrest hosts.
Pitfall is also a performer on the Latin American Music Awards (Telemundo, 8 p.m.) with Becky G, Idina Menzel, Prince Royce and Sofia Reyes. Lucero hosts, live from Los Angeles.
Game one of the American League Division Series begins with two games. First, it’s Toronto at Texas (TBS, 4:30 p.m.), then Boston at Cleveland (TBS, 8 p.m.), which plays opposite the fictional “Pitch” (Fox, 9 p.m.), in which Ginny realizes she’s pitching against her ex.
Thursday Night Football returns to broadcast TV with Arizona at San Francisco (CBS, 8:25 p.m.).
Locally, “Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck” (MPT, 10 p.m.) looks at the work of the artist, who works in whimsical miniatures, whose works include the popular “MVSEVM’ at the smithsonian American Art Museum.
The comedy about teachers, “Those Who Can’t” (TBS, 10:30 p.m.), returns for a second season with teachers returning from summer vacations and a lot of gum to be removed from the walls.
Designers on “Project Runway” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.) are confounded by a swimsuit challenge.
Max thinks about the future on a new “Better Things” (FX, 10 p.m.).
Eleanor’s trying to learn ethics quick on “The Good Place” (NBC, 8:30 p.m.).
The trailblazing Women series on Turner Classic Movies continues with Olivia de Havilland in “Devotion” (8 p.m.), Marilyn Monroe in “The Prince and the Showgirl” (10 p.m.), Mae West in “She Done Him Wrong” (12:15 a.m.), the Katharine Hepburn in “The Philadelphia Story” (1:30 a.m.) and Grace Kelly in “The Swan” (3:30 a.m.).
A ninth season starts for “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” (Bravo, 9 p.m.). But they’re still on Ryan’s wedding honeymoon on “Million Dollar Listing New York” (Bravo, 10:15 p.m.).
The second season of “Make Me a Millionaire Inventor” (CNBC, 10 p.m.) begins, looking ad devices that could save lives.
Even the Keating 5 flinch at the high-profile case presented on “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC, 10 p.m.).
“Ice Road Truckers” (History, 10 p.m.) reaches its 10th season finale.
Liz learns more about her family on “The Blacklist” (NBC, 10 p.m.).
Beauticians compete in the second season finale of “Cutting it: In the ATL” (We, 9 p.m.).
A car accident at a funeral lands a family at the hospital in “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC, 8 p.m.).
“Rosewood” (Fox, 8 p.m.) goes to New York.
On a new “RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race” (VH1, 8 p.m.) the queens give makeovers to family members.
Should they sell guns at “Superstore” (NBC, 8 p.m.)?
A woman has an unusual pregnancy on “Chicago Med” (NBC, 9 p.m.).
Sounds like “Notorious” (ABC, 9 p.m.) is just getting worse.
“Jim & Chrissy: Vow or Never” (WE, 10 p.m.) reaches its first season finale.
The Food Network can’t get away from Halloween with the compilation episode “Halloween Wars: Most Monstrous Scares” (Food, 8 p.m.) and a holiday themed “Beat Bobby Flay” (food, 10 p.m.).
Stevie J and Josefine compete on “Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ’N Out” (MTV, 10 p.m.).
Men switch pods on “60 Days In” (A&E, 9 p.m.).
Kellie Pickler drops in on “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team” (CMT, 9 p.m.), possibly to promote her “I Love Kellie Pickler” (CMT, 10 p.m.).
College football tonight includes Norfolk State at North Carolina A&T (ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.), Temple at Memphis (ESPN, 8 p.m.) and Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech (CBS Sports, 8 p.m.).
Preseason basketball has Washington at Philadelphia (NBA, 7 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa: Ben Affleck, Danai Guria, Fred Savage. The View: Sela Ward. The Talk: Viola Davis, Maria Menounos, Joey Fatone, Yvette Nicole Brown. Chelsea Handler: Russell Peters, Rob Lowe. Harry Connick: Jessie Graft, Luke Evans, Lyle Lovett. Ellen DeGeneres: Christian Slater, the Clairvoyants. Wendy Williams: Sullivan Stapleton, Nina Terrero. The Real: Patricia Heaton.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Emily Blunt, Gael Garcia Bernal, Phantogram. Jimmy Kimmel: Martin Lawrence, Luke Hemsworth, Gary Clark Jr. Jimmy Fallon: Ben Affleck, Sarah Paulson, Green day. Seth Meyers: Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Millar, Sean Casey, Chris Eliopoulos, Stanton Moore. James Corden: Zach Galifianakis, Taylor Lautner, Stevie Nicks. Carson Daly: Russell Peters, Summer Moon, Yvonne Orji. Tavis Smiley: Jamie Lee Curtis. Trevor Noah: Carmelo Anthony. Conan O’Brien: Christian Slater, Andy Daly, Kyle Kinane.