Public television tosses the eclipse glasses but keeps its eye on space with a two hour special marking the 40th anniversary of NASA’s Voyager mission which has sailed past Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. “The Farthest – Voyager in Space” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) uses an interesting visual style in interviewing many of the people who worked on the craft, including the one that put together the audio recording, introducing the Earth to other beings with songs that included Chuck Berry.
On the new “Shattered” (Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.),
Cute animals reign on the special “Too Cute!: Cutest Summer Ever” (Animal Planet, 8 p.m.). It leads into a cuter version of “Pit Bulls & Parolees: Puppy Tales” (Animal Planet, 9 p.m.) that lasts two hours.
Grace faces a revelation during a battle dome fight on “Blood Drive” (Syfy, 10 p.m.).
On “Snowfall” (FX, 10 p.m.), Franklin’s business ramps up.
Time for the work picnic on “Younger” (TV Land, 10 p.m.).
A power of veto competition is held on “Big Brother” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
Cora tries to recover memory on “The Sinner” (USA, 10 p.m.).
Cairo resents the new baby on “Growing Up Supermodel” (Lifetime, 10 p.m.).
Two episodes of the new comedy “Marlon” (NBC, 9, 9:30 p.m.) play.
Donna struggles with work/life balance on “Suits” (USA, p.m.).
Rick Ross raises stakes on “Signed” (VH1, 9 p.m.).
On “Salvation” (CBS, 9 p.m.), Grace escapes an assassin.
The top 11 on “MasterChef” (Fox, 8 p.m.) cook crawfish on a two hour episode.
A lot of pairing up is occurring among the “Blank Ink Crew: Chicago” (VH1, 8 p.m.).
Viewers get a chance to save one of the bottom five on “America’s Got Talent” (NBC, 8 p.m.).
Part two of the reunion occurs on “The Real Housewives of New York City” (Bravo, 8 p.m.).
A porn actress asks “Swedish Dicks” (Pop, 8 p.m.) to find her stalker.
It’s the night before Halloween on “Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda” (Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.).
The gullible on “Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry” (E!, 9 p.m.) include Lil’ Kim, Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Lance Bass.
Greer Garson stars on Turner Classic Movies all day with “Desire Me” (6 a.m.), “Her Twelve Men” (7:45 a.m.), “The Law and the Lady” (9:30 a.m.), “Scandal at Scourie” (11:15 a.m.), “Mrs. Miniver” (1 p.m.), “Adventure” (3:15 p.m.), “Sunrise at Campobello” (5:30 p.m.), “Madame Curie” (8 p.m.), “Blossoms in the Dust” (10:15 p.m.), “Pride and Prejudice” (12:15 a.m.), “Strange Lady in Town” (2:30 a.m.) and “Remember?” (4:30 a.m.).
Baseball includes Milwaukee at San Francisco (MLB, 3:30 p.m.), Boston at Cleveland (MLB, 7 p.m.) and Texas at Angels (ESPN, 10 p.m.).
The Little League World Series includes Canada vs. Japan (ESPN, 3 p.m.) and Lufkin, Texas vs. Greenville, N.C. (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.).
In soccer, it’s TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at Liverpool (Fox Sports 1, 2:45 p.m.) in the UEFA Champions League playoffs.
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest: Kate McKinnon, Uzo Aruba. The View: Donald Rumsfeld (rerun). The Talk: Diane Lane, Sheila Nevins, Jessica Capshaw (rerun). Harry Connick: Anna Chlumsky, Dennis the Prescott, Amirah Vann (rerun). Ellen DeGeneres: Julia Roberts, Richard Curtis (rerun). Wendy Williams: Nancy Grace (rerun). The Real: Nicole Ari Parker, Shekinah (rerun).
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Samantha Bee, Gillian Jacobs, Spoon (rerun). Jimmy Kimmel: David Alan Grier, R.Lum.R. (rerun). Jimmy Fallon: John Bodega, Rhett & Link, Kygo featuring Ellie Goulding (rerun). Seth Myers: Kelly Ripa, Fred Savage, Ahamed Weinberg, Brad Wilk (rerun). James Corden: David Beckham, Emily Blunt, Harry Styles (rerun). Carson Daly: Kathryn Hahn, Froth, Lucy Gillespie (rerun). Trevor Noah: Bryan Stevenson, Andra Day. Conan O’Brien: Kathy Bates, Aquiles Chavez.