Brought in to control world hotspots, United Nations Peacekeepers have despite their name caused their own mayhem, with a record of rape and sexual abuse of 1,700 young women and girls over the past 15 years — and many more unreported — in places from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Kosovo and from East Timor to Haiti.
Because it has no internal method to prosecute such crimes, but only refer them to the member states, who rarely follow through. On a new “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listing), correspondent Ramita Navai talks to women about their abuse and even finds the only civilian peacekeeper to have been jailed for sexual abuse while working at the UN.
Are wrestlers supposed to be interesting? the new “Miz & Mrs” (USA, 10 p.m.) follows WWE’s Mike “The Miz” Mizanin and his wife Maryse. If they script the matches, what makes you think they don’t script these shows too?
Seth Rogen, Joel McHale and Allison Tolman are among those who take part in the season five finale of “Drunk History” (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.) as it looks back at the origins of Halloween and the actual witch hunt of Salem, Mass.
One of the sharpest comedians around has a new standup special: “Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial” (Netflix, streaming).
Judges make their second round of cuts on “America’s Got Talent” (NBC, 8 p.m.).
Engineering feats like the Hoover Dam, Erie Canal and the Holland Tunnel are among the “10 Modern Marvels That Changed America” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings).
Clarke races to save Abby on “The 100” (CW, 8 p.m.).
Talon struggles to command the creature she has conjured on “The Outpost” (CW, 9 p.m.).
Staff numbers are down on “Below Deck Mediterranean” (Bravo, 9 p.m.).
The celebrity-chummed season of Shark Week continues with “Guy Fieri’s Feeding Frenzy” (Discovery, 8 p.m.), which is followed by “Laws of Jaws” (Discovery, 9 p.m.), “Air Jaws: The Hunted” (Discovery, 10 p.m.) and “Shark After Dark” (Discovery, 11 p.m.).
A strip poker game determines who will head the next promotional campaign on “Hit the Floor” (BET, 10 p.m.).
On the season finale of “The Last Defense” (ABC, 10 p.m.), public defenders race to save a man on death row.
The final qualifying round comes on “World of Dance” (NBC, 10 p.m.).
Jane muses about motherhood on “The Bold Type” (Freeform, 8 p.m.).
It’s Christmas on “Younger” (TV Land, 10 p.m.).
“Teachers” (TV Land, 10:30 p.m.) has a book fair.
“Bad Henry” (Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.) is a two-hour true crime story about a serial killer in Charlotte.
The title of “Lost City of the Amazon: The Legend is Real” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.) seems a little defensive. It’s followed by “Atlantis Rising Secrets Decoded” (National Geographic, 10 p.m.).
Vampires with realistic bat details is the assignment on “Face Off” (Syfy, 9 p.m.).
Surf tries to wrest control of the family business on “Animal Kingdom” (TNT, 9 p.m.).
There are plenty of baby problems on “Rattled” (TLC, 10 p.m.).
“Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern” (Travel, 9 p.m.) goes to Belgium for World War II fare.
The choices in tonight’s 50 States in 50 Movies on Turner Classic Movies are of the Manifest Destiny: South Dakota in “Badlands” (8 p.m.), North Dakota in “The Purchase Price” (10 p.m.), “A River Runs Through It” (11:30 p.m.) in Montana, “Spencer’s Mountain” (2 a.m.) in Wyoming and “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” (4:15 a.m.) in Colorado.
Baseball includes Dodgers at Philadelphia (MLB, 7 p.m.).
WNBA action has New York at Minnesota (ESPN2, 8 p.m.).
The Tour de France (NBC Sports, 8 a.m.) reaches Stage 16, from Carcassonne to Bagnères-de-Luchon.
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest: Henry Cavill, Katie Lowes. The View: Henry Golding. The Talk: Rebecca Ferguson, Elizabeth Wagmeister. Harry Connick: Martha Stewart (rerun). Steve Harvey: Carol Burnett, Magic Johnson, Jack Black, Sheila E., Burt Reynolds (rerun). Ellen DeGeneres: Alex Rodriguez, Christina Hendricks, Lea Michele, Darren Criss (rerun). Wendy Williams: Andre Leon Talley, Milly Almodovar (rerun).
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Tatiana Mislay, Michael McFaul, Brian Husky. Jimmy Kimmel: Mandy Moore, Elsie Fisher, Dennis Lloyd. Jimmy Fallon: Amy Poehler, Harland Williams, Tomi Adeyemi, Ashley McBryde. Seth Meyers: Tony Shalhoub, Bo Burnham, Nate Smith. James Corden: Tom Cruise, Angela Bassett, Kacey Musgraves. Carson Daly: Rachel Bloom, Adam Pally, Coin, Eugenio Derbez (rerun). Trevor Noah: Micahel Scott Moore. Conan O’Brien: Cedric the Entertainer, Julian Dennison, Tuxedo & Zapp (rerun).