Hilary Swank stars as a tough city reporter who reluctantly joins a much smaller daily in Anchorage so she can report on a story of missing indigenous women in the new “Alaska Daily” (ABC, 10 p.m.). It’s from an executive producer of “Spotlight,” so it gets some of the newspaper details right — downsized and now operating in a strip mall, for one. But there are other cliches that arise. At least Swank’s character doesn’t have superpowers when she gets her panic attacks, unlike, say, “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.” Jeff Perry is well suited as the crusty editor. 

More and more new shows are staged as prequels — if only to cling on the fame of the original property while staffing it with younger actors. Such is the case with the new “Walker Independece” (CW, 9 p.m.), which looks at the ancestors of both “Walker” (CW, 8 p.m.), which is returning for its third season, and the even older series “Walker: Texas Ranger.” Katherine McNamara stars in this pre-prequel about a pioneer woman who heads west on a wagon train. So the 1880s setting is thanks as much to the success of “Yellowstone” and its own sequel. Westerns are back.

“Monster High: The More” (Nickelodeon, 7 p.m.) adds some songs and a new cast in the story of a half-werewolf trying to adjust at a new school. The young cast is led by Miia Harris, Ceci Ballot and Nayah Damasen. 

“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC, 9 p.m.) is back for its 19th season, so naturally it’s packed with a bunch of new interns as Ellen Pompeo steps back to a part-time role. It comes after the season premiere of its firehouse spinoff “Station 19” (ABC, 8 p.m.), returning for its sixth season. 

“Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler” (HBO Max, streaming) returns for its third season with new home (it used to be on Epix), an appended title and a five year time jump from last season.