A second season also starts for the German historical drama “Barbarians” (Netflix, streaming).
“Chrissy’s Court” (Roku, streaming), in which Chrissy Teigen and her mother preside over small claims cases, returns for its third season.
The reboot of the kids series “Ghostwriter” (Apple TV+, streaming) is also back for its third season.
Mark it: The first Christmas movie of the season comes 10 days before Halloween: “Noel Next Door” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.).
A vicious attack leaves Maggie hospitalized on “Blue Bloods” (CBS, 10 p.m.).
“Capital One College Bowl” (NBC, 8 p.m.) determines who goes to the semifinals, after battles between Penn State vs. BYU, Georgia vs. Syracuse and Columbia vs. UC Santa Barbara.
“Love During Lockup” (WEtv, 9 p.m.) returns for a third season.
A forest fire comes close to a protected outlaw pot farm on “Fire Country” (CBS, 9 p.m.).
“S.W.A.T.” (CBS, 8 p.m.) has its armored car stolen.
A napping product is presented on “Shark Tank” (ABC, 8 p.m.).
“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (CW, 9 p.m.) has Heather Ann Campbell as guest.
Mick Fleetwood is offered some of “Guy’s Hawaiian Eats” (Food, 9 p.m.).
“The UnXplained” (History, 9 p.m.) turns to space.
An envious woman is hired by her socialite half-sister in the made-for-TV thriller “Bad Nanny” (Lifetime Movie Network, 8 p.m.).
The only word for programming on MTV these days is: “Ridiculousness” (MTV, 8, 8:30, 9, 9:30 p.m.).
“Ready to Love” (Own, 8 p.m.) has the first part of its Miami reunion.
It’s numbers, numbers, numbers (instead of, say, issues) on the pre-midterms “The Kornacki Countdown” (MSNBC, 10 p.m.).
“The Lincoln Project” (Showtime, 8 p.m.) starts to receive hate mail.
Here’s a good double bill: Christopher Guest’s “Best in Show” (Flix, 8 p.m.) followed by “A Mighty Wind” (9:35 p.m.).
Turner Classic Movies has a domestic triple play with Cary Grant: “The Awful Truth” (8 p.m.), “My Favorite Wife” (9:45 p.m.) and “The Philadelphia Story” (midnight) before the horror of “It’s Alive” (2 a.m.) and “It Lives Again” (3:45 a.m.).
During the day are football stories: “The Freshman” (6 a.m.), “So This is College” (7:45 a.m.), “College Coach” (9:30 a.m.), “Hold That Line” (11 a.m.), “Too Many Girls” (12:15 p.m.), “Good News” (2 p.m.), “Saturday’s Hero” (4 p.m.) and “Knute Rockne — All American” (6 p.m.).
It’s San Diego at Philadelphia (Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.) in game 3 of the National League Championship Series.
NBA action includes Boston at Miami (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) and Denver at Golden State (ESPN, 10 p.m.).
College football includes Tulsa at Temple (ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.) and Princeton at Harvard (ESPNU, 7 p.m.).
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating (USA, 7:30 p.m.) presents the pairs and men’s short program from the first day of the event in Norwood, Mass.
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest: Quinta Brunson, Monica Mangin, Train. The View: Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Jaime Camil. The Talk: Drew Carey, Corey Feldman. Drew Barrymore: George Clooney. Kelly Clarkson: Kerry Washington, Charlize Theron, Sofia Wylie, Sophia Anne Caruso, Paul Feig, Soman Chainani. Jennifer Hudson: Jenna Dewan, Babyface. Tamron Hall: Melissa Etheridge, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tembi Locke, Attica Locke.
Late Talk
All reruns: Stephen Colbert: Queen Latifah, Nina Totenberg. Jimmy Kimmel: Jason Bateman, Action Bronson, Jimmy Fallon. Jimmy Fallon: Cameron Diaz, Matt Smith, Sheryl Crow. Seth Meyers: Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, Kaitlyn Dever, Elena Bonomo. James Corden: Jamie Dornan, Tessa Thompson.