With Jag and Blue on the block, “Big Brother” (CBS, 8 p.m.) has its veto competition.
Curtis becomes neighborhood watch captain on the first of three consecutive episodes of “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (BET, 9 p.m.).
“The Real Housewives of Orange County” (Bravo, 8 p.m.) throw a pumpkin-carving party.
Junebug’s new girlfriend drops a bombshell on “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET, 10:30 p.m.).
“The Real Housewives of Miami” (Bravo, 9 p.m.) goes to a legal luncheon where defamation is brought up.
A spy recruits a Hollywood star to help stop an arms dealer in Guy Richie’s “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre” (Starz, 9 p.m.), making its premium cable debut. It stars Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Hugh Grant and Josh Hartnett.
“To Catch a Smuggler” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.) looks for illicit gold in Colombia.
Sophia Loren stars on Turner Classic Movies’ penultimate night of Summer Under the Stars with “Lady L” (6 a.m.), “The Pride and the Passion” (8 a.m.), “Brass Target” (10:30 a.m.), “Operation Crossbow” (12:30 p.m.), “Human Voice” (2:30 p.m.), “Boy on a Dolphin” (3 p.m.), “More Than a Miracle” (5 p.m.), “The Gold of Naples” (8 p.m.), “Arabesque” (10:30 p.m.), “A Special Day” (12:30 a.m.), “Two Women” (2:30 a.m.) and “Ghosts — Italian Style” (4:15 a.m.). There is also a Loren appearance “Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival” (6:45 p.m.).
The U.S. Open (ESPN, ESPN2, 7 p.m.) has second round action from Flushing, N.Y.
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Jenni “JWoww” Farley. The View: Jason Reynolds (rerun). The Talk: Melissa Fumero, Dr. Kellyann Petrucci. Drew Barrymore: Reese Witherspoon (rerun). Kelly Clarkson: Jenny Slate (rerun). Jennifer Hudson: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Charity Lawson, Lewis Howes (rerun). Tamron Hall: Kelly Rowland (rerun).
Late Talk
All reruns due to the writers’ strike: Stephen Colbert: RuPaul, Ed Sheeran. Jimmy Kimmel: Margot Robbie, Impacciatore, The White Buffalo. Jimmy Fallon: Leslie Jones, Giancarlo Esposito, Alvvays. Seth Meyers: Quentin Tarantino, Emily Ratajkowski, Seth Reiss and Will Tracy. James Corden: Pamela Adlon, Taika Waititi, Pinegrove.