On the eve of the release of his 26th film “Killer of the Flower Moon,” director Martin Scorsese is guest programmer on Turner Classic Movies tonight, with the kinds of Westerns that informed his new work. First comes a couple of silents, the 1914 “The Last of the Line” (8 p.m.), pictured above, and “The Lady of the Dugout” (8:30 p.m.) followed by “Blood on the Moon” (9:45 p.m.), “The Heiress” (11:30 p.m.), “Red River” (1:30 a.m.) and “Wild River” (4 a.m.).
The new comedy “Neon” (Netflix, streaming) follows a trio of friends (Tyler Dean Flores, Emma Ferreira and Jordan Mendoza) trying their hand at reggaeton stardom in Miami. It’s not that funny, but the stars are appealing enough and there just might be some actual reggeton stars making their appearance.
In the new police procedural “Bodies” (Netflix, streaming), investigators in four different eras — 1890, 1941, 2023 and 2053 investigate the same body found in London’s East End, Stephen Graham stars.
Demetria McKinney stars as an Air Force vet diagnosed with breast cancer who goes on to found an advice group for Black women and men with the disease in the biopic “God’s Grace, The Sheila Johnson Story” (BET+, streaming).
Thursday night Football has Jacksonville at New Orleans (Prime Video, 8:15 p.m.).
A second season starts for the romantic series “Wolf Like Me” (Peacock, streaming) with Josh Gad and Isla Fisher.
“The Dead Files” (Travel, 10 p.m.) ends its 15th season with a look at Kentucky’s Octagon Hall.
The Paradise Truth Box is introduced on “Bachelor in Paradise” (ABC, 9 p.m.).
“The Challenge: USA” (CBS, 10 p.m.) wraps up its. Broadcast season by naming champions who will divide the $500,000 prize money — after a final battle.
Balloon popping is a competition on “Buddy Games” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
The catfighting is slowly starting on “The Golden Bachelor” (ABC, 8 p.m.), where everything goes slowly.
“Hell’s Kitchen” (Fox, 8 p.m.) does comfort food.
A pregnant patient has a life-threatening condition on “Transplant” (NBC, 9 p.m.).
“BattleBots” (Discovery, 8 p.m.) reaches the third bracket of the Sin City Slugfest.
Lucy attends an exclusive wrap party on the second episode of “Little Bird” (PBS, 9 p.m.).
“Mountain Men” (History, 8 p.m.) reach the steelhead trout breeding grounds via whitewater.
Three survivors wonder how long they’ll have to be “Alone Australia” (History, 9:35 p.m.).
“Big Brother” (CBS, 8 p.m.) plans a double backdoor blindside of Cory and America before this week’s live eviction, but it hasn’t happened yet.
Deena makes a friend on a two hour “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” (MTV, 8 p.m.).
“Vindicta” (Showtime, 8 p.m.), the thriller about a sadistic serial killer, makes its premium cable debut.
Turner Classic Movies plays the films of director Tod Browning today, with “The Unholy Three” (9 a.m.), “The Unknown” (10:45 a.m.), “Miracles for Sale” (11:45 a.m.), “West of Zanzibar” (1:15 p.m.), “The Show” (2:30 p.m.), “Freaks” (4 p.m.), “The Devil-Doll” (5:15 p.m.) and “Mark of the Vampire” (6:45 p.m.).
Baseball playoffs continue with Philadelphia at Arizona (TBS, 5 p.m.) in Game 3 and Houston at Texas (Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.) in Game 4.
Hockey has Edmonton at Philadelphia (Hulu, 7:30 p.m.) and Chicago at Colorado (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.).
College football has Rice at Tulsa (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), James Madison at Marshall (ESPN, 7 p.m.) and North Carolina Central at Morgan State (ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.).
Preseason basketball includes Boston at Charlotte (NBA, 7 p.m.) and Phoenix at Lakers (NBA, 10 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Jonathan Van Ness. The View: Nathan Lane, Bowen Yang. Linda Evangelista. The Talk: T.J. Lavin, Anna Kloots. Kelly Clarkson: Alanis Morissette. Jennifer Hudson: Taye Diggs. Tamron Hall: Vanessa Bell Calloway, Versha Sharma.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Keegan-Michael Key, Elle Key, Jon Batiste. Jimmy Kimmel: Snoop Dogg, Ms. Pat, October London. Jimmy Fallon: Bad Bunny, Sam Heughan, Victoria Monét. Seth Meyers: Christine and the Queens.