Known chiefly for her comic roles, Kaitlin Olson stars in a new procedural “High Potential” (ABC, 10 p.m.), as a cleaning lady who happens to have better crime-solving instincts than the cops at the police station she cleans. So they start using her smarts. Olson’s comic instincts raise the bar a bit for what is after all another network formula cop show. This one, based on a French series, also stars Daniel Sunjata and Judy Reyes.
The work of author Julia Alvarez is celebrated on a two hour “American Masters” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
The life and death of the NFL star who died by suicide in prison awaiting a murder trial is told on the new series “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez” (FX, t0 p.m.).
From South Korea comes the cooking competition “Culinary Class Wars” (Netflix, streaming), involving 100 chefs.
“Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry” (Netflix, 5:30 p.m.) has the self-proclaimed medium reading celebrity guests live each Tuesday.
“The Amazonas of Yaxunah” (ESPN2, 8 p.m.) follows a Mayan women’s softball team from Mexico’s Yucatán.
Two consecutive episodes of “Beat Shazam” (Fox, 8 p.m.) constitute its seventh season finale.
“100 Day Hotel Challenge” (HGTV, 8 p.m.) names a winning team on the season finale.
Whitney finally takes off for her 40th birthday trip to Spain on two episodes of “My Big Fat Fabulous Life” (TLC, 8 p.m.).
“America’s Got Talent” (NBC, 8 p.m.) has the Top 10 acts perform one more time before next week’s finale.
Standup comics get a new showcase on “ComicView” (BET, 10 p.m.).
“Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (BET, 9 p.m.) sees an egg shortage.
Cora is contacted by an old high school crush on “Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living” (BET, 9:30 p.m.).
“The Real Housewives of Dubai” (Bravo, 9 p.m.) ends its reunion episodes.
It’s Halloween on the Las Vegas strip on “Sin City Tow” (Discovery, 9 p.m.).
“Deadliest Catch” (Discovery, 8 p.m.) tries a risky new strategy.
French pastry and a flavored fish are part of the challenge on “Chopped” (Food, 8 p.m.).
“Welcome to Plathville” (TLC, 10 p.m.) has a rendezvous between Olivia and her long-distance boyfriend in Arizona.
The Maltese-American actor Joseph Calleia is featured on Turner Classic Movies tonight in “Algiers” (8 p.m.), “Touch of Evil” (10 p.m.), “Jungle Book” (midnight), “Man of the People” (2 a.m.) and “Sworn Enemy” (3:30 a.m.).
During the day are films featuring actresses named Margaret: “The Case of the Curious Bride” (Lindsay) (6 a.m.), “George White’s Scandals” (Hamilton) (7:45 a.m.), “A Night at the Opera” (Dumont) (9:45 a.m.), “Murder Ahoy” (Rutherford) (11:45 a.m.), “The Lady Vanishes” (Lockwood) (1:45 p.m.), “So Ends Our Night” (Sullivan) (3:45 p.m.) and “The Secret Garden” (O’Brien) (6 p.m.).
Baseball includes Philadelphia at Milwaukee (TBS, 7:40 p.m.) and Houston at San Diego (truTV, 9:40 p.m.).
WNBA action includes New York at Washington (NBA, 7 p.m.), Las Vegas at Seattle (NBA, 10 p.m.) and Phoenix at Los Angeles (CBS Sports, 10:30 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Josh Gad, Ashley Park. The View: Sebastian Maniscalco, Dolly Parton, Rachel Dennison. The Talk: Jaleel White. Kelly Clarkson: Zendaya, Jerry Seinfeld, Brooke Shields, Eddie Murphy, Andra Day, Henry Hall, Sterling K. Brown. Drew Barrymore: Jeff Bridges, Christian Siriano, Chris Appleton, Grace Van Patten. Jennifer Hudson: Marlon Wayans. Tamron Hall: Eve, Erin Nesmith.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Jeremy Strong, Dr. Francis Collins. Jimmy Kimmel: George Clooney, Kaitlin Olson, Smashing Pumpkins. Jimmy Fallon: Colin Farrell, Lily Collins, Mike Shinoda, Linkin Park. Seth Meyers: Brian Tyree Henry, Ms. Pat. Taylor Tomlinson: Reggie Watts, Atsuko Okatsuka, Dylan Adler.