Why should the consequential Presidential race be determined by only a handful of states? Blame the Elector College, a compromise that circumvented the top vote-getter five times in history — most recently in 2016. Its roots go back to slavery and the three-fifths compromise that counted the slaves as only three-fifths for purposes of counting population to determine a state’s number of electors.
Maximina Juson’s film “One Person, One Vote?” Follows four presidential electors in Colorado in 2020. It premieres on “Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings).
When Evan gives bad grades to the whole class, he faces the wrath of a parent from his past on “English Teacher” (FX, 10 p.m.).
“Rock Legends” (AXStv, 8 p.m.) begins its 13th season with a look at the rise of Outlaw Country in the 1970s.
“My Brilliant Friend: Story of the Lost Child” (HBO, 10 p.m.) doesn’t seem like it fits in between reruns of “The Penguin” (HBO, 8 and 10 p.m.).
All six episodes of the cute Australian comedy “Colin from Accounts” (Showtime, 8 p.m.) run back to back tonight.
Blind auditions continue on “The Voice” (NBC, 8 p.m.).
“All American: Homecoming” (CW, 8 p.m.), the spinoff about a tennis hopeful from Beverly Hills played by Geffri Maya, ends its run after three seasons.
A high school girls’ basketball coach is faced with an unusual illness on “Brilliant Minds” (NBC, 10 p.m.).
“9-11: Lone Star” (Fox, 8 p.m.) responds to a major train derailment.
And there are multiple beach emergencies, too, on “Rescue: HI-Surf” (Fox, 9 p.m.).
“Contraband: Seized at the Border” (Discovery, 8 p.m.) catches a woman trying to smuggle her diet pills.
Kelly counsels Matt at speed dating on “I Love a Mama’s Boy” (TLC, 9 p.m.).
The series “Caught Up” (VH1, 8 p.m.) migrates to cable from its streaming origins at BET+.
Turner Classic Movies marks what would have been Truman Capote’s 100th birthday with his most famous work, “In Cold Blood” (8 p.m.), and the bio-film “Capote” (10:30 p.m.), starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, as well as “Murder by Death” (12:45 a.m.), in which Capote was featured alongside the recently deceased Maggie Smith. Later are films about fictional mystery writers, “Footsteps in the Dark” (2:45 a.m.) and “Seven Keys to Baldpate” (4:30 a.m.).
Earlier the day another birthday is noted, that of actress Deborah Kerr, born this day in 1921, with “Please Believe Me” (6:15 a.m.), “If Winter Comes” (7:45 a.m.), “Young Bess” (9:30 a.m.), “Edward, My Son” (11:30 a.m.), “Count Your Blessings” (1:30 p.m.), “Vacation from Marriage”(3:15 p.m.) and “Quo Vadis” (5 p.m.).
Monday Night Football has Tennessee at Miami (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) and Seattle at Detroit (ABC, 8:15 p.m.).
A weird make-up double header will determine the final two National League wild cards for the postseason, with Mets at Atlanta (ESPN2, 1:10 p.m. and 4:40 p.m.).
Preseason hockey has Los Angeles at Anaheim (NHL, 10 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Liam Hemsworth, Felicity Huffman, Gavin DeGraw. The View: Dana Bash. The Talk: Sterling K. Brown, Chris Sullivan, Tabitha Brown. Kelly Clarkson: Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Lawrence Zarian, Amy Yasbeck, Jason Ritter, Brigitte Calls Me Baby. Drew Barrymore: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jay Pharaoh, Cristina Ferrare. Jennifer Hudson: Alfonso Ribeiro.
Tamron Hall: Sarah Schreiber, Mike Muse, Luke Bryan. Rep. Tom Emmer.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Don Cheadle, Malcolm Gladwell. Jimmy Kimmel: Gwen Stefani, Mookie Betts. Jimmy Fallon: Kate McKinnon, Kit Connor, Rachel Ziegler, Jelly Roll. Seth Meyers: Alicia Keys, Alex Moffat. Taylor Tomlinson: Mitra Jouhari, Anna Seregina, Luke Mones.