Connie Britton and Sam Nivola star in a new series “Phony” (Hulu, streaming), in which a teen thinks his mom is an imposter after he has a car accident.
The NBA begins its season with three broadcast games: Boston at Detroit (NBC, 3 p.m.), Philadelphia at Knicks (NBC, 7 p.m.) and Oklahoma City at San Antonio (NBC, 9:30 p.m.).
A new “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) looks into the debacle of Haitian deportation.
“R.J. Decker” (ABC, 10 p.m.) investigates the violent death of a woman said to have died in a hurricane.
A new documentary series about the football coach Saban, titled “Saban” (ESPN, 7 p.m.) begins.
“NCIS” (CBS, 8 p.m.) an undercover identity is linked to a string of murders; “NCIS: New York” (CBS, 9 p.m.) looks for a prosecutor’s children, who’ve been kidnapped from a park carousel; and the young Ducky returns to the prequel “NCIS: Origins” (CBS, 10 p.m.).
The wife of a traveling magician dies on “Best Medicine” (Fox, 8 p.m.).
“Doc” (Fox, 9 p.m.) has to inform a family of their daughter’s fatal illness.
Anna Camp awards $50,000 to the winning designer on the season finale of “A Very Haunted Renovation” (HGTV, 8 p.m.).
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC, 8 p.m.) has a dedication night. Last week, Jimmy Kimmel sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez was finally eliminated last week; but he lasted more than a month.
The host of “Wild ’n Out” is now host of his own talk show, “Nick Cannon @ Night” (BET, 10 p.m.), where his first guests are Dr. Umar Johnson and comedian Chris CP Powell.
Lisa Vanderpump expands her empire with a new hotel in Nevada, chronicled in a new three-part offshoot, “Vanderpump Rules: Lisa Las Vegas” (Bravo, 9 p.m.).
Three former cast members of “The Real Housewives of New York City” (Bravo, 8 p.m.) show off their new lives in Palm Beach, Fla., on a new series, on a different network, “The Golden Life” (E!, 10 p.m.), preceded by a two-hour pre-show at 8.
“The Concert for New York: 25th Anniversary Broadcast” (MTV, VH1, MTV2, 7 p.m.) reruns the nearly five-hour 2001 charity event in Madison Garden in which classic rock was the salve for a broken nation after 9/11/ The Who, David Bowie, Destiny’s Child, Jon Bon Jovi, Jay-Z and Elton John were among the performers. And Paul McCartney introduced his worst song.
Wanda scrambles to find a new plan on “The Drop: A Snowfall Saga” (FX, 9 p.m.)
“Moonshiners” (Discovery, 8 p.m.) face higher demand for corn liquor.
Midterms are in two weeks, but here’s a night-long “Countdown to Election Night” (CNN, 8 p.m.).
“Secret Life of a Vegas Casino” (Discovery, 9 p.m.) has a late night VIP pickup go wrong.
A Cabo trip is planned by “100-lb. Roomies” (TLC, 10 p.m.).
“1000-lb Sisters” (TLC, 9 p.m.) are uninvited to Nashville.
Winter hits on “Surviving Alaska: Women of the Wild” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.).
“Megastorm” (National Geographic, 10 p.m.) tracks a series of tornados in Tennessee.
The weird Tuesday night theme of “sweater weather” (meaning: comfort watching?) continues on Turner Classic Movies with “The Enchanted Cottage” (8 p.m.), “Desire Me” (9:47 p.m.), “The Great Lie” (11:30 p.m.), “Random Harvest” (1:30 a.m.), “I Know Where I’m Going” (3:45 a.m.) and “Dark Victory” (5:30 a.m.).
During the day are stories of people with and without money: “A Successful Calamity” (7:30 a.m.), “Turn Back the Clock” (9 a.m.), “The Millionaire” (10:30 a.m.), “Tycoon” (noon), “Silver Dollar” (2:30 p.m.), “The World Changes” (4 p.m.) and “Boom Town” (5:45 p.m.).
Hockey has Boston at Dallas (ESPN, 8 p.m.) and Tampa Bay at Vegas (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.).
College football has Middle Tennessee at Florida International (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.), Missouri State at Delaware (ESPNU, 7 p.m.) and South Alabama at Marshall (ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Connie Britton, Wyclef Jean. The View: Dance Theatre of Harlem, Andy Cohen. Drew Barrymore: Hilary Swank, Holland Taylor. Jennifer Hudson: Wilmer Valderrama, Dolph Lundgren. Tamron Hall: Elisa Johnson, Cookie Johnson.
Late Talk
Jimmy Kimmel: Howard Stern, Amy Schumer, tom Morello (rerun). Jimmy Fallon: Sacha Baron Cohen, KJ Apa, Beck. Seth Meyers: Quinta Brunson, Stephen Graham, Owen Thiele. Daily Show: Death Cab for Cutie.