For all her high mindedness, the ratings hero on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network have been the prime time soap operas from Tyler Perry. So it may not be a surprise that her own dramatic series follows the same soapy path.
“Greenleaf” (OWN, 10 p.m.) is about the doings of the family heading a big, wealthy Memphis megachurch. Keith David is the patriarch, dodging tax inquiries and police scandals; Lynn Whitfield is his seeming wife, and Merle Dandridge plays the returning prodigal daughter, a former preacher who has returned home to the fold to find a number of peccadilloes within, from sexual abuse to infidelities to the usual greed. Winfrey herself appears fleetingly as an estranged aunt and barkeep. The whole thing is not very good.
The premiere episode tonight is preceded by the sixth season of “Tyler Perry’s The Haves and Have Nots” (OWN, 9 p.m.). Two more “Greenleaf” episodes run Wednesday.
The once promising “Person of Interest” (CBS, 10 p.m.) comes to an end after five seasons with its final episode.
The new series “This is Mike Stud” (Esquire, 10 p.m.) follows the world of the former Duke baseball player turned rapper.
The innovations of “The Greeks” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) are studied in a three-part series that begins with their roles as primordial hunter-gatherers turned seafarers.
The seventh season of “Pretty Little Liars” (Freeform, 8 p.m.) begins with Hanna abducted by Uber A, which sounds like a malevolent taxi service.
Craig is still trying to recover from his wound on “Animal Kingdom” (TNT, 9 p.m.).
Dion tries to pay the Tooth Fairy on “Feed the Beast” (AMC, 10 p.m.).
There’s more comedy and music on “Maya & Marty” (NBC, 10 p.m.).
Iliza Shlesinger joins the panel on “To Tell the Truth” (ABC, 10 p.m.).
Gloria Steinem’s “Woman” (Viceland, 10 p.m.) looks at sexual assault in the military.
Two episodes of “Uncle Buck” (ABC, 9 p.m.) are pushed together to make an hour.
Auditions never stop on “America’s Got Talent” (NBC, 8 p.m.).
The “Genealogy Roadshow” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) stops in Providence, R.I., where a woman learns of her family’s roots in the New England whaling industry.
“Bert the Conquerer” (Travel, 8 p.m.) gets pelted at the Seattle tomato battle.
Appetizers with octopus is a challenge on “Chopped Junior” (Food Network, 8 p.m.).
Back for his 10th season, “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmer” (Travel, 9 p.m.) is eating baby pig heads in Madrid.
A suspicious suitcase is unearthed on “Wrecked” (TBS, 10 p.m.) the “Lost” parody.
Claws are starting to come out on “Coupled” (Fox, 9 p.m.).
A boat fire is never good news on “Deadliest Catch” (Discovery, 9 p.m.).
Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians is interviewed on “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (HBO, 10 p.m.).
Divorce lawyers intervene on “Little People, Big World” (TLC, 9 p.m.).
Cause of the outbreak becomes closer to discovery on “Containment” (The CW, 9 p.m.).
Robert Osborne makes the picks on Turner Classic Movies tonight. His choices: “Song of the Islands” (8 p.m.), “You Were Never Lovelier” (9:30 p.m.), “Lifeboat” (11:15 p.m.), “Marriage is a Private Affair” (1 a.m.), “Five Easy Pieces” (3:15 a.m.) and “Shoot the Piano Player” (5 a.m.).
Baseball includes St. Louis at Cubs (MLB, 8 p.m.).
In the College World Series, it’s Texas Tech vs. Florida (ESPN2, 5 p.m.) and TCU vs. Coastal Carolina (ESPN, 9 p.m.).
WNBA action has Phoenix at Dallas (ESPN2, 8 p.m.).
It’s the United States vs. Argentina (Fox Sports 1, Univision, 9 p.m.) in the Copa America Centenaro semifinal. In the UEFA Euro, it’s Northern Ireland vs. Germany (ESPN, noon), Ukraine vs. Poland (ESPN2, noon), Croatia vs. Spain (ESPN, 3 p.m.) and Czech Republic vs. Turkey (ESPN2, 3 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa: Oprah Winfrey, Brooke Shields, Josh Broban. The Talk: Troian Bellisario, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell, Sasha Pieterse, Kevin Frazier, Sabrina Soto. Ellen DeGeneres: Kim Kardashian, Tracee Ross, Jake Owen (rerun). Wendy Williams: Melissa Rivers, Shannon Ambrosio. The Real: Adam Housley. Meredith Vieira: Katie Lowes, Taran Egerton (rerun).
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Aubrey Plaza, Hugh Dancy, Andrew Zimmer. Jimmy Kimmel: Live Schreiber, Carla Gugino, the Head and the Heart. Jimmy Fallon: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ben Simmons, Kevin Delaney. Seth Meyers: Anna Kendrick, Alexander Skarsgard, Giada De Laurentiis, Ray Luzier. James Corden: David Duchovny, Jeff Bridges. Carson Daly: W. Kamau Bell, Elephant, James Wan (rerun). Tavis Smiley: Yaa Gyasi, Tom Morello. Trevor Noah: Tavis Smiley. Larry Wilmore: Adrienne C. Moore. Conan O’Brien: Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Tucker, Goo Goo Dolls.