Various Networks, 4:00 p.m. ET
In the American League, the Houston Astros outlasted the New York Yankees in an 11th-inning duel Sunday night, tying the AL Championship Series at a game apiece. Today, in an afternoon game televised at 4 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1, they play Game 3. Then, at 8 p.m. ET on TBS, it’s Game 4 of another best-of-seven postseason series, with the National League’s Washington Nationals hosting the St. Louis Cardinals. The Nationals have won the first three games – and if they win tonight, with home-field advantage, the Nationals, which got into the postseason by winning the NL Wild-Card Game, will become the first team to qualify for this year’s World Series.
CNN, 8:00 p.m. ET
The storylines for tonight’s Democratic debate among presidential hopefuls are plentiful. First, it’s making room for a dozen competitors, making it the largest debate field ever mounted in a TV debate in one program. Second, because of qualifying rules for this debate, there are some new faces, even as the field narrows. Taking the debate stage for the first time: Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and businessman Tom Steyer. Third, this is the first debate since Democrats have officially begun impeachment investigations and hearings – something Steyer has advocated for years. Fourth, it’s the first debate since President Donald Trump has mounted a barrage of tweets attacking Joe Biden and his son Hunter, giving the elder Biden an official platform with which to respond. Fifth, the ongoing testimony regarding Trump, Rudy Giuliani and Ukraine, and the current military crisis sparked by Trump’s sudden shift in policy regarding support of the Kurds, must be one of the night’s first, and most dominant, topics.
NBC, 9:00 p.m. ET
She’s already played one of the most famous moms in TV history. Tonight, Phylicia Rashad, formerly the matriarch of The Cosby Show, reprises her role as Carol, Beth’s mom, on This Is Us.
PBS, 10:00 p.m. ET
More often than not, history is more clear, as well as more interesting, when it takes the long view. Tonight, Frontline looks at the Supreme Court – but with a perspective of decades, telling the story of the Court’s judges, decisions, politics, aspirants, and external factors, from Robert Bork to Brett Kavanaugh. Check local listings.