Fox, 7:30 p.m. ET
The Washington Nationals, having fought all the way from the National League Wild-Card Game to make it to this year’s World Series, is the underdog team, and the Houston Astros, who just outplayed the New York Yankees (again) to advance (again), have home-field advantage for tonight’s opening game. The Astros are playing in the big game for the second time in three years, while this is the Nationals’ first shot at the World Series. It may sound like a mismatch – but the way the Nationals have been pitching, and the Astros have been playing, this could turn out to be a great, and seven-game, World Series. And it all starts here…
Starz!, 9:38 p.m. ET
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy became a silent-movie comedy team in 1927, just as the cinema was about to make a transition to sound films. They survived that transition, where many silent stars did not, by having vocal comic timing, and distinctively funny voices, as well as their established mastery of physical pratfalls and facial reactions. In 1932, they made one of the funniest short films ever made, The Music Box. And 21 years later, in the twilight of their careers, they embarked on a tour of British music halls, which is where and when Stan & Ollie is set. It’s a singularly narrow focus and smart idea for a movie, and it’s hit over the fence by the actors playing these screen icons. British star Steve Coogan plays Stan Laurel, and John C. Reilly, believe it or not, makes an equally believable Oliver Hardy.
PBS, 10:00 p.m. ET
This is the first of three PBS Frontline documentaries this season devoted to the immigration policies of President Donald Trump. This first hour is an “origin story” of sorts, tracing the policy to a troika of Trump associates: Stephen Miller, Jeff Sessions, and Steve Bannon.Check local listings.