NBC, 8:00 p.m. ET
Unless this unsold pilot draws so many viewers NBC reverses its decision, this 2012 update of the '60s comedy The Munsters will not continue as a weekly series – and that’s regrettable, given that the co-writer of Mockingbird Lane is Bryan Fuller, creator of ABC’s Pushing Daisies. In this new version, Jerry O’Connell stars as Herman Munster, with Portia de Rossi as his wife Lily and Eddie Izzard as Grandpa.
Fox, 9:00 p.m. ET
This is the start of the final 10 episodes for this series – and this is the episode where, rather than accept their futuristic fate, the fringe group decides to go on the offensive. Good luck with that.
PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET
Here’s a very welcome repeat of last week’s Frontline two-hour special, The Choice 2012, a very telling, very even-handed dual biography of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. If you’re planning to vote a week from Tuesday, you really, really should watch this documentary. If you’re not planning to vote, well, I don’t understand that at all. Check local listings.
Cinemax, 10:00 p.m. ET
In last week’s series premiere, Sam (Melissa George) successfully established herself in the fortified Turner household as the new nanny, putting her in position to spy on scheming millionaire Jack (Patrick Malahide, who’s excellent). This week, we begin to see what she can, and can’t, do now that she’s in there, as she deals with her own trust issues as well.
HBO, 10:00 p.m. ET
The third and final presidential debate of 2012 took place earlier this week, and now, with the election just 12 days away, Maher and company weigh in. And this week, his company is a very vocal group – including Barney Frank, Eliot Spitzer, Michael Steele and Nate Silver.