Various Networks, Check local listings
The swirling winds and gusting rains at Flushing Meadow have wreaked havoc with the final games in this year’s U.S. Open tennis tournament. The women’s tournament final, which was supposed to be played last night, was postponed until today at 4:30 p.m. ET, when CBS will televise Serena Williams vs. Victoria Azarenka. As for the men’s final, which was scheduled to be played today? Forget it. Only one of the semifinal men’s games was completed yesterday, with Andy Murray defeating Tomas Berdych in a wild, wind-whipped four-set showdown. The other semifinal, between Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer, was stopped before the first set was completed, and will resume today. For that game, go to ESPN2 at 11 a.m. ET (and look for the men’s final Monday at 4 p.m. ET on CBS).
CBS, 7:00 p.m. ET
The entire hour tonight is devoted to an interview with “Mark Owen,” the pseudonym used by the former Navy SEAL Team 6 member who was among those on the mission that found and killed Osama bin Laden. The contents, and parts of the author’s story — told in his new book, No Easy Day — are controversial, and in some respects disputed. Yet his account, which he tells while disguised by makeup and with his voice altered – is undeniably important. Scott Pelley conducts the interview.
PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET
SERIES PREMIERE: This three-part nonfiction series has PBS trying to catch the Glee wave, but doing it by filming an existing, high-profile competition. It’s a nationwide effort in which the 60 best performance-arts students from around the country are sent to New York to endure an intense boot camp and compete for roles in a one-shot, one-night, on-Broadway variety-show performance. If this kind of thing had existed when I was in high school, at least three of the 60 finalists would have been from my school. And no, I’m not counting myself. No way in hell.
PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET
Kenneth Branagh returns in a third series of mysteries based on the moody Swedish detective. (Or is that redundant?) First up: An Event in Autumn.
Cartoon Network, 12:00 a.m. ET
SEASON PREMIERE: For the season opener, Seth Green and company got the green light (or the Green Lantern) from DC Comics to do a special episode based on the company’s iconic comic-book characters, in stop-action lunatic fun. Voices include Paul Reubens as the Riddler, Megan Fox as Lois Lane and Seth Green himself as Aquaman.