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Jay Leno’s Garage The former “Tonight Show” host continues his celebration of everything automotive as this series returns for a new season. Guests: Robert Herjavec, Nick Cannon and comedian Alonzo Bodden. 7 and 10 p.m. CNBC
MasterChef Wolfgang Puck serves as a guest judge and presents the 20 contestants a new Mystery Box Challenge. 8 p.m. Fox
Wayward Pines Xander (Josh Helman) finds his way back to town and Shannyn Sossamon and Tim Griffin return in their roles from the drama’s first season. 9 p.m. Fox
Dual Survival Grady and Josh work together to navigate the cold, fast-moving rapids in the canyons of Velebit Mountain in Croatia as the unscripted series returns for a new season. 9 p.m. Discovery
Maron Marc (Marc Maron) accepts a writing position on a new TV show. 9 p.m. IFC
Little Women: NY Baby Kinzley finally arrives in the season finale. 9 p.m. Lifetime
The Night Shift Drew (Brendan Fehr) returns, but emotionally he hasn’t left Afghanistan behind. Lindsey Morgan guest stars. 10 p.m. NBC
Another Period Lillian and Beatrice (Natasha Leggero, Riki Lindhome) meet Harriet Tubman (Bebe Drake) in the season premiere of this sendup of historical dramas. With Christina Hendricks and Michael Ian Black. 10 p.m. Comedy Central
Lopez Car troubles strand George (George Lopez) in the desert on his way to Las Vegas, but a couple with a secret comes to his aid. 10 p.m. TV Land
Royal Pains Divya (Reshma Shetty) meets Hank’s (Mark Feuerstein) mentor in this new episode. 10 p.m. USA
SPECIALS
The Best of Big Blue Live Culled from material originally presented in the “Big Blue Live” miniseries, this special surveys the ecosystem of Monterey Bay. 8 p.m. KOCE
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Williams Five-time Academy Award-winner John Williams becomes the first composer to receive this prestigious award in a ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Steven Spielberg makes the presentation to Williams. 10 p.m. TNT
MOVIES
The Odd Couple Before Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon and before Jack Klugman and Tony Randall, there were Walter Matthau (re-creating his role on stage) and Jack Lemmon in the 1968 film adaptation of Neil Simon’s Broadway smash. 5 p.m. TCM
In a Perfect World ... Filmmaker Daphne McWilliams’ 2015 documentary explores what it is like for boys to be raised without a father. 8 p.m. Showtime
The Boy Next Door A high-school teacher (Jennifer Lopez) regrets her moment of weakness when the student (Ryan Guzman) with whom she had a brief fling terrorizes her in this 2015 thriller. John Corbett, Ian Nelson, Kristin Chenoweth and Hill Harper also star. 9 p.m. HBO
TALK SHOWS
CBS This Morning Jeff Goldblum. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today Matthew McConaughey; Jay Leno; volleyball players Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross; Adam Goldberg, Michael Ian Black and Ashley Williams; the Eiffel Tower; Kongos performs; Ricky Gervais; Tim Simons; Lou Manfredini. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA
Good Morning America Shanghai Disney Resort; chefs Wolfgang Puck and Alan Orreal. (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Day L.A. Marissa Jaret Winokur; Tori Spelling (“Mother May I Sleep With Danger?”); Jesse Metcalfe (“Dead Rising: Endgame”). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV
The View (N) 10 a.m. KABC
The Wendy Williams Show Vivica A. Fox (“Independence Day: Resurgence”). (N) 11 a.m. KTTV
The Talk Taye Diggs; Freddie Prinze Jr.; Rachel Bloom and comic Retta; Jessica Radloff. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
Steve Harvey Bobby Brown; Kym Whitley. (N) 2 p.m. KNBC
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Howie Mandel. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC
Tavis Smiley (N) 11 p.m. KOCE
Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Director Roland Emmerich. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central
Conan Fred Armisen; Nikki Glaser; Barns Courtney. (N) 11 p.m. TBS
The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore Timothy Simons. (N) 11:30 p.m. Comedy Central
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Jay Leno; Jeff Goldblum; Wale performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Liam Hemsworth; Ana Gasteyer; Paul Mecurio. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live Oprah Winfrey; Garbage performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC
The Late Late Show With James Corden Kevin Hart. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS
Late Night With Seth Meyers Martin Short; Ezra Edelman; Fortune Feimster; John Tempesta performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. KNBC
Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC
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