8PM Dogs in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
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One family, 37 different faces. This ambitious miniseries travels the globe with an eye toward revealing the secrets of the most successful carnivore on the planet: the canids. From the recognizable and familiar like foxes, wolves, African wild dogs and coyotes to the lesser-known ones like the Japanese raccoon dog, New Guinea singing dog, dholes and dingoes, canids have conquered every continent except Antarctica. This series premiere episode “Meet the Family,” introduces us to mans’ best friends’ cousins.
8PM G The Flash The Season 9 premiere sees the return of everyone’s favorite speed demon in this new time slot formerly belonging to “Stargirl.” Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), Iris West (Candice Patton), Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker) and Joe West (Jesse L. Martin) will be back for more, while this season’s guest stars include Javicia Leslie as Batwoman, Andy Maines as the Pied Piper and Sendhil Ramamurthy as Dr. Ramsey Rosso.
8:30 PM * Not Dead Yet It’s a living! (You’ll see what we did there in a second.) Nell Serrano (Gina Rodriguez) is a down-and-out, newly single self-described disaster, trying her best to restart the life and career she left behind five years ago in this new series. But when she lands the only job she can find — writing obituaries — she starts getting life advice from an unlikely source. The series is adapted from Alexandra Potter’s book “Confessions of a 40-something F... Up.”
9PM (FOOD) NFL Tailgate Takedown If you’re not grillin’, you’re chillin’ on the wide open expanse of culinary asphalt. Hosts Sunny Anderson and Vince Wilfork are holding court in the parking lot while the Philadelphia Eagles face the Houston Texans on the field. Team Eagles pits their cheesesteaks against Team Texans’ barbecue to win favor from Kelsey Barnard Clark and Ali Khan in the new episode “Philadelphia Eagles vs. Houston Texans.”
10:01 PM * A Million Little Things This fifth and final season premiere gives viewers one more chance to experience both the joy and sadness that comes from unyielding friendship and love. With Delilah (Stephanie Szostak) and Charlie (Brynlee/Everly Fisher) still in France, Eddie (David Giuntoli) finds long-distance co-parenting a challenge.
And Katherine (Grace Park) is coming to terms with her sexuality while trying to build a relationship with Greta (Cameron Esposito).