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7 p.m. on FOX Empire The Lee Daniels-produced musicindustry drama launches its fourth season with “Noble Memory,” a crossover story that concludes immediately afterward on Star. That show’s Queen Latifah appears here, as her Carlotta has a showdown with Lucious and Cookie (Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson). Cookie also has other concerns, including Lucious’ nurse, Claudia — played by guest star Demi Moore, in the role she began in the final moments of last season’s finale. 7 p.m. on NBC The Blacklist Red and Liz (James Spader, Megan Boone) become full partners in taking down criminals when she goes to work for him in “Smokey Putnum,” the drama’s fifth-season premiere. It’s not a simple proposition for Liz, who questions giving up certain principles she’s long held to join Red in his rogue missions. Tom (Ryan Eggold, becoming a full-time cast member again after the shortlived Redemption spinoff) also ponders his professional future. Harry Lennix also stars. 7 p.m. on ABC The Goldbergs Erica (Hayley Orrantia) begins her college career — only to find an immediate complication when her roommate (guest star Alison Rich) also is named Erica — as the comedy starts its fifth season with “Weird Science.” That title has true significance here: Ilan MitchellSmith, of the same-named 1985 movie, is a guest star ... and a familiar subplot finds Adam (Sean Giambrone) trying to “build” a girlfriend for Barry (Troy Gentile). Wendi McLendon-Covey also stars. 8 p.m. on CBS SEAL Team On the heels of a dozen years on
Bones, it’s not taking long for David Boreanaz, pictured, to report for series duty again. His new character is, of course, a member of the elite brigade of Navy officers sent on dangerous missions whenever necessary ... typically without much, if any, prep time. Other cast members in the premiere, “Tip of the Spear,” include Jessica Pare (alias Megan on
Mad Men), Max Thieriot and ex-CSI —NY regular A.J. Buckley. 9 p.m. on SUND Rosehaven Real-life best friends Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola created and wrote this hit Australian comedy series, which airs its first season with two weekly back-to-back episodes starting tonight. In the series premiere, Daniel McCallum (McGregor) returns to Rosehaven, his rural Tasmanian hometown, to help his mother (Kris McQuade) with her real-estate business. To his surprise, his best friend Emma (Pacquola) turns up there as a runaway bride.