TV TOP PICKS
6 p.m. on NGEO
Cosmos: Possible Worlds
After a lengthy hiatus, host Neil deGrasse Tyson returns with more dazzling out-of-this-world trips through space and time as Season 3 opens with two new back-to-back episodes (out of 13 for the season) that include a visit to a 100,000-year-old “laboratory.” This season’s fanciful itinerary also includes a speculative tour of the 2039 New York World’s Fair, a trip way back to the very dawning of our universe, an open house in the first apartment ever built and a 10,000-year-old stairway to the stars.
7 p.m. on FOX
9-1-1: Lone Star
Season 1 comes to an action-packed climax in a two-hour finale called “Awakening; Austin, We Have a Problem,” in which Owen (Rob Lowe) and his crew rush to the scene of a gender-reveal party that has taken a horrible turn. Later, they respond to a distress call from a father and son who have gotten trapped in a cave during a spelunking expedition. Elsewhere, Michelle (Liv Tyler) finally learns the full truth about her missing sister’s date. Barry Corbin (Northern Exposure) guest stars.
8 p.m. on BRAVO
Spy Games
In the Season 1 finale, “The Final Mission,” the last three players still in the game face off in their ultimate challenge to determine which of them walks away with $100,000. As the drive to win takes over, past alliances and friendships quickly get tossed aside. Meanwhile, the Assessors test the final trio on what they’ve learned, then evaluate how well they use those skills in this crucial final mission. Mia Kang, pictured, is the host.
11:10 p.m. on HBO
McMillion$
This fascinating true-crime miniseries, which revisits the head-spinning case of a crooked ex-cop who figured out how to rig and steal millions from the McDonald’s Monopoly game, concludes as the date for the big trial finally looms. Many of the defendants take plea deals, but George Chandler and a few others decide to fight to prove their innocence. When ringleader Jerome “Jerry” Jacobson takes the stand, the remaining details of how he pulled off his scheme are disclosed.