TV TOP PICKS

6 p.m. on LIFE

Married at First Sight

This combination reality show and social experiment docuseries opens Season 11 as “The Story Begins” for 10 single people in New Orleans. Their nerves are on edge, understandably, since each is about to marry a complete stranger. One groom’s true motives for participating already are called into question at his bachelor party, which takes a wild turn. For one of the brides to be, the discovery of her husband’s identity the night before the wedding leaves her deeply unsettled.

7 p.m. on ABC

United We Fall

This new sitcom stars Will Sasso, pictured, and Christina Vidal Mitchell as Bill and Jo, parents of two young kids, who are just trying to make it day to day as a functioning family. Her large Latino Catholic family never hesitates to let them know when they’re falling short, but the household tension level really ratchets up when Sandy (Jane Curtin), Bill’s relentlessly judgmental mother, moves in with them. Guillermo Diaz also stars. Another new episode immediately follows.

8 p.m. on BET

American Soul

Don Cornelius (Sinqua Walls) looks to secure a new talk show with the network even as he is battling a crippling migraine in the Season 2 finale, “So Long, Sucker.” Since surviving what they now realize was truly a near-death experience, Simone and JT (Katlyn Nichol, Christopher Jefferson) only feel more driven to search for their own independence and win over Aiya’s (Jaxon Rose Moore) foster parents.

8 p.m. on LIFE

The Baby Factory: Alabama

A busy maternity ward in Montgomery, Ala., is the setting for this new special, which also serves as a pilot for a prospective series. Both the joys and pains of childbirth are unfolding as doctors and nurses at the facility share their perspectives on the unique challenges and circumstances they face daily as they deliver babies. During this hour, expectant father Adonis races to the hospital to bear witness as Willariea gives birth to their twin daughters, who are arriving a few weeks early.