TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
8PM 2 Secrets of the Dead
Bestselling historian and brother to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, Charles Spencer, may reside on top of the greatest British archaeological find of the century. Olletorp, an AngloSaxon village dating back 1,000 years and listed in the Domesday book, is buried beneath the Spencer estate. Archaeologists from Oxford dig and find no medieval village, but just as they’re about to give up, a far more significant discovery is made in the Season 20 premiere episode “Archaeology at Althorp.” 8PM (BRV) The Real Housewives
of Potomac There’s a season for just about everything along the
Potomac and the Housewives are experiencing many of them in the Season 7 premiere. Gizelle is inching ever closer to being an empty nester. Karen is getting some “tweaks” done. Ashley is still leaning on Michael even though they’re separated. Meanwhile, Robyn is still putting off her wedding and Candiace is freezing her eggs. And Dr. Wendy continues to teach, serve as a political analyst on national cable news and run her candle business.
8:15 PM 6 NFL Football A clash of AFC North foes is in the offing tonight at M&T Bank Stadium, where Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens hope the home field works to their advantage in their game against Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Ravens offense will need to be at its best against the ferocious Bengals defense, so the health of Jackson’s balky elbow could be an issue. Meanwhile, the Bengals have their own offensive woes to overcome in the early going, a first-half touchdown drought that extends to last year’s postseason.
9PM (CNN) Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy As Season 2 of this deeply personal, witty, and charming series resumes with the new episode “Calabria,” Stanley Tucci makes a special visit back to the titled region where his grandparents were born, to learn what has changed since he last visited as a 12-year-old boy.
10 PM 4 NCIS: Los Angeles The NCIS team searches for a suspect — and their motive — following the bombing of a large facility where military combat drones are assembled. Also, Callen (Chris O’Donnell) and Kilbride (Gerald McRaney) get troubling news about a body found in Syria, in the Season 14 premiere episode “Game of Drones.” LL Cool J, Linda Hunt, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen and Medalion Rahimi also star.