WHAT TO WATCH

The Masked Singer & Alter Ego Sneak Peek

Fox, 7 p.m.

This special reveals the final costume for the upcoming sixth season.

Desert One

History, 7 p.m.

Oscar-winning director Barbara Kopple’s documentary tells of the failed U.S. attempt at rescuing hostages held at the American Embassy in Tehran in 1980.

MTV Video Music Awards

MTV & The CW, 7 p.m. Live

The awards show airs live from New York City.

Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets

PBS, 7 p.m.

In “The Romanovs & the Russian Revolution,” host Lucy Worsley explores the real story of the revolution that swept the Russian czar from power in 1917.

Star of the Month: Paul Robeson

TCM, beginning at 7 p.m.

The salute to actor and singer Paul Robeson begins with “Show Boat” (1936), with Robeson giving a definitive rendition of the song “Ol’ Man River.” In “Sanders of the River” (1935), he plays a tribal chief in colonial Nigeria. Then the 1937 British musical drama “Big Fella” stars Robeson as a dockworker in Marseilles who struggles with issues of integrity and human values.

Fantasy Island

Fox, 7:30 p.m.

Airing on a special night, “The Big Five Oh” features a “Melrose Place” reunion as Laura Leighton, Josie Bissett and Daphne Zuniga guest-star as friends who come to the island to celebrate their 50th birthdays, but their fantasies expose cracks in their relationship.

Scenes From a Marriage

HBO, 8 p.m.

Adapted from Ingmar Bergman’s 1973 Swedish classic, developed, written and directed by Hagai Levi (HBO’s “In Treatment”) and starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, it re-examines the show’s depiction of love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage and divorce through the lens of a contemporary American couple.

Redemption in Cherry Springs

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 8 p.m.

After a fallout from a story, reporter Melanie (Rochelle Aytes) goes home to Cherry Springs. When a friend disappears, she uses her skills to get to the truth, to the local detective’s (Keith Robinson) dismay.

Chapelwaite

EPIX, 9 p.m.

Charles (Adrien Brody) continues to hear rats behind the walls. His search for answers leads to an insane asylum where his worst fears are realized.

American Rust

Showtime, 9 p.m.

Jeff Daniels plays a chief of police in a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town, where he lets his love for a local woman (Maura Tierney) compromise his line of duty.