TODAY’S TV BEST BETS
‘The 52nd Annual CMA Awards’
ABC, 7 p.m. Live
Chris Stapleton tops the list of nominations with five. Producer and musician Dann Huff received four, while nine artists garnered three each — Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Janson, Miranda Lambert, Midland, Thomas Rhett and Keith Urban.
‘Riverdale’: ‘Chapter Forty: The Great Escape’
The CW, 7 p.m.
After weeks pass with no contact from Archie (KJ Apa), Veronica (Camila Mendes) devises a dangerous plan to break him out of juvie. Meanwhile, when Betty (Lili Reinhart) learns that Jughead (Cole Sprouse) has taken their investigation into Griffins & Gargoyles a step too far, she finds herself in a race against the clock to save him.
‘Chicago Med’: ‘Play by My Rules’
NBC, 7 p.m.
Dr. Charles (Oliver Platt) struggles to convince Dr. Choi (Brian Tee) that surgery isn’t always the answer. Dr. Rhodes (Colin Donnell) finds himself in hot water with Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) when he disobeys her direct order. April (Yaya DaCosta) becomes frustrated with Maggie (Marlyne Barrett) when she continues to question her leadership as the stand-in charge nurse. Dr. Manning (Torrey DeVitto) suspects Dr. Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) is keeping something from her.
‘Nature’: ‘A Squirrel’s Guide to Success’
PBS, 7 p.m.
Join some of the world’s top squirrel scientists who are making groundbreaking discoveries. Learn about the fox squirrel, who can remember the location of 9,000 nuts, and the gray squirrel, whose treetop leaps are the basis of new designs in robotics.
‘SEAL Team’: ‘Outside the Wire’ CBS, 8 p.m.
In the new episode “Outside the Wire,” Bravo Team continues to follow tips that will lead to Andres Doza, the head of one of the most powerful and lethal drug cartels in Mexico.
‘All American’: ‘All We Got’ The CW, 8 p.m.
Spencer’s (Daniel Ezra) worlds come together to celebrate his birthday in Beverly Hills. But mixing the dysfunctional families — with the complication of an unexpected guest — ends in disaster. Olivia (Samantha Logan) and Jordan (Michael Evans Behling), on a mission to uncover a family secret, find a link to their father’s past.
‘Chicago Fire’: ‘The Solution to Everything’
NBC, 8 p.m.
Firehouse 51 is called in to battle a dangerous structure fire that places everyone in peril. Severide (Taylor Kinney) makes a big personal realization. Casey ( Jesse Spencer) lends a helping hand to Naomi (Kate Villanova), the investigative reporter.
‘NOVA’: ‘Thai Cave Rescue’ PBS, 8 p.m.
Follow the remarkable story of how a Thai boys soccer team became trapped in a cave system, how they were located, and how rescuers worked against the clock to make a miraculous rescue.
‘Criminal Minds’: ‘Twenty Seven’
CBS, 9 p.m.
Vigilantes are behind a series of attacks occurring every 27 minutes in Washington, D.C., and it’s up to the BAU to thwart them in the new “Twenty Seven.”
‘American Horror Story’: ‘Apocalypse’
FX, 9 p.m. (season finale) Ryan Murphy’s
season comes to a conclusion that will no doubt be as head-scratching as it is hair-raising. FX has picked up for two more seasons. ‘Chicago P.D.’: ‘Black and Blue’
NBC, 9 p.m.
While CPD tries to take down a drug kingpin, Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) faces a tough choice between doing what’s required to solve the murder of a young dealer and what’s best for the community.