TV top picks

7 p.m. on FOX Gotham

In a new episode called “A Dark Knight: Hog Day Afternoon,” Gordon and Bullock (Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue) pursue a serial killer who has been murdering cops and then, as his signature, dressing the victims in the severed heads of pigs. Meanwhile, Cherry’s (Maria Benedict) place becomes the unlikely new home base for Nygma, Thompkins and Grundy (Cory Michael Smith, Morena Baccarin, Drew Powell), and Sofia (Crystal Reed) continues mounting her charm offensive with Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor).

7 p.m. on NBC Superstore

Halloween certainly is spooky for the Cloud 9 staff in the new episode “Sal’s Dead” as they find a body in the store, prompting a variety of reactions from workers and customers alike. Glenn and Dina (Mark McKinney, Lauren Ash) particularly are rattled by the situation. Amy and Garrett’s (America Ferrera, Colton Dunn) use of Jonah’s (Ben Feldman) phone for dating purposes backfires in a big way.

7 p.m. on ABC Grey’s Anatomy

Backstory can play a key role in how a series character is perceived by the audience, and the new episode “Danger Zone” delivers quite a payload of information. A flashback to war-torn 2007 Iraq fills in some important blanks about events leading up to the kidnapping of Megan Hunt.

7:30 p.m. on NBC The Good Place

This critically acclaimed sitcom about the afterlife is such a seamlessly original comedy that it’s hard to pick out individual strands among the masterful tapestry, but cast member D’Arcy Carden, pictured, never fails to stop the show with her hilarious deadpan performance as Janet, the artificial intelligence that keeps things running smoothly. Or not, as in the case of the new “Janet and Michael,” in which Michael (Ted Danson) needs Janet’s help to determine the case of a pesky new glitch.