TV TOP PICKS
6 p.m. on NGEO Expedition Amelia
He found the wrecked underwater remains of the Titanic in 1985, and now deep-sea explorer Dr. Robert Ballard sets out to solve another decades-old mystery in this new two-hour special. Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart was 39 years old when she disappeared in her airplane over the Pacific Ocean in 1937, en route from Papua New Guinea to Howland Island. Ballard has assembled a team of experts to assist him in his quest, drawing on clues gathered over the past 30 years.
7 p.m. on FOX The Simpsons
Is perpetual one-year-old Maggie Simpson entering the terrible twos at last? No, but one of the segments in the new “Treehouse of Horror XXX” finds the youngest Simpson possessed by a demon. Other segments feature dead Homer’s spirit trying on a series of new bodies in search of the right fit and Selma (voice of Julie Kavner) finding love in an unlikely place. Coincidentally, this holiday offering is the 666th episode of “The Simpsons.” Now, that’s scary!
7:30 p.m. on STARZ Leavenworth
Director Steven Soderbergh (“Ocean’s 11”) is among the executive producers on this new true-crime military justice docuseries, which chronicles the saga of Clint Lorance, currently serving a 19-year sentence for murder at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan. While on a July 2012 tour of duty in Afghanistan, then-Lt. Lorance sparked outrage in his platoon when he ordered them to fire on three local men on a motorcycle, killing two of them. The series follows Lorance as he seeks to have that conviction overturned.
8:20 p.m. on SHOW On Becoming a God in Central Florida
In the Season 1 finale, “Go Getters Gonna Go Getcha,” a conflicted Cody (Théodore Pellerin) feels like he’s being pulled in two directions, while Krystal (Kirsten Dunst) helps Judd (John Earl Jelks) out of a difficult situation. Elsewhere, an exasperated Bets (Beth Ditto) puts her foot down, while Pat (Josh Fadem) sees an opportunity. Showtime has renewed this well-received black comedy for a second season.
10 p.m. on HBO
Watchmen
Adapted from the same graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, this new superhero series isn’t a retelling of that source material, but rather a creative “remix” that sets its new story in the same world where the original story line took place: an alternate reality where superheroes and masked vigilantes have been outlawed for their violence. The huge cast includes Regina King (pictured), Don Johnson, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeremy Irons, Jean Smart and Tim Blake Nelson, among others.