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6 p.m. on CBS

73rd Emmy Awards

From the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, Cedric the Entertainer, pictured, serves as host for in-person ceremonies before a limited audience of Emmy nominees and their guests honoring the best TV programs and performances airing between June 1, 2020, and May 31. Among this year’s field of nominees, Netflix scored the highest level of nods (27) than any other programmer. Another streaming service — Apple TV+ — also made a splash as home to the comedy series Ted Lasso, which earned 13 nominations, more than any other program.

7 p.m. on PBS

Muhammad Ali

Filmmaker Ken Burns explores the life and career of one of the most consequential men of the 20th century in this four-part docuseries, which airs nightly through Wednesday. In development for six years, the series remembers the three-time heavyweight boxing champion who captivated millions of fans with his skills inside the ring, as well as his immense personal charm. In tonight’s premiere, “Round One: The Greatest (1942-1964),” the man born as Cassius Clay rises from the amateur ranks to win gold at the 1960 Olympics and become a heavyweight contender.

7 p.m. on AMC

The Walking Dead

Aaron, Carol, Lydia and Jerry (Ross Marquand, Melissa McBride, Cassady McClincy, Cooper Andrews) venture out to the Hilltop ruins, where they hope to acquire some abandoned blacksmith tools and harvest any nearby game in the new episode “Out of the Ashes.” Meanwhile, Eugene’s (Josh McDermitt) group goes through orientation at the Commonwealth.

7 p.m. on FOOD

Halloween Wars

Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans (Ghost Adventures) will be drawing on some of his own past cases and related artifacts from them for inspiration as he throws down the challenges to new teams of cake and sugar artists as this wildly popular fall competition series returns for Season 11. In the season premiere, “Possessed Toys,” Bagans recalls a spooky doll in his Haunted Museum tourist attraction as he challenges the teams to create cakes that will impress judges Shinmin Li, Aarti Sequeira and Eddie Jackson.