Best-bets for Sept. 29: futuristic fun, ’80s murder

1) “Futurama,” 8-11 p.m., FXX. This is a great time for fans of Matt Groening’s clever cartoons. On Sunday, “The Simpsons” started its 37th season on Fox. And recently, “Futurama” — a pizza guy (right) unfrozen in the year 3000 — started its 13th. Today’s new episodes are at 8 — Bender (left) goes to a camp for screen addicts — and 8:30. Reruns start at 9, with Leela (center) involved with a presidential campaign. Read more…

1) “Futurama,” 8-11 p.m., FXX. This is a great time for fans of Matt Groening’s clever cartoons. On Sunday, “The Simpsons” started its 37th season on Fox. And recently, “Futurama” — a pizza guy (right) unfrozen in the year 3000 — started its 13th. Today’s new episodes are at 8 — Bender (left) goes to a camp for screen addicts — and 8:30. Reruns start at 9, with Leela (center) involved with a presidential campaign.

2) “Murder Before Evensong,” www.acorn.tv. A best-selling English novel has been transformed into a six-week series set in the 1980, with great characters, clever twists and … well, a so-so finish. Enjoy it along the way, with a small-town clergyman suddenly enmeshed in schemes, secrets and surprises.

3) “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent,” 8 p.m., CW. Here’s a second chance to see the debut, focusing on a big-scale cryptocurrency scheme. It’s a good episode — as is the second hour, at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

4) “Celebrity Weakest Link,” 9 p.m., Fox. It was 19 years ago that Heidi Montag began dating her “The Hills” castmate, Spencer Pratt. They married in 2009 and keep doing reality shows — the British “Celebrity Big Brother,” the American “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here” and more. Now they’re one of four reality-show couples, competing individually.

5) “Brilliant Minds,” 10 p.m., NBC. Speaking of reality-show people, one arrives at the hospital with a bizarre illusion. That follows “The Voice” auditions (8-10 p.m.), on a night that also has Bengals-Broncos football, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2.

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