1) “The Paper,” 8:30 p.m., NBC. Twelve years after “The “Office” ended, the fun resumes. The company was sold to a Toledo firm, which has an awful newspaper (shown here). With much idealism and no experience, Ned takes over the paper. Some episodes (already on Peacock) paint him as too foolish, in the Michael Scott mold. This opener, however, is a delight.
2) More comedies. “The Paper” fills out an hour that’s strong on comedy. It’s preceded by a funny “St. Denis Medical” episode that tells us why hospitals aren’t always happy to have a pony or a body-scanner. CBS counters with “The Neighborhood” and the clever “DMV.”
3) “TV We Love,” 9-10 p.m., CW. Speaking of comedies, this flashes back to the time when “Happy Days” was No. 1. It also reminds us how much the show changed. In the first episode, Fonzie barely spoke … and Richie had an older brother. After two seasons, the show switched theme songs, was filmed in front of an audience … and became Fonz-focused.
4) “Salute to Service,” 9 p.m., PBS. This starts a two-day tribute, wrapping up with Veterans Day shows Tuesday. Tonight, we get great music from Trace Adkins, Angel Blue, Kurt Elling and lots of gifted military singers and musicians; we also meet some vets, including John Gleeson, age 101. That’s followed at 10 by a film about tough Iraq battles.
5) MORE: The History Channel also nods to Veterans Day. “The Warfighters: Battle Stories” debuts at 8-10 p.m. today and reruns from 8-10 a.m. Tuesday. And at 8 p.m. ET, Turner Classic Movies has Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in the stark and searing “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
— Mike Hughes, TV America