1) “Grantchester” season-opener, 9 p.m., PBS. For a decade, this has given us some likable villagers (including three crime-solving vicars) and smart stories. Now the 11th and final season starts with a drive-in movie fundraiser, then offers a sharp murder mystery. In eight episodes, this will take the vicar (shown here) and others through times of angst and joy.
2) “Patience” season-opener, 8 p.m., PBS. The first season created one of TV’s great characters: Patience Evans (superbly played by Ella Maisy Purvis) is autistic and was burrowed away in the police records rooms. This second one, alas, starts with a tired cliche — a police boss who refuses to be helped. The opener also requires huge coincidences.
3) “Best in the World,” 9 and 10:06 p.m., National Geographic. Here are fresh views of diverse cities — New York with 800 languages, then London with 300 nationalities and ethnicities. The first hour is food-oriented; the second ranges from a 300-acre garden to a drag show. That wraps a the four-part series, with reruns of Paris and Mexico City at 6:53 and 7:56.
4) “The Vampire Lestat,” 9 p.m., AMC, rerunning at 10:05. It’s kind of fun to be in what claims to be a vampire rock band — until you learn that the lead singer isn’t pretending. Now some band members are unsettled. That follows a grisly flashback to Lestat’s youth, making us feel sorry for him … almost.
5) ALSO: Fox has World Cup games at 1 and 4 p.m. ET, but gives the others (7 and 10) to Fox Sports1. That leaves room for comedy reruns — “Simpsons” (a “man camp”) at 8; “Animal Control” (a funny Joel McHale/Ken Jeong mix) at 8:30; “Universal Basic Guys” at 9; and a so-so “Grimsburg” (with a haunting housewife) at 9:30.