Mike Hughes

1) “Doc Martin” season-opener, any time, www.acorn.tv. From “Northern Exposure” to “Ted Lasso,” TV shines when putting someone in a new world. “Doc” deftly put a cranky, big-city doctor in a sweet, seaside town. He eventually married (they’re shown here), had two children and continued to grump. Most recently, he quit medicine and alienated his receptionist, who was still needed for his wife’s child-therapy sessions. As usual, the new season is sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic and always likable. Read more…

1) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. This wraps up the opening string of three new “SNL” shows. The opener (hosted by Miles Teller) was disappointing, the second (Brendan Gleeson) was better, with both at their best during “Weekend Update” and the films. Doubling as tonight’s host and music guest is Megan Thee Stallion (shown here), 27, the first woman to win Grammys for best rap performance and rap song; she also won best new artist. Read more…

1) Music, 9 p.m., PBS and CMT. PBS launches “Next at the Kennedy Center,” with classy concerts. Next (Nov. 18) is “A Joni Mitchell Songbook.” First, is a tribute to jazz great Charles Mingus; the Mingus Big Band soars, complete with a six-saxophone piece. Also, CMT has its “artists of the year” – Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Carly Pearce, Walker Hayes, Cody Johnson – plus a career award for Alan Jackson (shown here) and a breakthrough one for Lainey Wilson. Read more…

1) “Alaska Daily,” 10 p.m., ABC. In last week’s opener, “Daily” established itself as a good series; now we see it could be a great one. The central character (Hilary Swank, shown here) was a bit one-note at first, but now she’s showing depth. Moving to Anchorage to salvage her tarnished newspaper career, she probed the disappearance of Native women; she also told a young reporter to tell the full story of a corrupt official. Those stories build now, while a new one unfolds. Read more…

1) “Archer” season-finale, 10 p.m., FXX, repeating at 11:03. It’s been a rough year for Archer. His mom died and the evil Fabian bought the spy firm. Now Slater (voiced, appropriately, by Christian Slater), a CIA guys, is giving orders. Archer hates him, but likes the goal of killing Fabian. It’s a typical “Archer” (shown here in a previous season) – bright and brash, mixing scattered humor and action animation. Read more…