Mike Hughes

1) “Law & Order” shows season-openers, 8-11 p.m., NBC. This is a first – all three “L & O” series sharing a story over a three-hour stretch. A mysterious girl is shot, putting two “Law & Order” detectives (Cosgrove and Shaw) on the case. As a wider plot is revealed, Benson (from “L&O: Special Victims Unit”) and Stabler (“L&O: Organized Crime”) jump in; they’re sow here. Then it’s up to the original show’s lawyers to get a conviction. Read more…

1) “Abbott Elementary” season-opener, 9 p.m., ABC. Already the winner of three Emmys (for Quinta Brunson’s script, the casting and Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara) and all the top Television Critics Association awards, “Abbott” starts its first full season. A new school year beginsmid general optimism … except Janine (Brunson, show here, center, with Ralph right) is hiding her own problems. In the “Abbott” style, the result is moderately funny and immensely likable. Read more…

1) “The Resident,” 8 p.m., Fox, and “New Amsterdam,” 10 p.m., NBC, season-openers. Both hospital shows start with intensely personal episodes. On Fox, it’s a medical crisis for someone close to the doctors; on NBC, Max is in deep despair after Helen suddenly broke up with him. (They’re shown here in a previous episode.)bThe latter makes little sense to Max – or to viewers; it drags down a usually first-rate show. Still, these are involving hours, including a key psychiatry one on “New Amsterdam.” Read more…

1) “Quantum Leap” debut, 10 p.m., NBC. On opening night of the official TV season, NBC has a winner. It keeps the fun of the original series, whiles adding some extra zing. Ben (Raymond Lee) is a physicist, adapting the program that used to propel Sam into the past … and into other people’s bodies. Once he gets there, however, he can’t remember anything. Back in the lab, people fret and his fiancee (shown here, right) – whom he also doesn’t remember – tries to be helpful as a hologram. Read more…

1) “The U.S. and the Holocaust” (shown here) opener, 8 p.m., PBS, rerunning at 10:12. Over three nights, Ken Burns calmly and brilliantly shows chaos on both sides of the Atlantic. Jews are desperate to leave Germany, but isolationism has swept the U.S. A 1924 law sharply reduced the number of immigrants, mostly choosing ones from Protestant countries. Prominent Americans – Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh – gave anti-Semitic speeches; tragedy loomed. Read more…

1) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. On Monday, Jason Sudeikis won (for the second straight year) Emmys for best comedy series (“Ted Lilly,” shown here) and best comedy actor. Now here’s a rerun of his hosting gig on “SNL” – the show that won for best variety sketch series. This was Sudeikis’ first turn as host – nine years after he left “SNL”; Brandi Carlisle was the music guest. Read more…

1) “CBS Fall Preview,” 9 p.m., CBS. Each September, networks say their new shows are big, bold and entertaining. CBS this year? It’s definitely not big (only three new scripted shows) or bold … but it has some fun moments. “Fire Country” (shown here) – which takes this timeslot in two weeks – mixes strong drama and wildfire fury … “So Help Me Todd” (Sept. 29) is an amiable blend of comedy and crime-solving … “East New York” (Oct. 2) is an adequate cop show.. Read more…

1) “Atlanta” (shown here in a previous seasoh) season-openers, 10 and 10:40 p.m., FX, rerunning at 11:26 and 12:06. This starts with Darius trying to return an item to a store that’s being looted. The result is both funny and bizarre – a sign of what’s ahead. Partly Serling and Seinfeld, partly Fellini and Freud, it’s a strange way to start the final season. The second episode views Ern in therapy … and views a stranger in deetail. The elements seem unrelated … until they merge in an unsettling way. Read more…