Mike Hughes on TV

1) “Great Migrations” opener, 9-10 p.m., PBS. For people facing cruelty in the South, this was alluring: The Chicago Defender and other Black newspapers urged them to move North. Millions did, finding jobs, freedom, hope … and fierce weather, crowded cities and new forms of bias. Over three Tuesdays, Henry Louis Gates (shown here) tells the massive story. Read more…

1) “The Bachelor” opener, 8-10 p.m., ABC. Grant Ellis (shown here), who finished fifth in the recent “Bachelorette,” now gets the focus. He’s a 6-foot-5 stock trader and former basketball player (college reserve and a few Dominican Republic games). Now he meets 25 women, including two lawyers, two nurses, two interior designers, a pediatrician and a luxury-travel host. Read more…

1) Football, 3 p.m. ET Fox; 6:30, CBS. It’s the season’s third game between the Eagles (16-3) and Commanders (14-5). They’ve split two; this time, the winner goes to the Super Bowl. At night, the Chiefs (shown here, 16-2) host the Bills, 15-4. The Chiefs have two straight Super Bowl titles; the Bills lost four straight Super games in the early ‘90s and haven’t been back. Read more…

1) “Asia” debut, 8 p.m., BBC America. Here is nature filmmaking at its best. This first hour (of seven) sticks to the water, from awesome manta ray (with 15-foot wingspan) to a two-inch mudskipper (shown here), a fish out of water (literally) that skims the surface. We see aome fish frantically trying to outrun sharks; others join with snakes for a two-tiered hunting party Read more…

1) Figure skating, 8-11 p.m., NBC and Peacock. The U.S. Championships front-load their biggest draw, the women’s finals. (Shown here is a glimpse of last year’s event.) Also, rhythm dance has its finals from 5:12 to 7:30 on Peacock and 6-7:30 on USA. Saturday and Sunday bring the men, pairs and free dance. Read more…