1) “Abbott Elementary” (shown here) season-opener, 9 and 9:30 p.m., ABC. One of TV’s top shows is back. In its first two seasons, it’s had 15 Emmy nominations (including two for best comedy) and four wins – writer and actress (both Quinta Brunson), supporting actress (Sheryl Lee Ralph) and casting. This two-part opener has Janine (Brunson) planning a district-wide Career Day.
2) “Not Dead Yet” season-opener, 8:30 p.m., ABC. The first season was often a delight, with Nell (Gina Rodriguez) as an obituary-writer with an advantage: She can talk to the ghost she’s writing about. Now this adds a fresh element, with Brad Garrett as the newspaper’s owner, who frustrates his daughter, the editor. Also opening their seasons are “The Conners” at 8 and “Judge Steve Harvey” at 10.
3) “Nova,” 9 p.m., PBS. Easter Island continues to fascinate people. Some 1,200 miles from the next populated island, it has about 7,700 people, half with native roots – plus statues that indicate a once-robust world. This terrific hour uses the island’s native name (Rapu Nui) and discards most past theories. Instead, it offers a complex view of decline (environment, disease, etc.) and revival.
4) “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans,” 10 p.m., FX, rerunning at 11:16. This eight-parter ran through its main story in two episodes, with Truman Capote charming and betraying society women. Now it tries an interesting, black-and-white flashback. In real life, cinema verite brothers only filmed Capote for a half-hour TV interview. This imagines they caught him at his peak, an epic masquerade ball.
5) MORE: “Wild Cards” (8 p.m., CW) switches its usual duties. This time it’s Ellis who goes undercover, after a surfer is killed; Max, the good-hearted grifter, does police-type work. Other new, scripted hours include “Family Law” at 9 p.m. on CW and the three Chicago shows, from 8-11 p.m. on NBC.