1) “NCIS: Origins” debut, 9 p.m., CBS. In “NCIS,” Gibbs (Mark Harmon) was a skilled agent with a past marked by deaths and divorces. Now Harmon narrates this prequel. It’s 1991 and Gibbs (Austin Stowell), widowed and stoic, has just arrived. His first case is dark and compelling, but high-energy colleagues (two are shown here) keep this entertaining.
2) Season-openers, 8 p.m. It’s the 22nd season for CBS’ “NCIS,” with an agent missing in the midst of a hostage situation. And the fifth for “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” with Pat Sajak (retired from daytime duty) back as host.
3) “Rescue HI-Surf,” 9 p.m., Fox. After four so-so episodes, the show has a good one. This is mega-surf day, when only the best are allowed to try. There’s great footage of successes, wipe-outs and rescues. Ongoing stories – a politican’s kid, the Captain’s sorrow over his nephew’s death – continue.
4) “The Wranglers” debut, 9 p.m., CW. Against a gorgeous Montana setting, this is basically a reality show on horseback. At a dude ranch, we meet telegenic 20-somethings. One guy is a preacher’s kid, upbeat and gregarious. One woman is stern; another is a self-described “crazy Cuban redneck.” Some covet romance and/or the head-wrangler job.
5) “Superman & Lois,” 8 p.m., CW. Last week’s two-hour opener – with Superman killed by a rock monster – was mostly awful. This hour is no better. Alternately maudlin and melodramatic, it keeps requiring people to over-react to the extreme. The final minute is OK, but that’s about it.