1) World Series, 8:08 p.m. ET, Fox, with pre-game at 7. It’s the Dodgers (shown here with Shohei Ohtani) and Yankees, in what used to be a Series tradition. When they were neighbors (in Brooklyn and the Bronx), they did seven Series from 1941-56; the Yankees won six. Then the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles. They’ve only met in four more Series (each winning two), and none since 1981.
2) “Happy’s Place,” 8 p.m., NBC. The script is OK, but the characters are a mixed blessing. Two of the bar employees are overwrought and the new half-owner is often both bland and clueless. Still, the other employees – a cook and a handyman – provide droll humor and Reba McEntire often saves the day. Her raging monolog is a delight.
3) “Lopez vs. Lopez,” 8:30, NBC. Two holidays share this. On Halloween (Oct. 31), Chance doesn’t want to be part of a family costume. And on Day of the Dead (generally Nov. 1-2), people are supposed to cherish their departed ancestors. But George (Chance’s grandfather) feels haunted by his.
4) “Blue Bloods,” 10 p.m., CBS. Jake Weber is a British native who’s been busy on American shows for 35 years. Now he plays a British investigator, linking with Danny to catch a fugitive. That follows “SWAT” (a deadly gang reaches Los Angeles) and “Fire Country” (a vital opportunity for Bode).
5) “Great Performances,” 9 p.m., PBS. Somewhere between an opera and a concert, this is a “semi-staged oratorio” with the New York Philharmonic. It tells the story of Jewish refugees in Shanghai during World War II.