Mike Hughes on TV

1) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29, NBC. One quick route to being an “SNL” host seems to be portraying Elvis Last season had Austin Butler, the “Elvis” star; tonight is Jacob Elordi, the “Priscilla” (shown heee) co-star. (He also did “Euphoria” and the “Kissing Booth” movies.) “SNL” had eight new episodes in 10 weeks, before airing four straight reruns. Now it’s back; Renee Rapp is the music guest. Read more…

1) “Benjamin Franklin,” 9-11 p.m., PBS. Franklin (depicted here) rippled with contrasts. He was a left-brain guy who invented the lightning rod, bifocals and Franklin stove, a right-brainer whose wrote cleverly. He was warm and lovable, but fought with his family, owned slaves and ran slavery ads in his newspaper. Ken Burn created this rich profile, which reruns over two Fridays. Read more…

1) “Law & Order” season-opener, 8- p.m., NBC. Dick Wolf’s dramas seem to go on forever … and are bouncing back quickly from the strikes. This one starts its 23rd season, with Reid Scott (shown here, left) replacing Jeffrey Donovan as one of thre cops. Tonight, an on-campus murder sparks a debate about hate speech. Read more…

1) “Chicago Fire” season-opener, 8-11 p.m., NBC. Producer Dick Wolf gets the prize for quickly getting dramas back, post-strike. He has three “Law & Order” ones Thursday, three FBI ones next month and three Chicago ones now. This is a fairly ordinary hour, with an arson probe, a fire (shown heere) and staff changes. One person is gone, one is back, one is leaviing … and life goes on. Read more…

1) “Fargo” finale, 10 p.m., FX; repeats at 11:07, 12:13, 1:19. A great show hits all of its odd extremes. The opening minutes are slow and brutal; the cruel Sheriff Tillman (Jon Hamm) prepares for battle as his blinded son wanders and his nasty dad taunts. And the final minutes are pure “Fargo,” with an ending that matches the original movie. In between, Dot (Juno Temple, shown here in the opening episode) tries to flee from Tillman. Read more…