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SERIES
Undercover Boss Randy Dewitt, CEO of the Twin Peaks sports bar and restaurant chain known for its scantily clad servers, goes incognito in the season premiere. 8 p.m. CBS
Last Man Standing Mike (Tim Allen) is teaching Eve (Kaitlyn Dever) how to drive in this new episode. 8 p.m. ABC
MasterChef This season chef Gordon Ramsay is turned loose on kids who aspire to be cooks. 8 p.m. Fox
Hawaii Five-0 Gunmen storm Five-0’s headquarters after McGarrett and Wo Fat (Alex O’Loughlin, Mark Dacascos) escape from custody. Chi McBride guest stars as Capt. Lou Grover in the season premiere. 9 p.m. CBS
Great Performances: The Hollow Crown This new four-part miniseries incorporating Shakespeare’s tales of three British kings, continues with “Henry IV, Part I.” Jeremy Irons has the title role of the monarch whose reign is threatened by the ambitious Hotspur (Joe Armstrong) and his family. Tom Hiddleston, Julie Walters and Michelle Dockery also star. 9 p.m. KOCE
Blue Bloods In the season premiere, Frank (Tom Selleck) wants the armed robber who killed an NYPD officer brought to justice, but a lack of evidence forces Erin (Bridget Moynahan) to drop the charges. Donnie Wahlberg also stars. 10 p.m. CBS
SPECIALS
2013 NCLR ALMA Awards Honoring artistic achievements of Latinos in television, film and music; Eva Longoria and George Lopez host. 7 p.m. MSNBC
TALK SHOWS
CBS This Morning Tyler Perry; Arabella Bowen, Fodor. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today Kenan Thompson; Icona Pop performs. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
Good Morning America Emily VanCamp; Dolly Parton; Kenny Rogers. (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Day L.A. A family who survived the Costa Concordia shipwreck; swimmer Diana Nyad (“The Other Shore”); Gabriel Mann (“Revenge”); Orlando Jones (“Sleepy Hollow”); Matt Atchity; Chris Wallace; Paula Patton (“Baggage Claim”). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV
Rachael Ray Donnie Wahlberg; Jacques Pépin; Gloria Estefan performs. (N) 8 a.m. KCAL
Live With Kelly and Michael Julianna Margulies; Emily VanCamp; Floyd Mayweather. (N) 9 a.m. KABC
The View Ana Quincoces; Stephen King; Kenan Thompson. (N) 10 a.m. KABC
The Wendy Williams Show Dr. Mehmet Oz. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV
The Talk Alex O’Loughlin; Olly Murs performs. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
The Queen Latifah Show Sofía Vergara; Dwyane Wade; Josh Radnor. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS; 7 p.m. KCAL
The Dr. Oz Show Artificial sweeteners; gallstones. (N) 2 p.m. KABC
Dr. Phil Two survivors of a road-rage incident tell their story. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS
Katie Julianna Margulies (“The Good Wife”); Bill Hader. (N) 3 p.m. KABC
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Julie Bowen; Nicki Minaj; Mario Lopez; Lee DeWyze performs. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC
The Doctors Private parties; medicinal marijuana; dangerous ingredients in cocktails. (N) 5 p.m. KCAL
Charlie Rose — The Week (N) 7:30 p.m. KOCE
Washington Week With Gwen Ifill Effort to defund Obamacare: Gloria Borger, CNN; Affordable Care Act rollout: Karen Tumulty, the Washington Post; Syria: Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times; Kenan terror attack: Kimberly Dozier, Associated Press. (N) 8 p.m. KOCE
Real Time With Bill Maher Tim Robbins; Carl Hart; Monica Mehta; Robert Reich; Matt Welch. (N) 10 and 11 p.m. HBO
The Arsenio Hall Show Paula Patton; Anson Mount; Gloria Estefan performs. (N) 11 p.m. KTLA
Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Sandra Bullock; Gregory Porter performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC
Late Show With David Letterman Steve Martin; Kathleen Madigan; the Kruger Brothers perform with Steve Martin. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live Amy Poehler; Stephen Merchant. 11:35 p.m. KABC
Tavis Smiley Bob Newhart. (N) 12:30 a.m. KOCE
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Julianna Margulies; Michael Sheen; Superchunk performs. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Julia Louis-Dreyfus. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS
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