‘Chad Powers,’ ‘The Lost Bus,’ the return of ‘SNL,’ ‘Abbott Elementary,’ more season premieres, and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

MONDAY

Murder Before Evensong: A British rector must investigate the murder of one of his parishioners in this new cozy murder mystery starring Neville Longbottom. Series premiere. Acorn TV

Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?: This is a super weird case: a 27-year-old school teacher was found dead with 20 stab wounds and multiple bruises, only to have her death ruled a suicide. Series premiere. Hulu

Barbie: Gotta say, it sure feels like we’re living under the Ken rule right now. 8:34 p.m., Cinemax

TUESDAY

On Brand with Jimmy Fallon: In this new infomercial series, Jimmy Fallon and a team of “creatives” create product placement marketing plans for big brands. Cool. Series premiere. 7 p.m., NBC

Chad Powers: In this new series based on the Eli Manning commercials, Glen Powell stars as a cocky football player who gets kicked off his college team, so he disguises himself as “Chad Powers” and walks onto a struggling NFL team. It’s the Ted Lasso of the NFL. Series premiere. Hulu

Prime Minister: A look at New Zealand’s young prime minister, Jacinda Ardern. We could have had nice things, too. ~sobs~ Premiere. 8 p.m., HBO

Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: With Jimmy Kimmel in Brooklyn all week, the two politically-targeted hosts will guest on each other’s shows tonight. 10:30 p.m., ABC & CBS

WEDNESDAY

Shifting Gears: Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, and Debbe Dunning guest star for a Home Improvement mini-reunion. Season premiere. 7 p.m., ABC

Abbott Elementary: New faces and big changes await in the new school year. Season premiere. 7:30 p.m., ABC

Chicago Med: A family of survivors from a house fire arrives at Gaffney. Season premiere. 7 p.m., NBC

Chicago Fire: A new member of the team creates tension in the season premiere. 8 p.m., NBC

Chicago P.D.: Voight teams up to take a killer off the streets. Season premiere. 9 p.m., NBC

Love is Blind: Good luck and Godspeed, citizens of Denver. Season premiere. Netflix

Play Dirty: Mark Wahlberg and LaKeith Stanfield star in this film as a pair of criminal partners who have a shot at the biggest heist of their career. Premiere. Prime Video

Ghost Adventures: It’s spooky season, SO LET’S GET OUR SPOOKY ON! 30th season premiere. 9 p.m., Discovery

THURSDAY

E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web: I’m not convinced we needed another adaptation of Charlotte’s Web, much less a limited series, but here we are. Series premiere. HBO Max

Air India Crash: Declassified: A look into June’s deadly Air India crash, in which both fuel switches were found to be in “cut-off” position. Series premiere. HBO Max

Jeepers Creepers: Justin Long and Gina Philips star in this now cult-classic horror film about a laundry-sniffing, truck-driving, hibernating monster. 9 p.m., AMC

FRIDAY

The Lost Bus: Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera star in the true story about a bus driver and a teacher who saved a bus full of children from the deadly 2018 Camp Fire. Premiere. Apple TV+

Monster: The Ed Gein Story: If you don’t know anything about Ed Gein, let me just say, BRACE YOURSELF. This is going to possibly be one of the most disturbing true crime stories you’ve ever heard, a story so horrific it inspired several of our scariest horror films, including Psycho, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs.  Series premiere. Netflix

Steve: Cillian Murphy stars as the headmaster of a school for boys with behavioral problems in this new film. Premiere. Netflix

V/H/S: Halloween: The eighth installment of the V/H/S/ films is here. Premiere. Shudder

SATURDAY

Saturday Night Live: Bad Bunny & Djoa Cat. Season premiere. 10:30 p.m., NBC

Bring Her Back: A pair of orphaned siblings find themselves in the center of an occult ritual by their foster mother in this horror film. 7 p.m., HBO

Austin City Limits: Finneas, Billie Eilish’s brother and collaborator, opens the season. Season premiere. 11 p.m., PBS (in Houston; check your local listings)

SUNDAY

A Grammy Salute to Cyndi Lauper: Live from the Hollywood Bowl: An all-star concert celebrating the timeless Cyndi Lauper. Premiere. 7 p.m., CBS

The Gold: This new series tells the story of the 1983 Brink’s-Mat heist of some $26 million worth of gold bullion, diamonds, and cash. Premiere. 9 p.m., PBS

The Real Housewives of Potomac: Season premiere. 7 p.m., Bravo

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