TV This Week, Sept. 25-Oct. 1: Woody Allen’s ‘Crisis in Six Scenes’ and more

SUNDAY

“Once Upon a Time” there was a fantasy drama that returned with a five-season retrospective followed by its Season 6 premiere. 7 and 8 p.m. ABC

Your intrepid host finds herself in the L.A. County Jail — as a visitor, we hope — on the season premiere of “This Is Life With Lisa Ling.” 7 and 10 p.m. CNN

Amy Schumer really gets around as she lends her voice to the season premieres of the animated series “Bob’s Burgers,” “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy.” 7:30, 8 and 9 p.m. Fox

The swoon-worthy British period drama “Poldark” returns for a second season on “Masterpiece.” Aidan Turner stars. 8 p.m. KOCE

Truth be told, the drama “Secrets and Lies” is back for a second season. With Juliette Lewis, Jordana Brewster and Michael Ealy. 9 p.m. ABC

Will Forte and company are still living the post-apocalyptic good life in Malibu on the return of the kooky comedy “The Last Man on Earth.” With Kristen Schaal and January Jones. 9:30 p.m. Fox

Dumped by the FBI, our heroine (Priyanka Chopra) signs up with the CIA in Season 2 of the espionage drama “Quantico.” 10 p.m. ABC

MONDAY

Broadcast and cable networks offer live coverage as Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump meet at New York’s Hofstra University for their first “Presidential Debate.” Lester Holt moderates. 6 p.m., various channels

Criminal psychologist Dr. Michelle Ward once again takes you inside “The Mind of a Murderer” in new episodes of this docu-series. 10 p.m. Investigation Discovery

Mayim Bialik is astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s guest on a new “StarTalk.” Perhaps they’ll discuss her hit sitcom … you know, “Blossom.” 11 p.m. National Geographic Channel

TUESDAY

Tanks but no tanks: The failed presidential bids of former Massachusetts Govs. Michael Dukakis and Mitt Romney are recalled on a new installment of “The Contenders – 16 for ’16.” 8 p.m. KOCE

“Frontline” profiles presidential nominees Trump and Clinton in the new episode “The Choice 2016.” 9 p.m. KOCE

It’s the end of the world as Anne Heche knows it in the new apocalyptic drama “Aftermath.” 10 p.m. Syfy

Turn on and tune in for the season premiere of “Drunk History,” which includes a segment on LSD advocate Timothy Leary. 10:30 p.m. Comedy Central

Mindy Kaling and Alyson Hannigan are some of the famous faces riding shotgun with celebrity chefs in the new culinary series “Star Plates.” 11 p.m. Food Network

WEDNESDAY

“CSI: Miami’s” Adam Rodriguez joins “Criminal Minds” in the procedural drama’s 12th season premiere. 9 p.m. CBS

“Curb Your Enthusiasm’s” Cheryl Hines joins in the shenanigans on the season finale of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” With Aisha Tyler, Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie. 9 p.m. KTLA

“The Grinder” is gone, but Rob Lowe lives on and joins the cast of “Code Black” in the medical drama’s Season 2 premiere. With Marcia Gay Harden and Luis Guzman. 10 p.m. CBS

The culinary competition “Cutthroat Kitchen” is back for another go-round. 10 p.m. Food Network

The fake-it-till-you-make-it sitcoms “Younger” and “Impastor” are back with new episodes. Sutton Foster stars in the former, Michael Rosenbaum in the latter. 10 and 10:30 p.m. TV Land

THURSDAY

A salute to the late, great Gene Wilder gets underway with an encore of the 2008 interview special “Role Model: Gene Wilder” followed by Mel Brooks’ riotous 1974 horror spoof “Young Frankenstein.” 5 and 6:15 p.m. TCM

Sibling warriors have some silly adventures as they search for “Mighty Magiswords” in this new animated series. 6:30 and 6:45 p.m. Cartoon Network

You’re gonna hear them roar in the specials “Cat Wars: Lion vs. Cheetah,” “Cheetah: Fatal Instinct,” “Tiger Wars,” “Cougars Undercover,” “Man v. Lion” and “Game of Lions.” 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 p.m. National Geographic Channel

FRIDAY

Miley Cyrus is one groovy chick and Woody Allen is a nebbishy Woody Allen type in Allen’s new 1960s-set online comedy series “Crisis in Six Scenes.” With Elaine May, Joy Behar and Lewis Black. Any time, Amazon

“Marvel’s Luke Cage” — you may remember him from “Marvel’s Jessica Jones” — kicks butt from one end of Hell’s Kitchen to the other in this latest entry in Marvel’s ever-expanding super-hero franchise. Mike Colter stars, with Alfre Woodard and Rosario Dawson. Any time, Netflix

Vive le France! The Vienna Philharmonic, under guest conductor Semyon Bychkov, is joined by sibling piano duo Katia and Marielle Labèque for a Franco-centric program of works by Bizet, Poulenc and Ravel on a new “Great Performances.” 9 p.m. KOCE

Norman Lear, Shonda Rhimes, et al., tackle topics that keep “America Divided” — inequality in education, healthcare, criminal justice, etc. — in this new five-part docu-series. 9 p.m. Epix

Here comes the judge: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is among the honorees at this year’s edition of “The Hispanic Heritage Awards.” 10 p.m. KOCE

It’s all asteroid this and apocalypse that in the new series “Doomsday: 10 Ways the World Will End.” 10 p.m. History Channel

SATURDAY

Here comes the Sun King: Louis Quatorze, a.k.a. France’s Louis XIV, is livin’ large at “Versailles” in this lavish historical drama. George Blagden (“Vikings”) stars. 7 and 8 p.m. Ovation; also 10 and 11 p.m.

Ryan Reynolds is the wisecracking anti-hero known as “Deadpool” in this R-rated-and-then-some 2016 Marvel flick. With Morena Baccarin, Gina Carano and T.J. Miller. 8 p.m. HBO

“Melrose Place’s” Daphne Zuniga finds herself in a house without a spouse in the new made-for-cable thriller “My Husband Is Missing.” 8 p.m. Lifetime

A local do-gooder and a hunky landscaper meet cute under an old oak tree the city wants cut down in the new TV movie “Love on a Limb.” With Ashley Williams, Trevor Donovan and Marilu Henner. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel

Veterinary students learn the truth about cats and dogs, hamsters and horses, etc., in the new docu-series “Life at Vet U.” 10 p.m. Animal Planet

“Saturday Night Live” launches a new season, and just in time to make a mockery of the remaining weeks of the 2016 presidential election. 11:29 p.m. NBC

Here’s comes rhymin’ Paul Simon: The veteran tunesmith shares songs from his decades-long career on the season premiere of “Austin City Limits.” Midnight KOCE

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