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After a 3½ month hiatus, "Empire" returns to Fox's schedule tonight (8 p.m., Ch. 13). I wish I could tell you the show has gotten better, but it hasn't. It's dreadful.
I have nothing against prime-time soap operas. I like prime-time soap operas. But this show is badly written, badly acted … bad, bad, bad.
If you care about how much I hate "Empire," click here to read more of my ranting.
Elsewhere on TV ...
• "Survivor" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The two tribes merge; a brutal individual immunity challenge keeps castaways on their toes.
• "Heartbeat" (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Alex takes on the case of a young man who speaks sentences backwards .
• "Nature" (7 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): "Animal Reunions" chronicles human caretakers who reunite with wild animals they raised in refuges and orphanages.
• "Rosewood" (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Rosewood unintentionally reveals the blueprint to commit the perfect murder during a speech at a forensics convention.
• "Arrow" (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Brie Larvan shows up at Palmer Tech threatening to kill everyone unless she gets the bio-chip that is implanted in Felicity's spine.
• "Criminal Minds" (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The BAU deals with Morgan's departure from the team.
• "Law & Order: SVU" (8 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): A homeless man is a suspect in several rapes.
• "Supernatural" (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Sam and Dean battle a pair of werewolves.
• "Underground" (8 and 9 p.m., WGN America): The runners are tracked by a notorious slave hunter.
• "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders" (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The team heads to Cairo when a former U.S. serviceman is killed in a gas attack and his friend goes missing
• "Nashville" (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Luke regrets planning a tour with Riff; Deacon and Frankie disagree about Vita.
• "Chicago P.D." (9 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): The team searches for a suspect who held a woman captive for months.
• "Baby Daddy" (9:30 p.m., FreeForm): Riley tries to set Ben up with Zoey; Tucker auditions to be a local weatherman.
• "Wahlburgers" (10 and 10:30 p.m., A&E): Bubba Watson plays a joke on Mark; Dale Earnhardt Jr. invites Mark to a NASCAR race.
• "Broad City" (11 p.m., Comedy Central): Abbi and Ilana list their apartments on a bed-and-breakfast website to make some money.
• "Lopez" (11 p.m., TV Land): In this new sitcom, Lopez plays a fictionalized version of himself. In the premiere, George is auctioned off at his daughter's school fundraiser.
• "Younger" (11 p.m., TV Land): In he premiere of this new comedy, George is auctioned off at a fundraiser for his daughter's school.
• "The Soul Man" (11:30 p.m., TV Land): In the fifth and final season premiere, Boyce decides to run for mayor.