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Season 2 of "Mr. Robot" begins with an extended, 91-minute episodes that finds Elliot in seclusion; Angela happy at E Corp; and fsociety delivering a malicious payload.
If you subscribe to DirecTV or Dish, "Mr. Robot" is on at the rather reasonable hour of 8 p.m. on USA. If you have Comcast, it doesn't start until 11 p.m.
Ugh.
"Mr. Robot" will be followed by "Hacking Robot," a let's-talk-about-it hour.
Also tonight, there's a midweek MLS game as Real Salt Lake travels to Vancouver to take on the Whitecaps (8 p.m., KMYU).
Elsewhere on TV ...
• "Big Brother" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The power of veto competition is held.
• ESPY Awards (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Among those who will be honored is Alta High's boys' and girls' soccer coach Lee Mitchell. John Cena hosts.
• "America's Got Talent" (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): The Judge Cuts continue.
• "Supernature — Wild Flyers" (7 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): The finale examines the dangers inherent in life in the sky.
• "MasterChef" (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): The remaining 15 cooks split up into two teams to prep and serve steak, two side dishes and a sauce for 101 veterans.
• "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Shawn Farquhar, Michael Kent, Nathan Burton and Nathan Coe Marsh try to trick the hosts. (Season premiere)
• "Maron" (7 p.m., IFC): Marc moves to a new town, looks for a job and hopes to get closer to his baby.
• "Greenleaf" (8 p.m., OWN): The Bishop chooses Grace to preach on Sunday in his absence; Jacob tries to land a TV deal for the church.
• "Wayward Pines" (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Theo and Hassler try to track down the escaped Abbie leader.
• "Whose Line Is It Anyway? (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Jeff Davis is the guest.
• MLS (8 p.m., KMYU): Vancouver Whitecaps at Real Salt Lake
• "Jay Leno's Garage" (8 p.m., CNBC): Jay races Tim Allen and his souped-up Toyota Camry and goes cruising with David Spade.
• "American Gothic" (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Brady gets a lead on the Silver Bells Killer after a death on the Hawthorne property.
• "The Night Shift" (9 p.m., NBC/C. 5): Topher's mother arrives in the ER with mysterious symptoms.
• "9 Months That Made You" (9 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): Part 3 of 3 explains how the time in the womb leaves its mark, even altering DNA and determining one's destiny.
• "Young & Hungry" (9 p.m., FreeForm): Gabi learns her Aunt Chris has become her Uncle Chris.
• "Baby Daddy" (9:30 p.m., FreeForm): Ben receives an unsigned note from an old girlfriend who wants to reconnect — but who is it?.
• "Duck Dynasty" (10 and 10:30 p.m., A&E): Jase's son proposes to his girlfriend; Jase and Jep argue over their grandfather's rifle.
• "Suits" (10 p.m., USA): Mike transitions to prison life; and Harvey and the others deal with the fallout and try to save the firm. (Season premiere)
• "Another Period" (11 p.m., Comedy Central): The Commodore invites the Roosevelts to visit, hoping to convince Teddy choose Frederick as his vice president.
• "Tyrant" (11 p.m., FX): Barry's hold over Abuddin is weak; and the future of Abuddin is threatened.
• "The A Word" (11 p.m., Sundance): Debut of a six-part British drama series about a family that includes an autistic son. In the opener, the boy's birthday party turns tense when some he has communication issues.