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The baseball season nears and end and basketball season begins tonight.
It's Game 1 of the 2016 World Series (6 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13), and — in case you haven't heard — the Chicago Cubs haven't been to the World Series since 1945. They haven't won one since 1908. So lots of folks — not just those in Illinois — are rooting for the Cubs.
Except for the folks in Cleveland, who are pulling for the Indians. And, if it weren't for the Cubs, we'd be talking about how the Indians haven't been to a World Series since 1997 and have won one since 1948.
This should be interesting.
Also tonight, the 2016-17 NBA season tips off, and the Utah Jazz are in Portland to take on the Trail Blazers (8 p.m., ROOT).
Elsewhere on TV ...
• "NCIS" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): A kidnapped petty officer escapes her captor.
• "The Middle" (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Frankie learns that the kids would choose to live with Mike if the two of them divorced.
• "The Voice" (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): The knockout rounds continue.
• "The Contenders — 16 for 16" (7 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): A look at the campaigns of vice presidential candidates Geraldine Ferraro and Sarah Palin.
• "The Flash" (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Barry and Jesse deal with a new meta human, Mirror Master .
• "If Loving You Is Wrong" (7 and 9 p.m., OWN): The police question Brad as Joey fights for his life.
• "American Housewife" (7:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Katie reluctantly joins Westport's Halloween zombie run.
• "Bull" (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Bull defends the working class fiancé of a murdered socialite.
• "Fresh Off the Boat" (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): In the spirit of Halloween, Louis tries to scare Jessica.
• "This Is Us" (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): The story behind the family's love for the Pittsburgh Steelers is revealed.
• "American Experience: Norman Lear" (8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): Writer/producer Norman Lear's turbulent childhood, early success with sitcoms ``All in the Family,'' ``The Jeffersons,'' ``Good Times'' and ``Maude,'' and social activism.
• "No Tomorrow" (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Evie meets Xavier's polyamorous, free-spirited friend; things heat up between Deirdre and Hank.
• "The Real O'Neals" (8:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): In an effort to stop Kenny from attending a Boystown costume parade, Eileen lets him throw his own Halloween party at home.
• "NCIS: New Orleans" (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): NCIS and FBI investigate a private plane crash that killed three sailors.
• "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Robbie Reyes attempts to control the Ghost Rider.
• "Chicago Fire" (9 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Stella saves a street kid from a tunnel fire.
• "Atlanta" (11 p.m., FX): Begrudgingly attending a Junteenth party.
• "Aftermath" (11 p.m., Syfy): A deathly omen torments Karen; the Copelands learn that no refuge is truly safe.
• "Chrisley Knows Best" (11 p.m., USA): Todd offers to help Savannah buy a home, but there are a lot of strings attached.
• "Drunk History" (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central): Charles Ponzi hires a publicist to improve his image; Sadie the Goat becomes a notorious Hudson River pirate.