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As the 29th season begins, 18 castaways compete with and against loved ones in Survivor: San Juan del Sur - Blood vs. Water (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2).
There are no Utahns this season, but the first "Blood vs. Water" season (won by Utahn Tyson Apostol) was really good.
Elsewhere on TV ...
The Middle (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Sue gets her braces off; Mike loses a basketball game to Axl. (Season premiere)
Mysteries of Laura (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Laura investigates an online-dating murder.
Penguins: Spy In the Huddle (7 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): In this "Nature" special, spycams take us inside the world of penguins.
Legends (7 and 9 p.m, TNT): A Saudi prince's life is threatened during a visit to Los Angeles.
The Goldbergs (7:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Adam makes Dana a mix tape, but his mother ends up with it. (Season premiere)
Modern Family (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Mitchell and Cameron return from their honeymoon. (Season premiere)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (8 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): A new addition to the squad has a rough start. (Season premiere)
Nova (8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): A report on "The Rise of the Hackers."
Red Band Society (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Leo has a meltdown when Jordi's surgery takes a surprising turn.
Franklin & Bash (8 and 10 p.m., TNT): Jane Seymour guest stars as Pete's mother.
Big Brother (8:30 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The jury members vote for a winner in the sason finale.
Black-ish (8:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): For a review of this new sitcom, click here.
Nashville (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Rayna has to make a choice between the two men in her life. (Season premiere)
Chicago PD (9 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Internal Affairs is after Voight and an undercover operation goes wrong. (Season premiere)
Secrets of the Dead (9 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): Scientists study the bones of King Richard III,, whose remains were discovered beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England, in 2012.
South Park (11 p.m., Comedy Central): in the 18th-season premiere, Cartman names his new company the Washington Redskins.
Key & Peele (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central): In the fourth-season premiere, aliens invade earth and a gay man tries to prepare his family for a same-sex wedding.
The Bridge (11 p.m., FX): Sonya tries to interpret Eleanor's ledger.