MIXED-ISH 9 p.m. on ABC. The premiere of the newest black-ish spinoff from Kenya Barris centers on the early years of that shows matriarch, Rainbow Johnson, as she recounts her experiences growing up in a mixed-race family in the 1980s. In the prequel series, a young Rainbow (whos called Bow, for short) and her siblings, Santamonica and Johan, try to adjust to life in the suburbs after their parents, played by Tika Sumpter and Mark-Paul Gosselaar, move them from a hippie commune. Bow is played here by Arica Himmell, with narration from Tracee Ellis Ross, who portrays the character on black-ish. Like black-ish and its sister spinoff grown-ish, the new series will explore ideas around race, identity and assimilation.

THIS IS US 9 p.m. on NBC. This fan favorite family drama returns for its fourth season, charting the Pearsons ups and downs through their past, present and future. This season, the show will continue to uncover more about the parents Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rebecca (Mandy Moore) and the Big Three the triplets Kate (Chrissy Metz), Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and Kevin (Justin Hartley). But it will also introduce a few new characters. In the premiere, Rebecca introduces Jack to her parents, which may serve as the first time fans will meet Rebeccas father, played this season by the actor Tim Matheson. Jennifer Morrison has also been confirmed as a recurring guest star, though its not clear yet how her character connects to the Pearson clan. And the director M. Night Shyamalan, who was spotted in the Season 4 trailer, may even somehow make it into the mix.

EMERGENCE 10 p.m. on ABC. This new thriller follows Jo Evans (Allison Tolman), a police chief in a quiet Northeastern town who finds herself caught up in an atypical adoption scenario after she finds a young girl, totally unharmed, at the site of a mysterious plane crash. Not long after that act of kindness, Evans gets caught up in a conspiracy that surrounds the girls identity.

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE Stream on Netflix, Amazon and Hulu. Just as American Horror Story: 1984, the newest installment of Ryan Murphys horror anthology series, begins its run on FX, fans can revisit Season 8, which focuses on the end of the world. Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Evan Peters and Emma Roberts star in this crossover between Season 1 (Murder House) and Season 3 (Coven), where the worlds chosen elite wait out the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse in a secure, but mysterious, fallout shelter.

JEFF DUNHAM: BESIDE HIMSELF Stream on Netflix. The comedian Jeff Dunham tackles topics like parenting and political correctness with his unique brand of humor which just so happens to include a little help from a few ventriloquist dummies. In addition to his usual gang of puppets like Walter, Bubba J and Peanut, Dunham will introduce his hometown audience in Dallas to Larry, a chain-smoking, on-again, off-again adviser to the president.

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