1. ‘Everybody Hates Chris’
7 p.m., WGN-Ch. 9
Because the family is sick, Mr. Omar agrees to look after Chris, who takes advantage of the situation by spending time alone with Tasha. Starring Tyler James Williams, Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold, Tequan Richmond and Imani Hakim.
2. ‘Inside the Actors Studio’
7 p.m., Bravo
James Lipton has taken his share of ribbing for fawning over his subjects on this interview series. But he can be forgiven for that in this episode; his subject is Halle Berry (above), who’s not only an Academy Award-winner but an 11-time member of People magazine’s “Most Beautiful People” club. She reminisces about her big-screen career from her debut in “Jungle Fever” to her Oscar-winning turn in “Monster’s Ball.”
3. ‘Aliens in America’
7:30 p.m., WGN-Ch. 9
Raja (Adhir Kalyan, above right) goes to work in a convenience store after Gary (Scott Patterson) loses his job. When Justin (Dan Byrd, above left) and his friends go to visit Raja, they find the store’s parking lot has been transformed into Cool Kid Central. They’re in heaven until Raja refuses to accept fake IDs for alcohol, which obviously doesn’t sit well with the cool kids.
4. ‘Heroes’
8 p.m., WMAQ-Ch. 5
Claire (Hayden Panettiere) is deemed too ordinary to join the squad while Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) faces a moral dilemma with the Company. H.R.G. visits his Russian mentor. Co-starring Milo Ventimiglia, Adrian Pasdar and Ali Larter.
5. ‘Journeyman’
9:01 p.m., WMAQ-Ch. 5
Dan’s (Kevin McKidd) current time-traveling mission involves helping two brothers who were abused by their dad. Along the way, he overhears a conversation between his wife (Gretchen Egolf) and his own brother, Jack (Reed Diamond), which leads to a realization about the brotherly bond. Moon Bloodgood also stars.
Compiled by Barbara Schaffner from Tribune wire reports
