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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

Arrow: Diggle’s (David Ramsey) former commanding officer (Ben Browder) causes a rift between him and Oliver (Stephen Amell) in this new episode (8 p.m. KTLA).

The Middle: Brick (Atticus Shaffer) causes Axl (Charlie McDermott) to doubt if he’s smart enough for his intelligent new girlfriend (Galadriel Stineman) in this new episode (8 p.m. ABC).

American Idol: Early auditions continue in this new episode (8 p.m. Fox).

Nature: In honor of Sir David Attenborough’s 60th anniversary on television, the documentary series air’s a three-part special, “Attenborough’s Life Stories: Life on Camera (8 p.m. KOCE).

Nova: The new episode “Rise of the Drones” profiles drone engineers, and those who operate them for the U.S. military (9 p.m. KOCE).

Ghost Hunters: In this new episode the team investigates reports at Mission San Juan Capistrano (9 p.m. Syfy).

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Russell and Finlay (Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue) and the team are on the case when a professional tennis player is found dead inside a ball-firing machine shortly after winning a major match. Chris Evert and Lindsay Davenport and Justin Gimelstob guest star as themselves in this new episode (10 p.m. CBS).

Necessary Roughness: In the midseason premiere, Dr. Dani (Callie Thorne) wants to get back to work with her patients, but getting there might require her to become a patient herself. Mehcad Brooks and Scott Cohen star with guest star Danielle Panabaker (10 p.m. USA).

SPORTS

College basketball: Duke at Miami (4 p.m. ESPN); Texas Christian at West Virginia (4:30 p.m. ESPN2); Georgia Tech at North Carolina (6 p.m. ESPN).

Hockey: The Boston Bruins visit the New York Rangers (4:30 p.m. NBCSP).

Pro basketball: The Lakers visit the Memphis Grizzlies (5 p.m. TWSN).

Tennis: Australian Open Tennis: Women’s semifinals (6:30 p.m. ESPN2). Men’s Semifinal (12:30 a.m. ESPN2).