Today on TV

• On the Lot (7 p.m., Ch. 13): The 15 remaining contestants compete.

• Everybody Hates Chris (7 p.m., Ch. 30): Chris runs for class president. (R)

• Inside the Taliban (7 p.m., National Geographic Channel): A look at the history of the Afghan group, seen as freedom fighters when they were fighting Soviet occupiers and now seen as terrorists.

• Two and a Half Men (8 p.m., Ch. 2): Charlie has a near-death experience. (R)

• Six Days in June (8 p.m., Ch. 7): This documentary about the Six-Day War in 1967 makes use of declassified documents to show how Israel defeated the Arabs.

• Hell's Kitchen (8 p.m., Ch. 13): I have never understood the entertainment value in watching chef Gordon Ramsay be an obnoxious jerk. He's not funny, he's not witty, he's not smart. He's just obnoxious. And yet this show is back for another season.

• How I Met Your Mother (8:30 p.m., Ch. 2): Wayne Brady guest stars as Barney's gay brother. (R)

• The Riches (11 p.m., FX): The family is on the verge of being exposed as impostors.