World Series (5:30 p.m., Ch. 13): Game 1 — Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (7 p.m., Ch. 4): 1966 animated special. (R)

Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space (7 and 7:30 p.m., Ch. 5): NBC airs back-to-back showings of this new CGI-animated special — a sequel of sorts to the movie.

The Botany of Desire (7 p.m., Ch. 7): Four species — apple, tulip, marijuana and potato — evolved to satisfy human desire for sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control.

The Middle (7:30 p.m., Ch. 4): Mike enters Brick in the block-party lawn-mower contest.

Modern Family (8 p.m., Ch. 4): Jay discourages Manny's choice of clothing.

Law & Order: SVU (8 p.m., Ch. 5): A young couple is found dead in the back of a padlocked truck.

Cougar Town (8:30 p.m., Ch. 5): Jules freaks when Josh tells her he loves her.

NBA (8:30 p.m., ESPN and FSN): It's the Utah Jazz at the Denver Nuggets in the regular-season opener.

Mythbusters (10 p.m., Discovery): Kitchen catastrophe myths.

The Real Wolfman (10 p.m., History): A look at lycanthropy, centering on 18th-century attacks that killed 102 French villagers.

South Park (11 p.m., Comedy Central): The Japanese are on a mad hunt to kill all the world's dolphins and whales.