What to Watch on Monday: ‘Timeless’ and ‘Conviction’ are new

Timeless (10 p.m., NBC) – A solid new series in which a team of good guys use a time machine to chase down a villain with a stolen time machine who is determined to change random events in history. Tonight’s opener involves the 1937 Hindenburg disaster. Read our capsule review of “Timeless.”

Also on tonight . . .

Best of Enemies (9 p.m., UNC-TV) – Independent Lens presents this critically acclaimed documentary about the debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley during the 1968 political conventions.

Scorpion (9 p.m., CBS) – In the two-hour season premiere, the team members set aside their personal issues when hackers take over targeted U.S. military aircraft and warships.

Lucifer (9 p.m., Fox) – Lucifer suspects his mother, Charlotte, may be involved in a ghastly murder.

Conviction (10 p.m., ABC) – In this new series, a former First Daughter makes a deal to work for a D.A. reviewing questionable convictions in exchange for getting out of a drug charge. Read our capsule review of “Conviction.”

Read our complete guide to what to watch and what to skip for the 2016 Fall TV season.

This story was originally published October 3, 2016 at 6:00 AM.