SERIES

Tiffani Thiessen of “Saved by the Bell,” “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Two Guys and a Girl” pads her resume even further with a guest stint as a sex columnist on “Just Shoot Me” (9:30 NBC).

SPECIALS

“United We Stand” (8 p.m. ABC) offers musical highlights from the recent benefit concert at RFK Stadium, including chart-toppers Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey and Destiny’s Child.

SPORTS

The New York Yankees play host to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5 of the World Series (5 p.m. Fox).

MOVIES

And the Oscar goes to ... John Wayne, for his portrayal of a crusty U.S. marshal helping a teenage girl (Kim Darby) find the men who shot her pa in the 1969 western “True Grit” (10 a.m. and 5 p.m. AMC).