Final presidential debate on just about every station at 9 tonight

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There's an old saying about acting: Never share a scene with kids or animals. Apparently, Fluffy never got the memo. Actor and comedian Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias hosts the new series "Unleashed" (7 p.m., Nickelodeon, TV-G), an animal talent competition in search of America's most entertaining pet.

He will be joined by a panel of judges including Peyton List ("Cobra Kai"), Preacher Lawson ("America's Got Talent") and Utkarsh Ambudkar ("Brittany Runs a Marathon"). Not to give too much away, but the host believes the talent is impressive. "We have a squirrel that can water ski, enough said!" Iglesias observed.

Tomorrow night, Apple TV+ begins streaming "Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You," a feature-length documentary about the making of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's latest album.

The opening moments of "Letter" are so elegiac, it seems like the movie is pushing more than mere music. If you didn't know any better, you'd half-think Springsteen was running for president.

Shot in an austere black-and-white, the film opens with slow-motion aerial drone footage of a river valley in the dead of winter. This is cut with shots of Springsteen shown to his best advantage and followed by a voice-over from the singer/songwriter about his 45-year-old "conversation" with his band and with his audience.

The cult of adulation surrounding Springsteen is so intense and long-lasting that he gets away with largely humorless self-regard that would seem absurd coming from any mere pop star.

For at least an hour of its 90-minute running time, the camera reverently gazes at the chiseled face of "The Boss," adoring him as one might a movie star, political candidate or canonized saint. This is a promotional movie, after all.

TONIGHT'S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

- The Eagles host the Giants in NFL football action (8 p.m., Fox).

- "20/20" presents (8 p.m., ABC) "Trump vs. Biden: The Final Presidential Debate."

- President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden meet in the second and final presidential debate (9 p.m., CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS, CSPAN and most cable news outlets).

- Some believe that satellite imagery reveals evidence of King Arthur's legendary court on the season finale of "What On Earth?" (9 p.m., Science, TV-PG).

CULT CHOICE

Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes and Angie Dickinson star in the second adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's short story "The Killers" (8 p.m., TCM). This 1964 drama was also future President Ronald Reagan's final film role.

SERIES NOTES

Julie Chen Moonves hosts "Big Brother" (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) ... Michelle navigates a work/life balance while never leaving the house on "Connecting" (8 p.m. NBC, TV-PG) ... The death of a childhood friend on "Supernatural" (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) ... Into the labyrinth on "The Outpost" (9 p.m., CW, TV-PG).

LATE NIGHT

"The Daily Show With Trevor Noah" (11 p.m., Comedy Central) practices social distancing ... Jane Lynch appears on "Conan" (11 p.m., TBS, r) ... Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Matt Berninger are booked on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" (11:35 p.m., CBS) ... Jimmy Fallon welcomes Nicole Kidman and Of Monsters and Men on "The Tonight Show" (11:35 p.m., NBC) ... Octavia Spencer and Lauv featuring Conan Gray appear on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (11:35 p.m., ABC). Michael Keaton, HAIM and Todd Sucherman visit "Late Night With Seth Meyers" (12:35 a.m., NBC) ... Josh Gad, The Score and AWOLNATION appear on "The Late Late Show With James Corden" (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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