"43rd Annual CMA Awards" (7 p.m., WLS-Channel 7): Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host, with performers including Kenny Chesney, Dave Matthews, Brooks and Dunn, Taylor Swift, Kid Rock, Miranda Lambert and more. (It's a long show.)

"Criminal Minds" (8 p.m., WBBM-Channel 2): Gavin Rossdale (the abtastic husband of Gwen Stefani) plays a Goth rock star whose tour is being stalked by a serial killer.

"Return to Duty" (8 p.m., MTV): Under the prestigious "Real World Presents" banner, cameras follow "The Real World: Brooklyn" castmember Ryan Conklin as he is recalled to Iraq.

"P.O.V." (9 p.m., WTTW-Channel 11): Three senior citizens who are part of the "Maine Troop Greeters" offer handshakes, cookies and free cell phones to soldiers at a Bangor, Maine, airport.

"Ghost Hunters Academy" (9 p.m., SyFy): Halloween may be over, but spirits never sleep. Steve and Tango train five aspiring ghost busters.