TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE

"Boston Legal" season opener, 9 p.m., ABC. James Spader and William Shatner play the eccentric heads of a law firm, with Candice Bergen as the only sane voice. Now they represent an icy woman (Heather Locklear) whose husbands keep dying. Julie Bowen is a lawyer who masters everything except her marriage. Rupert Everett plays a lawyer battling his ex-love. David E. Kelley wrote this episode, so words and wit bounce around in classic Kelley style.

OF NOTE

"Amazing Race: Family Edition" debut, 8 p.m., CBS. For the first time, this show has four-person teams. Combinations include a guy and his daughters, a guy and his sons-in-law, siblings, and parents with kids.

"Commander-in-Chief" debut, 8 p.m., ABC. Rod Lurie wrote and directed this opener about a vice president (Geena Davis) who is suddenly thrust into the White House.