hugh laurie returns as a doctor <u+2014> this one even darker than before <u+2014> in <u+201c>chance.<u+201d> hillary clinton and donald j. trump take on the issues, and each other, in their final presidential debate. and catch a glimpse of <u+201c>people of earth,<u+201d> about a support group for alien abductees, before it runs this month. what<u+2019>s streaming chance on hulu. hugh laurie is back as a doctor <u+2014> this time, the forensic neuropsychiatrist eldon chance, who mines the psyches of those whose lives have been turned upside down by traumatic experiences, to the neglect of his own life. but all that changes when he tries rescue a beguiling patient (gretchen mol) from her abusive spouse and embarks on a thrill ride to self-actualization. with the help of a militaristic yoda named d (ethan suplee), chance taps into a vein of vigilantism <u+2014> and maybe his own mental illness <u+2014> in this adaptation of the kem nunn novel, with its san francisco setting and undercurrent of alfred hitchcock<u+2019>s <u+201c>vertigo.<u+201d> <u+201c>the incongruous fellowship of chance and d has the advantage of being ridiculous and therefore entertaining<u+201d> in a show whose pacing and mood <u+201c>keep it tied down,<u+201d> mike hale wrote in the new york times. but, he added, <u+201c>if the show gets a little less noir-heavy and a little more wacky, the progress of their beautiful friendship could be worth tracking.<u+201d> what<u+2019>s on tv the third presidential debate 9 p.m. on abc, bloomberg, cbs, cnbc, cnn, c-span, c-span 2, fox, fox business, fox news, msnbc, nbc, ny1, pbs, telemundo and univision. hillary clinton and donald j. trump face off one last time at the university of nevada, las vegas, with chris wallace of fox news moderating. the topics include debt and entitlements, immigration, the economy, the supreme court, foreign hot spots and the candidates<u+2019> fitness to be president. people of earth 8 p.m. on tbs. a new york journalist (wyatt cenac of <u+201c>the daily show<u+201d>) heads upstate to investigate a support group for people who<u+2019>ve been abducted by aliens, in this sneak peek of a new series debuting oct. 31. lip sync battle 9 p.m. on spike. it<u+2019>s a mini <u+201c>sisterhood of the traveling pants<u+201d> reunion as amber tamblyn does her best interpretation of donald j. trump to color me badd<u+2019>s <u+201c>i wanna sex you up,<u+201d> while america ferrera does a rendition of missy elliott<u+2019>s <u+201c>gossip folks.<u+201d> gina rodriguez goes up against wilmer valderrama at 9:30. south park 10 p.m. on comedy central. garrison goes too far at his latest presidential rally. younger 10 p.m. on tv land. are you team charles or team josh? liza and her men get dolled up for a night at the opera. a version of this schedule appears in print on october 19, 2016, on page c6 of the new york edition with the headline: what<u+2019>s on wednesday. order reprints | today's paper | subscribe
what<u+2019>s on tv wednesday: hugh laurie in <u+2018>chance<u+2019> and the third presidential debate
kathryn shattuck