You, Me and the Apocalypse 8 p.m., NBC

After some early work as a, um, celebrity sex-tape pioneer, Rob Lowe has evolved into a pretty good comic actor. But in Fox’s “The Grinder,’’ a little of him goes a very long way. He brings no variety to his smarmy delivery as a sparkle-toothed star, perhaps because the writing is so repetitive. “The Grinder’’ pretends to make fun of bad TV, but ultimately it is just bad TV. In “You, Me and the Apocalypse,’’ though, Lowe is aces. He plays Father Jude, a priest at the Vatican who is a professional Devil’s Advocate. A chain smoker and rogue, Father Jude tries to prove that candidates for sainthood don’t deserve the honor. He’s the Vatican vetter. Lowe takes full advantage of the great opportunities of the role, and it’s a pleasure to watch him. It’s also a pleasure to watch this 10-episode ensemble comedy, which is wacky, likable, unique, and, at moments, effectively dramatic. About how a comet is going to destroy the Earth in 34 days, it’s a goof on our cultural Armageddon fixation, a canny riff on Christian notions, and a look at what really matters in the long run.

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