“TOUCH” (9 p.m., fox): So much for Jack Bauer. Kiefer Sutherland returns to television,

“TOUCH” (9 p.m., fox): So much for Jack Bauer. Kiefer Sutherland returns to television, playing a man dramatically different from the amped-up federal agent he embodied for eight years in “24.” Now, Sutherland is Martin Bohm, a widower and single father exasperated by an inability to connect with his 11-year-old mute son (David Mazouz). But a major breakthrough occurs when he discovers that the boy possesses a gift of incredible genius: the ability to see things that no one else can in life’s everyday patterns. The gift begins to manifest itself in strange cases, involving people across the globe who are connected in ways they never knew. Both compelling and inspiring, “Touch” quickly gets you in its grasp.

“csi” (10 p.m., cbs): For 12 seasons, folks have come and gone on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” but Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows has always been a mainstay. That changes tonight, when she puts aside the fingerprints and blood samples and turns in her badge. She’ll be missed.

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