TODAY’S BEST BETS

Television

Recent Emmy Award-winner Andre Braugher has departed, but Giancarlo Esposito, left, joins Yaphet Kotto and the rest of the cast of “Homicide: Life on the Street,” which makes its season debut tonight.

NBC Channel 4, 10 p.m.

Freebie

It’s still summer as long as LACMA continues its free jazz series, today featuring the Los Angeles Jazz Quartet.

L.A. County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., (213) 857-6000. 5:30 p.m.

Pop Music

It’s been over two years since Rod Stewart played the venerable Hollywood Bowl. Wondering when he’d come back? Well, uh, tonight’s the night.

Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave., (323) 850-2000. 8 p.m.

Video/Media

“L.A. Freewaves,” the annual celebration of independent video and new media, continues with screenings tonight at MOCA and a video bus tour on Saturday that explores public housing in L.A.

Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A., (213) 617-3950. Screenings at 7 and 9 p.m. tonight; bus tour departs from MOCA at 2 p.m. Saturday.

More openings, F18