Spike TV’s 10th Annual Video Game Awards 9 p.m., Spike

The audience for this telecast — America’s future drone operators, no doubt — will probably be too busy with their game controllers to watch. This year’s host is Samuel L. Jackson (above), and Linkin Park and Tenacious D will be performing. Among the competitors for game of the year: Assassin’s Creed III, Mass Effect 3, and The Walking Dead: The Game.