What’s on TV Monday: “The Good Doctor” “Benjamin Franklin”

SERIES

American song contest The third qualifier week features performances from a new group of contestants. The three cast members from week two who will advance to the next round will also be announced. 8 p.m. NBC

american idol Hoping to make the top 24, each of the remaining contestants will perform with a band. 8 p.m. ABC

Benjamin Franklin This two-part, four-hour documentary by Ken Burns, which ends Tuesday, examines the life and work of one of the most momentous figures in US history. The premiere Join or Die (1706-1774) reviews Franklin’s early success and explores how he tried to keep England and America together. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. KOCE

Spring Baking Championship (N) 8:00 p.m. Food Network

Playboy Secrets Sondra Theodore, Susie Krabacher, Lisa Loving Barrett and Audrey Huskey are among the former Playmates, girlfriends and employees who gather in the season finale of the documentary series to share stories of their experiences and struggles during their time in the Playboy world. 9 p.m. A&E

The Julia Kind Challenge (N) 9 p.m. Food Network

The good doctor Shaun (Freddie Highmore) works with Dr. Lim and Cloud (Christina Chang, Noah Galvin) to help a teenage bio-hacker (Zavien Garrett) whose experiments on himself begin to threaten his health. Also, a young woman plans to undergo controversial surgery to relieve her depression and chronic pain. Richard Schiff, Bria Henderson, Fiona Gubelmann and Will Yun Lee also play leading roles. 10 p.m. ABC

The invisible pilot Adam McKay (“Don’t Look Up”) is executive producer of this three-part documentary series from Emmy-winning filmmakers Phil Lott and Ari Mark that chronicles the story of a charismatic husband and father who amazed his family and community in Arkansas by taking a leap from a bridge in 1977. (N) 9 p.m. HBO

better things Sam (Pamela Adlon) fights zombies and Frankie (Hannah Riley) dresses up in this new installment of the comedy. 10pm FX

Secrets of the Chippendales Murders The FBI teams up with actor Ray Colon, who leads them on an international manhunt for the man behind Nick De Noia’s murder in the documentary series finale. 10 p.m. A&E

Mud, Sweat & Beards Wilderness experts like Donny Dust and Ray Livingston travel to remote locations to build elaborate shelters and find natural food sources while enduring extreme weather, starvation and predators. In the premiere, they are in the Alaskan wilderness. 11pm US

SPORTS

Premier League Football Crystal Palace vs Arsenal, noon USA

NCAA men’s basketball tournament Finale, 6 p.m. TBS, TNT and Tru

NHL Ice Hockey The Calgary Flames visit the Kings, 7:30 p.m. BSW

TALK SHOWS

CBS morning Simmone Taitt, Poppy Health. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS

today (N) 7 p.m. KNBC

KTLA morning news (N) 7 p.m. KTLA

Good morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good day L.A (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live with Kelly and Ryan Oscar Isaac (“Moon Knight”); Rupert friend. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The view (N) 10 a.m. KABC

Rachel Ray (N) 10 a.m. KTTV

The conversation Miranda Cosgrove; Grammy Awards Highlights. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

Tamron Hall The Potash Twins perform; Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin. (N) 1 p.m. KABC

The Drew Barrymore Show From Texas, Chip and Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Network.
(N) 2 p.m. KCBS

The Kelly Clarkson Show Judd Apatow, Leslie Mann, Iris Apatow, Maria Bakalova and Keegan-Michael Key (“The Bubble”). (N) 2 p.m. KNBC

dr Phil A woman’s daughter lives off the grid, with no home, money or work. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Sarah Silverman; Jon Dorenbos (“Life Is Magic”) performs a magic trick. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

The real Ben Vereen (“B positive”). (N) 3 p.m. KCOP

Quite the opposite with Bonnie Erbé (N) 5 p.m. KVCR

Amanpour & Company (N) 11pm KMEZ midnight KVCR; 1 a.m. KLCS

The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinkski; Alison Brie; Kevin Jones; Danielle Jonas; Enter Coi Leray. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

The late show with Stephen Colbert Shaquille O’Neal; Maiim Bialik. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 11:35 p.m. KABC

The Late Late Show with James Corden 00:37 KCBS

Late Night with Seth Meyers Leslie Mann; Robin Thede; Johnny Rabb. (N) 00:37 KNBC

night line (N) 00:37 KABC

MOVIES

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) 8am FX

Scream (1996) 9:23 a.m. and 9:36 p.m. Starz

Master and Commander: The other end of the world (2003) 9:30 a.m. Cinemax

The hunger Games (2012) 9:50 a.m. Epix

The fifth Element (1997) 10 p.m. AMC

Good time (2017) 10 a.m. Showtime

The fault in our stars (2014) 10:30 a.m. Freeform

Juliet & Juliet (2009) 10:39 am encore

The process (1963) 11:30 TCM

Blue mood (2013) 12:55 p.m. TMC

Ant Man and the Wasp (2018) 1pm TNT

Red Dragon (2002) 13:29 Cinemax

walking dead man (1995) 13:40 Epix

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) 13:45 TCM

The host (2014) 2:30pm TMC

ant man (2015) 15:30 TNT

real crime (1999) 15:35 Cinemax

Air Force One (1997) 4:30 p.m. BBC America

Elysium (2013) 4:59 p.m. encore

captain blood (1935) 5 p.m. TCM

Apollo 13 (1995) 17:30 Syfy

Hereditary (2018) 17:50 TMC

The defendant (1988) 18:05 Epix

Planet of the Apes: Prevolution (2011) 18:12 Starz

Westside Story (2021) 6:15 p.m. HBO

cliffhanger (1993) 6:30 p.m. ovations

duplicity (2009) 18:52 Encore

Mrs Doubtfire (1993) 7 p.m. Paramount

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 19:15 TCM

sole survivor (2013) 7:30pm BBC America

Charlie’s Angel (2000) 8pm POP

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) 8 p.m. Showtime

character (2002) 20:30 Syfy

The best man (1999) 9 p.m. BET

The sea hawk (1940) 21:15 TCM

The talented Mr Ripley (1999) 22:40 Epix