family-tools-abc1It’s not exactly a vote of confidence when your network holds the premiere of your new sitcom until May, when most shows are reaching finales. But that’s the fate of “Family Tools” (ABC, 8:30 p.m.) the latest British adaptation about a family fix-it company that falls into the hand of the most incompetent member.

Kyle Bornheimer is a proven talent in physical comedy, but there’s no evidence he’ll succeed here any more than he did on “Worst Week,” “Romantically Challenged” and “Perfect Couples,” his last failed network comedies. But even with J.K. Simmons and Leah Remini, the show compares poorly between “The Middle” (ABC, 8 p.m.) and “Modern Family” (ABC, 9:30 p.m.).

What if there was a “Project Runway” for engineers? It’d be a lot like “The Big Brain Theory” (Discovery, 10 p.m.), a new competition for designers and inventors whose challenges seem mostly in the “blowing things up” category. As such, there’s talented people, internal team conflicts, winners, losers and judges. The host is Kal Penn of Kumar and White House fame.

A first season finale comes for “The Americans” (FX, 10 p.m.) with Philip and Elizabeth worried about a meeting that may be a set-up, and their neighbor Stan starting to close in.

Because the judges never used their save, “American Idol” (Fox, 8 p.m.) found itself with an extra week in the schedule. So they kept the talented Final Four around for another week. The theme is “Then and Now,” so the four have to sing a standard and a hit from 2013. You know what would be even more interesting? Hit songs from 2014.

With Malcolm gone, the chances of the Formerly Tres Amigos seem to be flagging on “Survivor” (CBS, 8 p.m.).

The final installment of “Australia’s First 4 Billion Years” on “Nova” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) introduces us to the kangaroo.

“Mythbusters” (Discovery, 9 p.m.) begins a new set of new episodes by marking its 10th anniversary. And still, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman haven’t figured everthing out.

Angie Stone and LaTocha Scott of Xscape joins the group on “R&B Divas: Atlanta” (TV One, 10 p.m.), returning for a second season.

“Nature” (PBS, 8 p.m.) examines the history of the Lipizzaner stallions.

There’s a set of murders in Rapid City on “Criminal Minds” (CBS, 9 p.m.).

Let us now praise forgotten singer-turned-actress from the 1930s and 40s Priscilla Lane, featured in “Brother Rat” (TCM, 8 p.m.), “Four Daughters” (TCM, 9:45 p.m.), “Silver Queen” (TCM, 11:30 p.m.), “Cowboy from Brooklyn” (TCM, 1 a.m.), “Arsenic and Old Lace” (TCM, 2:30 a.m.) and “Varsity Show” (TCM, 4:30 a.m.).

Encore starts a month of Elvis Presley movies, two dozen of them, in prime time, starting with “Girls! Girls! Girls!” (Encore, 8 p.m.). next to it, Nic Cage’s impersonation in “3000 Miles to Graceland” (Encore, 9:30 p.m.) will pale.

Think of it as the backstory of “Hannibal”: “The Silence of the Lambs” (Cinemax, 8 p.m.).

Daytime Talk

Kelly & Michael: Jim Parsons, Carly Rae Jepsen. The View: Kirstie Clements, Patricia Heaton, Hillary Duff, Jenny McCarthy. The Talk: Bob Newhart, the Band Perry. Ellen DeGeneres: Cher & Georgia Holt, Theresa Caputo.

Late Talk

David Letterman: Tobey Maguire, Tom Odell. Jay Leno: Kathy Griffin, Eli Roth, Cheap Trick. Jimmy Kimmel: Pierce Brosnan, Greta Gerwig, Alice Russell. Jimmy Fallon: Ben Kingsley, Kal Penn, Johnny Marr. Craig Ferguson: Michael Ian Black, Lena Headey. Carson Daly: Guillermo Diaz, Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes, the Stepkids. Tavis Smiley: Pierce Brosnan. Jon Stewart: Kay Bailey Hutchison. Stephen Colbert: Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis. Conan O’Brien: Bo Burnham. Chelsea Handler: Sarah Charlke, Josh Wolf, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jo Koy.