Despite all the machinations to make you believe the main intent is matchmaking, the “Bachelor” spinoff “Bachelor in Paradise” (ABC, 8 p.m.) proves that sleaze and forced pickups are at the heart of what they do. At least this show, filled with rejects of recent series more desperate for air time than love, is more honest and has fun with the idea of making people couple up so they can stay on the show and in the tropical beaches of Playa Escondita in Mexico , so they don’t have to go home to their real lives. Talk about being there for the wrong reasons.
Mick Rock, as his name might suggest, is a photographer who has shot some of the greatest performers in popular music. Yet the first episode of the new “On the Record with Mick Rock” (Ovation, 8 p.m.) has him visiting with that non-rocker Josh Groban. As with the other episodes of the show, he’ll accompany the artist to his home town, in this case Los Angeles, and be treated with a song; here, “Hidden Away.” In coming weeks, Rock will visit Kings of Leon in Nashville, Flaming Lips in Oklahoma City and Patti LaBelle in Philadelphia. The series is produced by the three stars of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”
A two hour finale marks the end of “Poldark” on “Masterpiece” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
Only a couple of episodes left this season of “True Detective” (HBO, 9 p.m.) as they try to resolve the amassing chaos.
Paul Simon and Jack Black are the guest stars on a couple of episodes of “Welcome to Sweden” (NBC, 8 p.m.), which nonetheless got canceled this week.
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling tries to figure “Who Do You Think You Are?” (TLC, 9 p.m.) in the genealogy series.
Paige looks to buy an NFL team on “Ray Donovan” (Showtime, 9 p.m.).
Gillian has second thoughts on “Last Tango in Halifax” (PBS, 8 p.m.).
Nominations for eviction come on “Big Brother” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
Johnson begins to pull away on “Masters of Sex” (Showtime, 10 p.m.).
Here’s a movie that should be on more than it is: “American Graffiti” (Showtime 2, 8 p.m.). More than “Saturday Night Fever” (Sundance, 8 p.m.) anyway.
Other movies tonight include “Birdman” (HBO, 6:55 p.m.), “The Hunger Games” (ABC Family, 7 p.m.), “12 Years a Slave” (Cinemax, 7:45 p.m.) and “Schindler’s List” (TMC, 8 p.m.).
The star of the day on Turner Classic Movies is Robert Osborne’s personal friend Olivia De Havilland (in seemingly everything but “Gone with the Wind”): “Alibi Ike” (6 a.m.), “My Love Came Back” (7:15 a.m.), “It’s Love I’m After” (8:45 a.m.), “The Great Garrick” (10:30 a.m.), “The Male Animal” (12:15 p.m.), “Princess O’Rourke” (2:15 p.m.), “The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex” (4 p.m.), “In This Our Life” (6 p.m.), “The Adventures of Robin Hood” (8 p.m.), “The Proud Rebel” (10 p.m.), “Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte” (midnight), “Light in the Piazza” (2:30 a.m.) and “Government Girl” (4:15 a.m.).
Baseball today includes Yankees at White Sox (TBS, 2 p.m.) and Washington at Mets (ESPN, 5 p.m.).
Final rounds are played in the Women’s British Open (ESPN2, 10 a.m.) and the Quicken Loans National (CBS, 3 p.m.).
300 units less exciting than the Indy 500: The Indy 200 (CNBC, 1:30 p.m.). It runs opposite the Pennsylvania 400 (NBC Sports, 1:30 p.m.) which is less tuneful by 6100. (This joke, too complicated by half, refers to the Glenn Miller song, “Pennsylvania 6-5000.” I shouldn’t have gone there).
WNBA action includes Seattle at New York (NBA, 3 p.m.).
Sunday Talk
ABC: Donald Trump, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rick Santorum, Republican chair Reince Priebus. CBS: Trump, Mike Huckabee, Steven Law of American Crossroads SuperPAC. NBC: Democratic chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Priebus, Ben Carson. CNN: Chris Christie, Sen. Rand Paul. Fox News: Gov. John Kasich, Rick Perry, Michael Needham of Heritage Action for America superPAC.