Speaking of mining, some in hill country talk about a government “War on coal” these days, but 100 years ago there was a different war in West Virginia — for the right for workers to organize. The struggle is depicted on a new “American Experience” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) titled “The Mine Wars.”
Mountaineers, African Americans migrants and European immigrants banded together in a struggle for their rights, despite decades of violence against any attempts to form a union, culminating in the largest armed insurrection since the Civil War — the Battle of Blair Mountain in 1921. Randall MacLowry produced and directed the two hour documentary.
Jack Black steps away from the release of “Kung Fu Panda 3” to talk about the actual giant panda in China on a special “Panda Republic” (Animal Planet, 8 p.m.), which will not include the most arresting panda footage of the week, of the panda at the National Zoo cavorting in the snow.
The debut of “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” (The CW, 9 p.m.) gets a repeat after a new episode from another D.C. Comics hero, “The Flash” (The CW, 8 p.m.) in which the Reverse Flash returns.
Meanwhile, in the other superhero comics realm, “Marvel’s Agent Carter” (ABC, 9 p.m.) investigates Zero Matter.
The Radley asylum on “Pretty Little Liars” (Freeform, 9 p.m.) is now a boutique hotel.
Jess has jury duty on “New Girl” (Fox, 8 p.m.).
Jimmy throws an 80s party on “Grandfathered” (Fox, 8:30 p.m.).
Jake and Amy take a cruise on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox, 9 p.m.)
It’s franchise night! With “NCIS” (CBS, 8 p.m.) followed by “NCIS: New Orleans” (CBS, 9 p.m.) — both reruns — and a new “Chicago Med” (NBC, 9 p.m.) followed by “Chicago Fire” (NBC, 10 p.m.).
Geena Davis, Kate Walsh, Angela Kinsey, Adam Goldberg, Ben Feldman and Michael Ealy play “Hollywood Game Night” (NBC, 8 p.m.), while Bill Hader, Jimmy Kimmel and Norman Lear play a different game: “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings).
Recipients of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governor’s Awards are honored on Turner Classic Movies — Debbie Reynolds in “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” (8 p.m.), Gena Rowlands in “A Woman Under the Influence” (10:15 p.m.) and Spike Lee with “She’s Gotta Have It” (1 a.m.).
Men’s college hoops include Creighton at Georgetown (Fox Sports 1, 6:30 p.m.), Kansas State at West Virginia (ESPNews, 7 p.m.), Texas Tech at Oklahoma (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Memphis at UCF (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.), Indiana at Wisconsin (ESPN, 7 p.m.), Florida State at Boston College (ESPNU, 7 p.m.), Xavier at Providence (Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m.), Florida at Vanderbilt (ESPNU, 9 p.m.), Georgia at LSU (ESPN, 9 p.m.), Southeastern Louisiana at Texas A&M-CC (CBS Sports, 9 p.m.) and San Diego State at Nevada (ESPNU, 11 p.m.).
Pro basketball has Oklahoma City at New York (NBA, 7:30 p.m.) and Dallas at Lakers (NBA, 10:30 p.m.).
Hockey has Chicago at Carolina (NBC Sports, 7:30 p.m.) and Colorado at San Jose (NBC Sports, 10 p.m.).
And the quarterfinals wind up in the Australian Open (Tenis, 7; ESPN2, 9 p.m. and 3 a.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Kate Hudson, Carly Rae Jepsen. The View: Michael Moore. The Talk: Regina King, Kevin Frazier, Andy Grammar. Ellen DeGeneres: Mario Lopez. Wendy Williams: Wendy Raquel Robinson, Gesine Bullock-Prado. The Real: Michelle Obama. Meredith Vieira: Giada De Laurentiis (rerun).
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Laurence Fishbone, Lake Street Drive. Jimmy Kimmel: Jack Black, Lauren Cohan, Lanita Smith. Jimmy Fallon: Josh Brolin, Kate McKinnon, Billy Ocean. Seth Meyers: Kate Hudson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Brian Koppelman, Janet Weiss. James Corden: Roseanne Barr, Gina Rodriguez, Duce (rerun). Carson Daly: Travis Barker, NOFX, Dan Carlin (rerun). Tavis Smiley: Patti Davis, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Trevor Noah: DeRay McKesson. Larry Wilmore: Cedric the Entertainer. Conan O’Brien: Zach Galifianakis, Jillian Bell, Josh Ritter.