It’s kind of depressing that it will be another year (or so) before the next season of the innovative comedy “Louie.”
To tide you over, there’s a new standup special, though. “Louis C.K.: Oh My God” (HBO, 10 p.m.) has the schulubby readhead performing in his basic black T shirt in the round at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, ruminating about all manner of topics that seem to come off the top of his head, but are actually the result of a rigorous joke-writing regimen that has him writing a brand new stand-up set each year.
The line that has stuck with me was about the hardest part of his day, even for a vastly successful comic: Putting on his socks each morning. Describing the process for a man of his girth, he says, “It’s like folding a bowling ball.”
Root around for the Ovation network tonight for a pretty good British import. “Doors Open” (Ovation, 8 p.m.) is a movie about an art heist, taken up when a corporation is ready to sell its collection. It features the very familiar Stephen Fry as a local art professor and Douglas Henshall as a rich guy who gets in as a way to deal with breaking up with Lenora Crichlow, the delightful actress from the British “Being Human.”
A new game show sneaks into prime time with “Bet on Your Baby” (ABC, 8 and 9 p.m.), in which parents place bets on what their toddler will do or say once they are in the confines of what they call the Baby Dome. The winner among the five families each hour gets a $50,000 scholarship. It’s a little more sophisticated than baby races, but not much. Melissa Peterman hosts.
In the new TV movie “Stalkers” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), Drea de Matteo of “Sopranos” fame stars as a cop who joins forces with a district attorney (Jodi Lyn O’Keefe) to protect a woman from a dangerous stalker played by Mena Suvari.
It comes on a night when there are no strong new movie debuts on premium cable. But you can watch “Happy Gilmore” (ABC Family, 8 and 10 p.m.), “Unforgiven” (AMC, 8 p.m.), “Toy Story 2” (Disney, 8 p.m.) and “Pulp Fiction” (VH1, 8 p.m.).
Does this person deserve her own show? Nonetheless, the reality show veteran of both “Celebrity Apprentice” and “Armed & Famous” gets her own show from Oprah: “Life with La Toya” (OWN, 10:30 p.m.). It follows a two hour premiere from “Iyanla, Fix My Life” (OWN, 9 p.m.) in which the rapper DMX gets advice.
I hate to ask what exactly “Hillbilly Blood” (Destination America, 10 p.m.) is all about. But I’m thinking it’s not a forensic show.
“Doctor Who” (BBC America, 8 p.m.) goes beneath the sea to fight an ice warrior on a new episode.
“Bombshell” is almost ready for previews on “Smash” (NBC, 9 p.m.). Hurry, before the show is canceled.
A 95 year old woman is attacked by Mr. Puddles on “My Cat from Hell” (Animal Planet, 8 p.m.).
Sarah is losing credibility at the police station after they find the body she burined on “Orphan Black” (BBC America, 9 p.m.).
NASCAR returns to prime time with the Sprint Cup 500 (Fox, 7 p.m.) from the Texas Motor Speedway.
They missed Easter, but it still may be a good time for a “Celebration of Gospel 2013” (BET, 8 p.m.). Steve Harvey hosts.
The actress Linda Darnell is the star tonight on Turner Classic Movies, with “Anna and the King of Siam” (8 p.m.), “Unfaithfully Yours” (10:15 p.m.) and “No Way Out” (12:15 a.m.).
Later, another airing comes for the super crazy martial arts film “Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky” (TCM, 2:15 a.m.).
John Legend and the Roots play a replay of “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
Vince Vaughan hosts a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) for the first time since 1998. His musical guest is Miguel. Earlier, the one hour cut-down of “SNL’ at 10 p.m. offers the best of the Melissa McCarthy episode with the band Phoenix.