It seems that just about everyone who has appeared on a Comedy Central roast has been given their own show.
The latest may actually stick. “Inside Amy Schumer” (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.) features the comedienne who first rose on “Last Comic Standing” doing her naughty material that doesn’t seem so naughty coming from her.
With a mix of filmed bits, commercial parodies, snippets of standup and even some man-on-the-street interviews, she can’t quite leave the randier subject matter. But she is pretty funny.
The Boston Marathon bombing gives “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) an opportunity to bump its scheduled report and instead repurpose its 2011 “Top Secret America.” It’s about the huge buildup of surveillance and intelligence gathering since 9/11 and how it didn’t help when the underwear or Times Square bombers came around. Nor did it help when the Boston bombing occurred, which comes up in the final four minutes.
What could bring Amanda Knox to prime time to talk about her ordeal as an exchange student in Italy, where she a conviction for murder was overturned by an appeals court? The possibility that she may be tried again in Italian law? No; she’s got a new book out today. So she’s the main guest on an “ABC News Special with Diane Sawyer” (ABC, 10 p.m.), a big splashy, sweeps event. Earlier, there’s a replay of “Amanda Knox: The Untold Story” (Investigation Discovery, 6 p.m.).
Not so many years ago, the Tony Awards struggled to even have a home on network broadcast television. Today they make a big deal of Tony Nomination Announcements (CBS, 7 a.m.) from New York with Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sutton Foster doing the honors amid the morning talk shows.
The gang on “New Girl” (Fox, 9 p.m.) recount how they lost their virginity.
“Ready for Love” has been eliminated from the schedule due to terrible ratings. In its place tonight is a new episode of “Grimm” (NBC, 10 p.m.).
The knockout rounds continue on anoher two hour episode of “The Voice” (NBC, 8 p.m.), this time with singers from Usher and Blake Shelton’s teams.
There’s no shielding Andy Dick from elimination tonight on “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC, 9 p.m.); his judges’ scores averages lower than Victor Ortiz, who was eliminated last week.
Chloe Sevigny proved pretty funny in her stint on “Portlandia.” Now she’s on a new episode of “The Mindy Project” (Fox, 9:30 p.m.).
Without gravity, “Splash” (ABC, 8 p.m.) wouldn’t be much of a show.
With the air traffic controllers back from furlough by Congressional decree, it’s time for the second season premiere of “Airport 24/7: Miami” (Travel, 9 p.m.).
Following the car crash that injured Tony and Ziva last week, the crew on “NCIS” (CBS, 8 p.m.) go after the perpetrators.
“Dance Moms” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) ends its season with a two hour episode and the final showdown with the Candy Apples troupe.
The day before Glenn Ford’s birthday, six of his movies from the 1940s play on Turner Classic Movies with “A Stolen Life” (8 p.m.), “The Loves of Carmen” (10 p.m.), “The Undercover Man” (midnight), “Babies for Sale” (1:30 a.m.), “Framed” (2:45 a.m.) and “Gilda” (4:15 a.m.).
NBA playoff games tonight include Golden State at Denver (TNT, 8 p.m.) and Memphis at Clippers (TNT, 10:30 p.m.). And now there’s a new set of playoff games that will continue until summer: hockey. It starts tonight with Minnesota at Chicago (NBC Sports, 8 p.m.) and Detroit at Anaheim (NBC Sports, 10:30 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Robert Downey Jr., Carl Edwards. The View: Dr. Phil McGraw, Diane Sawyer, Jenny McCarthy. The Talk: Felicity Huffman, Nancy Davis, Glynis McCants. Ellen DeGeneres: LL Cool J.
Late Talk
David Letterman: Dr. Phil McGraw, Chris O’Dowd, Phoenix. Jay Leno: Cher & Georgia Holt, Dov Davidoff, Florida Georgia Line. Jimmy Kimmel: Gabourey Sidibe, Band of Horses. Jimmy Fallon: Winona Ryder, Marc Maron, Kenny Chesney. Craig Ferguson: Larry the Cable Guy, Andrea Osvart. Carson Daly: Bryan Fuller, Blue Hawaii. Tavis Smiley: Mira Nair. Jon Stewart: Robert Downey Jr. Stephen Colbert: Evan Spiegel & Bobby Murphy. Conan O’Brien: Ke$ha, Andy & Jonathan Hillstrand, Paramore. Chelsea Handler: Beth Stern, Jeff Wild, Heather McDonald, Jo Koy.