Robert Rodriguez turns his 1996 cult movie into a more regular thing with the new “From Dusk Til Dawn: The Series” (El Rey, 9 p.m.) in which the ruthless Gecko Brothers live again in the pulpy crime and vampire saga. There’s not much crossover in the original cast which paired George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino, but it does offer Don Johnson as a sheriff and Wilmer Valderrama in the cast.
D.J. Cotrona and Zane Holtz are the Gecko brothers; Eliza Gonzalez takes over the role of the legendary Santanico Pandemonium. Rodriguez is closely behind the adaptation, which is the lynchpin of an even more exciting operation — a whole network dedicated to his singular pulpy vision, full of Tarantino movies, kung fu, horror and other low down genre classics. (Look for where El Rey is on your channel at www.elreynetwork.com).
Reality shows continue to sign up the most unappealing people, in the case of “Chrisley Knows Best” (USA, 10 and 10:30 p.m.) it’s a barely tolerable real estate millionaire dabbling in fashion who tries to rule his kids with an iron though awfully effeminate hand. He thinks he’s trying to protect his kids, but he only succeeds in making them cruder sooner.
The ambitious “24 Hours on Earth” (BBC America, 9 p.m.) looks through a day on the planet, but takes two episodes to do so. Matthew Macfayden narrates. It comes after a chapter of “The Blue Planet” (BBC America, 8 p.m.), narrated by David Attenborough.
The sixth season of “The Real Housewives of New York City” (Bravo, 9 p.m.) brings with it a new character, Kristen Taekman, a model originally from Farmington, Conn.
As precursor to the second season, highlights of the first season of “Wild Things” are featured on the special “Wildest Things with Dominic Monaghan” (BBC America, 8 p.m.).
Constance Zimmer makes the uncomfortable shift from “House of Cards” to guest star on “Growing Up Fisher” (NBC, 9:30 p.m.).
Season two of “The Freshman Class” (Cooking, 8 p.m.) follows four troubled aspiring chefs at the Culinary Arts and Hospitality program at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz.
On a new “Nick News with Linda Ellerbee” (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.) special, she inerviews children who have fled wartorn Syria for refugee camps in Jordan.
“Tonight Show” interviews from the 1970s with Tony Randall, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Truman Capote and Lauren Bacall are on “Carson on TCM” (TCM, 8 p.m.) followed by a couple of Bacall flicks, “Designing Woman” (TCM, 9:15 p.m.) and “Sex and the Single Girl” (TCM, 11:15 p.m.).
Men’s hoops action includes Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Wright State (ESPN, 7 p.m.) in the Horizon League final and Mount St. Mary’s at Robert Morris (ESPN2, 7 p.m.) in the Northeast Conference final. Among women, it’s DePaul vs. St. John’s (Fox Sports 1, 9 p.m.) in the Big East final.
Spring baseball includes Mets vs. Cardinals (MLB, 1 p.m.) and Mariners vs. Angels (MLB, 4 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Robert Wagner, Kyle MacLachlan. The View: Debra Messing, Lori Grenier, Jeff Ross. The Talk: Mayim Bialik, Michael Yo. Ellen DeGeneres: Ricky Gervais, Joe Manganiello, Toni Braxton, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. Wendy Williams: Rosie Perez.
Late Talk
David Letterman: Jason Bateman, Gary Allan. Jimmy Fallon: Tyler Perry, Billy Eichner, Juanes. Jimmy Kimmel: Rosario Dawson, Gov. Rick Perry, Aloe Blacc, Jimmy Vaughn. Seth Meyers: Rachel Maddow, Ike Barinholtz, Mike O’Brien, Taran Killam. Craig Ferguson: Jeff Goldblum, Lauren Cohan. Carson Daly: Ronald D. Moore, Vanish Valley, Hasan Minhaj. Tavis Smiley: Eric Schlosser, Brian Jay Jones. Jon Stewart: Andrew Napolitano. Stephen Colbert: Ronan Farrow. Arsenio Hall: Kathy Griffin, Lance Gross, George Wallace. Conan O’Brien: Ricky Gervais, Goo Goo Dolls. Chelsea Handler: Emily Mortimer, Michael Yo, Jamie Lee, Julin McCullough. Pete Holmes: Kristen Schaal, Devin Logan.