To mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auchwitz this week, the documentary “Night Will Fall” (HBO, 9 p.m.) concentrates on an unfinished film made by a new team of filmmakers assembled near the end of the war to document every aspect. What they didn’t expect was to find the vast concentration camps and stacks of bodies, tens of thousands of them.
Scenes from those films shot at Bergen-Belsen, Dachau and Auschwitz are cut with new interviews from survivors, soldiers who liberated them and surviving filmmakers. Even at the time, the teams of cinematographers knew they had to document the horror specifically because nobody would believe it, or would deny it in years to come. “Night Will Fall” is most difficult viewing, but a necessary reminder of what cannot happen again. Helena Bonham Carter narrates.
The creeping hype begins and the usual same commercials crop up on “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials” (CBS, 8 p.m.) indicating that maybe the game isn’t the great advertising showcase it’s cracked up to be. Boomer Esiason and Katharine McPhee host the show full of ads, which will pause of course for its own ads.
The comic and daytime talk show host puts her name on a second show, a new reality competition called “Ellen’s Design Challenge” (HGTV, 9 p.m.) that she hosts. Competitors must also dance, we assume.
Not the Steve Coogan film franchise, “The Trip: 2015” (Travel, 8 p.m.) is about a trip to Hawaii that viewers can win.
The latest iteration of Andrew Zimmern’s food shows, that began with him eating bugs and such sounds much more palatable. “Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations” (Travel, 8 p.m.) has him finding good tasting things such as stuffed grape leaves in Atehens and steak frites in Paris.
The 22nd season of “Top Gear” (BBC America, 8:30 p.m.) begins in Russia, accompanied by a new car show, “Mud, Sweat & Gears” (BBC America, 10 p.m.) in which they make vehicles out of other things, such as a police car from a Jaguar and a Firebird.
Also new tonight is the series “Strange Inheritance” (Fox Business, 9 p.m.), which looks at unusual things handed down to family members. With the panel of “The Independents” dismissed, surviving “Kennedy” (Fox Business, 10 p.m.) helms her own show, taking on the news of the day.
Beware the Disney tie-ins on “The Bachelor” (ABC, 8 p.m.). The group date involves seeing the new film “Cinderella.”
Jane has career choices on a new “Jane the Virgin” (The CW, 9 p.m.).
A witness dies while being held by police in “Gotham” (Fox, 8 p.m.).
Charlie looks for a terror cell’s missing bombs on “State of Affairs” (NBC, 10 p.m.).
In the second of the three night “Sons of Liberty” (History, 9 p.m.), there is a tea party. But first, a trip to the pawn shop on “Pawn Stars” (History, 8 p.m.).
April gets a match on “Chasing Life” (ABC Family, 9 p.m.).
“The Fashion Police” (E!, 9 p.m.) take on Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards.
With Shawn Johnson and Lorenzo Lamas gone, nine are left on “Celebrity Apprentice” (NBC, 8 p.m.)
The films of surrealist great Luis Bunel are on Turner Classic Movies tonight with “Belle de Jour” (8 p.m.), “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” (10 p.m.), “Diary of a Chambermaid” (midnight), “Viridiana” (2 a.m.) and “The Exterminating Angel” (3:45 a.m.).
Men’s college hoops tonight include Syracuse at North Carolina (ESPN, 7 p.m.), Delaware State at North Carolina Central (ESPNU, 7 p.m.), Army at American (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.), Texas at Iowa State (ESPN, 9 p.m.) and Prairie View A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (ESPNU, 9 p..m.).
Women’s games include Texas A&M at South Carolina (ESPN2, 7 p.m.).
In pro basketball, it’s Portland at Brooklyn (NBA, 7:30 p.m.).
The Australian Open (ESPN2, 9 p.m.) moves into the quarterfinals.
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Kristen Stewart, Grant Gustin. The View: Ne-Yo, Tai Beauchamp, Carolina Bermudez and Amanda Seales. The Talk: Mary Steenburgen, Shelley Wade, Art Smith. Ellen DeGeneres: Keith Urban, Olivia Munn. Wendy Williams: Chloe Melas, Kelsey Nixon. Meredith Vieira: Hines Ward, Suze Orman, Jerry Springer. Queen Latifah: Bob Saget, Harry Lennix (rerun).
Late Talk
David Letterman: Louis CK, the Lone Bellow. Jimmy Fallon: Bradley Cooper, Harry Connick Jr., Big K.R.I.T. featuring Raphael Saadiq (rerun). Jimmy Kimmel: Channing Tatum, J.J. Watt, ZZ Top. Seth Meyers: Jessica Lange, Molly Sims, Men in Blazers, Maya Rudolph (rerun). Late Late Show: Martin Short, Tony Danza, Alan Alda, Susan Sarandon, Regis Philbin. Carson Daly: Megan Boone, Self (rerun). Jon Stewart: Julian Castro. Conan O’Brien: Amanda Peet, Ellar Coltrane, Jukebox the Ghost.