There’s a pretty good cast and some sharp direction to the new family sitcom “The Real O’Neals” (ABC, 8:30 p.m.). But it seems a little old fashioned if its central issue is the son of a Catholic family who comes out to his family (essentially the same plot of the short-lived network sitcom “The McCarthys”). The culture is a little past that now. Still, to see Martha Plimpton playing against type as the uptight Catholic mom and Jay R. Ferguson — Stan of “Mad Men” — as dad. And Noah Galvin has some great comic instincts as the central kid. But there’s not enough here to care about, though the fact that the church itself is upset enough to run ads against it might make it seem more interesting than it is.
The six episode miniseries, “Hap and Leonard” (Sundance, 10 p.m.) on the other hand, looks like some fun. Set in the rural South James Purefoy (“Rome,” “The Following”) and Michael Kenneth Williams (“The Wire,” “Boardwalk Empire”) play a couple of down and out farm workers (recently rose pickers) who are talked into a caper by Hap’s ex wife, played by ever sultry Christina Hendricks, fresh from “Mad Men.” Full of kudzu, Nilla Wafers and Dr. Pepper, it’s got the same wealth of colorful characters, sense of place and distinct elocution that may remind you of the much-missed “Justified,” Based on the books by Joe R. Lansdale, it looks like it will be interesting to watch for a month or so.
The surprisingly strong lineup on Spike Jonze new Viceland network (worth a search on your cable dial for the old H2) continues its rollout this week with the poignant and humane “Gaycation” (Viceland, 10 p.m.) in which the actress Ellen Page and her friend Ian Daniel travel the world to check up on other and mostly more restrictive gay communities in other countries, starting in Japan where they are witness to a young man’s coming out to his mother (with the help of his rental friend).
Also on that network Thomas Morton came off as a kind of smarts milquetoast in his reports on the HBO “Vice,” but on his own “Balls Deep” (Viceland, 11 p.m.), which like its crude title suggests, takes a deeper look at a different culture each episode, starting with a pentecostal tent show in Arkansas, where he helps pitch the tent, is invited to preach and tries not to make fun of the people he’s with. It’s kind of a sweet docs-series.
Just back after “A Year in Space” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) Scott Kelly recalls life orbiting on the International Space Station. To measure the effect on him, they’ll compare him to the twin he left behind. Plus there’s all that laundry to do.
Matthew Morrison guest stars as an author who is the latest interest of Liza on “Younger” (TV Land, 10 p.m.).
Mike’s getting desperate on “Suits” (USA, 10 p.m.).
There are baby problems on “Modern Family” (ABC, 9 p.m.), still the king of ABC sitcoms.
We’ve reached the 31st day of Turner Movie Classics’ 31 Days of Oscars. They mark it with “Spartacus” (8 p.m.), “Lust for Life” (11:30 p.m.), “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” (1:45 a.m.) and “Around the World in 80 Days” (3:30 a.m.).
NBA action includes Detroit at San Antonio (ESPN, 8 p.m.) and Oklahoma at Clippers (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.).
Men’s college hoops include Miami at Notre Dame (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Texas Tech at West Virginia (ESPNU, 7 p.m.), Tulane at Central Florida (ESPNews, 7 p.m.), Davidson at VCU (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.), Seton Hall at Butler (Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m.). Oregon at UCLA (ESPN2, 9 p.m.), East Carolina at South Florida (ESPNU, 9 p.m.), Creighton at Providence (CBS Sports, 9 p.m.), Colorado State at Fresno State (CBS Sports, 11 p.m.), Washington State at Washington (ESPNU, 11 p.m.) and Oregon State at Southern California (Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m.).
Hockey has Chicago at Detroit (NBC Sports, 8 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Joan Allen, Laura Prepon. The View: Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer. The Talk: Ginnifer Goodwin, Diana Madiaon, Little Big Town. Ellen DeGeneres: Ashton Kutcher, Charles Kelley. The Real: RuPaul. Meredith Vieira: Tamar Braxton.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Octavia Spencer, John Stamos, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, Lucius. Jimmy Kimmel: Morgan Freeman, Martha Plimpton, Charles Kelley. Jimmy Fallon: Tina Fey, Rachel Maddow, Santigold. Seth Meyers: Keri Russell, Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, LP, Patrick Carney. James Corden: Lea Michele, Ginnifer Goodwin. Carson Daly: Michelle Yeoh, Escort, Bradley James. Tavis Smiley: Dr. Mary Frances Berry. Trevor Noah: Chrissy Teigen. Larry Gilmore: Jon Connor, Keke Palmer. Conan O’Brien: Sacha Baron Cohen, Jimmy Pardo, Parquet Courts.