“Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures” (HBO, 9 p.m.) takes its title from Sen. Jesse Helms admonitions in his effort to ban the work in the 80s. IT’s endured, and the documentary was made to coincide with recent concurrent exhibits at LACMA and the Getty, which received a cache of his work after the artist’s death.
It’s the most complete portrait yet of Mapplethorpe, interviewing several of his famous models, his studio workers, his brother, sister and priest. The result is a film with perhaps the most penises in it in television history.
“Welcome to Leith” on “Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) looks at what happens when a white supremacist tries to single-handedly take over a small town in
The men’s NCAA basketball championship of North Carolina vs. Villanova (TNT, TBS, truTV, 9 p.m.) from Houston.
One of the great cartoons of the last 20 years, “The Powderpuff Girls” (cartoon Network, 6 p.m.) returns with the first of 40 new episodes of Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup saving Townsville
Jimmy gets an opportunity and Mike tries to settle the score on “Better Call Saul” (AMC, 10 p.m.).
A fifth season starts on “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” (VH1, 8 p.m.) and everyone is talking about Mimi’s new relationship.
An “Alice in Wonderland” challenge marks the season two finale of “Cake Wars” (Food, 9 p.m.).
“Fashion Police” (E!, 8 p.m.) dish on what people wore to the IHeartRadio Music Awards Sunday. They may have been the only ones watching.
Bored at school “The Magicians” (Syfy, 9 p.m.) contemplate moving to another dimension.
The team on “Blindspot” (NBC, 10 p.m.) looks to stop a terrorist plot.
Geraldo Rivera got kicked off, Doug Flutie’s low scores improved and Mishcha Barton’s got worse. Looks like she’s the one who’ll go home tonight on “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC, 8 p.m.).
Knockout rounds continue on “The Voice” (NBC, 8 p.m.) and so does Miley Cyrus’ advising job.
On the fourth season premiere of “Black Ink Crew” (VH1, 9 p.m.), the shop opens after being closed for a month.
Craig pretends to be a changed man on the season three premiere of “Southern Charm” (Bravo, 9 p.m.).
America’s first family of actors is celebrated all month on Turner Classic Movies with a 16 movie Monday night showcase of the Barrymores, starting with John Barrymore in “Don Juan” (8 p.m.), “A Bill of Divorcement” (10 p.m.), “State’s Attorney” (11:30 p.m.), “State’s Attorney” (11:30 p.m.), “The Great Man Votes” (1 a.m.), “Bulldog Drummond” (2:30 a.m.), “Bulldog Drummond’s Revenge” (3:45 a.m.) and “Bulldog Drummond’s Peril” (4:45 a.m.).
Opening Day baseball continues in a number of places with Houston at New York (ESPN, 1 p.m.), Seattle at Texas (ESPN, 4 p.m.), Los Angeles at San Diego (ESPN, 7 p.m.) and Chicago at Los Angeles (ESPN2, 10 p.m.).
Hockey has Tampa Bay at Islanders (NHL, 7 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Matthew Perry, Darby Stanchfield, MacKenzie Bourg, The View: Jonathan & Drew Scott, Stacy London. The Talk: Anthony Anderson, Jessica Radloff. Ellen DeGeneres: Kristen Bell, Lukas Graham. Wendy Williams: Melissa Garcia, Chloe Melas. The Real: Lorenz Tate. Meredith Vieira: Dermot Mulroney, Jill Kargman, Mario Cantone (rerun).
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Matthew Perry, Nick Offerman, Explosions in the Sky. Jimmy Kimmel: Kristen Bell, Jon Bernthal, LoCash (rerun). Jimmy Fallon: Melissa McCarthy, Bobby Cannavale, Wild Belle. Seth Meyers: Claire Danes, Jerrod Carmichael, Brann Dailor. James Corden: Aaron Paul, Jennifer Hudson, Hozier. Carson Daly: Bre Blair, Larent Tate, Michael Raymond-James, Gems, Karyn Kusama. Tavis Smiley: Piers Morgan, Little Simz. Trevor Noah: Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Larry Wilmore: Mike Epps. Conan O’Brien: Anthony Anderson, Lauren Lapkus, Nick Griffin.