She’s a target for some just because she’s pushing 60. But Madonna still works hard to stay true to her music in recordings and tours, which that at times have resembled lavish, large scale performance art pieces. The latest filmed record of her tour “Madonna: Rebel Heart” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) collects performances from around the world on the tour that culminated in Sydney Olympic Park in March. It’s a big event of dance and costumes again, with elements (sway poles) that look borrowed from Cirque du Soleil. Plus she does “Material Girl,” “Holiday” and a “Dress You Up” medley that includes “Get Into the Groove,” “Everybody” and “Lucky Star.”
“Vice” editor Sean Smith has gotten some incredible access to leaders, so he sits with Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John Boehner and Harry Reid for “Vice Special Report: A House Divided” (HBO, 10 p.m.) that attempts to define when the country became so politically divisive. It began well before red hats and was sewn into the early days of Obama’s early term with the rise of the tea party that started to tear the Republican party apart, he finds.
New online is a kind of “MythBusters” spinoff with some of its alumni, Grant Imahara, Tory Belleci and Kari Byron look into the science of pop culture on the new “White Rabbit Project” (Netflix, streaming).
Also new today is a true crime series about hostage-taking and negotiation, “Captive” (Netflix, streaming).
Back for a third season, which takes them to Vienna, is “Mozart in the Jungle” (Amazon Prime, streaming).
And the reconstituted “Fuller House” (Netflix, streaming) is back for its second season which, if it’s anything like the first, goes out of its way to be as bad as the original.
Brittany Snow portrays Josh’s new girlfriend on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (The CW, 9 p.m.).
The pope visits Chicago on “The Exorcist” (Fox, 9 p.m.).
Good thing “MacGyver” (CBS, 8 p.m.) routinely carries pliers and speaker wire.
“Blue Bloods” (CBS, 10 p.m.) plays the race card.
“Shark Tank” (ABC, 9 p.m.) is pitched a better winter glove.
The month-long Friday night Myrna Loy salute on Turner Classic Movies continues with “Love Me Tonight’ (8 p.m.), “The Prizefighter and the Lady” (9:15 p.m.), “Night Flight” (11 p.m.), “Thirteen Women” (12:30 a.m.), “Scarlet River” (1:45 a.m.), “Penthouse” (2:45 a.m.) and “The Barbarian” (4:30 a.m.).
NBA action includes Houston at Oklahoma City (EPN, 8 p.m.) and Phoenix at Lakers (ESPN, 10:30 a.m.).
Hockey includes Rangers at Chicago (NHL, 8:30 p.m.).
Men’s college basketball includes Longwood at Creighton (Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.).
In college football, Sam Houston State at James Madison (ESPN2, 7 p.m.) in the FCS quarterfinal.
In the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament regional semifinals, it’s Penn State at Nebraska (ESPNU, noon), Ohio State at Wisconsin (ESPNU, 2 p.m.), BYU at Texas (ESPNU, 4 p.m.) and UCLA at North Carolina (ESPNU, 10:45 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa: Katie Holmes, Kevin Nealon, Brett Eldridge, Taraji P. Henson. The View: Edward Norton. Chelsea Handler: Jennifer Aniston, Fetty Wap, Rick Doblin. Harry Connick: Elizabeth and Damian Hurley, Rodrick Hall, Victoria Stilwell. Ellen DeGeneres: Ryan Gosling, Olivia Munn. Wendy Williams: Rita Ora. The Real: Ashley Graham, Evelyn Lozada.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Olivia Munn, Martin Freeman, Tom Papa. Jimmy Kimmel: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Mads Mikkelsen, Gareth Edwards, A Tribe Called Quest. Jimmy Fallon: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Nealon, Gary Clark Jr. Seth Meyers: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Katy Tur, K. Flay (rerun). James Corden: Ewan McGregor, Isla Fisher, Niall Horan (rerun). Carson Daly: Bella Thorne, Bear Hands, Phoebe Waller-Bridge (rerun).