The inventive comic Chris Gerhard may be best on his own talk show, which began on public access, went online and will now be going to truTV. In the meantime, its easy to get a full dose of his mind and his vulnerabilities in a taped version of his one man show “Chris Gerhard: Career Suicide” (HBO, 10 p.m.).
He’s frank about his frequent depression and occasional thoughts of suicide despite career spikes that include stints at the Upright Citizens Brigade and as a writer on “Saturday Night Live.” It comes off as a kind of humane, empathetic TED talk of perseverance and his relationship with an inept therapist (that works anyway). But it’s full of laughs and also involves a Morrissey impersonation.
Sports dominate prime time broadcast TV with Yankees at Cubs (Fox, 7 p.m.) in baseball, Golden State at Utah (ABC, 8:30 p.m.) in Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference semifinal and Pittsburgh at Washington (NBC, 7 p.m.) in Game 5 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Earlier, Stanley Cup action has Rangers at Ottawa (NBC Sports, 3 p.m.).
But the biggest sports event today may also be the shortest: the Kentucky Derby (NBC, 6:30 p.m.), but the coverage begins as early as 2:30 p.m.
On “Doctor Who” (BBC America, 9 p.m.), a sinister landlord shows Bill and her friends a house share that looks perfect at first.
A bride brings her fiancé to “Say Yes to the Dress” (TLC, 8 p.m.), but also his wife.
The weird first person “Hardcore Harry” (Showtime, 10 p.m.) makes its premium cable debut.
The made-for-TV “Deadly Sorority” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) is about a college student targeted after her best friend, who was accepted into a hot sorority but is quickly murdered. It stars Greer Grammar, Chloe Babcock and Moira Kelly and features a lot of switchblades.
“Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN, 9 p.m.) helps six sisters fix their family after 19 years because of their mother’s lies. It will take three episodes.
Jim Jones is the subject of “Murder Made Me Famous” (Reelz, 8 p.m.).
John visits the Houston police about its rift with the black community on “The Book of John Gray” (OWN, 10 p.m.).
On “Class” (BBC America, 10 p.m.), the two part prom episode concludes.
An arthritic pig is treated on “The Vet Life” (Animal Planet, 10 p.m.).
The weekend that “Vol. 2” opens may be a good time to see the first “Guardians of the Galaxy” (Telemundo, 8:30 p.m.) in Spanish.
This afternoon, you can jump directly from “Jurassic Park” (AMC, 4 p.m.) to “Jurassic Park III” (AMC, 7 p.m.).
A small town Alabama church lady is the subject on “Murder Comes to Town” (Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.).
Jack gets a vicious cat attack on “My Cat from Hell” (Animal Planet, 9 p.m.).
“The Dead Files” (Travel, 10 p.m.) looks into a house in Kearney, Mo.
A dream house still needs a kitchen on “Nate and Jeremiah by Design” (TLC, 9 p.m.).
The 20th century McCulloughs deal with a tragedy on “The Son” (AMC, 9 p.m.).
A terrorist seems familiar on “Training Day” (CBS, 9 p.m.).
Danny restores a 1969 corvette on “Counting Cars” (History, 9:30 p.m.).
“Clerks” (Starz, 9 p.m.) is paired with “Clerks II” (Starz, 10:34 p.m.).
Goldie Hawn, Amy Schumer, John Bodega and Lucie Jones are on a new episode of “The Graham Norton Show” (BBC America, 11 p.m.).
Kirk Douglas, who turned 100 in December, is star on Turner Classic Movies tonight in “Spartacus” (4:30 p.m.), “The Bad and Beautiful” (8 p.m.), “Champion” (10:15 p.m.), “Lust for Life” (12:15 a.m.). Later comes swarms of rats in “Of Unknown Origin” (TCM, 2:30 a.m.) and killer bees in “The Swarm” (4 a.m.).
Baseball today includes Boston at Minnesota (MLB, 2 p.m.).
In golf, third round play comes in the Wells Fargo Championship (CBS, 3 p.m.).
College baseball includes Texas at TCU (ESPN2, 1 p.m.) and Mississippi State at Texas A&M (ESPNU, 2 p.m.).
College softball includes Oklahoma at Oklahoma State (ESPN, 5 p.m.), Auburn at Alabama (ESPN, 8 p.m.) and Arizona at UCLA (ESPN2, 9 p.m.).
Men’s college lacrosse includes Syracuse at Colgate (CBS Sports, noon), Binghamton at Albany (ESPNU, noon), and Notre Dame at Army (CBS Sports, 2:30 p.m.).
And it’s Ohio State vs. BYU (ESPN2, 7 p.m.) for the NCAA men’s college volleyball championship.
Robert Plant sings on a 2016 “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings).
Chris Pine hosts a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with musical guest LCD Soundsystem.