Hooking up a bunch of cameras to watch 5-year-olds play sounds like an invasion of privacy, but the new series “The Secret Life of Kids” (USA, 9 and 10 p.m.) is spying on playtime for scientific reasons. In addition to the cuteness overload, adults watching monitors analyze their actions and development. It looks OK as long as they’re not trying to coax out a new Honey Boo Boo from the thing.
Amid the online windfall today is “Take Your Pills” (Netflix, streaming), a documentary on the popular drug Adderall and its possible effects.
A new docuseries focuses on the followers of an Indian Swami who moved to rural Antelope, Ore., by the thousands in the early 1980s and wore pink and maroon clothing. Locals despised what was initially called Rancho Rajneesh, though and the conflicts escalated, as seen in the series “Wild Wild Country” (Netflix, streaming). Mark and Jay Duplass are executive producers.
There has been no shortage of coming of age high school series, but “On My Block” (Netflix, streaming) is the rare one that focuses on teens of color in Los Angeles. It’s party from the maker of “Awkward.”
Brendon Camp, the son of Joe Camp who made the 1974 original film, has remade “Benji” (Netflix, streaming), with a new dog and new family for a new movie delivery system. (The original dog, who was also on “Petticoat Junction” died in 1975 at 17. Kiel Sanchez stars as the mom of the two kids (one of whom is also named Camp) who adopt it. Looks like it might have some appeal to kids.
If you watch “Saturday Night Live Korea,” which is a real thing, you may know Yoo-Byung Jae, who was a writer there. Now, he’s the star of the first standup special from South Korea, “Yoo-Byung Jae: Too Much Information” (Netflix, streaming).
The Irish legal series “Striking Out” (Acorn, streaming), starring Amy Huberman, Rory Keenan and Neil Morrissey, brings its second season.
“High Maintenance” (HBO, 11 p.m.) reaches its penultimate episode.
Billy Bush returns for a new “Real Time with Bill Maher” (HBO, 10 p.m.), where other guests include Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Pete Dominick, Nayyera Haq and Andrew Ross Sorkin.
“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (ABC, 9 p.m.) looks for Gravitonium.
The cooks on “MasterChef Junior” (Fox, 8 p.m.) are split into teams.
Fallon discovers Jeff wants to marry her for revenge on “Dynasty” (The CW, 8 p.m.).
“Jane the Virgin” (The CW, 9 p.m.) is upset with Petra.
Kilroy faces a moral dilemma on “Taken” (NBC, 9 p.m.).
Rogers strikes a deal with Eloise on “Once Upon a Time” (ABC, 8 p.m.).
A prisoner warns of a dangerous plot on “Blindspot” (NBC, 8 p.m.).
On the made for TV movie “Mistress Hunter” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) a woman hires a detective to spy on her husband and her mistress and things get out of hand. Laurelee Bell and Lydia Look star.
There’s a texting scandal on “Bring It!” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.).
On “Laurieann Gibson: Beyond the Spotlight” (Lifetime, 10 p.m.), she tries to turn singer Justine Skye into a star.
A couple’s real estate concern gets help from “Relative Success with Tabatha” (Bravo, 10 p.m.).
“Josh Gates’ Destination Truth” (Travel, 9 p.m.) goes to Papua New Guinea and Chile.
The week-long Elizabeth Taylor salute on Turner Classic Movies winds up with the 1975 documentary “Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait” (4:45 p.m.) and the films “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (6 p.m.), “Suddenly Last Summer” (8 p.m.), “Reflections in a Golden Eye” (10:15 p.m.), “The Only Game in Town” (12:30 a.m.), “Secret Ceremony” (2:45 a.m.) and “Night Watch” (4:45 a.m.).
First round play in the NCCA men’s college basketball tournament continues with Texas A&M vs. Providence (CBS, noon), Purdue vs. Cal State Fullerton (truTV, 12:30 p.m.), Wichita State vs. Marshall (TNT, 1:20 p.m.), Cincinnati vs. Georgia State (TBS, 1:50 p.m.), North Carolina vs. Lipscomb (CBS, 2:30 p.m.), Arkansas vs. Butler (truTV, 3 p.m.), West Virginia vs. Murray State (TNT, 3:50 p.m.), Nevada vs. Texas (TBS, 4:20 p.m.), Creighton vs. Kansas State (TNT, 6:45 p.m.), Michigan State vs. Bucknell (CBS, 7 p.m.), Xavier vs. Texas Southern (TBS, 7:15 p.m.), Auburn vs. Charleston (truTV, 7:15 p.m.), Virginia vs. UMBC (TNT, 9:15 p.m.), TCU vs. Syracuse (CBS, 9:30 p.m.), Missouri vs. Florida State (TBS, 9:45 p.m.) and Clemson vs. New Mexico State (truTV, 9:55 p.m.).
First round play also begins in the women’s tournament with Maryland vs. Princeton (ESPN2, 12:30 p.m.) and Virginia vs. California (ESPN2, 5:15 p.m.) with whip-around coverage of games at 2:30 and 7:15 p.m.
Pro basketball finds Clippers at Oklahoma City (NBA, 8 p.m.) and Miami at Lakers (NBA, 10:30 p.m.).
In men’s college hockey, it’s North Dakota vs. St. Cloud State (CBS Sports, 5 p.m.) and Minnesota Duluth vs. Denver (CBS Sports, 8:30 p.m.).
Daytime TV
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest: Josh Radnor, Josh Groban. The View: Sen. Tina Smith, Ana Navarro. Harry Connick: Dennis Quaid. Steve Harvey: Keri Hilson, Carrie Ann Inaba, Kimberly Caldwell-Harvey, Diann Valentine (rerun). Ellen DeGeneres: Jennifer Garner, RuPaul. Wendy Williams: Kelly Ripa, the O’Rourke Irish Dancers, Jerry O’Connell. The Real: Robin Thede.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Donald Glover, Omarosa Manigualt-Newman, Ibeyi (rerun). Jimmy Kimmel: Lionel Richie, Yara Shahidi, Moon Taxi (rerun). Jimmy Fallon: Aaron Paul, Karlie Kloss, Jacqueline Novak. Seth Meyers: Joel Edgerton, Don Lemon, J.J. Totah (rerun). James Corden: Gary Oldman, Greta Gerwig, Bruno Major (rerun). Carson Daly: Stephanie Ruhle, Jungle, Quinn Shepard (rerun).