The loneliness found in Edward Hopper’s famed paintings may have reflected his own life, where things were shaky between he and his wife, a fellow artist named Jo Nivison Hopper. Their words are spoken in a new documentary by J.K. Simmons and Christine Baranski respectively. Isabel May provides the voice of a romantic interest of Hopper, Alta Hilsdale in the portrait “Hopper: An American Love Story,” making its debut on “American Masters” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
It comes before what could be some important reminders in an an election year: “A Citizen’s Guide to Preserving Democracy” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings), based on Richard Haass’ book “The Bill of Obligations: the Ten Habits of Good Citizens.”
The new Jon Cryer comedy “Extended Family” (NBC, 8:30 p.m.) has its time slot premiere. Donald Faison and Abigail Spencer also star. It’s accompanied by second season premiere of the revived “Night Court” (NBC, 8 p.m.) with Melissa Rauch and John Larroquette.
“Finding Your Roots” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) begins its 10th season, with host Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. looking into the family trees of singers Alanis Morissette and Ciara.
A new season also comes for “Moonshiners” (Discovery, 8 p.m.) who must live and operate in an area free of revenuers.
Rob Lowe hosts the new quiz show “The Floor” (Fox, 9 p.m.), involving 81 players who claim to be experts in different areas. It comes after a new episode of “Name That Tune” (Fox, 8 p.m.) with Lisa Loeb vs. Jesse McCartney and Corbin bleu vs. Craig Ferguson.
The fifth and final season resumes for the “Fosters” spinoff “Good Trouble” (Freeform, 10 p.m.).
Those who never subscribed to Hulu will be charmed by the broadcast debut of the Emmy award-winning “Only Murders in the Building” (ABC, 9 p.m.), the comedy mystery series starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, begins a network run, starting with the first three episodes of the first season, from 2021.
Utkarsh Ambudkar, Mira Sorvino and Lisa Ann Walter play the semifinals on “Celebrity Jeopardy!” (ABC, 8 p.m.).
Last night’s “America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League” (NBC, 9 p.m.) gets a replay the night after its premiere.
“Road Wars” (A&E, 9:30 p.m.) turn to “Customer Wars” (A&E, 10 p.m.), as TV wars proliferate.
Hunter goes into self-preservation mode on “Tyler Perry’s The Oval” (BET, 9 p.m.).
Deep-fried seafood is in the appetizer basket on “Chopped” (Food, 8 p.m.).
“The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd” (History, 10 p.m.) looks at outlandish inventions.
For being little she sure talks a lot. There’s two more episodes of “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks” (Investigation Discovery, 8 and 9 p.m.).
Robert Mitchum is star of the month on Turner Classic Movies. Their Tuesday night showcase begins with “Out of the Past” (8 p.m.), “The Big Steal” (9:45 p.m.), “His Kind of Woman” (11:15 p.m.), “Angel Face” (1:30 a.m.), “Where Danger Lives” (3:15 a.m.) and “The Racket” (4:45 a.m.).
During the day are films from 1964 that will mark their 60th anniversary this year: “Children of the Damned” (6 a.m.), “The Incredible Mr. Limpet” (7:45 a.m.), “7 Faces of Dr. Lao” (9:30 a.m.), “The Night of the Iguana” (11:15 a.m.), “A Hard Day’s Night” (1:15 p.m.), “Murder Most Foul” (2:45 p.m.), “Viva Las Vegas” (4:30 p.m.) and “Sex and the Single Girl” (6 p.m.).
Basketball includes Chicago at Philadelphia (NBA, 7 p.m.) and Orlando at Golden State (NBA, 10 p.m.).
Hockey has Washington at Pittsburgh (Hulu, 7:30 p.m.) and Toronto at Los Angeles (Hulu, 10:30 p.m.).
Men’s college basketball includes DePaul at UConn (Fox Sports 1, 6:30 p.m.), Purdue at Maryland (Peacock, 7 p.m.), North Carolina at Pittsburgh (ESPN, 7 p.m.), East Carolina at Florida Atlantic (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Creighton at Georgetown (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.), Toledo at Ohio State (ESPNU, 7 p.m.), Butler at St. John’s (Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m.), Syracuse at Duke (ESPN, 9 p.m.), Charlotte at SMU (ESPN2, 9 p.m.), UAB at UTSA (ESPNU, 9 p.m.), Illinois State at Drake (CBS Sports, 9 p.m.) and New Mexico at Colorado State (Fox Sports 1, 10:30 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Tamron Hall, Wendy Bazilian. The View: Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. The Talk: Abigail Spencer, Jay Hernandez. Drew Barrymore: Julia Fox, Ettan Bernath (rerun). Kelly Clarkson: Annie Starke, Mario Lopez, Shane McAnally, the cast of “Shucked” (rerun). Jennifer Hudson: Kumail Nanjiani, Teddy Swims. Tamron Hall: J. Alphonse Nicholson, Lisa Nichols, Kim Jones.
Late Talk
All reruns: Stephen Colbert: Jason Momoa, Robert Smigel. Jimmy Kimmel: Magic Johnson, José Andrés, Jordan Davis. Jimmy Fallon: Cher, Mike Birbiglia, Offset. Seth Meyers: John Oliver, Aaron Jackson, Josh Sharp, Neal Daniels.