Mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo plays a fighter pilot whose unplanned pregnancy grounds her and turns her into a drone pilot in Jeanine Tesori’s opera “Grounded,”on “Great Performances at the Met” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Michael Mayer’s staging.
It’s about a high-tech work/home balance, which has always been the theme of “Severance” (Apple TV+, streaming) which ends its second season with a 76-minute episode.
There will likely be a whole lot of nature film anthroporphism in the new series “Animals, They’re Just Like Us!” (Nat Geo Wild, 9 p.m.)
Isabella looks into a security system on the first season finale of “Happy’s Place” (NBC, 8 p.m.), which has been renewed for a second season.
Also ending its initial season is “Crash Course Cuisine with Hudson Yang” (National Geographic, 6 p.m.), with six episodes.
“Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation” (Magnolia, 9 p.m.) returns for an 11th season of fixing up vacation homes.
AN automated tattoo machine is pitched on “Shark Tank” (ABC, 8 p.m.).
“20/20” (ABC, 8 p.m.) looks at the death of a minister’s wife in Texas.
A chiropractor is dead on “Dateline” (NBC, 9 p.m.).
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV, 8 p.m.) has queens act out personal stories through interpretive dance. Jerrod Carmichael is guest judge.
Here’s a bad way to spend spring break: “Trapped in Her Dorm Room” (Lifetime Movie Network, 8 p.m.), a made-for-TV thriller about an obsessive’s abduction.
“Harpoon Hunters” (Discovery, 9 p.m.) race to the final weigh-in.
A mine boss for a day is confronted with a series of problems on “Gold Rush” (Discovery, 8 p.m.).
“Outback Opal Hunters” (Discovery, 10 p.m.) try to use AI technology.
They try to frame Aztecs as “Ancient Aliens” (History, 9 p.m.).
“Mysteries from Above” (History, 10 p.m.) looks in on Henry Ford’s Brazilian settlement.
Turner Classic Movies’ Friday night series of movie mix-ups continues with “Move Over, Darling” (8 p.m.), “Some Like It Hot” (10 p.m.), “The Wrong Man” (12:15 a.m.), “What’s Up, Doc?” (2:15 a.m.), “My Favorite Wife” (4 a.m.) and “The Philadelphia Story” (5:30 a.m.).
During the day, TCM tries its own March Madness, with an emphasis on the mad with “Mad Love” (6 a.m.), “Mystery of the Wax Museum” (7:15 a.m.), “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (8:45 a.m.), “Bedlam” (10:30 a.m.), “Possessed” (noon), “Dead Ringer” (2 p.m.), “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” (4 p.m.) and “Eyes Without a Face” (6:15 p.m.).
More first round play in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament all day with Baylor vs. Mississippi (CBS, 12:15 p.m.), Robert Morris vs. Alabama (truTV, 12:40 p.m.), Lipscomb vs. Iowa State (TNT, 1:30 p.m.), Colorado State vs. Memphis (TBS, 2 p.m.), Mount St. Mary’s vs. Duke (CBS, 2:50 p.m.), Vanderbilt vs. Saint Mary’s (truTV, 3:15 p.m.), North Carolina vs. Ole Miss (TNT, 4:05 p.m.), Grand Canyon vs. Maryland (TBS, 4:35 p.m.), Norfolk State vs. Florida (TNT, 6:50 p.m.), Troy vs. Kentucky (CBS, 7:10 p.m.), New Mexico vs. Marquette (TBS, 7:25 p.m.), Akron vs. Arizona (truTV, 7:35 p.m.), Oklahoma vs. UConn (TNT, 9:25 p.m.), Xavier vs. Illinois (CBS, 9:45 p.m.), Bryant vs. Michigan State (TBS, 10 p.m.) and Liberty vs. Oregon (truTV, 10:10 p.m.).
The NCAA women’s basketball tournament begins first round play with Iowa State vs. Michigan (ESPN2, 11:30 a.m.), Liberty vs. Kentucky (ESPN, noon), Indiana vs. Utah (ESPN2, 1:30 p.m.), Stephen F. Austin vs. Notre Dame (ESPN, 2 p.m.), Fairfield vs. Kansas State (ESPNews, 2:30 p.m.), Farleigh Dickinson vs. TCU (ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.), Grand Canyon vs. Baylor (ESPNU, 3:30 p.m.), Tennessee Tech vs. South Carolina (ESPN, 4 p.m.), Montana State vs. Ohio State (ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.), Oregon vs. Vanderbilt (ESPNews, 5:30 p.m.), Ball State vs. Ole Miss (ESPNU, 6 p.m.), Nebraska vs. Louisville (ESPN, 6 p.m.), Georgia Tech vs. Richmond (ESPNews, 7:30 p.m.), Lehigh vs. Duke (ESPNU, 8 p.m.), South Florida vs. Tennessee (ESPN, 8 p.m.) and Southern vs. UCLA (ESPN, 10 p.m.).
Hockey has Columbus vs. Pittsburgh (NHL, 7 p.m.).
NASCAR runs the Baptist Health 200 (Fox, 8 p.m.) from Miami.
College hockey has North Dakota vs. Western Michigan (CBS Sports, 8:30 p.m.).
Spring baseball includes Yankees at Detroit (MLB, 6 p.m.) and Arizona at Milwaukee (MLB, 9 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Jane Krakowski, Ron Howard, Crowded House. The View: John Leguizamo. Kelly Clarkson: Ellen Pompeo, David Blaine, Crystie Stewart. Drew Barrymore: Moon Unit Zappa, Nicole McLaughlin. Jennifer Hudson: SZA. Tamron Hall: Tatyana Ali, Dr. Marisa G. Franco.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Sterling K. Brown, Reid Hoffman (rerun). Jimmy Kimmel: John Mulaney, Jack Quaid, Poppy (rerun). Jimmy Fallon: Millie Bobby Brown, Dwyane Wade, Sting, Shaggy (rerun). Seth Meyers: Fred Armisen, Naomi Ackie, Susan Morrison (rerun). Taylor Tomlinson: James Davis, Irene Tu, Laura Peek (rerun). Bill Maher: Dana Carvey, Ezra Klein, Andrew Sullivan.