The comic doesn’t stray from his on-stage uniform of black T-shirt for his latest stand up comedy special, “Ricky Gervais: Mortality” (Netflix, streaming).
The ever-shocking story of the Utah mommy blogger turned convicted child abuser has been told in documentaries like“Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke “ on Hulu, “Ruby & Jodi: A Cult of Sin and Influence” on HBO Max and “Abused by Mum: The Ruby Franke Scandal” on Peacock. The advantage of a new documentary that focuses on the therapist who encouraged the severe treatment, “Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story” (Netflix, streaming) is its dependence on real time body cam footage.
“My Weird School” (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.) is a new movie based on the popular kids’ book series by Dan Gutman about middle schoolers fighting aliens. Hero Hunter, Harper Zilmer and Aaron Harris stars.
A builder joins forces with his teenage daughter to renovate weird dreams on the third season premiere of “Building Outside the Lines” (Magnolia, 8 p.m.) starting with a sailboat dock in landlocked South Dakota.
“The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” (Bravo, 8 p.m.) are still out in Santorini.
Kim plans a girls’ night on “Vanderpump Rules” (Bravo, 9 p.m.).
“American Monster” (Investigation Discovery, 8 p.m.) ends its 13th season with a story about a failed football player and his successful wife.
London is getting to the girl on “Baylen Out Loud” (TLC, 9 p.m.), and she goes to D.C. at 10.
“Yukon Rescue” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.) finds that winter threatens emergency services.
The final stretch of the season is reflected on “Hard Knocks: In Season With the NFC East” (HBO, 9 p.m.).
“Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo” (History, 10 p.m.) looks into a planet orbiting two suns.
The month-long Tuesday night salute to British actress Merle Oberon wraps up with “Berlin Express” (8 p.m.), “Night Song” (9:30 p.m.), “The Lion Has Wings” (11:15 p.m.), “Deep in My Heart” (12:45 a.m.) and “Hotel” (3 a.m.).
During the day are some animal adventures: “Gypsy Colt” (7:15 a.m.), “Sequoia” (9 a.m.), “Flipper” (10:30 a.m.), “Flipper’s New Adventure” (12:15 p.m.), “Zebra in the Kitchen” (2 p.m.), “Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion” (4 p.m.) and “The Yearling” (5:45 p.m.).
NBA action has Philadelphia at Memphis (NBC, 8 p.m.) and Detroit at Lakers (Peacock, 10:30 p.m.).
College football bowl games include Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech (ESPN, 2 p.m.) in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl from Shreveport, Tennessee vs. Illinois (ESPN, 5:30 p.m.) in the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl from Nashville and USC vs. TCU (ESPN, 9 p.m.) in the Valero Alamo Bowl from San Antonio.
Hockey has Islanders at Chicago (NHL, 8:30 p.m.).
Men’s college basketball includes Florida State at North Carolina (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Seton Hall at Marquette (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.), Butler at Creighton (Fox Sports 1, 9 p.m.), Notre Dame at Stanford (ESPN2, 9 p.m.), San Diego State at San Jose State (CBS Sports, 10 p.m.) and New Mexico at Boise State (Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m.).
Soccer’s Africa Cup of Nations includes Tanzania vs. Tunisia (beIN, 7:30 p.m.) and Botswana vs. Congo DR (beIN, 9:30 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Richard Gere, Victoria Beckham. The View: Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Sarah Sherman (rerun). Kelly Clarkson: Ethan Hawke, Renee Elise Goldsberry, John Edward, Brett Young, Liz Parker, Vincent Mason (rerun). Drew Barrymore: Tracy Morgan, Haley Lu Richardson (rerun). Jennifer Hudson: Josh Groban, Lucien Laviscount, the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (rerun). Tamron Hall: 112, Total (rerun).
Late Talk
All reruns: Stephen Colbert: Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen, the Mountain Goats, Tommy Stinson, Laura Benanti. Jimmy Kimmel: Zoe Saldaña, Paul Anka. Jimmy Fallon: Miles Teller, Hannah Berner, Hardy. Seth Meyers: Leslie Jones, Amelia Dimoldenberg.