Sherlock Holmes is certainly a popular character on which to base a series – he can solve crimes each episode. And Harry Houdini has been subject of a miniseries or two in his time. So naturally, the two would team up (sort of) for a new British procedural “Houdini & Doyle” (Fox, 9 p.m.).
Michael Weston plays the famed magician; Stephen Mangan (of “Episodes”) doesn’t play Holmes, but his creator Arthur Conan Doyle, who has killed off the character and now bored, would like to take up crime-solving. Rebecca Liddiard plays the unlikely female constable (in 1901?) who officially keeps an eye on their investigations in a kind of time-traveled variation of “Castle” (ABC, 10 p.m.). Things are a bit lighter than the average network crime drama, but are not quite magical either.
Two Nazi-related documentaries are on tonight. The Oscar-nominated short “Claude Lanzmann: Specters of the Shoah” (HBO, 9 p.m.) is Adam Benzine’s look at the 12 year struggle Lanzmann had in his 12 years of making his nearly 10 hour Holocaust documentary, “Shoah” in 1985.
In David Evans’ “My Nazi Legacy,” making its debut on “Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) two sons of Nazi officials are forced to confront their families’ past under questioning of a human rights lawyer whose own ancestors were killed by Nazis.
It would seem odd to show a red carpet special for an event that isn’t otherwise televised. But maybe the annual museum fashion show, whose theme this year is fashion in the age of technology, is all about the carpet anyway. “Live from the Red Carpet: The 2016 Met Gala” (E!, 7:30 p.m.) must be the main event, since it has its own preshow at 7 as well.
“Jane the Virgin” (The CW, 9 p.m.) prepares for Mother’s Day.
It’s the end of gator season on the seventh season finale for “Swamp People” (History, 9 p.m.).
The Top 10 sing on “The Voice” (NBC, 8 p.m.), but find time for Michelle Obama and Jill Biden to talk about an effort to help veterans.
On “The Detour” (TBS, 9 p.m.), the kids recover from food poisoning at a Southern bed and breakfast.
A double elimination is planned on “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC, 8 p.m.). The ones who might be most worried about that are the two with the lowest judges’ scores remaining, Kim Fields and Von Miller.
Professor Strange is interrogated on “Gotham” (Fox, 8 p.m.).
Don’t mix up your “House Hunters” (HGTV, 10 p.m.) with your “Hunters” (Syfy, 10 p.m.).
“The Real Housewives of Dallas” (Bravo, 10 p.m.) are in an apparent competition to become the most hated housewives show.
Benedict Arnold asks for Washington’s help about his treason charge on “Turn: Washington’s Spies” (AMC, 10 p.m.).
Oscar tries to impress a woman by going to a classical music fundraiser on “The Odd Couple” (CBS, 9:30 p.m.).
A school is taken ever by an extremist group on the seventh season finale of “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS, 10 p.m.).
A 14-film, three day series on Turner Classic Movies this week examining exiled directors who left Europe during the 1930s for Hollywood starts with a documentary “Cinema’s Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood” (8 p.m.) and is followed by Michael Curtiz’ “Casablanca” (10:15 p.m.), Henry Koster’s “Three Smart Girls” (12:15 a.m.), Ernst Lubitsch’s “Ninotchka” (2 a.m.) and Edgar Ulmer’s “Carnegie Hall” (4 a.m.).
Stanley Cup playoffs have Washington at Pittsburgh (NBC Sports, 8 p.m.).
In the NBA playoffs, it’s Atlanta at Cleveland (TNT, 7 p.m.) and Oklahoma City at San Antonio (TNT, 9:30 p.m.).
Baseball has Cubs at Pittsburgh (ESPN, 7 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Chadwick Boseman, Ruth B. Ellen DeGeneres: Chris Evans, Elizabeth Olsen. Wendy Williams: Michael Yo. The Real: Serayah, Tichina Arnold. Meredith Vieira: Dave Coulier.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Bill O’Reilly, Morris Chestnut, Deerhunter. Jimmy Kimmel: Dr. Mehmet Oz, Emily Deschanel, Monsters & Men at Work. Jimmy Fallon: Louis C.K., Questlove, Rufus Wainwright. Seth Meyers: Chadwick Boseman, Mike Posner, Mark Guiliana. James Corden: John Stamos, Titus Burgess, Lukas Graham. Carson Daly: Tom Cavanagh, Nothing But Thieves, Kristen Gutoskie. Tavis Smiley: Susan Sarandon. Trevor Noah: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Larry Wilmore: Riki Lindhome. Conan O’Brien: Dr. Phil McGraw, Amanda Crew, Pentatonix.