Opening day begins before daylight here with Dodgers vs. Cubs (Fox, 6 a.m.) in a two-game series from the Tokyo Dome in Japan that will count as regular season games.
At a more reasonable time, March Madness begins with the first pair of play-in games for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament with St. Francis vs. Alabama State (truTV, 6:40 p.m.) and North Carolina vs. San Diego State (truTV, 9:10 p.m.).
The NIT Tournament begins with Kent State vs. St. Bonaventure (ESPNU, 7 p.m.), Jacksonville State vs. Georgia Tech (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Saint Louis vs. Arkansas State (ESPNU, 9 p.m.), Wichita State vs. Oklahoma State (ESPN2, 9 p.m.), Cal State Northridge vs. Stanford (ESPN2, 11 p.m.), and UC Riverside vs. Santa Clara (ESPNU, 11 p.m.).
The solid series “Doc” (Fox, 9 p.m.) has its first season finale after just 10 episodes; a second season has been ordered.
“Kitchen Nightmares” (Fox, 8 p.m.) ends its second season at the Simmer Down Cafe, where Gordon Ramsay just can’t.
Cutting and chopping strategies play into a new culinary competition, “House of Knives” (Food, 9 p.m.).
“The Rookie” (ABC, 9 p.m.) looks into the stabbing of three teenage girls.
it’s down to the final three on “Deal or No Deal Island” (NBC, 9 p.m.).
“Will Trent” (ABC, 8 p.m.) investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl.
Sam tries to remove Hunter once and for all on “Tyler Perry’s The Oval” (BET, 9 p.m.).
The “FBI” (CBS, 8 p.m.) search for a new serial killer in New York; “FBI: International” (CBS, 9 p.m.) tries to intercept a wanted televangelist as he seeks asylum in Gibraltar; and another serial killer is sought on “FBI: Most Wanted” (CBS, 10 p.m.).
The Ving Rhames mob drama “Legacy” (BET, 10 p.m.), which premiered on the streaming BET+ two weeks ago, makes its cable bow, as does the weird reality series about Alec Baldwin’s family, “The Baldwins” (TLC, 8 p.m.).
“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” (MTV, 8 p.m.) plans a couples trip.
Ben has made it to the final three on “The Joe Schmo Show” (TBS, 9 p.m.), which is a relief since that’s the way they planned it.
An array of clips from “Married at First Sight” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) are amassed into something called “The Married at First Sight Hall of Fame” (Lifetime, 10 p.m.), which I hope is not really a place.
A former foster care child is accused of murder at her new Swiss boarding school in the made-for-TV thriller “The Boarding School Murders” (Lifetime Movie Channel, 8 p.m.).
Late night cravings are the basis of tonight’s “Chopped” (Food, 8 p.m.).
“A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read” (Investigation Discovery, 8 p.m.) has a couple more episodes. It concludes Wednesday.
The Donner Party is sought by “Hunting History with Steven Rinella” (History, 10 p.m.).
“Jay & Pamela” (TLC, 10 p.m.) move toward finding a new apartment.
Colin tries to rebuild their trust after their fight on “Baylen Out Loud” (TLC, 9 p.m.).
“Tiny House Nation: Memory Lane” (FYI, 9 p.m.) counts down the 10 most memorable naysayers.
Curly shoots a bear on “Port Protection Alaska” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.).
Films with prominent slapping scenes are on Turner Classic Movies tonight, with “Vivacious Lady” (8 p.m.), “In the Heat of the Night” (10 p.m.), “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane” (midnight), “The Opposite Sex” (2:30 pa.m.) and “Night Nurse” (4:30 a.m.).
Earlier, it’s an all day salute to the delightful character actor Edward Everett Horton, born this day in 1886, with “Faithful in My Fashion” (6:15 a.m.), “But the Flesh is Weak” (7:45 a.m.), “Hitting a New High” (9:15 a.m.), “In Caliente” (10:45 a.m.), “Lonely Wives” (12:15 p.m.), “The Great Garrick” (1:45 p.m.), “Roar of the Dragon” (3:15 p.m.), “Going Highbrow” (4:30 p.m.) and “Shall We Dance” (6 p.m.).
Basketball includes Brooklyn at Boston (NBA, 7:30 p.m.) and Milwaukee at Golden State (NBA, 10 p.m.).
Hockey has Utah at Edmonton (ESPN, 9 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Blair Underwood, Dr. Wendy Bazilian. The View: Sen. Chuck Schumer, Jonathan Roumie. Kelly Clarkson: Adam Scott, Marc Rebillet. Drew Barrymore: Gal Gadot, Chet Hanks, Danny Seo. Jennifer Hudson: Antoni Porowski. Tamron Hall: Dulce Sloan, Dr. Steven Gundry.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: John Oliver, the War and Treaty (rerun). Jimmy Kimmel: Aaron Paul, Bert Kreischer, Redd Kross. Jimmy Fallon: John Legend, Bill Burr, Black Thought. Seth Meyers: Nicole Scherzinger, Roy Wood Jr., Michael Solomon (rerun). Taylor Tomlinson: Melissa Rauch, Jessica St. Clair, Nico Santos (rerun). Daily Show: Ezra Klein.