While visiting her grandmother at a retirement community in Delray Beach, Fla., Sari Gilman started bringing her camera. After a while she had a narrative of the tough old birds who populate that land, their thoughts on pairing up, and their sober looks at the waning days of their lives. The result, “Kings Point” (HBO, 9 p.m.) ended up earning a nomination for best documentary short.
After watching more than necessary of this season’s “The Bachelor” (ABC, 8 p.m.) than necessary (for professional reasons!), I can conclude the following: Sean Lowe is one of the blandest Bachelors to date, he kisses terribly and he doesn’t have particularly great taste in women.
He kept Tierra around way too long (because of the sparkle!), got rid of the best candidates Kacie B., and Desiree, and ended up with two of the youngest fun-loving women because he’s still not quite serious about this whole process (going on TV twice to do it would be another indication).
Anyway, it’s between Catherine Giudici and Lindsay Yenter and it would be funny if he chose Lindsay because she wore a wedding gown the first night as a joke. But it would be more emotionally satisfying (for viewers!) if he chose Catherine because she recently lost a lot of weight and is still surprised to see herself among all these pretty candidates.
Previews have shown that Sean gets an urgent letter as he awaits his final two women, but it may not mean anything. The two have to meet his parents tonight. Then during “The Bachelor: After the Rose” (ABC, 10 p.m.) they may all break up again. And the antidote for all this schmaltz: the spoof “Burning Love” (E!, 10 p.m.).
TV history gets closure as J.R. Ewing, who has been shot before, is buried once and for all on a purposely emotional episode of “Dallas” (TNT, 9 p.m.).
Also ending on yet another twist, the second of two additional new episodes of “The Staircase” (Sundance 10 p.m.).
“The Biggest Loser” (NBC, 8 p.m.) is reaching its end, as well, with two finalists names and two others competing for audience votes for the third slot in the finale.
It wasn’t quite the Titanic but the Hindenburg disaster effectively ended the dream of airship travel. So it gives birth to its own two part miniseries: “Hindenburg: The Last Flight” (Encore, 8 p.m.), with Stacy Keach, Greta Scacchi, Maximilian Simonischek and Lauren Lee Smith that sounds like it isn’t quite “Titanic” either. It concludes Tuesday.
Another two-part miniseries has its start. “Ring of Fire” (Reelz, 8 p.m.), with Michael Vartan and Terry O’Quinn, is a disaster film involving an oil rig explosion and volcanoes.
A new FBI guy is named to take over the Carroll case on “The Following” (Fox, 9 p.m.) and everybody is suspicious of him. Since “Homeland” isn’t currently on, I’m thinking it’s Quinn.
After earning ratings and compliments for last week’s episode all in American Sign Language, “Switched at Birth” (ABC Family, 8 p.m.) is a talkie again.
Naomi is hired as an event planner on “90210” (The CW, 9 p.m.).
I think it’s helpful that “Monday Mornings” (TNT, 10 p.m.) is actually on Mondays; it took a long time for “Friday Night Lights” to move to Friday nights.
Jim Carrey and Keenen Ivory Wayans are interviewed by David Steinberg on a new “Inside Comedy” (Showtime, 11 p.m.).
“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” (Bravo, 8 p.m.) are back from Paris and France breathes a sigh of relief.
If you can’t wait for the new season to start a week from tonight, cable offers “Dancing with the Stars: Meet the Cast” (TV Guide Network, 9 p.m.).
After killing it on “SNL” again last weekend, Justin Timberlake is spending every night of the week on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (NBC, 12:35 a.m.). Is there such a thing as too much JT? Not yet.
The month-long, 23-film, Monday night salute to Greer Garson on Turner Classic Movies continues with her films “Mrs. Miniver” (8 p.m.), “Random Harvest” (10:30 p.m.), “Madame Curie” (12:45 a.m.), “Mrs. Parkington” (3 a.m.) and “Adventure” (5:15 a.m.).
In men’s college hoops, there’s a flurry of conference championship games, with Northeastern vs. James Madison (NBC Sports, 7 p.m.) in the CAA final, Florida International vs. Western Kentucky (ESPN, 7 p.m.) in the Sun Belt final, Davidson vs. Charleston (ESPN2, 7 p.m.) in the Southern Conference final, St. Mary’s at Gonzaga (ESPN, 9 p.m.) in the West Coast final and Iona vs. Manhattan (ESPN2, 9 p.m.) in the Metro Atlantic final.
In women’s college basketball, it’s Iona vs. Marist (ESPNU, noon) in the Metro Atlantic Athletic final; Arkansas-Little Rick vs. Middle Tennessee State (ESPNU, 2 p.m.) in the Sun Belt final, and San Diego vs. Gonzaga (ESPNU, 4 p.m.) in the West Coast final. The other two games are Big East semifinals: Notre Dame vs. Louisville (ESPNU, 6 p.m.) and Connecticut vs. Syracuse (ESPNU, 8 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Angela Bassett, Bridgit Mendler. The View: Maura Tierney, Gilbert Gottfried, Alan Thicke, Megan Hilty. The Talk: Jami Gertz, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Marie Osmond. Ellen DeGeneres: Jessica Alba, Scott Foley.
Late Talk
David Letterman: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Depeche Mode. Jay Leno: Halle Berry, Rachel Maddow, Ashley Monroe. Jimmy Kimmel: Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Lopez, Science Bob Pflugfelder (rerun). Jimmy Fallon: Justin Timberlake, Timothy Olyphant. Craig Ferguson: George Hamilton. Carson Daly: Ludo Lefebvre, Ian Ruhter, Superhumanoids (rerun). Tavis Smiley: Michael Shifter, Paul Krugman. Jon Stewart: Donnie Wahlberg (rerun). Stephen Colbert: Dr. Michio Kaku (rerun). Conan O’Brien: Snoop Lion, Rorke Denver. Chelsea Handler: Rachel Zoe, Brody Stevens, Natasha Leggero, Jo Koy.