Sunday, April 16
“100 Foot Wave” (HBO, 8 p.m. ET): Surf’s up — way up! — as the sports-themed docuseries returns for Season 2.
“Chaos on the Farm” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): The old homestead ain’t what it used to be in this new thriller. With Brook Sill.
“Ciao House” (Food Network, 9 p.m.): Contestants cohabitate at a villa in Italy in this new culinary competition. Chefs Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabriele Bertaccini preside.
“Barry” (HBO, 10 and 10:30 p.m.): Our titular hitman and aspiring actor (Bill Hader) is back for a fourth and final season of this pitch black comedy.
“Waco: The Aftermath” (Showtime, 10 p.m.; also CMT, Paramount): This sequel to the 2018 miniseries charts the rise of the militia movement in America. With Michael Shannon.
Monday, April 17
“Love in Paradise: The Caribbean” and “You, Me & My Ex” (TLC, 8 and 9 p.m.): These two reality series are each back with new episodes.
“Love It or List It” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): Should they stay or should they sell? That is the question as the home renovation series returns.
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central, 11 p.m.; also Tuesday-Thursday): Former "Daily Show" correspondent Jordan Klepper is this week’s guest host.
Tuesday, April 18
“Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits” (Prime Video): The “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” costar hosts her very own variety special.
“How to Get Rich” (Netflix): Financial guru Ramit Sethi helps everyday Americans put their fiscal houses in order in this new series.
“Longest Third Date” (Netflix): Boy meets girl, boy and girl vacay in Costa Rica and get stuck there thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic in this new documentary.
“My Grandparents’ War” (PBS, 9 p.m.): Keira Knightley learns more about her forebears’ experiences during WWII in this new episode.
“How Saba Kept Singing” (PBS, 10 p.m.): A Holocaust survivor recalls how his musical talents helped keep him alive at the Auschwitz death camp in this 2022 documentary.
Wednesday, April 19
“Algiers, America” (Hulu): This new five-part docuseries follows a football coach at a high school in New Orleans’ historic 15th Ward.
“Chimp Empire” (Netflix): You’ll go ape for this new nature series about a community of chimpanzees in Uganda. Mahershala Ali narrates.
“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always” (Netflix): Former cast members from the kid-friendly TV series suit up for this new one-off adventure.
“Nature” (PBS, 8 p.m.): Visit one of North America’s most impressive natural wonders in the new episode “Niagara Falls.”
“Pretty Stoned” (MTV, 8 p.m.): They feel the need — the need for weed — in this female-led 2023 comedy. With "RHOA's" Kandi Burruss and Porsha Williams.
“Changing Planet” (PBS, 9 p.m.): Efforts to protect and preserve the world’s most at-risk ecosystems continue in Season 2.
“Home in a Heartbeat with Galey Alix” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): The social media star helps everyday folks spiff up their cribs in this new series.
“Snowfall” (FX, 10 p.m.): This fact-based drama about the 1980s crack epidemic ends its six-season run. With Damson Idris.
Thursday, April 20
“The Diplomat” (Netflix): “The Americans’” Keri Russell portrays America’s ambassador to the court of St. James in this new London-set drama.
“Fired on Mars” (HBO Max): “SNL’s” Pete Davidson lends his voice to this new animated workplace comedy set on the red planet.
“Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head” (Paramount+): Those dimwitted doofuses are back in new episodes of the animated comedy.
“Mrs. Davis” (Peacock): In a world where artificial intelligence threatens humanity, one butt-kicking nun (“GLOW’s” Betty Gilpin) will rise in this new sci-fi action drama.
“Star Trek: Picard” (Paramount+): Disengage! This sci-fi franchise entry starring Patrick Stewart signs off after three seasons.
“Erin & Aaron” (Nickelodeon, 7:30 and 8 p.m.): Step-siblings must set their rivalry aside to make music together in this new tween-themed sitcom.
“The Price of Purity” (Vice, 11 p.m.): This new documentary exposes the human and ecological costs of the essential oils industry.
Friday, April 21
“Big Beasts” (Apple TV+): Meet the megafauna in this new nature series narrated by “Loki’s” Tom Hiddleston.
“Dead Ringers” (Prime Video): Rachel Weisz pulls double duty as twin gynecologists in this new series based on David Cronenberg’s disturbing 1988 thriller.
“Drops of God” (Apple TV+): A deceased wine expert's estranged daughter and his young protege vie for his storied wine collection in this new drama.
“Ghosted” (Apple TV+): Boy meets girl, girl turns out to be a badass CIA operative in this 2023 action comedy starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas.
“Judy Blume Forever” (Prime Video): This new documentary celebrates the author of such classic YA novels as “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
“The Last Drive-In With Joe-Bob Briggs” (Shudder): Your humble host is back with another batch of bad B-movies and cult classics.
“Life Upside Down” (AMC+): Quarantine breeds contempt for three L.A. couples in this pandemic-themed 2023 drama. Bob Odenkirk stars.
“Slip” (Roku): A woman (Zoe Lister-Jones) finds herself bouncing back-and-forth between alternate realities in this new fantasy comedy.
“A Tourist’s Guide to Love” (Netflix): A travel-company exec (Rachael Leigh Cook) gets her groove back on a visit to Vietnam in this 2023 rom-com.
“Secrets of the Elephants” (Nat Geo, 9 and 10 p.m.; also Saturday): Pack your trunk for this new globetrotting nature series narrated by Natalie Portman.
“Great Performances: Now Hear This” (PBS, 9 p.m.): Host Scott Yoo compares notes with Japanese American composer Andy Akiho in this new episode.
“Next at the Kennedy Center” (PBS, 10 p.m.): Pianist Jason Moran and bassist Christian McBride lay down some top-flight jazz in this new episode.
“Dear Mama” (FX, 10 and 11 p.m.): This new five-part docuseries illuminates the relationship between slain rapper Tupac Shakur and his mother, activist Afeni Shakur.
Saturday, April 23
“Chasing the Rains” (BBC America, 8 p.m.): Why do they bless the rains down in Africa? Find out this new four-part nature series.
“A Pinch of Portugal” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): An aspiring TV chef brushes up on her Portuguese in this new TV movie. With Heather Hemmens.
“Her Fiance’s Double Life” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A woman questions the intentions of her sister’s intended in this new thriller. With Olivia Buckle.
“Otter Dynasty” (Animal Planet, 9 p.m.): Meerkat, schmeerkat. Otters are where it’s at in this new nature series.
“Path of the Panther” (Nat Geo, 10:50 p.m.): Here, kitty kitty! A nature photographer goes in search of the elusive Florida cougar in this new nature doc.
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(Los Angeles Times listings editor Matt Cooper compiled this column.)
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