What to watch MONDAY
May 2, 2022
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Signora Volpe
Acorn TV ■ New Series
This three-part detective drama was filmed on location in the stunning Lazio and Umbria regions of Italy. It follows Sylvia Fox (Emilia Fox), a former high-ranking British spy. When she arrives in Italy for the wedding of her niece Alice (Issy Knopfler), she’s disillusioned with her job at MI6 headquarters in London and in need of a break. But then the bridegroom disappears, leaving a dead body in the lake at the bottom of his garden, and Sylvia takes it upon herself to solve the mystery. Despite the unpromising start to her holiday, the Brit is enchanted by Umbria and is surprised and pleased to find herself reconnecting with her estranged sister Isabel Vitale (Tara Fitzgerald), who lives in the handsome hillside town of Panicale. When she stumbles upon a beautiful, derelict old house, Sylvia decides to buy it, quit her job and start anew. However, never being someone cut out for a quiet life, she finds herself involved in more mysteries — from the disappearance of a young woman a quarter-century ago to the theft of a truffle pig and a blackmail plot against the son of a Russian politician. At first, police Capt. Giovanni Riva (Giovanni Cirfiera) resents Sylvia’s interference, but he soon begins to seek her help. Episodes are available Mondays.
American Idol ABC, 7 p.m.
In a celebration of the milestone 20th season, American Idol greats Ruben Studdard, Scotty McCreery, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Lauren Alaina, Kris Allen, Maddie Poppe, Laine Hardy, Willie Spence, Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Grace Kinstler, Laci Kaye Booth and additional surprise guests will reunite on the Idol stage for a night of unforgettable performances.
NCIS: Hawaii
CBS, 9 p.m.
The murder of a seaman has the NCIS team
called in to work the case on their day off in the new episode “Nightwatch.”
Lil Jon Wants to Do What?
HGTV, 9 p.m. ■ New Series
Music superstar Lil Jon helps skeptical homeowners who feel trapped in a boring home find their design wild side with startlingly unconventional renovation ideas
that seem impossible to execute. Throughout the design process, his renovation collaborator, expert builder/designer Anitra Mecadon, and her team remain undaunted by Lil Jon’s extraordinary proposals and stay determined to make his creative vision a reality.
I Was There: ‘Oklahoma City Bombing’ History, 9 p.m.
Host Theo E.J. Wilson travels back in time to April 19, 1995, when Oklahoma City is rocked by a 2-ton fertilizer bomb shortly after 9 a.m., the catastrophic result of years of planning by domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh. Theo investigates the layers of this complicated story, going beyond the Ryder box truck carrying the explosives and into the mind of the man who perpetrated one of the evilest acts in American history.