What to watch MONDAY
Oct. 4, 2021
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Alma’s Way PBS, 7:30 a.m. (WTTW Chicago, 8:30 a.m.); also streams for free on PBS KIDS New Series
This new weekday animated series from Fred Rogers Productions was created by Sonia Manzano, beloved by generations for her groundbreaking portrayal of Maria on Sesame Street. Alma’s Way is inspired by Manzano’s own childhood and centers on 6-year-old Alma Rivera, a Puerto Rican girl who lives in the Bronx with her family. Infused with humor and grounded in a social and emotional curriculum, the series will give children ages 4 to 6 the tools to find their own answers, express themselves and respect others’ perspectives.
9-1-1 FOX, 7 p.m.
As the citywide blackout continues to cause mayhem in Los Angeles, Athena (Angela Bassett) races to save her family from a tragedy in the new episode “Desperate Measures.”
The Voice NBC, 7 p.m.
In “The Blind Auditions, Part 5,” Ariana Grande, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton vie to discover and coach the next singing phenomenon on the fifth night of blind auditions.
The Big Leap FOX, 8 p.m.
Monica (Mallory Jansen) confronts her past when the contestants head to Chicago to see Swan Lake performed by her former ballet company in the new episode “The White Swan Lives!”
Laetitia HBO, 8 p.m. Series Finale
The limited drama series from France concludes tonight. As disturbing new allegations surface, Beatrice (Alix Poisson) meets with Touchais (Yannick Choirat) to share the full extent of her complicated history with the twins.
NCIS: Hawai’i CBS, 9 p.m.
In the new episode “Recruiter,” Kai (Alex Tarrant) goes undercover inside a surf gang to investigate the murder of a petty officer who’s trying to help wayward kids find a new path in the Marines.
The Good Doctor ABC, 9 p.m.
In “Piece of Cake,” Dr. Shaun Murphy and the team race to save a pregnant woman’s baby and find her current situation as a convicted felon complicates it even more than they realize. Meanwhile, the hospital takes on some unexpected changes that the staff is not prepared for.
Good Grief IFC, 11 p.m. New Series
This is the North American broadcast premiere (it began streaming on Sundance Now last week) of a New Zealand comedy about two millennial sisters in a small town who inherit a funeral home from their grandfather. Unsure what to do with it — or the oddball staff that keeps the place running — the women are thrust into a world of embalming, emceeing and embarrassment. By staring death in the face every day, the sisters begin to confront the realities of their own lives and what they want to make of them.