MONDAY’S BEST PICKS
8 PM G All American Needing some time to clear his head, Spencer (Daniel Ezra) heads to the family cabin for some alone time, only to be surprised by his friends, in the new episode “Teenage Love.” Everyone seems to have fun, though, until some secrets come spilling out, raising tensions among some of the couples. Urged on by Patience (Chelsea Tavares), Coop (Bre-Z) decides to confront Spencer about some of the things he said to her. Taye Diggs also stars.
9 PM $ All Rise Emily (Jessica Camacho) squares off against Sam (Audrey Corsa) in the courtroom over an emotionally charged case that ultimately will determine the fate of a mentally ill young man who attacked his father in the new episode “Safe to Fall.” Meanwhile, due to mounting financial pressures, Rachel (Ryan Michelle Bathe) crashes at Mark and Amy’s (Wilson Bethel, Lindsey Gort) place, where an old flame gets rekindled. Juan Carlos Cantu and Kearran Giovanni guest star.
9 PM G Black Lightning A therapy session unfortunately leaves Jefferson (Cress Williams) only feeling more lost in the new episode “The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter Three.” Meanwhile, Lynn (Christine Adams) has a breakthrough.
9 PM ( FOOD) Spring Baking Championship As this annual culinary competition returns for Season 8, host Ali Khan welcomes 11 new competitors from across the country to undertake a series of spring-themed baking challenges as they vie for a $25,000 grand prize and a spot in Food Network Magazine. Judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman decide which contenders progress in the competition through each of the 10 episodes. In the twohour premiere, “Farm Favorites and Memorable Bakes,” the bakers prepare farm-stand breakfast treats, then create a cake and dessert tribute to happy, dancing cows.
9 PM ( HBO) Beartown When a smalltown Swedish junior ice-hockey team has a shot at winning the national semi-finals, the residents of their local community start putting all their own frustrated hopes and dreams on the shoulders of this handful of teenage boys in this five-episode drama series from Sweden. That heavy emotional burden eventually becomes the catalyst for a violent act that leaves a young girl traumatized and a town churning with complex emotions. The large cast includes Ulf Stenberg, Aliette Opheim, Tobias Zilliacus, Miriam Ingrid and Oliver Dufaker.
10 PM * The Good Doctor Lea (Paige Spara) rises to the challenge when a vicious cyberattack hits the hospital, threatening to shut down life-saving machines in the new episode “Decrypt.” As she seeks a way to outwit the devious hackers, the medical team treats an inspirational cancer survivor who is hiding a dark secret.