TV TOP PICKS

6 p.m. on HBO

Black and Missing This four-part docuseries from journalist and activist Soledad O’Brien, which concludes Wednesday, follows the founders of the Black and Missing Foundation as they fight an uphill battle to raise awareness of missing-persons cases involving Black victims, which routinely get downplayed by both police officials and members of the press. Participants include missing-persons activist John Walsh, FBI victim specialist Dr. Renee Murrell; Baltimore chief of police T.J. Smith; and former assistant district attorney Glenn Kirschner, among others. Another episode immediately follows.

7 p.m. on OWN

Holiday Crafters Gone Wild Fashion expert and stylist Jay Manuel serves as host for this twohour special in which four crafting duos show their impressive skills as they compete in a series of holiday-themed challenges. The two judges, designer Kim Myles and celebrity party planner Mikie Russo, evaluate their efforts, with the ultimate winners taking home a $10,000 prize.

8 p.m. on BBCA

Top Gear In their fifth season behind the wheel, hosts Paddy McGuinness, Chris Harris and Freddie Flintoff, pictured from left to right, hit the road again in search of challenges that will push them and their vehicles to the limit. A new trailer for the season includes footage of the trio attending the British Grand Prix, going electric caravanning, traveling to Iceland and Flintoff’s attempt at zorbing.

8 p.m. on HIST

Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman The new episode “El Chapo” chronicles the almost literally incredible history of the notorious drug cartel kingpin who eluded capture for years despite dogged pursuit from various Mexican and U.S. authorities. Even on the rare occasions when he was captured and sentenced to prison, he invariably was able to use his vast financial resources and famously disarming charm and charisma to pull off one seemingly impossibly escape after another, although at the moment he is incarcerated in a Colorado supermax prison.