WHAT TO WATCH
All times listed are Eastern/Pacific Time. Shows air one hour earlier in Central/ Mountain Time.
American Idol: “Top 24 at Disney’s Aulani Resort in Hawaii Part #2” ABC, 8 p.m.
The show waves aloha to Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaii, wrapping up two nights of incredible Top 24 performances. Pop star Bebe Rexha mentors Idol hopefuls as they belt out unforgettable tunes in hopes of making it through to the next round. Audiences at home will cast their votes, keeping the dream alive for the remaining Top 20.
2022 CMT Music Awards CBS, 8 p.m. h Live (tape-delayed Pacific Time); also streams live and on demand on Paramount+; Red-carpet special 7 p.m. Live on CMT
Country music’s only entirely fan-voted awards show returns, with this year’s ceremony taking place at Nashville’s historic Municipal Auditorium. This is the CMT Music Awards’ inaugural airing on a broadcast network, after previously having been broadcast over its 40-plus-year history on CMT and, before that, the now-defunct TNN.
9-1-1: “Fear-o-Phobia” FOX, 8 p.m.
The 118 race to save people who’ve gotten into a bind while confronting their fears in this new episode.
American Song Contest: “The Live Qualifiers Part 4” NBC, 8 p.m. h Live
The live qualifiers continue, with three artists from Week 3 revealed as advancing to the semifinals and 11 artists from across the country performing original music to earn the country’s vote for best hit song. Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson host.
9-1-1: Lone Star: “Riddle of the Sphynx”
FOX, 9 p.m.
The members of the 126 race to find and rescue a mystery victim who’s been in a car crash in the new episode “Riddle of the Sphynx.”
Bake or Break
Food Network, 10 p.m. h New Series Award-winning pastry chef Stephanie Boswell shares her years of experience and expertise with failing bakery owners to help save real struggling businesses. In each of the four hourlong episodes, Stephanie and her team focus on one crashing bakery and figure out how to completely make over their business.To stop these pastry shops from bleeding money, she must freshen up stale recipes and revamp dingy storefronts to get customers back in the door.
I Was There: “Challenger Disaster”
History, 10 p.m.
On Jan. 28, 1986, 2.5 million schoolchildren watched live as the Challenger space shuttle exploded in the sky, claiming the lives of all seven crew members, among them Christa McAuliffe, who would have been the first teacher in space. Host Theo E.J. Wilson travels back to look inside the red flags raised in the days before liftoff and the multiple chances to stop the ill-fated launch, moments that raise the question of why Challenger ever took off.
The Endgame: “Sleepover”
NBC, 10 p.m.
As a rogue assassin hunts Elena (Morena Baccarin), Sergey (Costa Ronin) and Owen (Kamal Angelo Bolden) grapple with a threat that can unravel their whole plan.