TV's Best Bets
■ PADDLETON
Netflix
Original Film! An unlikely friendship between two misfit neighbors becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Mark Duplass and Ray Romano star.
■ FRESH OFF THE BOAT: “Be A MAN”
ABC, 8 p.m.
Jessica (Constance Wu) drives Principal Hunter (guest star David Goldman) crazy at Evan’s (Ian Chen) school when she declares that she’s “shadow principal” and follows him around for a day to learn about his job. When she finds out her perfect son Evan has been caught acting out, she immediately blames Eddie’s (Hudson Yang) bad influence, but there’s more to it than that.
■ MACGYVER: “LIDAR + ROGUES + DUTY”
CBS, 8 p.m.
In the new episode, the Phoenix must recover the body of a pilot whose plane crashed while testing an experimental laser mapping system that Macgyver (Lucas Till) designed.
■ THE Blacklist: “MARKO JANKOWICS/MINISTER D”
NBC, 8 p.m.
In “Marko Jankowics,” the first of back-toback episodes, when Liz (Megan Boone) and Jennifer (guest star Fiona Dourif) search for a woman who may know a secret about Red’s (James Spader) past, they find themselves in the crosshairs of a ruthless smuggler, forcing Liz to ask an unexpected source for help. Red mediates between two rival gangs in prison. Then, in “Minister D,” Red fights in court to clear his name of treason once and for all.
■ AMERICAN MASTERS: “CHARLEY PRIDE”
PBS, 9 p.m.
Explore the complicated history of the American South and its music through the life of country star Charley Pride, who was raised in segregated Mississippi.
Pride’s journey shows the ways that artistic expression can triumph over prejudice and injustice.
■ CRAZY cakes: “WATERFALL AND WONDER Wheel cakes”
cooking channel, 11 p.m. Volunteers are surprised by a yin-and-yanginspired sweet treat, and a bride is joyfully overwhelmed when her wedding cake gets its own water feature. Then, one baker designs a cake that’s big enough for someone to hide inside, and a Coney Island celebration gets a sculpted masterpiece featuring the attraction’s most iconic ride.