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■ TCM SPOTLIGHT: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MOVIES

TCM, 6 a.m.

Catch a Classic! All day every day on Tuesdays (and continuing well into Wednesdays) this month, Turner Classic Movies is taking you on a tour of the world via film, with lineups ultimately totaling 80 titles set in and produced at various spots across the globe. Today’s initial lineup is focused on North, South and Central America, and features: “Captains of the Clouds” (1942) and “Beautiful Banff and Lake Louise” (1935), both representi­ng Canada; “Meet Me in Las Vegas” (1956), “Al Capone” (1959), “The Toast of New Orleans” (1950), “The Clock” (1945), “From Here to Eternity” (1953), “Singin’ in the Rain” (1952) and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939), all representi­ng the good ol’ USA; “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” (1948) (Mexico); “Only Angels Have Wings” (1939) (Peru); “Sons of the Sea” (1941) (Atlantic Ocean); “Down Argentine Way” (1940) (Argentina); “The Pirate” (1948) and “Colorful Curacao” (1939), representi­ng the Caribbean; “Holiday in Havana” (1949) (Cuba); “Payment on Demand” (1951) (Haiti); “Glimpses of Guatemala” (1946) (Guatemala); “Green Mansions” (1959) (Venezuela); and “Flying Down to Rio” (1933) (Brazil).

■ HOLEY MOLEY

ABC, 8 p.m.

Season Premiere! Season 4 of everyone’s favorite extreme mini-golf competitio­n series features a collaborat­ion for the ages when Muppets favorites unite with on-camera commentati­ng duo Rob Riggle and Joe Tessitore, making for some un-fore-gettable high jinks. Also returning are sideline correspond­ent Jeannie Mai as well as executive producer and resident golf pro Stephen Curry. Both new and past fan-favorite holes will be featured every week, along with additional special guest appearance­s and other surprises along the way.

■ THE RESIDENT: “RISK”

FOX, 8 p.m.

When one of the doctors is shot outside the hospital, the ER is put into lockdown and the team races to save one of their own.

■ YOUNG ROCK: “CORPUS CHRISTI”

NBC, 8 p.m.

Texas, 1996: Dwayne (Uli Latukefu) gets an incredible opportunit­y: His first match will be for the WWF. After meeting legends and future legends backstage, he soon discovers there’s more to the match than just the moves; he needs to get a hostile audience to care.

■ MR. MAYOR: “TITI B.”

NBC, 8:30 p.m.

Neil (Ted Danson) accidental­ly angers mega-influencer Titi B. and must apologize or deal with the wrath of her followers. Jayden (Bobby Moynihan) coaches Arpi (Holly Hunter) on how to be less abrasive at personal appearance­s.

■ THE CHASE

ABC, 9 p.m.

Season Premiere! On the Sara

Haines-hosted “The Chase,” Ken Jennings and Mark “The

Beast” Labbett will step down as Chasers, making way for Victoria Groce (“The Queen” of all things trivia), speed-quiz titan Brandon “The Lightning Bolt” Blackwell and “Jeopardy!” vet Buzzy Cohen, who will join returning Chasers Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer.

■ SPRING AWAKENING: THOSE YOU’VE KNOWN

HBO, 9 p.m.

Fifteen years after the Tonywinnin­g Broadway run of “Spring Awakening,” the original cast and creative team reunited for a spectacula­r, one-night-only reunion concert. This documentar­y chronicles their journey back to the stage, following the players as they reconnect and rediscover the beauty and timelessne­ss of the hit musical.

■ THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND

History, 9 p.m. Season Finale! Season 9 concludes with “Treasure Island.” After more than a decade of tireless work, the Laginas and their dedicated team have not only proved that the Oak Island mystery is more profound than anyone thought possible, but are also closer than anyone who came before them to finally recovering the treasure.

■ THIS IS US: “MIGUEL”

NBC, 9 p.m.

This episode follows Miguel (Jon Huertas) over the years.

■ AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: “FLOOD IN THE DESERT”

PBS, 9 p.m.

This episode looks at the March 1928 collapse of the St. Francis Dam, the second deadliest disaster in California history; the resulting flood killed more than 400 people and washed away the reputation of William Mulholland. A self-taught engineer, Mulholland had ensured the remarkable growth of Los Angeles by building an aqueduct that piped water from the Owens Valley across the Mojave Desert, 233 miles away. But the bursting of his St. Francis Dam, which formed the city’s largest single reservoir, was a colossal engineerin­g and human failure.

■ 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS

TLC, 9 p.m.

Season Finale! The Johnstons say goodbye to their Finnish exchange student, Joose. Then, Elizabeth drops a bomb on her parents about her future plans with Brice.

■ WHO DO YOU BELIEVE?

ABC, 10 p.m.

New Series! This innovative new series features simultaneo­us storytelli­ng to take viewers through compelling true-crime cases from dual perspectiv­es. In each episode, the audience steps into the shoes of two contrastin­g narratives to hear the accounts directly from the victims and criminals with never-beforereve­aled details. Then the viewer plays armchair detective to deduce and piece together different versions of the truth.

■ THE SECRET OF SKINWALKER RANCH

History, 10 p.m. Season Premiere! The nonfiction series begins Season 3 with this episode premiering at a special time (the series moves to its regular time slot an hour earlier beginning next Tuesday). With full, unpreceden­ted access to one of the most infamous and secretive hot spots of paranormal and unidentifi­ed aerial phenomenar­elated activities on Earth, the new season follows the scientists, researcher­s and experts as they push their experiment­s beyond anything that has been done on Skinwalker Ranch before.

TRUE CONVICTION

Investigat­ion Discovery, 10 p.m.

Season Finale! The true-crime series’ fourth season concludes with “A Cold-hearted Conspiracy.” A couple on an evening stroll with their young son is struck down in a hail of gunfire. Under the looming specter of a racially motivated hate crime, investigat­ors race to find the gunmen and uncover a twisted trail of lies and betrayal.

■ FRONTLINE: “THE POWER

OF BIG OIL, PART 3”

PBS, 10 p.m. Frontline’s three-part special series that investigat­es the oil industry’s decades-long attempts to cast doubt on the science of climate change, and exert influence on public perception and policy, concludes.

 ?? Provided photo ?? James Cagney stars in the 1942 film “Captains Of The Clouds” airing at 6 a.m. on TCM
Provided photo James Cagney stars in the 1942 film “Captains Of The Clouds” airing at 6 a.m. on TCM

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