Monday’s TV Highlights: ‘Independent Lens’ on PBS
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Jimmy Kimmel Live Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Dr. Phil Rachael Ray CBS Steve Harvey Craig Ferguson Hell’s Kitchen “America’s Next Top Model”
SERIES
The Story of Film: An Odyssey The new episode “Post War Cinema (1940s)” examines how World War II changed the film industry. It includes commentary from screenwriters Paul Schrader and Robert Towne and director Stanley Donen. 7 p.m. TCM
We Are Men The men of this new sitcom’s title are four guys (Tony Shalhoub, Kal Penn, Jerry O’Connell, Chris Smith) with more than a half-dozen failed marriages between them, who live in the same apartment complex. 8:30 p.m. CBS
The Blacklist In this new episode, Red and Liz (James Spader, Megan Boone) go under cover to stop an assassin who disguises his killings in the headlines of everyday tragedies. With Parminder Nagra and guest star Isabella Rossellini. 10 p.m. NBC
Castle Castle (Nathan Fillion) has less than 24 hours to live after being exposed to a stolen chemical weapon capable of killing thousands of people in this new episode. With Stana Katic. 10 p.m. ABC
Independent Lens The new episode “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey” tells the story of singer Arnel Pineda’s overnight transformation into rock stardom. 10 p.m. KOCE
SPECIALS
iHeartradio Music Festival, Night 1 Filmed in Las Vegas and airing over two nights, this concert features performances by Katy Perry, Elton John, Keith Urban, Queen with Adam Lambert, Muse, Tiesto, J Cole, Robin Thicke and Fun. 8 p.m. KTLA
MOVIES
Citizen Kane Orson Welles directs and stars in this 1941 tour de force, which tops plenty of public and private “best movies of all time” lists. Joseph Cotten also stars. 8:15 p.m. TCM
TALK SHOWS
CBS This Morning Alexis Ohanian; Jerry O’Connell; Earth Wind & Fire. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today Daniel Radcliffe; the Affordable Care Act; Chris Kimball; Bill O’Reilly. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA
Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Day L.A. James Denton (“Grace Unplugged”); Chloe Bennet (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”); swimmer Diana Nyad; Roy Firestone (N) 7 a.m. KTTV
Live With Kelly and Michael Daniel Radcliffe (“Kill Your Darlings”); Jerry O’Connell. (N) 9 a.m. KABC
The View Jason Biggs; James Spader. (N) 10 a.m. KABC
The Wendy Williams Show Gina Gershon (“House of Versace”); Ingrid Hoffman. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV
The Real Story With Gretchen Carlson (Series premiere) (N) 11 a.m. Fox News
The Talk Jerry O’Connell, Tony Shalhoub, Kal Penn and Chris Smith (“We Are Men”); Cristina Ferrare. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
The Queen Latifah Show Valerie Harper; Keke Palmer; Avril Lavigne performs. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS; 7 p.m. KCAL
The Dr. Oz Show The white mulberry; extreme health habits; the appendix. (N) 2 p.m. KABC
Dr. Phil (N) 3 p.m. KCBS
Steve Harvey (N) 3 p.m. KNBC
Katie Embryo adoption; Gina Gershon. (N) 3 p.m. KABC
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Record release party for Justin Timberlake’s upcoming CD. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC
The Doctors (N) 5 p.m. KCAL
The Arsenio Hall Show Max Greenfield; Giancarlo Esposito; A$AP Ferg and A$AP Rocky perform. (N) 11 p.m. KTLA
Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE
Chelsea Lately Sarah Colonna; Loni Love; Julian McCullough. (N) 11 p.m. E!
Conan Demi Lovato; J.B. Smoove; Moby. (N) 11 p.m. TBS
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Magic Johnson; Marjorie Johnson; Gary Clark Jr. performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC
Late Show With David Letterman Sean Hayes; Sting performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live Danny DeVito; Wendi McLendon-Covey; The Lumineers perform. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC
Tavis Smiley Paul Krugman, the New York Times; M. Night Shyamalan. (N) 12:30 a.m. KOCE
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Kevin Nealon; Elizabeth Olsen; The Avett Brothers perform. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Simon Helberg; The Naked and Famous perform. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS
Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC
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