PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET
PART 2 of 2. This concluding half of Ken Burns' Dust Bowl documentary actually gets around to the Dust Bowl you thought this nonfiction film was about, after a first-part primer about previous dust storms and agricultural and environmental missteps. But that early groundwork served as the necessary roots system to make tonight's conclusion blossom - and, ironically, an abundance of groundwork, and a lack of roots system, is what led to the Depression-era Dust Bowl in the first place. Fascinating stuff, told by eyewitnesses who describe it in almost unbelievable chilling and depressing detail. Check local listings.
Fox, 9:00 p.m. ET
Tonight’s new episode is a flashback one, taking each character, including Zooey Deschanel’s Jess, back to the time when he or she lost his or her virginity. Set the “Awkward” dial to 11 – and enjoy.
NBC, 10:00 p.m. ET
NEW DAY: Viewers, to their credit, weren’t ready for NBC’s Ready for Love, a dating reality show that the network canceled after only a few viewings. And at NBC, the inventory is as thin as the quality, so instead of replacing Ready for Love with something new to follow The Voice, it’s moving Grimm from Fridays, where it’s been banished this season. This isn’t necessarily a recommendation, but by moving this show to Tuesdays, the evening, for NBC, is both a little more, and a little less, Grimm.
PBS, 10:00 p.m. ET
Tonight’s installment is an updated version of an earlier report, Top Secret America, detailing the country’s war on terror since 9/11. It’s updated to include the Boston Marathon bombings, putting that attack in a wider context of home-soil terrorism. Check local listings.
Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m. ET
SERIES PREMIERE: Standup comic Amy Schumer gets her own series – one in which she tries, to quote a recent profile in
The New York Times, to do her own
Louie. That’s a commendable goal, but a tough landing to stick. For a full review, see Eric Gould’s
Cold Light Reader.