Monday’s TV Highlights: ‘Independent Lens:Indian Relay ‘ on PBS

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

How I Met Your Mother Barney’s (Neil Patrick Harris) father (John Lithgow) arrives at the hotel in this new episode. 8 p.m. CBS

Almost Human In this new episode, Kennex and Dorian’s (Karl Urban, Mark Ealy) investigation of a murder and missing persons case leads them into the high-stakes world of “sexbots,” or Intimate Robot Companions. 8 p.m. Fox

Beauty and the Beast After a mission that puts Vincent’s (Jay Ryan) life in jeopardy, Cat (Kristin Kreuk) urges him to join her for Thanksgiving dinner with her father (Ted Whittall) in hopes of getting information. Sendhil Ramamurthy, Amber Skye Noyes, Austin Basis and Nina Lisandrello also star in this new episode. 9 p.m. KTLA

Independent Lens The new documentary “Indian Relay” takes viewers inside the equestrian sport popular with Native American communities where participants ride bareback around a track, then leap from their moving horses onto new ones, then do it again. 10 p.m. KOCE

SPECIALS

Doctor Who: Tales From the TARDIS Cast members and producers share their memories of the long-running and influential science-fiction series, 9 p.m. BBC America. Then scientists examine the concepts and ideas of “The Science of Doctor Who.” 10 p.m. BBC America

Pure Evel American Legend: Lives On The original modern daredevil is profiled in this new special. 10 p.m. Discovery

MOVIES

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley This new documentary looks back on the life and boundary-breaking career of comedian Jackie “Moms” Mabley via recently discovered photos and performance footage and commentary from fellow entertainers including Harry Belafonte, Anne Meara and Robin Williams. 9 p.m. HBO

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.); Steve McQueen. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Christian Bale (“Out of the Furnace”); Roy Firestone; author Mitch Albom (“First Phone Call From Heaven”). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Rachael Ray Whoopi Goldberg; Geoffrey Rush. (N) 8 a.m. KCAL

Live With Kelly and Michael Vince Vaughn; David Blaine; Nicole Murphy. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Demi Lovato; Jimmy Kimmel. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Talk 1 p.m. KCBS

The Queen Latifah Show Lenny Kravitz; Melissa Rauch; Christina Perri. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS; 7 p.m. KCAL

The Dr. Oz Show Black soybean for weight loss; hemp seed; laser hair-removal; numbness. (N) 2 p.m. KABC

Dr. Phil (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Katie St. Mary’s Food Bank; Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords; Randi Zuckerberg; Julian Lennon performs. (N) 3 p.m. KABC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show James Franco; Anna Faris; Sophia Grace and Rosie; Peyton Robertson; DJ Donald Driver. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

The Doctors Female anatomy and disorders; Patti Stanger and pre-menopause. (N) 5 p.m. KCAL

The Arsenio Hall Show Zooey Deschanel (“New Girl”); Mayim Bialik (“The Big Bang Theory”); Sherri Shepherd. (N) 11 p.m. KTLA

Tavis Smiley Poet Nikki Giovanni. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE

The Daily Show (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Chelsea Lately Michael Yo; Jen Kirkman; Ross Mathews; Jeffrey Wright. (N) 11 p.m. E!

Conan Eric Stonestreet; David Morrissey; Reggie Watts. (N) 11 p.m. TBS

The Colbert Report (N) 11:31 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Whoopi Goldberg; Totem from Cirque du Soleil. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show: David Letterman Vince Vaughn; Luscious Jackson performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Barbara Walters; Josh Gad; Fall Out Boy performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Late Night: Jimmy Fallon Bill Cosby; Brad Whitford performs with The Roots. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show: Craig Ferguson Kunal Nayyar. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC

Last Call With Carson Daly Adam Richmond; St. Lucia performs. (N) 1:36 a.m. KNBC