TV This Week, April 3-9: ‘Outlander’ on Starz and more

SUNDAY

Irish rockers U2 collect career kudos at “The 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards.” Justin Bieber and Meghan Trainor are among the performers. 5 and 8 p.m. TBS, TNT, truTV

The Royals meet the Mets, whom they manhandled in last year’s World Series, to cap off Opening Day of the 2016 season of “Major League Baseball.” 5:30 p.m. ESPN

Blake Shelton and Carrie Underwood are just two of the stars who’ll be bringin’ the twang at the “51st Academy of Country Music Awards.” 8 p.m. CBS

Somebody boil some water! “Call the Midwife” is about to deliver its season premiere! 8 p.m. KOCE

“The Story of God With Morgan Freeman” is a new series featuring the “Shawshank Redemption” actor talking about all things religion and spirituality in that warm, reassuring baritone. 9 p.m. National Geographic Channel

Aisha Tyler, “Who Do You Think You Are?” The “Criminal Minds” actress, “Archer” voice actress and co-hostess of “The Talk” is up first on the return of the genealogy series. 9 p.m. TLC

MONDAY

Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup are back in action in a reboot of the animated series “The Powerpuff Girls.” 6 p.m. Cartoon Network; also Tue.-Fri.

March Madness ends, once again, in April, with the “2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament Final.” 6 p.m. TBS, TNT, truTV

The new documentary “Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures” remembers the artist and photographer and his exquisite and often explicit images. 9 p.m. HBO

North Dakotans try to keep their small town from becoming a haven for white supremacists in the 2015 documentary “Welcome to Leith” on a new “Independent Lens.” 10 p.m. KOCE

Demi Lovato and “Orange Is the New Black’s” Ruby Rose are among the honorees at the “The 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.” 10 p.m. Logo

TUESDAY

The end is nigh! The once-mighty singing competition “American Idol” wraps its 15-season run with a Ryan Seacrest-hosted retrospective and a two-night series finale. 8 p.m. Fox; also Wed.-Thu.

Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater are among the domiciles on a list of the “10 Homes That Changed America,” the debut of installment of host Geoffrey Baer’s three-part series “10 That Changed America.” 8 p.m. KOCE

Rihanna, Gladys Knight, Shonda Rhimes and “The Walking Dead’s” Danai Gurira and are among the honorees at “Black Girls Rock! 2016.” 8 p.m. BET

The new special “The Secrets of Saint John Paul” delves into the personal correspondence of Pope John Paul II. 9 p.m. KOCE

Timely topics will be debated, civilly, in the new weekly series “Point Taken” hosted by journalist Carlos Watson. 11 p.m. KOCE

WEDNESDAY

Have longships, will travel: “Nova” recounts the voyages of the Norsemen in the new episode “Vikings Unearthed.” 9 p.m. KOCE

Individuals suffering from similar rare medical conditions come together to share their ups and downs in the new series “Two in a Million.” 10 p.m. TLC

THURSDAY

Golf’s finest have their eyes on that coveted green jacket as the “2016 Masters Tournament” tees off in Augusta, Ga. Noon, ESPN

Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon are once again “The Odd Couple” with the rebooted sitcom’s sophomore-season premiere. 8:30 p.m. CBS

Jeremy Wade will be looking for a little motion in the ocean when your intrepid host expands his watery horizons in the eighth season of “River Monsters.” 9 p.m. Animal Planet

Sting — the wrestler, not the musician — heads the class at the “2016 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.” 10 p.m. USA

FRIDAY

The romance, such as it is, continues when the sardonic Britcom “Catastrophe” returns with new episodes. Series co-creators Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan star. Any time, Amazon

Meryl Streep rocks out in the Jonathan Demme-directed 2015 comedy-drama “Ricki and the Flash.” With Kevin Kline, Sebastian Stan and Rick Springfield. 9 p.m. Starz

“All Things Must Pass,” and sadly, that included Tower Records. The rise and eventual demise of that record-store chain are recalled in this 2015 doc directed by Colin Hanks. 10 p.m. Showtime

SATURDAY

“The Cheerleader Murders” put a real damper on the old school spirit in this new thriller. With Samantha Boscarino and Amanda Leighton. 8 p.m. Lifetime

You take the good, you take the bad, you take ‘em both and there you have “The Facts of Life’s” Lisa Whelchel starring in the romantic new TV movie “Hearts of Spring.” 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel

The new documentary “Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper” gets up close and personal with the famous fashionista and her famous news-anchor son. 9 p.m. HBO

Swoon alert! The lavish period drama “Outlander,” based on Diana Gabaldon’s novels, is back for a second season. With Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan. 9 p.m. Starz

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