Livestreaming National Parks, Disney’s ‘Tiger,’ HGTV’s Homely Homes, ‘Idol’ vs. ‘Voice’

The National Parks

Here’s a novel way to spend Earth Day: streaming live footage from Yosemite National Park, soaking in the natural splendor of the California landmark, including its giant Sequoias, the towering El Capitan and North America’s tallest waterfall. The collaboration between Paramount+ and the National Park Foundation continues all week, with a different park in the spotlight from sunrise to sunset each day, using solar-powered cameras to capture the beauty. The itinerary for the rest of the week: Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia on Tuesday, Bighorn Canyon in Montana and Wyoming on Wednesday, West Virginia’s New River Gorge on Thursday, Florida’s Everglades on Friday, California’s Death Valley on Saturday, and Zion in Utah on Sunday.

Tiger

15 years to the Earth Day when the Disneynature unit presented its first release, Earth, a new documentary special follows a young tigress named Ambar as she nurtures her cubs and helps them survive their early years with threats from pythons, bears and male tigers (oh my). Priyanka Chopra Jones narrates the film, which encompasses a 1,500-day shoot. Blair Underwood narrates the companion film Tigers on the Rise, which tracks the surge in population of the tiger species, with veterinarians and scientists working alongside communities to ensure tigers and humans can coexist.

Ugliest House in America

Retta returns for a fifth season of touring and trashing some of the homeliest homes the nation has to offer, with each episode’s “winner” (as in loser) getting a $150,000 makeover courtesy of designer Alison Victoria. On the first night of back-to-back episodes, they travel to the “hideous Midwest” where the contenders include a house with multiple kitchens and a former party palace where reptiles once resided. Then it’s off to the “unpleasant Pacific Northwest” to survey a house of mirrors, a maze-like octagon and an outmoded home where the décor is totally random.

The Voice

Who thought it would be a good idea to put TV’s two top singing competitions up against each other for consecutive Monday nights? Way to dilute the audience. This is a big night for both, as The Voice goes into its Playoff round with coaches John Legend and Dan + Shay leaning on mentors to guide their teams of singers to the live shows. On American Idol, Meghan Trainor is the special guest as the Top 12 perform #1 Billboard hits live from Hollywood in hopes of getting enough of America’s votes to make it to the Top 10.

Inside Monday TV:

• The Neighborhood (8/7c, CBS): Tina (Tichina Arnold) causes drama at the baby shower for Courtney (Skye Townsend) and Marty (Marcel Spears). Followed by Bob Hearts Abishola (8:30/7:30c), where a trip to New York City for Dele’s (Travis Wolfe Jr.) Juilliard audition brings Abishola (Folake Olowofoyeku) in contact with her brother.
• 90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise (8/7c, TLC): A new season of the global dating show pairs significant others from far-flung lands including Malta, Brazil, Italy and Colombia.
• All American (8/7c, The CW): Spencer (Daniel Ezra) turns 21, but his celebration is marred because he can’t remember what happened on the night of his party.
• Poisoned Ground: Tragedy at Love Canal (9/8c, PBS): American Experience revisits the 1970s environmental crisis in the Niagara Falls community, when toxic chemicals from a waste dump sickened the neighborhood, with housewives becoming activists to get the government’s attention.
• So You Think You Can Dance (9/8c, Fox): The eight remaining dancers test their Broadway skills in demanding choreography from Al Blackstone and Sarah O’Gleby.
• NCIS (9/8c, CBS): The team investigates the kidnapping and death of a famous heart surgeon. Followed by NCIS: Hawai’i (10/9c), where a Marine’s wife is kidnapped for ransom.
• The Proof Is Out There: Military Mysteries (10/9c, History): Ex-Marine Rudy Reyes and Army vet Ronnie Adkins pierce the fog of war in a docuseries examining alleged conspiracies and government cover-ups during combat. Topics in the opener include the U.S. Army’s “ghost armies” during WWII and the disappearance of a Desert Storm fighter pilot who was shot down in Iraq.
• Hip-Hop and the White House (streaming on Hulu): From Andscape’s Jesse Washington, a documentary narrated by Jeezy depicts the cultural intersection of politics and the hip-hop movement, which began in protest of presidential policies of the 1970s and ’80s, then became embraced by national leaders because of the music’s influence on youth.