The Bachelor puts a love puppy to the test, a fan-favorite fantasy prepares for its (maybe) final episodes, and Biography takes a long look at what makes Donald Trump tick.
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Well, we made it through all 198 minutes of the 91st Academy Awards, and for most people, [about 196 minutes of it were great]( No host, no problem, but the winner for Best Picture — [Green Book]( — is being touted as the worst champ since 2005’s [Crash](. (You can read more about the controversy surrounding the film and its treatment of real-life historical figure Don Shirley [here]( But in not-so-coincidental timing, we may get a better look at the truth when the Smithsonian Channel airs [The Green Book: Guide to Freedom]( tonight at 8/7c. Though it doesn’t focus on Shirley specifically, it does cover the subject of the travel guide that helped black people safely tour the country during the institutionalized racism of the Jim Crow era. Here are tonight’s other TV picks:
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[People's Republic of Desire](
[People’s Republic of Desire is a frightening look at out-of-control internet culture](
Monday at 10/9c on PBS
The internet is weird! But it’s even weirder in China, where all our fears from [Black Mirror]( are becoming reality. This episode of Independent Lens highlights the growing popularity of live-streaming, in which individual broadcasters amass followings for just singing, talking, screaming or whatever over their webcams through a Chinese social media service. The 90-minute documentary follows the stars, who can earn as much as $200,000 a month by begging for tips; their working-poor followers, who funnel in all their cash to the streamers as a way to ease their loneliness; and the wealthy VIPs, who fork over absurd amounts of money and gifts because of boredom and a desire for social status. It’s frightening, bizarre and ultimately tragic, and thanks to some cool presentation that’s like a VR slot machine exploding with emojis in your face, immersive. You’ll be amazed that this is happening right now and not in 2050 when we’re all perma-jacked into the web. Fair warning: Be ready to read as the doc is almost entirely in Chinese with English subtitles.
FIVE HEARTS BEAT AS ONE
[The Bachelor](
[The Bachelor is like, totally in love times four](
Monday at 8/7c on ABC
One key quality of a Bachelor star that Bachelor Nation wants — no, needs — is a bachelor who can fall in love easily, and Colton Underwood has a big old target for Cupid on his back. The guy is sensitive and has heart eyes for anyone in a cocktail dress, which makes him buckle under the pressure he feels every time he needs to make a cut. This — and the fact that most of these people are under the age of 25 and probably shouldn’t be getting married anyway — makes for some great television. It’s hometowns tonight, with Colton visiting the homes of his final four — all of whom are legitimate contenders to go all the way — and the guy may just lock himself inside his Airbnb rather than face the music of eliminating another woman. ABC has promised something we’ve never seen before this season, and we don’t think we’ve ever seen a guy suggest polyamory before, so this may be the year! If you’re behind on the show, do not worry! [Our Bachelor podcast]( will catch you up really quickly.
WATCH THIS... IF YOU WANT
[The Enemy Within](
[As The Blacklist nears its end, The Enemy Within arises](
Series premieres Monday at 10/9c on NBC
NBC loves nothing more than an FBI drama in which the bureau is forced to trust someone who is entirely untrustworthy — see: [The Blacklist]( [Blindspot]( [Black]( and [Blind]( — and The Enemy Within offers up the country’s greatest traitor as the only person who can crack espionage cases for the FBI. [Dexter]( [Jennifer Carpenter]( plays a former CIA agent who became a real Benedict Arnold and now lives in a supermax, but because she’s so familiar with a terrorist who is attacking the nation, a rough FBI agent ([Morris Chestnut]( pulls her out so they can catch him together. It’s TV-by-the-numbers and full of tropes you’ve seen countless times before (So! Much! Yelling!), and — for better or worse — takes itself a lot more seriously than the shows above. But if you need another throwaway broadcast drama to pass an hour before bedtime, this’ll do.
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[Shadowhunters](
[For Shadowhunters, it’s the beginning of the end… maybe?](
Season 3 continues Monday at 8/7c on Freeform
After a nearly eight-month hiatus, Shadowhunters returns for its final run of episodes (unless its [vocal fans can pull off a miracle](. When we left off, Clary had been blown to smithereens along with Jonathan and Lilith thanks to the defensive magic of the Mark of Cain on Simon's forehead. When we return, all our heroes will be mourning the loss of their fallen friend, even though she may not be quite as lost as they imagine. Wherever she is, she'll have to contend with her newly resurrected brother, Jonathan (whose hand definitely shot out of that sarcophagus to grab her before the explosion), and if we know one thing, it's a living Jonathan Morgenstern is a bad Jonathan Morgenstern. If any of that makes sense to you, then you definitely already knew that Shadowhunters was on tonight. And if you're a big fan of the show, [check out our post-episode video series]( featuring interviews with the cast.
THE BIGLIEST BIOGRAPHY
[Biography](
[Biography: Trump Dynasty may explain a few things](
Miniseries premieres Monday at 9/8c on A&E, and airs over three consecutive nights
Whether you idolize or villainize President [Donald Trump]( — there seems to be little in between — there’s no arguing that he’s a fascinating figure. Trump gets the Biography treatment in this six-hour, three-night look at how Trump became the man he is today through examining his family’s history, his upbringing and his ascent to the greatest office in the world. The story begins all the way back in the late-1800s with Trump’s grandfather Frederick — whose business sense led him to put his restaurant and hotel on a raft to float it to a better town during the Gold Rush, which is bolstered with photographic evidence — and continues through Donald’s run for president. Loaded with interviews and archival footage, you’ll feel like you really know the guy when it’s all done. Whether that’s a good or bad thing is up to you.
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