All times Eastern

SUNDAY, APR. 7

Feast of Divine Mercy:

Solemn Mass and Celebration

EWTN, 12:30 p.m. Live

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy,” Jesus tells us in the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:7). Similarly, he told St. Maria Faustina (and hence all of us), “I demand from you deeds of mercy, which are to arise out of love for Me.” The annual Divine Mercy Mass from Stockbridge, Mass., begins at 1 p.m., with a preview at 12:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, APR. 7

TV Road Trip

Travel Channel, 9 p.m.

Have you ever wondered where your favorite TV shows were filmed? This two-hour special, hosted by John Ritter, visits familiar locations of some new shows and old favorites such as “The Andy Griffith Show,” “Bonanza” and “The Waltons.” Entrepreneurs have preserved many of the sites as tourist attractions.

SUN.-MON., APR. 7-8

Shackleton, Parts I and II

A & E, 8 p.m. Sun. and 9 p.m. Mon.

Grab some hot chocolate, if not your parka, to watch this exciting, four-hour, two-part survival drama about the desperate 20-month Antarctic expedition of explorer Ernest Shackleton, his 27 men and their 69 dogs in 1914-1915. They fell 85 miles short of their goal — and, after their ship sank, they undertook an epic lifeboat voyage to safety.

TUESDAY, APR. 9

Star City

History Channel, 10 p.m.

In this new documentary about Russia's space program, cosmonauts use simulators of Soyuz rockets and the Mir space station.

WEDNESDAY, APR. 10

Tales from Bledlow Ridge:

The Intruder

EWTN, 4 p.m.

As this new adventure series set in England opens, the Bartons, an ideal Christian family, find themselves tested when a cousin moves in.

THURSDAY, APR. 11

SportsCentury:

Sparky Anderson

ESPN, 1 p.m.

George “Sparky” Anderson lasted just one season (1959) as an infielder in the big leagues, but he went on to manage some of baseball's greatest teams: The Cincinnati Reds' “Big Red Machine” of the 1970s and the Detroit Tigers of the 1980s. Anderson is a longtime member of St. Paschal Baylon Parish in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

FRIDAY, APR. 12

Florida Keys: Unlocking the Mysteries

Travel Channel, 8 p.m.

Explore the exotic Florida Keys and their colorful flora and fauna.

SATURDAY, APR. 13

The Human Edge

National Geographic Channel, 8 p.m.

Archaeologists decipher writing from 2000 B.C., scientists design survival suits for all conditions and we learn about the unusual abilities of the Global Hawk and the Seascan, new-technology aircraft.

Dan Engler writes from

Santa Barbara, California.