How do today’s immigrants compare to the “tempest tossed” newcomers of the Ellis Island era? Produced by David Grubin (“The Secret Life of the Brain”), the four-part documentary series “Destination America” (8 p.m., PBS) presents personal stories from today’s new Americans and attempts to place their experience within the context of America’s immigration history.

Some of the people featured here are at the top of their professions, including a Taiwan-born dancer for the Martha Graham Dance Company and two Russian artists whose work is known the world over. On the other end of the economic divide, Manuel, a Mexican farm laborer, will not divulge his last name out of fear of deportation.

¢ “Clean House” (9 p.m., Style) may sound like a show that teaches remedial courses on dusting and vacuuming, but it’s much more fun than that. Comedian and host Niecy Nash descends on a cluttered, untidy home and collects stories from the residents. Just how did a middle-aged married man and father of two collect 4,000 Beanie Babies and a zillion baseball cards? And why?

Once the anecdotes about unhinged acquisitions are complete, Niecy’s team sizes up the value of the “collection” and sets about selling it at a yard sale. One subject is reduced to tears as a pile of possessions decades in the making is bartered away for pennies on the dollar. But in the show’s third act, the “Clean House” gang uses the proceeds to buy, renovate, decorate and organize the claustrophobic dump into a cheery, livable space. There’s nothing groundbreaking about “Clean House,” but the stories are funny, and Niecy presides over her renovations with quick wit and empathy.

Tonight’s other highlights

¢ A creep kidnaps a DA’s daughter and targets the girl’s twin on “Criminal Minds” (8 p.m., CBS).

¢ High noon at the salad bar on “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart” (8 p.m., NBC).

¢ Michael runs off in search of his missing son on “Lost” (8 p.m., ABC).

¢ “Ghost Hunters” (8 p.m., Sci Fi) wraps up its second season. To celebrate the event, the Sci Fi network will run a marathon of “Ghost Hunter” repeats beginning at 8 a.m.