PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET
This week’s new Nature special is just ducky. And I’m not the first one to stoop to a pun here, as this program, which follows ducks with as much intent and dedication as a newborn duckling, already has served up one in its title. And if you’re trying to place the voice of the narrator, it belongs to Paul Giamatti. Check local listings.
TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET
Humphrey Bogart. Sydney Greenstreet. Peter Lorre. May Astor. And John Huston, behind the camera for the first time. All this, in a 1941 dramatization of a Sam Spade story that ranks as classic film noir.
ABC, 9:00 p.m. ET
This week’s new episode has a special sweeps-month guest star. Phil (Ty Burrell) makes a friend at the gym, and brings him home for a guy’s night. But the new guy is played by Matthew Broderick, and he misinterprets Phil’s invitation – and his intentions.
ABC, 10:00 p.m. ET
Rayna (Connie Britton) decides to get aggressive about moving her career forward, and decides to reach out to a producer who’s been navigating the music charts with seeming ease. But what, if anything, will she have to sacrifice if he agrees to collaborate?
FX, 10:00 p.m. ET
Part 2 of 2. This week’s new episode concludes the story called “I Am Anne Frank,” which features guest star Franka Potente and the ever-escalating cruelty of the doctor played by James Cromwell.