Various Networks, 1:00 p.m. ET
The nonfiction political miniseries of the year continues: Day 2 of the Senate Impeachment Trial of President Donald J. Trump. In yesterday’s Day 1, one of the few things the Senate agreed upon, and accomplished, was to extend the initial proceedings of amendment-arguing from two days to three. So you can look forward to more of this tomorrow as well. And if you watch any of this, and feel compelled to turn it off because one speaker or another has tested and exhausted your patience, at least take solace in this: The senators in the chamber can’t leave, can’t talk, and can’t use phones or laptops.
PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET
Last week, this Nova survey of the planets in our solar system began with Jupiter. Now we’re looking at Saturn. The order of planets being presented clearly, in the long run, is neither alphabetical nor in the placement of orbit around the sun. So is it size? Many of you amateur astronomers, or readers with basic knowledge of basic science and facts, may know the answer of that already. But I’m confused, without looking it up. What about Uranus? Check local listings.
TCM, 10:00 p.m. ET
In 1976, as a young teen, Jodie Foster made several movies, each of them remarkably different in tone. She co-starred in the body-swap comedy Freaky Friday, playing a girl who temporarily changes bodies with her mother (Barbara Harris). She played an antisocial teen killer in The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, and, most famously, a very young prostitute in Taxi Driver. But also that year, she played the singing moll in a Depression-era gangster movie – a movie in which all the roles are played by children, including the titular gangster, played by Scott Baio. TCM shows that film tonight – and it’s rarely televised, so take advantage.