1) “Carnival of the Animals,” 10 a.m., PBS; 2:30, 5 and 10:30 p.m., PBS Kids. Here’s a delight: Gustavo Dudamel conducted this half-hour Saint-Saens piece and produced a charming (mostly wordless) cartoon for it. (Shown here is a previous cartoon with a somewhat similar style.) PBS reruns it at 10:30 p.m. Friday, after Dudamel’s first TV concert as New York Philharmonic conductor; then PBS Kids has it three times Saturday.
2) “Crime and Punishment in America,” 8 p.m., PBS, repeating at 10. A year ago, Ken Burns debuted “The American Revolution.” Now comes another richly crafted documentary series, albeit darker in look and in tone. Tonight’s opener takes us from early, tribal justice to 1880; subsequent nights (through Thursday) bring us to modern times.
3) “The Rise and Fall of Reggie Dinkins,” 8:30 p.m., NBC. Reggie is startled to learn his ex-wife is dating someone … and delighted to hear it’s the nerdy kid they knew in college. Then things take wild (and very funny) turns. That follows a fairly funny (albeit repetitious) “St. Denis Medical.”
4) “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette,” 8-10:13 p.m., ABC. With no football tonight (the Chargers-Ravens game is 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN), ABC reruns the first two episodes of this cable mini-series, followed by a documentary about the couple. The mini-series is well-made, with superb work from Sarah Pidgeon.
5) “Darius Rucker: They Called Me Hootie,” Hulu and Disney+. This profiles the singer who’s become both a pop and country star. It’s produced by Robin Roberts … who on Tuesday will discuss Rucker again, in a preview of Wednesday’s Country Music Association awards; both shows are on ABC.