TV HIGHLIGHTS

Charmed, 8 PM on Ch. 26: In a new episode called “Guess Who’s Coming to SafeSpace Seattle,” Mel and Maggie (Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffery) stumble across a startling discovery that turns their world topsy turvy. Elsewhere, Macy (Madeleine Mantock) has a chance encounter with an investor (guest star Eric Balfour) in SafeSpace that takes a wildly unexpected turn. Rupert Evans, Jordan Donica and Poppy Drayton also star.

Hopelessly in Love, 9 PM on LIF; 11:03 PM on LIF; 12:59 AM on LIF: “Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead” chronicles the doomed union of the tabloid-ready scandal magnet and a celebrity photographer who was able to see beyond her admittedly checkered past. Smith died of an accidental drug overdose in 2007 at age 39, but Birkhead provides a firsthand account of their tumultuous years together, which culminated in a blazing paternity battle between him and four of Smith’s other lovers following her passing.

Real Time With Bill Maher, 10 PM on HBO; 12 AM on HBO: Maher, a gadfly to many conservatives, returns to launch the 18th season of his edgy, often polarizing talk show at a time when there’s definitely no dearth of viable topics ... particularly when it involves U.S. politics. Maher has assembled quite a guest roster for his first show back tonight, led by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Also scheduled are Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, Republican presidential challenger Joe Walsh, journalist Kara Swisher and historian Jon Meacham.