TONIGHT’S BEST
The Haunting
6 p.m. on 42
Not to be confused with Jan de Bont’s far-more-violent 1999 remake, Robert Wise’s elegant 1963 adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel “The Haunting of Hill House” is a masterful psychological drama about a small group of people invited to investigate an allegedly haunted house. Julie Harris anchors the film as the emotionally fragile Eleanor, who senses an unsettling rapport with the sinister entities that hover throughout this old residence.
Masters of Illusion
6 p.m. on 62
In the new episode “Body, Mind and Transformations,” host Dean Cain welcomes a new slate of cutting-edge illusionists, escape artists and similar performers to entertain and amaze his studio audience. Among the magicians featured in tonight’s show are Alex Ramon, Chipper Lowell, Nick Dopuch, Murray SawChuck, Kent Axell and Shaun Jay.
Shark Tank
6 p.m. on (84); 9 p.m. on 6 3
Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS, and Kendra Scott, one of only 16 women to found a $1 billion company, join the shiver of Sharks in various episodes as this hit business reality series returns for its 12th season. Baseball legend Alex Rodriguez and KIND founder Daniel Lubetzky will be back as well, joining such familiar Sharks as Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John and Kevin O’Leary.
World’s Funniest Animals
7 p.m. on 62
Husband-and-wife singers Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo, both alumni of “American Idol,” join host Elizabeth Stanton and her panelists for a new half-hour of animals caught doing amusing things on video. Tonight’s featured critters include a yelling yak, a lion who insists on maintaining his personal space, and a bird that definitely is not camera-shy, among several others.