TONIGHT'S MUST-SEES

"Monsters, Inc." (2001), 7 p.m., ABC. The town of Monstropolis, it seems, gets its energy from the screams of frightened children. Now a little girl named Boo changes everything. This is from the Pixar people, who keep turning out computer-animated fun. Randy Newman's song, "If I Didn't Have You," won an Academy Award.

"The Notebook" (2004), 8 p.m., CBS. Here is one of the most deeply moving films in years, telling two tales. One is warm and slow. At a nursing home, a visitor (James Garner) reads a love story to a patient (Gena Rowlands). The other is the story he's reading, filled with youthful vigor. In the 1940s, a young man (Ryan Gosling), solid and hard-working, pursues a wealthy beauty (Rachel McAdams). There was much room for sloppy sentiment here, all avoided. Director Nick Cassavetes (Rowland's son) and his cast offer a richly human story.

OF NOTE

"Sally Hemings: An American Scandal," 6 p.m., Ion/Oceanic channel 27. Spending four hours with this vision of Thomas Jefferson is maddeningly frustrating. Here is a man who seemed to love his slave, yet did nothing to free her. The film is beautifully cast (Sam Neill, Carmen Ejogo) and directed (Charles Haid), but painful to watch.

"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989, 8 p.m., USA Network.) The third Indiana Jones movie has two dandy bits of casting — River Phoenix as the young Indy and, later, Sean Connery as his dad.

"Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness" (2007), 6 p.m., Hallmark Channel. In real life, Bruce Murakami's wife was killed by a teen street racer. The bigger story, however, comes as he gets to know the teen. It's a fascinating tale.

"Saturday Night Live," 10:29 p.m., NBC. Here's a quick rerun of the season finale. Steve Carell hosts, with Usher as the music guest.