TONIGHT'S MUST-SEES

"I Love the New Millennium," 10 a.m., VH1. If you missed this fun series last week, catch it now. Sure, it's hasty to already have nostalgia about the 21st century. Still, that's the charm: It's fun to see how quickly a popular thing can seem silly.

"Every Second Counts," 6 p.m., Hallmark Channel. Here is a TV movie crafted with subtlety and skill. Let's give some credit to two gifted Canadians, director John Bradshaw and teen actress Magda Apanowicz. And give a lot of credit to a superb performance by Stephen Collins. He plays Joe, a complex character. Joe is a decent man who loves his wife and their daughter Brooke (Magda Apanowicz). He also obsesses about the notion of Brooke being a rodeo champ, as he once was. This is light years from the urbane roles Collins usually plays. The result is richly human and emotional.

OF NOTE

"The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement," 7 p.m., ABC. The original movie was quite pleasant, with an American teen learning she's princess of a tiny monarchy. Now comes a sequel, which is semi-adequate. The casting of Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews salvages a so-so story.

"The Unit," 7 p.m., CBS. Racing to New Guinea to retrieve a plane's black box, Brown and Williams confront the world of voodoo.

"My Name is Earl," 7 and 7:30 p.m., NBC. In a change of plans, NBC inserts these reruns. Both center on Frank (Michael Rapaport), Earl's friend and jailmate. In the first episode, he tells how he got there; in the second, Earl messes up Frank's romance.

"Law & Order," 8 p.m., NBC. Here's the above-average episode that introduced Det. Bernard, played by the terrific Anthony Anderson. He's probing a case linked to Green's old gambling troubles.

"Eli Stone," 9 p.m., ABC. Eli has mixed feelings when he sees the future with an earthquake on his client's land.

"Saturday Night Live," 10:29 p.m., NBC. Jonah Hill hosts, with music from Mariah Carey.