5 p.m. on ESPN, “NBA Basketball” — This ESPN doubleheader gets going with a duel in Miami between the LeBron James-led Heat and Zach Randolph and the Memphis Grizzlies. Then in the late game, it’s a battle between the top two teams in the Northwest Division when Kevin Durant and the first-place Oklahoma City Thunder drop in on Ty Lawson and the Denver Nuggets.

5 p.m. on TCM, Movie: “Monsieur Verdoux” — The darker side of Charles Chaplin’s humor influences his 1947 classic, which he directed and wrote from an idea by Orson Welles. Chaplin also has the title role as a smooth operator who keeps his family comfortable by wedding and killing wealthy women, then appropriating their riches. Veteran comedian Martha Raye is riotous as a target who manages to survive every scheme Verdoux concocts to do her in.

8 p.m. on (CW), “Nikita” — Acting on a tip that Birkhoff (Aaron Stanford) received from Shadowbot, Nikita and Owen (Maggie Q, Devon Sawa) swoop in to pick up Ari (Peter Outerbridge) before the FBI can get him. He tells them that Amanda (Melinda Clarke) is working with a terrorist (Peter Marek) planning an attack on American soil, and he has information that could lead them to the terrorist — for a price.

9 p.m. on 2, 9, “Shark Tank” — Removing your own tattoos? Sounds painful, but two guys from Colorado have created a device that allows people to do it at home. Also, three Rhode Island men seek an investment from the Sharks in their line of sugar-free, fortified nut butters; and a California mom has designed a wristband to prevent motion sickness that also looks stylish.

9 p.m. on STARZ, “Spartacus: War of the Damned” — Spartacus (Liam McIntyre) comes up with a strategy that he believes will weaken Crassus’ (Simon Merrells) forces and give him an advantage, but a betrayal puts his plan in jeopardy.

10 p.m. on 6, “Blue Bloods” — When Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) becomes obsessed with finding the person who killed an undercover detective in the line of duty, Linda and the boys (Amy Carlson, Tony and Andrew Terraciano) become concerned about the toll the search is taking on him emotionally.