Angel

A young man (guest star McCaleb Burnett) asks Ed (Tom Cavanagh) to defend him in civil court against his own father, a working-class man (guest star Joel Higgins) who settled for less in his own life and is suing his college-dropout son for the huge cost of education that he promised to pay back. The trouble is, Ed might agree with his opponent in this new episode of NBC’s Ed (8 p.m.-9 p.m., WBAL, Channel 11).

At a glance

The King of Queens (9 p.m.-9 :30 p.m., WJZ, Channel 13) — When Deacon (Victor Williams) informs Doug (Kevin James) that he is spending the weekend with a beautiful stewardess, Doug decides not to tell him about his ex-wife’s plans to reunite with him. But when Carrie (Leah Remini) discovers this, she demands that Doug tell Deacon. CBS.

My Wife and Kids (8 p.m.-8 :30 p.m., WMAR, Channel 2) — Grandparents-to-be Michael (Damon Wayans) and Jay (Tisha Campbell-Martin) must figure out a way to stand up to Vanessa’s parents, who are trying to bully them into buying things that will benefit them, not the baby. ABC.

National Geographic : Inside Mecca (8 p.m.-9 p.m., MPT, Channels 22, 67) — This special documents the largest annual gathering of Muslims — the hajj. Every adult Muslim who is physically and financially able to do so is expected to make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once. The show follows the spiritual journey of three Muslims from very different backgrounds as they converge with some 2 million fellow believers in Mecca. PBS.

The West Wing (9 p.m.-10 p.m., WBAL, Channel 11) — A renowned North Korean pianist is greeted in the White House for a solo performance but the formalities hit a sour note when he slips a message to the president (Martin Sheen) stating that he wants to defect. NBC.

Angel (9 p.m.-10 p.m., WNUV, Channel 54) — Spike (James Marsters) struggles to maintain his weak grip on reality as spectral forces threaten to send him to hell. He encounters ghostly apparitions, including an 18th-century serial-killer doctor. WB.

Cable

Kid Notorious (10 :30 p.m.-11 p.m., Comedy Central) — Movie icon and suave ladies man Robert Evans stars in this eight-episode, animated-series mix of his real-life and fictional adventures. Evans, best known as the former head of Paramount Pictures, produced such hits as Chinatown, The Godfather and Rosemary’s Baby.