The original “Upstairs Downstairs” (8 p.m., PBS, check local listings) was the series that made “Masterpiece Theater” fans of millions of Americans and the new three-episode incarnation will delight those who admire such beautifully produced period pieces.

Like “Remains of the Day,” “Atonement” and “The King’s Speech,” it takes place in the late 1930s when England was slowly waking up to the Nazi threat and explores attempts by Nazi sympathizers to get the British upper classes to make an arrangement with Herr Hitler. That theme was even explored on last week’s premiere of “The Kennedys” (7 p.m., Reelz).

Look for Eileen Atkins and Jean Marsh from the original “Upstairs.” Keely Hawes (“Wives and Daughters,” “MI-5”) shines as the young lady of the house trying to manage a newly assembled staff, placate her mother-in-law and her monkey (don’t ask) and find a delicate, diplomatic way to extract a Nazi big shot from a cocktail party.

• Speaking of removing odious stains, does Donald Trump want to hear the words, “You’re Fired”? Is he trying to kill “Celebrity Apprentice” (8 p.m., NBC)? It sure looks that way.

Over the past few weeks, the real estate tycoon and reality host has embarked on a peculiar flirtation with a presidential campaign. I’m no soothsayer, but I’d say Howie Mandel has a better shot at the White House. On many levels, Trump’s “candidacy” should be dismissed as a quixotic publicity stunt and another example of his patented bluster.

But along his “campaign” trail, he has been blurting out odd remarks about the president not being born in the United States and suggesting that he’s a secret Muslim. In short, he has been wading in the rather swampy waters of the so-called “birther” movement, a fringe group derided by rational people as paranoid, irrational and bigoted.

The last time I checked, major sponsors don’t like controversy and avoid it at all costs. That’s why Glenn Beck’s just-canceled show has lost hundreds of sponsors over the past few years. And in an odd twist, just last week, Beck said he thought Donald Trump had gone too far and that the comb-over candidate’s pandering to the birther types made him “uncomfortable.”

So, to recap: Trump is too crazy for Beck, who is himself too crazy to retain advertisers. It’s not hard to do the math here and see that it doesn’t add up for “The Apprentice,” NBC or its new owners, Comcast.

Tonight’s other highlights

• Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (6 p.m., CBS): a cold case from the Civil Rights era; mob informants and the FBI; a profile of Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals.

• Comics honor their own at The Comedy Awards (8 p.m., Comedy Central).

• “Shark Men” (8 p.m., National Geographic) go in search of great whites.

• A lucrative marriage for Lucrezia on “The Borgias” (9 p.m., Showtime).

• Richmond fears a leaker on his team on “The Killing” (9 p.m., AMC).