lincoln-hat-civil-war.jpg__800x600_q85_cropThere will be a number of documentaries this week marking the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination. Two are tonight. The reenactments in “Lincoln’s Last Day” (Smithsonian, 8 p.m.) tends to work because their Lincoln looks so similar. But it’s augmented by some of the best historians and jarringly, individual items that happen to be in the Smithsonian collection. Also, there’s a lot of information that may be new to you as it was to me. Later, “Living with Lincoln” (HBO, 9 p.m.) Peter Kunhardt looks at his family’s legacy in collecting the largest private collection of 19th century photography, much of it of Lincoln, in the Merserve-Kunhjardt Collection that was bought by Yale last month.

There’s an Abe in “Turn: Washingtons Spies” (AMC, 9 p.m.), which returns for a second season tonight, but it’s the fictional character. Increasingly, they’re using big names in the drama, including George Washington and Benedict Arnold.

An estimated 2.5 million American children were homeless in 2013. School may be the best part of their day, but there is so much that goes into surviving, school may suffer or be left behind altogether. In Chicago alone, over 19,000 students were registered in its homeless education program. “The Homestretch” on “Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) follows the challenges sometimes triumph of three of them.

Russell T. Davies, who previously chronicled gay life in his “Queer as Folk” is at it again in the double show “Cucumber and Banana” (Logo, 10 p.m.), named after levels of rigidity in the pants. Vincent Franklin plays a kind of gay “Louie” in “Cucumber” — a middle aged schlub for whom everything goes wrong. “Banana” meanwhile is aimed at the younger personalities in the gang.

Fresh from the Obama-Castro handshake, “Nick News with Linda Ellerbee” (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.) is all about improving relations with Cuba and what it would mean to children of both nations.

A second season of “Tiny House Nation” (FYI, 9 p.m.) is prelude to the new “Outback Nation” (FYI, 10 p.m.) in which a landscape designer helps out pitiful backyards.

The Top 12 finally sing for viewer votes on “The Voice” (NBC, 8 p.m.).

Corporate synergy dictates that Disney tunes are the theme on “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC, 8 p.m.). Michael Sam was eliminated last week and won’t get to do anything from “Frozen.”

“Gotham” (Fox, 8 p.m.) returns from hiatus only to find “Marvel’s Daredevil” (Netflix, streaming) has moved to town in the meantime.

On “Unwrapped 2.0” (Cooking Channel, 10 p.m.), do you really want to know what is in Red Vines?

David Morris, who played the malevolent Governor on “The Walking Dead” stars in the three-part thriller “The Driver” (Acorn TV, streaming), imported from the BBC.

Monday Night Baseball has Yankees at Baltimore (ESPN, 7 p.m.). Earlier, it’s Philadelphia at Mets (MLB, 1 p.m.) and Milwaukee at St. Louis (MLB, 4 p.m.).

In basketball, it’s Portland at Oklahoma City (NBA, 8 p.m.) and Memphis at Golden State (NBA, 10:30 p.m.).

Oddly never mentioned as a possible new host for “The Daily Show,” Mo Rocca, a CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, is back on cable to program the flicks tonight on Turner Classic Movies. His choices: The original “King Kong” (8 p.m.), Peter Bogdanovich’s screwball “What’s Up, Doc?” (10 p.m.) and Hitchcock’s classic “The Birds” (TCM, midnight). Later comes two intense crime stories: “Dog Day Afternoon” (2:15 a.m.) and “Gun Crazy” (4:30 a.m.).

Daytime Talk

Kelly & Michael: Kevin James, Oscar Isaac, Fifth Harmony. Ellen DeGeneres: Sofia Vergara, Reese Witherspoon, Jason Derulo. The View: Octavia Spencer, Tai Beauchamp, Candace Cameron Bure, Michelle Collins. The Talk: Taraji P. Henson, Lisa Ingrassia, Annie Lennox (rerun). Wendy Williams: Michael Ealy (rerun). Meredith Vieira: Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Scott Eastwood, Lorraine Bracco. Queen Latifah: Katey Sagal, Bethany Hamilton (rerun).

Late Talk

David Letterman: Sarah Jessica Parker, Julie Chen, Asleep at the Wheel. Jimmy Fallon: Christina Aguilera, Jeff Probst, Kid Rock (rerun). Jimmy Kimmel: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, the War on Drugs. Seth Meyers: Shailene Woodley, Jason Biggs, Alex Gibney (rerun). James Corden: Erin Foster, Sara Foster, Cristoph Waltz, George Ezra. Carson Daly: Jack McBrayer, Colleen Green, Bill Weir (rerun). Tavis Smiley: Randi Weingarten. Jon Stewart: Adam Horovitz. Conan O’Brien: Dave Mizejewski, Chris D’Elia, Sturgill Simpson.