True Blood 9 p.m., HBO

Family ties are particularly close this season. Pictured: Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer.

Zen: Cabal 9 p.m., Channel 2

Rufus, post-Shell Beach
pre-Abe Lincoln.

Falling Skies 9 p.m., TNT

Just a coupla aliens, skittering around attacking.

The Borgias 10 p.m., Showtime

Rome is burning, or at least one very specific part of it.

The Killing 9 p.m., AMC

Whodunit. Finally.