MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: "DOWNTON ABBEY"
PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET
In Episode 5 of Season 3, the Earl and Countess of Grantham (Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern) are much more distant and quarrelsome than usual. And even though there’s a very good reason, it doesn’t make their individual (or joint) suffering any easier to watch. But good acting and good writing? It’s all right here. Check local listings.