Tonight, CBS has a two hour special, My Night at the Grammys, where artist talk about what it is like to perform on the show and the Top 25 moments in the show’s history are shown, as voted on by fans. Lifetime has the season finale of America Psychic Challenge.

Prime Picks

Deal or No Deal (NBC): New. A Florida bartender goes for the big prize.

Friday Night Lights (NBC): New. Tami goes of on Julie’s journalism teacher for getting what looks to be too close. Saracen wants to keep seeing his new cheerleader girlfriend and others as well. Sounds like he is trying to fully embrace his QB1 status. Smash goes on his first recruiting trip and something unexpected happens.

Las Vegas (NBC): New. The Montecito is dealing with the robbery and the Feds are starting to make accusations. Meanwhile, Delinda wants Sam and Cooper to apologize to each other.

Solid Selections

The Polar Express (ABC): Released 2004. A train conductor voiced by Tom Hanks goes about taking a kid that doesn’t believe in the existence of Santa Clause to the North Pole. Runs two hours.

Numb3rs (CBS): Repeat. Charlie and Don are at odds over who the person is behind a rash of serial letter bombs in the episode “Burn Rate.”

Cable Choices

Flash Gordon (Sci Fi): New. A sorceress takes Dale’s spirit and Flash must figure out how to get it back. Plays again later.

What Not to Wear (TLC): New. A 23-year-old that wears skimpy clothes needs a new wardrobe as she attempts top enter the workforce. Plays again later.

Stargate Atlantis (Sci Fi): New. McKay finds out his sister has been kidnapped and the team returns to Earth to search for her. Plays again later.

Other Options

• Giada’s Weekend Getaways (Food Network): New. Giada tours historic Boston. Plays again later.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has an NBA doubleheader with the Boston Celtics at the Miami Heat followed by the Los Angeles Lakers at the Utah Jazz.
• ESPN2 has Friday Night College Football with Fresno State at New Mexico State.
• Versus has Davis Cup Tennis action with Russia vs. United States.

Late Night

• Blood Ties (Lifetime): New. A convicted murderer that claims to be innocent is having visions of future murders from prison and contacts Vicki.
• House (USA): Repeat. The “You Don’t Want to Know” episode from a couple ago replays where House and his team search for what is wrong with a magician that House thinks is just faking to cover a trick gone wrong.
• Nip/Tuck (FX): Repeat. The “Chaz Darling” episode from Tuesday replays. Runs 62 minutes.

TV Marathons

A&E has five CSI: Miami episodes tonight.
Bravo has seven hours of Project Runway.
MTV has eight episodes of Beauty and the Geek.
Oxygen has 12 episodes of Ellen early.
Spike TV has eight episodes of Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol.
VH1 has eight episodes of I Love New York.

Tonight, MTV has the season finale of Run’s House and Bravo has a new Kathy Griffin comedy special.

Prime Picks

My Name Is Earl (NBC): New. Earl tries to arrange a prison prom for the warden.
30 Rock (NBC): New. Tracy is sentenced to community service and coaching a little league team, but Jack ends up taking the team under his wing. Meanwhile, a younger employee asks Liz out thinking she is only 29 years old.

The Office (NBC): Repeat. The “Back From Vacation” episode replays, where a racy photo of Jan ends up making the email rounds.
Scrubs (NBC): New. J.D. decides he needs to grow up and stop with all his childish pranks, but Turk starts to miss J.D.’s former self. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox deals with a patient leading that person to have to grow up too fast.

ER (NBC): New. Luka’s brother comes for a visit and makes Abby uncomfortable. Pratt is upset by the temporary appointment of a new head of the ER.

Solid Selections

Smallville (The CW): Repeat. The season premiere episode, “Bizarro,” replays.

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): Repeat. The season premiere episode, “A Change Is Gonna Come,” replays.

Big Shots (ABC): New. It is back tonight, but if this episode or the one in two weeks doesn’t show a marked improvement, it won’t be around for long.

Cable Choices

Good Eats (Food Network): Repeat. Alton leeks a few recipes. Plays again later.
Throwdown With Bobby Flay (Food Network): Repeat. A donut battle is waged. Plays again later.

All Star Holiday Cookies (Food Network): Repeat. Your favorite personalities from the network share some of their favorite cookie recipes. Plays again later.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (USA): New. A woman accuses some football players of rape at a party. Plays again later.

Other Options

• Mad Men (AMC): Repeat. The season replay continues with the “Babylon” episode.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has Thursday Night College Football with Rutgers at Louisville.
• ESPN2 has women and men’s college basketball.
• NFL Network has Thursday Night Football and what is the game of the week with the Green Bay Packers at the Dallas Cowboys, too bad practically nobody will be able to see it.
• TNT has an NBA double header with the New York Knicks at the Boston Celtics followed by the Denver Nuggets at the Los Angeles Lakers.

TV Marathons

Bravo has Kathy Griffin specials most of the day and a new special tonight.
MTV has five episodes of America’s Next Top Model tonight.
Oxygen has 27 episodes of Snapped.
Sci Fi has eight episodes of Eureka early.
Travel Channel has 12 hours of Food Heavens episodes.
USA has 14 hours of Law & Order: Criminal Intent episodes.
VH1 has the five-part 100 Greatest Kid Stars tonight.

Tonight, ABC has the new Shrek the Halls, NBC has Christmas in Rockefeller Center and MTV has the season finale of Pageant Place.

Prime Picks

Shrek the Halls (ABC): New. Turns out that the big guy isn’t a big Christmas fan and is looking forward to a small family Christmas, but Donkey and the rest of the fairytale gang try to join in all the fun.
Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (ABC): Repeat. The 40th Anniversary Special Edition plays tonight.

Pushing Daisies (ABC): New. Special time tonight, as the gang gets into it with a candy shop that opens across the street with the goal of putting The Pie Hole out of business. Molly Shannon (Saturday Night Live) guest-stars. Runs 62 minutes.

Dirty Sexy Money (ABC): New. Sofia wants to see where Jeremy lives. Brian is attempting to bribe the arbitrator into giving him his son and we get to see more about Dutch via flashbacks. ABC has picked the show up for the season, should the strike come to an end soon and we actually get a full season.

Solid Selections

‘Til Death (FOX): New. Two new episodes play tonight for an hour of so-so comedy, but hey, it’s better than watching them light the tree at Rockefeller Center for the 75th time.

Criminal Minds (CBS): New. Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle) guest-stars in this episode as a comic book artist whose drawing look a lot like recent crime scenes the BAU is investigating.

Life (NBC): New. A dead runaway is found holding her guitar and Crews and Reese investigate and find that they may have turned up an even bigger crime. NBC announced yesterday that they have picked the show up for the season along with Chuck. Now if they would extend the favor to Journeyman, the TVaholic would be very happy.

Cable Choices

Rise of the Video Game (Discovery Channel): New. Part two chronicles the history from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Plays again later.

MythBusters (Discovery Channel): New. The guys take a look at more pirate myths. Plays again later.

Food Network Challenge (Food Network): Repeat. The “Edible Ornament” competition episode from Sunday replays. Replays again later.

Other Options

• Bionic Woman (NBC): New. Jaime is off on a spa weekend in with her sister when another guest tries to draw her into a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
• The Closer (TNT): Repeats. Three episodes from season two replays, “Out of Focus,” “Head Over Heels” and “The Other Woman.”
• CSI: NY (CBS): New. Mac figures out the meaning of the 333, but one of his team is taken hostage as he gets closer to finding out more about his stalker.
• Gossip Girl (The CW): New. Dan decides to invite Serena’s family to spend Thanksgiving with his, but not knowing the history of his father and her mother creates a big old fun time at the festivities.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has a college basketball doubleheader with North Carolina at Ohio State in game two.
• ESPN2 has a college basketball doubleheader with Illinois at Maryland in game one.
• NBA TV has the Orlando Magic at my Seattle Supersonics.

TV Marathons

Oxygen has 12 episodes of Mad About You early.
Sci Fi has 16 episodes of Tales From the Darkside early.

Tonight, ABC has the final results show of Dancing With the Stars and MyNet has the season finale of Jail.

Prime Picks

Bones (FOX): New. A man in a Santa suit is found dead in a drain, just days before Christmas.

House (FOX): New. An over-the-hill former rock star is the case of the week and House is under orders by Cuddy to stop messing around and choose his team.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC): New. A nanny is found dead and while her Internet lover is the prime suspect, the detectives take a closer look at her employers as well.

Solid Selections

NCIS (CBS): New. It looks like the military may have been grooming a Marine to become a supersoldier.

The Unit (CBS): New. Bob is morally conflicted over the deadly task at hand on a sniper mission and puts the entire team at risk.

Cane (CBS): New. Alex is getting a little too comfortable with some gangsters on a gambling trip and then things turn violent.

Cable Choices

The Closer (TNT): Repeats. The first three episodes of season two replay, “Blue Blood,” “Mom Duty,” which has Brenda’s mom coming for a visit and was very funny, and Slippin’.”

Other Options

• A Charlie Brown Christmas (ABC): Repeat. The classic animated tale of Charlie Brown seeking the meaning of Christmas.
• Dirty Jobs (Discovery Channel): New. Tonight, Mike works with a runway painting crew and as a spray insulation technician. Plays again later.
• Iron Chef America (Food Network): Repeat. The special “All Star Holiday Dessert Battle” episode replays with Tyler Florence and Robert Irvine going up against Paula Dean and Cat Cora. Replays again later.
• Nip/Tuck (FX): New. Sean decides to take his relationship with Kate in a new direction after being inspired by a patient. Christian is persuaded to perform surgery on one of Eden’s friends. Runs 62 minutes and plays twice.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has a college basketball doubleheader with Wisconsin at Duke in the second game.
• ESPN2 has a college basketball doubleheader with Purdue at Clemson in the second game.
• NBA TV has the Boston Celtics at the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• Versus has NHL action.

Late Night

• Flash Gordon (Sci Fi): Repeat. The “Stand and Deliver” episode from two Fridays ago replays.
• Frank TV (TBS): New. Sketches include impersonations of Donald Trump, President Bush and Sean Connery. Plays again later.

TV Marathons

A&E has five episodes of CSI: Miami tonight.
Bravo has five episodes of The Real Housewives of Orange County tonight.
Oxygen has six episodes of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency followed by 14 episodes of Snapped.
Sci Fi has seven episodes of Night Stalker early.
Spike TV has six episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation tonight.