CBS, 8:00 p.m. ET
Yet another classic holiday special gets a prime-time rebroadcast. Tonight it’s the Rankin-Bass version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, made in 1964. Not one of the best, but certainly one of the most famous.
NBC, 9:31 p.m. ET
Here’s an unusual guest appearance, by a former TV star whose appearances of late are few and far between. Marlo Thomas, the daughter of Danny Thomas and the star of the proto-feminist Sixties sitcom That Girl, guest stars as a celebrity real-estate agent who befriends Jane (Ellen Barkin).
CBS, 10:00 p.m. ET
Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars provide the music, and the Victoria’s Secret models provide the scenery. Me, I watch for the articles.
NBC, 10:01 p.m. ET
Few TV series are dealing out joy and sorrow in such potent and even doses as Parenthood, which is having its best year yet. By now, all the characters are so fully delineated that it’s wonderful to spend time with any of them, no matter where those paths might lead. And tonight, it looks like Sarah (Lauren Graham) may be getting closer to Hank (Ray Romano) after all – and may be caught by Mark (Jason Ritter) as she’s doing it.
FX, 10:00 p.m. ET
SEASON FINALE: There may or may not be a death in the SOA family in tonight’s season finale, but the number of characters who have people gunning for them, figuratively if not literally, is unusually high. Even for this high-octane, high-violence drama series. Charlie Hunnam stars.