TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
8 PM$ NCIS After two dead bodies are found in an otherwise idyllic forest, an investigation by members of the NCIS team soon draws them into the strange and surprisingly wild world of modern-day treasure hunting in the new episode “Blood and Treasure.” Elsewhere, Gibbs and Fornell (Mark Harmon, recurring guest star Joe Spano) make their way deeper into their own search for an opioid kingpin. Tom Wilson, Sheva Cohen and Anthony Konechny also guest star; Sean Murray and Emily Wickersham also star. 8 PMGSwamp Thing Facing new pressures from Dr. Palomar (guest star Adrienne Barbeau) and executives at the CDC, Abby (Crystal Reed) returns to Atlanta, where she is confronted by Nathan Ellery (guest star Michael Beach) and the Conclave in the new episode “Long Walk Home.” Elsewhere, after Swamp Thing (Derek Mears) helps an injured man, the latter vows to return soon and help develop a cure to the mysterious swamp malady. Meanwhile, Matt (Henderson Wade) learns the truth about Avery Sutherland (Will Patton). 8 PM( TCM) MOVIE A Christmas Carol Many people consider this 1938 version their favorite screen adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. Count June Lockhart (“Lost in Space”) among them: She made her film debut at age 12 as one of the children of Bob and Emily Cratchit, played by her real-life parents, Gene and Kathleen Lockhart. Reginald Owen stars as Christmas-hating curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge. The film begins an evening of Charles Dickens film adaptations that also includes “David Copperfield,” “Great Expectations” and “Oliver Twist.” 9 PM& Transplant This Canadian import wraps up its first successful season on NBC with two back-to-back episodes, starring with “Relapse,” which finds Bash (Hamza Haq) treating a young mother addicted to opioids.
First, though, he must discern whether her current grave condition means she is using again or something else is causing her dramatic symptoms. Then, Dr. BIshop (John Hannah) and Claire (recurring guest star Torri Higginson) confront a devastating realization, while elsewhere Theo (Jim Watson) tries to save a gravely ill teenager.