TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
8 PM( ESPN) NFL Football The Pittsburgh Steelers have a chance to lock up the AFC North and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs tonight at Paul Brown Stadium, where they’ll drop in on Brandon Allen and the moribund Cincinnati Bengals. Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers dominated their divisional rivals in Week 10, when he threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns in a 36-10 home victory.
8 PM( TCM) MOVIE Come to the Stable Loretta Young and Celeste Holm both scored Academy Award nominations — as best actress and supporting actress, respectively — for their roles as two French religious sisters who come to a small New England town, where they try to engage the local residents to help them in their mission to build a children’s hospital.
9 PM( FOOD) Holiday Baking Championship Host Jesse Palmer dons gay apparel that turns him into a Christmas tree as he opens the Season 7 finale, “Christmas Windows in Time.” First, Palmer challenges the four remaining contestants to honor the classic yuletide tree in the form of a beautifully decorated tower of macarons. The three finalists then move on to the main heat, creating a stunning cake topped with an icing that evokes the time period each has been assigned.
10 PM (TBS) American Dad Having experienced far too many Christmastime disappointments in the past, Stan (voice of Seth MacFarlane) takes every precaution imaginable to ensure that this year’s holiday celebration comes off without a hitch in the new seasonal episode “Yule. Tide. Repeat.” His plan goes terribly, horribly wrong, but for once, he gets a magical “do-over” opportunity to set things right. The voice cast also includes Wendy Schaal, Rachael MacFarlane and Scott Grimes.
10 PM (TRAV) Paranormal Declassified Previously well-known for his reports regarding UFOs and alleged alien encounters, investigative journalist Paul Beban hosts this new series wherein he tries to get to the bottom of urban legends and other subjects outside the natural realm. In the series premiere, “Monsters of the Deep,” Beban tries to discover the truth about sea monsters.