TV HIGHLIGHTS
SERIES
NOVA In the new episode “Animal Espionage,” camera traps and drones offer looks at animals (including whales, tigers and giant armadillos) without disturbing them. 9 p.m. KOCE and KPBS SEAL Team While Jason (David Boreanaz) is sidelined with an injury, Ray (Neil Brown Jr.) leads the team on a mission to rescue a Marine pilot who was shot down in enemy territory. 9 p.m. CBS Almost Family Julia (Brittany Snow) develops feelings for Donovan (Michael Stahl-David). 9 p.m. Fox Extinct or Alive In Vietnam, host Forrest Galante teams up with a conservation group working to save the largest turtle species in the world from extinction. 9 p.m. Animal Planet The Great Food Truck Race Host Tyler Florence kicks off a four-episode holiday edition of this competition. 10 p.m. Food Network Baroness von Sketch Show The comedy series ends its season.12:30 a.m. IFC
SPECIALS
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving In this animated “Peanuts” classic from 1973, the pressure is on for Charlie Brown after Peppermint Patty decides she and the gang will have Thanksgiving dinner at his house. 8 p.m. ABC. The Plastic Problem In this new special journalist Amna Nawaz and producer Lorna Baldwin document the damage plastic has caused in the U.S. and abroad. 10 p.m. KOCE and KPBS
MOVIES
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Eddie Redmayne and Katherine Waterston star in this 2016 fantasy set in the Harry Potter universe, in 1926 New York. 7:05 p.m. Syfy The Christmas Club Two strangers (Elizabeth Mitchell, Cameron Mathison) meet when they help an elderly woman find her lost Christmas savings in this new holiday romance. 8 p.m. Hallmark
A Very Vintage Christmas An antique shop owner (Tia Mowry-Hardrict) finds a hidden box containing an eclectic collection of mementos and makes it her mission to deliver it to its rightful owner in this new romantic comedy. Jesse Hutch and Patricia Richardson also star. 8 p.m. Lifetime Run the Race Brothers Tim and Robby Tebow are executive producers on this 2019 faith-based fictional drama about a pair of athletic brothers (Tanner Stine, Evan Hofer) who take different paths in a bid to win college scholarships. 10 p.m. Epix Paddington (2014) 11 a.m.
Freeform Alpha (2018) 11:17 a.m. Starz Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 5
p.m. TCM
TALK SHOWS
CBS This Morning Composer Lin-Manuel Miranda; Jeff Goldblum; Jon Batiste; poet Amanda Gorman. (N) 7 a.m. CBS Today Boxer Virginia “Ginny” Fuchs; Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea Cutler. (N) 7 a.m. NBC Good Morning America John Boyega. (N) 7 a.m. ABC Good Day L.A. Bret Michaels, Poison; psychologist Judy Ho; Kim Kardashian; Larry Miller, Sit ’n Sleep; model Courtney Sixx. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV Live With Kelly and Ryan John Boyega; Mark Cuban (“Shark Tank”); chef Alfred Portale. (N) 9 a.m. ABC The View A performance from “Disney on Ice.” (N) 10 a.m. KABC
Tamron Hall Kelly Rowland; Julia Collin Davison. (N) 1 p.m. ABC The Dr. Oz Show Daphne Oz and Jamika Pessoa. (N) 1 p.m. Fox The Kelly Clarkson Show Josh Gad; Grace VanderWaal. (N) 2 p.m. NBC Dr. Phil A woman’s son is a troubled teen who sells, smokes and vapes marijuana and may be headed to prison. 3 p.m. CBS The Ellen DeGeneres Show Dakota Johnson and Zack Gottsagen (“The Peanut Butter Falcon”). 3 p.m. NBC The Real Sheryl Lee Ralph (“29th Annual DIVAS Simply Singing Musical”); Jill Marie Jones. (N) 3 p.m. KTTV The Doctors The Tate/ LaBianca murders; Joan Lunden discusses breast cancer. (N) 3 p.m. KCOP The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon John Boyega; Abigail Spencer; JP Saxe and Julia Michaels perform. (N) 11:34 p.m. NBC The Late Show With Stephen Colbert LL Cool J; chef José Andrés. (N) 11:35 p.m. CBS The Late Late Show With James Corden Evan Rachel Wood; Melissa Benoist; Mike Birbiglia; Bloc Party performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. CBS Late Night With Seth Meyers Jeff Goldblum; Jacqueline Novak. (N) 12:37 a.m. NBC Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m.
ABC A Little Late With Lilly Singh Esther Povitsky; Brenda Song. (N) 1:38 a.m. NBC
SPORTS
NBA Basketball The Brooklyn Nets visit the Boston Celtics, 4 p.m. ESPN; the Clippers visit the Memphis Grizzlies, 5 p.m. FS Prime; the Lakers visit the New Orleans Pelicans, 6:30 p.m. ESPN and SportsNet NHL Hockey The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4 p.m. NBCSP; the Anaheim Ducks visit the Arizona Coyotes, 6:30 p.m. KCOP; the New York Islanders visit the Kings, 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports Net