• Fox is new with Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? and Don't Forget the Lyrics
  • NBC is new with Greatest Holiday Moments: TV & Film Countdown, Lipstick Jungle, and Dateline
  • CBS is new with Ghost Whisperer and has a repeat and new episode of Numb3rs
  • ABC has Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas and is new with 20/20
  • The CW has Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer and Story of Santa Claus
  • USA is new with Psych
  • E! has The Soup
  • Late-night highlights include Barack Obama on a repeat of Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Cate Blanchett, Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen, and Taylor Swift on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on NBC; and Adele on a repeat of Late Night With Conan O'Brien on NBC