TV Highlights

SERIES

Great Performances: An all-star salute to Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim gets an encore showing (8 p.m. KCET).

Raising Hope: Jason Lee (“My Name Is Earl”) guest stars in this new episode of the sitcom (9 p.m. Fox).

Strange Days With Bob Saget: The former “Full House” star and “America’s Funniest Home Videos” host gets a new reality series (10 and 10:30 p.m. A&E).

Sons of Anarchy: The biker-gang drama rolls to the end of another season (10 p.m. FX).

SPECIALS

The Billionaires’ Road Trip: Warren Buffett and Bill Gates travel to China in this new special (6 and 10 p.m. CNBC).

Christmas in Rockefeller Center: Natalie Morales and Al Roker host the 78th annual tree-lighting ceremony, with scheduled performers including Susan Boyle, Mariah Carey, Sheryl Crow, Josh Groban, Annie Lennox, Kylie Minogue and Jessica Simpson (8 p.m. NBC).

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Boris Karloff narrates this beloved holiday classic (8 p.m. ABC).

The Real Story of Christmas: The origins of beloved holiday traditions (8 p.m. History).

The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show: Supermodels are underdressed for the occasion in this new special featuring musical performances by Katy Perry and Akon (10 p.m. CBS).

MOVIES

The Road: Viggo Mortensen, Robert Duvall and Guy Pearce star in this post-apocalyptic 2009 tale (8 p.m. Showtime).

National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: Ryan Reynolds slacks off in this 2002 campus comedy (8:15 p.m. TMC).

SPORTS

Basketball: The Lakers visit the Grizzlies (5 p.m. KCAL).

Hockey: The Blues battle the Blackhawks (5 p.m. VS).