ABC, 8:00 p.m. ET
Once again, it’s the Thanksgiving episode for the Hecks – and once again, the parents are visiting for the holidays, spreading anything but good cheer. Jerry Van Dyke, Marsha Mason guest star.
PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET
On one side of the argument, all those doomsday movies about asteroids heading straight for Earth, doing to us what they have done to the dinosaurs. (The asteroid that exploded over Siberia could be Exhibit A in this regard.) On the other side, galactic miners who see in nearby asteroids a fortune in raw materials – iron, nickel, platinum and other precious finds. Check local listings.
TCM, 9:45 p.m. ET
Burt Lancaster month continues on TCM – and tonight, his movies include this 1961 courtroom thriller set in postwar Germany, about Nazis tried for war crimes in an international court. And Lancaster is only one of the major, major stars here. Others include Spencer Tracy, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell, Judy Garland and Montgomery Clift. Also featured: two faces that would become quite familiar in subsequent Sixties TV shows: William Shatner of Star Trek, and Werner Klemperer of Hogan’s Heroes. One was Kirk, the other Klink.
FX, 10:00 p.m. ET
This series, in its third season incarnation, has come up with its best yet – and shows no signs of slowing down.
Comedy Central, 11:00 p.m. ET
This ought to be good, and perhaps very quotable. Tonight’s scheduled guest, who has a history of being verbally freewheeling even under more formal interview circumstances, is Jennifer Lawrence, star of the imminent Hunger Games sequel.