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What to Watch on Monday: Finally, '2 Broke Girls' open the cupcake shop

American Country Awards (8pm, Fox) - Trace Adkins and Kristen Chenoweth host the third annual fan-voted awards show. Performers include Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan and Jake Owen.

Extreme Makeover Home Edition (8pm, ABC) - The team helps a veteran who was wounded in Iraq.

2 Broke Girls (9pm, CBS) - Two new episodes tonight. In the first, Max and Caroline host a grand-opening of their cupcake shop, and Max invites her former flames so she can show off her success. In the second, Max offers to make Sophie (the worst part of this show) a silent partner in the cupcake shop, but Sophie and Caroline have very different visions for the company.

Gossip Girl (9pm, CW) - Blair's encounter with Bart leaves her worried about Chuck, so she sets out to help him and recruits some assistance. Meanwhile, Chuck enters into a potentially life-altering agreement.

Take it All (9pm, NBC) - A new gift-swap game hosted by Howie Mandel, in which contestants grapple with choices that could result in prizes or leave them empty-handed.

Michael Bublé: Home for the Holidays (10pm, NBC) - A Michael Bublé holiday special with guests Rod Stewart, Blake Shelton and Carly Rae Jepsen.

The Layover with Anthony Bourdain (9pm, Travel) - Highlights of Tony's visit to Sao Paulo, Brazil, include a stay at a boat-shaped hotel and a tour of the city's graffiti with street artist Speto.

Scotty wins New Artist at American Country Awards

Scotty McCreery's incredible year continued tonight as he won his first award at a country music awards show. Scotty was named the top New Artist at the American Country Awards.

The awards, airing live from Las Vegas, are voted on by music fans. Winners receive customized Fender Telecaster guitars. Scotty joked that his first award was "a dadgum Telecaster."

Scotty, the Garner High School senior and "American Idol" winner, likely had a heads-up that he was going to win tonight's award. As soon as his name was announced as the winner, the stage opened to reveal him singing his current hit, "The Trouble With Girls."

What to Watch on Monday: 'Charlie Brown Christmas' and more Scotty

American Country Awards (8pm, Fox) - Trace Adkins and Kristen Chenoweth host this fan-voted awards show in Las Vegas. Performers include Blake Shelton, the Band Perry, and ... you guessed it, Scotty McCreery!

How I Met Your Mother (8pm, CBS) - Robin hears bad news, but hides it from everyone, and Marshall hangs Christmas decorations with a little help from his neighbor.

Charlie Brown Christmas (8pm, ABC) - The 1965 Peanuts classic in which Charlie Brown laments the commercialization of Christmas. Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi provides the music.

A Sing-Off Christmas (8pm, NBC) - Holiday songs are performed by winning groups from each season, an ensemble of lead singers from Season 3, and special guests.

2 Broke Girls (8:30pm, CBS) - Max and Caroline try to find their horse Chestnut a job so he will have lodging for the winter.

Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice (8:30pm, CBS) - In a new holiday installment from Prep & Landing, an elf needs help troubleshooting a Christmas crisis after a mischievous kid hacks into Santa's database, so he reaches out to his estranged brother, who works on the coal squad.

The Closer (9pm, TNT) - Santa's zip-line arrival into a Christmas village goes very wrong and Brenda's team takes on the holiday case. Fred Willard guest stars.

Neverland (9pm, Syfy) - The conclusion to the two-part miniseries that serves as a prequel to the story of Peter Pan. If you missed last night's first part, it repeats tonight at 7.

What to Watch on Monday: Ben Folds and TNT dramas return

American Country Awards (8pm, Fox) - It honestly feels like country music has about a hundred awards shows every year. Here's another one. This one is hosted by Trace Adkins and the winners are voted on by fans. All your favorites are slated to perform and/or present.

The Sing-Off (8pm, NBC) - In the Season 2 premiere, 10 a cappella groups collaborate to sing "I've Got Music in Me" before performing songs of their choice. Ben Folds (left) returns as a judge.

How I Met Your Mother (8pm, CBS) - Ted befriends Zoey's husband "The Captain" (Kyle McLachlan), and invites him to hang out with him and Zoey, hoping they can all be friends.

The Closer (9pm, TNT) - One of Brenda's colleagues is ambushed on the street, so she and the gang hunt for the culprit, while also trying to clear the colleague of a false witness tampering accusation.

James Patterson's Sundays at Tiffany's (9pm, Lifetime) - A successful businesswoman (Alyssa Milano) engaged to a handsome actor is visited by her imaginary friend (Eric Winter) from childhood, whom she realizes is real and could be her true soul mate. It's based on a novel by James Patterson, so where's the part where someone gets murdered???

Men of a Certain Age (10pm, TNT) - Season 2 opens with Joe (Ray Romano) eager to sharpen his golf skills, but teed off about practicing at dawn and discovering that his new home is in his bookie's neighborhood. Meanwhile, Owen (Andre Braugher) ascends as manager of the family auto dealership, but regrets hiring Terry (Scott Bakula) as a salesman.

Castle (10pm, ABC) - An investigation into a dockworker-turned-bartender's death leads Beckett and Castle to the city's underground tunnels, where they discover a Prohibition-era secret. The probe's focus on New York's bar history inspires Castle to open one.

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