Charlie Brown Christmas (8pm, ABC) - If you missed it last week, the 1965 animated classic is on again.

The Year with Katie Couric (9pm, ABC) - The prize for first year-end review of the end of the year goes to Katie Couric! Produced in conjunction with People magazine, topics range from the world's economic difficulties to the killing of Osama bin Laden to the Kardashians.

Selling Spelling Manor (9pm, HGTV) - Candy Spelling, widow of TV producer Aaron Spelling, leads of a tour of her 56,500-square-foot California mansion, which she sold this summer for $85 million (she was asking $150 million). Spelling downsized to a nice condo.  

Burn Notice (10pm, USA) - In the Season 5 finale, Michael receives his biggest CIA mission yet just as Anson's plans kick into high gear.

The Mentalist (10pm, CBS) - Jane almost drowns while investigating a fireman's murder, and he loses his memory, which reverts him back to his old con man personality.

Prime Suspect (10pm, NBC) - What's this?! An unaired "Prime Suspect"?! Yes, please! Jane investigates the death of a Jewish diamond dealer, and Matt surprises Jane with a celebration after he receives a big job.

Regis Philbin: The Morning Maestro (8pm, ABC) - In a special edition of "20/20," Katie Couric profiles Regis Philbin, who retires tomorrow as cohost of "Live with Regis and Kelly" after 28 years on the show. Things to look forward to: Regis takes Katie to the Bronx neighborhood where he grew up, including a special ceremony at Cardinal Hayes Memorial High School, and the two have snacks at Conti's Bakery with Regis' childhood pal, Freakin' Finelli. No more Regis in the morning? Oh, the pain!!

Community (8pm, NBC) - Dean Pelton directs a commercial starring the study group and a collection of the school's most colorful characters. Even better, Abed shoots a behind-the-scenes documentary of the entire affair.

Private Practice (9pm, ABC) - In a special 2-hour chunk of "Private Practice," Amelia's colleagues stage an intervention when she returns home from a drug binge, and Pete and Violet's marriage reaches a tipping point.

Bones (9pm, Fox) - A toy company CEO (Morgan Fairchild) grants Booth and Sweets access to its top-secret lab after the remains of a female executive are discovered in a shrink-wrapped doll.

Whitney (9:30pm, NBC) - Whitney and Alex attempt to adopt a dog, but have problems with the dog shelter owner, who is played by comedian Lisa Lampanelli.  

Prime Suspect (10pm, NBC) - Jane and Reg investigate the murders of a young girl's parents, whose bodies were found in a hotel room.

It's finally official. Katie Couric, who left her spot as anchor of the "CBS Evening News" in May, today signed a multi-year, multi-platform deal with ABC.

Couric, who herself acknowledged that her pending deal with ABC has been the worst kept secret in the news and entertainment business, will host and produce a nationally syndicated daily talk show to be distributed by Disney and ABC.

She will also anchor specials, conduct interviews, and participate in special events coverage for ABC News. According to the news release, Couric's involvement with the ABC News team will begin this summer.

The new talk show, however, isn't expected to debut until September 2012. That project will be produced by Jeff Zucker, the former president of NBCUniversal who executive produced the "Today" show when Couric was on with Matt Lauer.

Scotty Pelley takes over for Couric as anchor on the "CBS Evening News" starting tonight.

Katie Couric bid us adieu last week. The bye-byes to Oprah start today, and culminate Wednesday.

And tonight marks the final appearance of Mary Hart on "Entertainment Tonight."

Hart has been with the show since 1982, and will replaced by a younger blonde, former "Access Hollywood" host Nancy O'Dell.

According to TVSpy, during the final show taped yesterday, Hart's former co-hosts Bob Goen, Rob Weller and NC State grad (and WTVD alum) John Tesh, surprised her.

"ET" and Mary helped turn pop culture and, more pointedly, celebrity culture into mainstream news. (You may not want to thank her for that, but it is what it is.) She's also famous for her gams; her legs were once insured for $1 million each.

In a couple of weeks, we'll be waving to the Today show's Meredith Viera too. Sigh.

Good luck, Mary!

Everyone knew it was coming, and now it's official: anchor Katie Couric is leaving "CBS Evening News" when her contract ends in June.

For the official announcement, Couric chose to give the scoop to People magazine instead of her own news network. Couric told People: “I have decided to step down from the CBS Evening News. I'm really proud of the talented team on the CBS Evening News and the award-winning work we've been able to do in the past five years in addition to the reporting I've done for 60 Minutes and CBS Sunday Morning. In making the decision to move on, I know the Evening News will be in great hands, but I am excited about the future."

CBS said: "CBS News, like Katie herself, is looking forward to the next chapter."

Ouch. That sounds a little like a "don't let the door hit ya" kind of statement.

CBS is expected to name Scott Pelley the new anchor of the “CBS Evening News” sometime next week.

As for Couric, she wants to do a daily syndicated talk show and the current rumors are that ABC is interested.

Stand Up to Cancer (8pm) - Network news anchors Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, and Brian Williams host a fundraiser for cancer research which is airing on several major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, Discovery Health, VH1). There's a musical performance by Stevie Wonder, Natasha Bedingfield, Queen Latifah, Martina McBride, Aaron Neville, and Dave Stewart. Also appearing are celebrities who are themselves cancer fighters and survivors, including Raleigh native Michael C. Hall, Sharon Osbourne, Maura Tierney, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sofia Vergara, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Fran Drescher, and Ethan Zohn.

Hellcats (8pm, CW) - CW is repeating two of their fall premieres tonight. "Hellcats" airs at 8pm and "Nikita" will air at 9pm.

Freshman Father (9pm, Hallmark) - A new Hallmark movie about a Harvard freshman (Drew Seeley) who becomes a single dad and must learn to balance fatherhood with school. Helping out is a friendly psychic (Annie Potts), but the school's dean (Kim Zimmer) is less supportive and threatens to withdraw his scholarship.

Haven (10pm, Syfy) - Audrey's new Haven friends throw a surprise birthday party for her at a local hotel, but the celebration sours when the group learns that a predatory shape-shifter has replaced one of the party-goers. I hate when that happens.

We sing about it, we write about it, we just plain desire it.

Some even think we can find it by watching TV. Next to the meaning of life, we most want to know how to be happy.

Tonight at 10 (!) on UNC-TV, PBS begins a three-part documentary exploring happiness called "This Emotional Life."

(Each episode is two hours long, so you might want to set the DVR.)

Hosted by Harvard professor Daniel Gilbert, the documentary examines why happiness is so elusive, using a mix of science and personal stories.

We learn the brain science behind different facets of happiness.

Tonight's 6:30 national news on ABC ws the final broadcast of Charles "Charlie" Gibson.

It was a weeklong goodbye, as Gibson said, "you may have heard a time or 6", with Gibson on each broadcast since Monday, sharing different memories of his long farewell.

Gibson, you'll remember, came in to the anchor job when ABC News was in trouble. The network had replaced the late, great Peter Jennings with two anchors -- Bob Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas in 2006. But Woodruff was badly injured by an IED in Iraq, and Vargas got pregnant, and had to take a leave. In disarray, ABC pulled Gibson off of "Good Morning America," a gig, ironically, that was supposed to be temporary for he and Diane Sawyer.

There weren't any great bombshells in today's Oprah's interview with Sarah Palin.

Indeed both seemed to be trying to be particularly careful, and in Palin's case, guarded; Oprah, perhaps, because she had supported Palin's opponent and Palin, perhaps, because she didn't want to give too much away and undermine her book sales.

It was a very mannerly and cordial interview, which makes for not-great TV, but it wasn't undignified either and that's OK too.

I picked up the phone and the caller asked for me.

I identified myself and the caller said "Hi Adrienne, it's Katie Couric."

OK, so I was expecting the call. The CBS News anchor was calling to discuss "Afghanistan: The Road Ahead," a three-day examination the network is doing on the war in Afghanistan. From today through Wednesday, the 6:30 evening broadcast will break form, using more than half of its half-hour to feature reporting on the complexities of the war.