Finding Your Roots (8pm, UNC-TV) - Henry Louis Gates, Jr. researches the family histories of Robert Downey Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal, which both feature European immigrant stories common to many Americans.

Firelight (9pm, ABC) - A Hallmark Hall of Fame movie about a counselor (Cuba Gooding Jr, left) at a Georgia correctional facility for young women who tries to help the inmates turn their lives around by forming a group of volunteers to battle forest fires, perform rescue missions and respond to natural disasters. Here's Adrienne's review.

The Killing (9pm, AMC) - Sarah receives a message from the dead that may shed light on the identity of Rosie's killer, and Mitch befriends a young runaway.

The Celebrity Apprentice (9pm, NBC) - The celebrities (including Clay Aiken, who is still going strong in the competition) must create an in-store display and a slogan for a new fragrance. But not without hitches, of course. Expect another big fight between Arsenio Hall and Aubrey O'Day. If you're behind on the show, you can catch up with our "Celebrity Apprentice" recaps.

Birdsong (9pm, UNC-TV) - Part 1 of a 2-part "Masterpiece Classic" presentation of an adaptation of the Sebastian Faulks novel about a British lieutenant in World War I whose memories of a prewar romance with a married French woman both sustain and haunt him.

Nurse Jackie (9pm, Showtime) - Jackie leaves rehab and finds that working at All Saints while sober is a little unsettling, and Zoey second-guesses her relationship with Lenny.

Veep (10pm, HBO) - In the premiere of a hilarious new comedy following the public and private lives of U.S. Vice President Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, right) and her bumbling staff, the office goes into damage-control over a cornstarch gaffe (hard to explain). Check out my "Veep" review and a trailer from the show.

Mad Men (10pm, AMC) - Peggy  has a tough time during a particularly formidable pitch.

Oprah Presents Master Class (10pm, OWN) - In part 1 of a two-part interview, Sidney Poitier recalls how he made it to Hollywood from his childhood in the Bahamas, and how he overcame racial prejudice on his way up.

Girls (10:30pm, HBO) - Jessa doesn't show up for her appointment at a women's clinic, while Hannah is preoccupied by her own health issues. Later, Shoshanna reveals some surprising news.

On tonight's episode of "Oprah's Next Chapter," Oprah interviews family members of the late pop star Whitney Houston, including Whitney's daughter with Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina.

Oprah also talks to Whitney’s brother, Gary, and sister-in-law, Patricia. Check out the preview below.

The show airs tonight at 9 p.m. on OWN.

Survivor: One World (8pm, CBS) - The 24th edition of "Survivor" will have two tribes (men versus women) but living together in a single camp on a Samoan beach.

Oprah's Oscar Special (9pm, OWN) - Oprah interviews 2012 Oscar nominees Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer from "The Help" and Jonah Hill from "Moneyball."

Happy Endings (9:30pm, ABC) - Max's new boyfriend (James Wolk) is a hit with everyone, except for Dave, who sets out to prove he is equally cool. Meanwhile, Max worries he's not good enough for his "perfect" guy.

CSI (10pm, CBS) - Elizabeth Shue (left with George Eads) joins the cast as Russell's former colleague, who helps him investigate the death of a man's ex-girlfriend.

Revenge (10pm, ABC) - People close to Emily are in jeopardy when unexpected turmoil breaks out at her engagement party. Meanwhile, Jack searches for Amanda.

Royal Pains (10pm, USA) -  Jack's illness finally takes a toll on him, and Hank offers his support during the tough time. Elsewhere, Boris' cousin asks Evan for help repairing her relationship with Boris and Evan tries to help Divya fix a financial problem.

From correspondent Tammy Grubb

True love may be just around the corner for Carrboro!

Producers of the new show, “LoveTown USA,” have named the town a finalist for the Oprah Winfrey Network and BBC Worldwide television series. The next step is a visit with residents in a Town Hall meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 13.

Community and Economic director Annette Stone said the producers wouldn’t say how many other towns are in the finals, too. Kingsland, Ga., officials said they are still in the running, but officials in Reidsville, Fuquay-Varina and Culpeper, Va., said their towns were rejected. There’s no word yet from Newton or Clayton, N.C.
The show’s casting directors will make a final decision in January.

The show will take over a small American town for 30 days, bringing in professional matchmakers to pair up local singles and see how the relationships develop and affect the town. Filming could happen in February or March.

Reminder: The "I Love Lucy" marathon is going on over on the Hallmark Channel.

Teen Spirit (7pm, ABC Family) - In a new TV movie filmed in Wilmington earlier this year, a recently deceased queen bee (Cassie Scerbo) must transform a geeky classmate (Lindsey Shaw) into their school's prom queen in order to be granted a rewarding afterlife.

Teen Choice Awards (8pm, Fox) - Scotty McCreery is nominated for Male Breakout Artist in this 13th annual ceremony honoring teens' favorites in entertainment, sports, and fashion. But he's not likely to appear live on tonight's show because the American Idol Tour is in Detroit (but via satellite maybe?). You'll still get to see Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Robert Pattinson, Joe Jonas, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell, and Tyler Posey. Kaley Cuoco hosts and will.i.am is the DJ.

Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes (8pm, OWN) - In the show's finale, staff emotions run high during the taping of the May 25, 2011 finale of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

Drop Dead Diva (9pm, Lifetime) - Jane's mom gets arrested when she uses an airplane's emergency exit, and Grayson talks Deb's mom into suing a casino when it uses a photo of Deb in a distasteful ad campaign. Sharon Lawrence reprises her role as Deb's mom.

Falling Skies (9pm, TNT) - In a special 2-hour season finale, growing tension divides the 2nd Mass unit as their planned assault on an alien base draws near, and Tom (Noah Wyle, right) contemplates a disturbing discovery about the Skitters. Most importantly, mysteries about the aliens' motives might finally be answered.

True Blood (9pm, HBO) - Marnie's powers from beyond force Bill to take evasive, though unpopular action to save vampires, and Eric turns his amnesia into an asset.

Hillbilly Handfishin' (10pm, Animal Planet) - In this new show from Animal Planet, host Skipper Bevins and his partner Jackson take regular people on trips to Oklahoma to "noodle" for catfish. That means they try to catch giant catfish with their bare hands. The clients featured in this first episode include two women from Boston, a brother and sister from California, and two police officers from Chicago.

In Plain Sight (10pm, USA) - In the Season 4 finale, Mary's work interferes with Brandi's wedding when Mary is forced to look after her least favorite witness. Also, I'm assuming Mary will finally make a decision about her baby.

Coolest thing about Oprah's final show: She gave me her email address!

That's right. I can send a note to oprah@oprah.com and I might get a personal message from Oprah and she might read my email. At Happiness, we thought this opened up a lot of possibilites.

SUBJECT LINE: HEY

Hey, Oprah! What's up?

Other than that, Oprah's final show was, she said, a love letter to us, her viewers. But it was also our final lesson from a teacher who was also taught by us in the world's biggest classroom. And it was kind of a review session to make sure we got the major points of our 25 year-long course. For those reluctantly enrolled in O University, the final show was easy to mock. Those with an O graduate degree, earned credits toward a PhD.

Can you pay tribute to O too many times?

Perhaps. But at Happiness we're nothing if we're not exuberant!

So we turned to Gigi Karmous-Edwards, a Raleigh resident and Oprah FAN!!, who designs the Uvo bag collection, to share what O has meant to her:

"I am having a hard time imagining life without watching the Oprah show everyday at 4 o’clock. She has had an incredible impact on my life in every way possible, and I look up to her and what she has done for so many people.

As Oprah Winfrey ends her afternoon talk show today, much has been written about her impact on American culture, books, television, women's lives, and more.

But O's departure means something else to me. It marks the end of my mom's dream of being on Oprah.

When you're a writer, you always get the writing assignments in the family (obits, wedding speeches, graduation speeches) and mom just knew I would write THE letter that would tell her story so poignantly that Oprah would fly her out and sit her on the couch.

Millions of people will tune in today for the final episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." One devoted Oprah fan who will be glued to the screen for every last minute is a local woman who met the talk show queen way back when.

Linda V. Eldridge of Four Oaks isn't just a casual Oprah fan.  She was actually a guest on the show back in 1987, during the first week of Oprah's second season on air.

Eldridge says the topic of the show was something along the lines of "Don't be afraid to marry down" -- a look at women who picked mates based solely on their socio-economic status.