Five Four local teams are featured tonight in the Science Channel's second annual "Punkin Chunkin" special, a competition which celebrates elaborate and outrageous pumpkin launching devices.

The local teams competing are: The General, a catapult from Wake County (Tommy Abbott); The Imperial Pride (Galen Kirkpatric) and First in Fright (Trey Greer), both trebuchets from Chapel Hill; Onager, a torsion machine from Clayton (Bob Carbo, pictured here); and the Pumpkin Slayer, built and operated by Marc and Tony Banka of Durham. Roman Revenge, a torsion machine from Gastonia (Kim J. Moore) is also featured.

Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (8pm, ABC) - Charlie Brown and Snoopy are serving popcorn, ice cream, and toast for Thanksgiving. Don't be late. Bonus cartoon "This is America, Charlie Brown" has the whole Peanuts gang aboard the Mayflower in 1620.

Punkin Chunkin (9pm, Science) - Four local teams are competing in this annnual pumpkin hurling competition. There's a "Road to Punkin Chunkin" special preceding this at 8pm.  

CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (9pm, CNN) - Anderson Cooper hosts the third annual salute to ordinary people who have done extraordinary work in their communities or in the world. NCSU grad Doc Hendley is one of the ten finalists for the honor, for his Wine to Water foundation's work providing clean drinking water to those in need. Performers include Leona Lewis and Carrie Underwood. Presenters are Neil Patrick Harris, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, and many others. 

NBC People of the Year (9pm, NBC) - Matt Lauer interviews the year's most notable people. Of course, that means The Octomom, Susan Boyle, Kobe Bryant, Taylor Swift, Chesley Sullenberger.