Mike Hughes

1) “One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga,” 8-9 p.m., CBS. Alzheimer’s has robbed Bennett of most of his memories, but he still does songs beautifully. On his 95th birthday, he did this gorgeous concert in Radio City Music Hall. Gaga opened the show, then introduced her friend (they’re shown here) and later joined him for duets. Backed by great musicians – her quartet, his quintet and an orchestra – they gave a triumphant show, which reruns here. Read more…

1) “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (shown here), 7:30 p.m., PBS. One of the best moments in TV history came because there wasn’t time to meddle. Coca-Cola ordered a holiday special on a tight deadline and there was no time for CBS to second-guess Charles Schulz. He promptly broke all the TV traditions; there was primitive animation, kids’ voices, a jazzy score and even a tad of Scripture. Officials considered junking it … then found that viewers loved this blend of wit and emotion. It’s also on Apple TV+. Read more…

1) “Grinch” and more, TNT. Three of the best Christmas shows are packed into one night. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (shown here) – a wondrous mix of humor and emotion – is at 7 and 9:30 p.m., each time leading into a terrific movie. It’s “A Christmas Story” (1983) at 7:30 and Patrick Stewart’s “Christmas Carol” at 10. Both will be back on Christmas night – “Grinch” on NBC, “Story” in a 24-hour marathon. Read more…

1) Bahamas Bowl, noon ET, ESPN. Few people will be in the stands, watching teams that barely averted losing records. But the weather and scenery should be splendid and this starts the 42-game bowl flurry. Toledo (7-5) and Middle Tennessee (6-6) play in a 15,000-seat stadium. The first game, in 2014, had acrea of empty seats (shown here), but was a spectacular, 49-48 shoot-out, so this could be fun. There’s one more bowl today – Coastal Carolina (10-3) and Northern Illinois (9-4) at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2 – and six more on Saturday. Read more…

1) “Ghosts,” 9 p.m., CBS. It’s been a long time since anyone held a dinner party in this big old house. When the new owners (shown here, foreground) invite the nosy neighbors, the ghosts want to join in; they soon create problems … and a solution. That’s in a fairly good, all-rerun night for the CBS comedies, starting with “Young Sheldon” being a lab assistant. Read more…

1) “The Masked Singer” finale, 8-10 p.m., Fox. Last week, the show unmasked a pair of big-time music stars – David Foster, 72, a producer and 16-time Grammy-winner, and Katharine McPhee, 37, an “American Idol” runner-up and “Scorpion” star. They’re married (her second, his fifth) and appeared as Banana Split. Now the singer who beat them, Queen of Hearts (shown here), faces Bull, who topped Faith Evans. Read more…