TV Today

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

(3-4 p.m., NBC10) - Actor Zac Efron (

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

); Ellen discusses her night out with socialite Paris Hilton.

Oprah Winfrey

(4-5 p.m., 6ABC) - Three viewers team with celebrity chefs Ingrid Hoffman, Curtis Stone and Tyler Florence for a sandwich showdown - the search for America's best sandwich.

NCIS

(8-9 p.m., CBS3) - The NCIS team is called in to stop a Navy lieutenant from jumping to his death, but just when it looks as if he'll change his mind, he's shot.

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

(8-8:30 p.m., 6ABC) - Charlie Brown has to do a book report on

War and Peace

, but holiday distractions keep getting in the way.

31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors

(9-11 p.m., CBS3) - Honorees include actor Morgan Freeman, country singer George Jones, choreographer Twyla Tharp, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of the Who, and Barbra Streisand. Caroline Kennedy returns as host.

Fringe

(9-10 p.m., Fox29) - After weeks of being reported missing, a woman with a rare disease resurfaces in suburban Massachusetts and inexplicably causes excruciating pain and then death to everyone she encounters.

Late Show With David Letterman

(11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m., CBS3) - Actress Meryl Streep; comic Jeff Altman.

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

(11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m., NBC10) - Will Smith; chef Paula Deen; k.d. lang performs.

Jimmy Kimmel Live

(12:05-1:05 a.m., 6ABC) -

Dancing With the Stars

winner Brooke Burke; the Jonas Brothers perform.

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

(12:35-1:35 a.m., CBS3) - Actor Kevin Bacon; actress Sarah Shahi; The Bacon Brothers perform.