TV Today

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

(3-4 p.m., NBC10) - Actor Steve Carell (

Horton Hears a Who!

); actor Steven Strait (

10,000 B.C.

).

Oprah Winfrey

(4-5 p.m., 6ABC) - A transgender person and an unusual pregnancy.

Bones

(8-9 p.m., Fox29) - The discovery of a body with its feet gone leads Brennan and Booth into a bizarre subculture.

How I Met Your Mother

(8:30-9 p.m., CBS3) - A funeral keeps the friends from watching the Super Bowl, so they record it to watch the following night.

Nashville Star

(9-11 p.m., NBC10) - Moving over from cable, this country music competition begins its sixth season with new host Billy Ray Cyrus showcasing the good, the bad and the ugly from the audition rounds.

House

(9-10 p.m., Fox29) - House begins the process of winnowing down prospective new fellows from 30 to three.

The Firm

(9 p.m.-midnight, SPIKE) - Super-smart Harvard grad Tom Cruise joins a prosperous law firm and finds himself an unwilling partner in crime in Sydney Pollack's version of the John Grisham best seller.

Late Show With David Letterman

(11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m., CBS3) - Journalist Tom Brokaw; Gnarls Barkley performs.

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

(11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m., NBC10) - Radio and TV personality Russell Brand; comedian Bill Engvall; Aimee Mann performs.

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

(12:35-1:35 a.m., CBS3) - Actress Betty White; actor Evan Handler; MGMT performs.