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The Ellen DeGeneres Show (3-4 p.m., NBC10) - Singer Dolly Parton; store clerk Heather Brammer discusses surviving a robbery.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

(3-4 p.m., NBC10) - Singer Dolly Parton; store clerk Heather Brammer discusses surviving a robbery.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

(7-10:45 p.m., TNT) - In director Peter Jackson's first installment of the epic trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novels, Frodo the hobbit (Elijah Wood) is enlisted to help the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen). Evil forces are gathering to control the land, and Frodo is given a magic ring, which he must destroy.

The Polar Express

(8-10 p.m., 6ABC) - An animated movie unlike any other, director Robert Zemeckis' interpretation of Chris Van Allsburg's holiday story features Tom Hanks in multiple roles through a technique called "motion capture," which creates a pseudo-real look. Hanks is most recognizable as the conductor of a train that takes youngsters on a wild ride to the North Pole.

The School of Rock

(8-10 p.m., Fox29) -

Jack Black plays a spirited rock band member-turned-substitute teacher who loosens up a fifth-grade class and makes it the hippest music act around.

Late Show With David Letterman

(11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m., CBS3) - Actor Tom Arnold; Faith Hill performs.

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

(11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m., NBC10) - Sen. John McCain; Kaiser Chiefs perform.

Jimmy Kimmel Live

(12:05-1:05 a.m., 6ABC) - Actor Daniel Craig; actress Olga Kurylenko; Ben Folds performs with Regina Spektor and Inara Jones.

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

(12:35-1:35 a.m., CBS3) - Actress Kristin Chenoweth; actor Diedrich Bader.

Late Night With Conan O'Brien

(12:35-1:35 a.m., NBC10) - Actress Megan Mullally; actress Brittany Snow; Detroit Octane performs.