Friday’s TV Highlights: The season finale of ‘Stargate Universe’

SERIES

Ghost Whisperer: Melinda (Jennifer Love Hewitt) doubts the official story of a high-school boy’s death -- a skateboarding accident -- when his ghost claims he was murdered by a police officer. Jamie Kennedy and David Conrad also star in the new episode (8 p.m. CBS).

Smallville: After being hit by a truck, John Corben (Brian Austin Green) wakes up as a man-machine with superhuman strength (8 p.m. KTLA).

Ugly Betty: Things come to a head with Betty, Matt and Amanda’s (America Ferrera, Daniel Eric Gold, Becki Newton) love triangle during a trip to the Bahamas. Christie Brinkley guest stars in this new episode (9 p.m. ABC).

Monk: Monk may be close to learning the truth about his wife Trudy’s death in the conclusion of the two-part series finale (9 p.m. USA).

Numb3rs: The team calls Agent Roger Bloom for help when money from the D.B. Cooper heist is recovered (10 p.m. CBS).

20/20: Chris Brown talks about his relationship with Rihanna (10 p.m. ABC).

Now on PBS: Two Oklahoma families struggle with private health insurance problems that have left them unable to get proper medical care (10:30 p.m. KCET).

SPECIALS

In the Womb: Dogs: This special uses state-of-the-art visual effects and real-time 4-D ultrasound imagery to illustrate how dogs evolved from their domesticated wolf ancestors and how their fetal development makes them the most diverse species on Earth and something of a developmental wonder (7 and 10 p.m. National Geographic).

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa: Kermit and company accidentally intercept three children’s letters to St. Nick, and vow to hand-deliver them to the North Pole themselves with a little help from their friends. Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Griffiths, Steve Schirripa, Tony Sirico and Madison Pettis are among the human co-stars in this special (8 p.m. NBC).

Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation: This new special recalls Disney animation on the big screen, dating back 75 years, and offers a preview of “The Princess and the Frog.” Vanessa Williams hosts (8 p.m. ABC).

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer: A familiar holiday tune -- and one that’s more off-color than most -- is translated into an animated holiday special (9 p.m. KTLA).

MOVIES

The International: An Interpol agent and a New York prosecutor join forces to shut down a powerful bank’s funding of terrorism in this 2009 thriller. Clive Owen and Naomi Watts star (8 p.m. Starz).

SPORTS

Women’s college soccer: NCAA Cup: Stanford vs. UCLA (2:30 p.m. ESPN2).

Pro basketball: The Chicago Bulls visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (5 p.m. ESPN); the Miami Heat visit the Lakers (7:30 p.m. ESPN and FSN).

College football: Marathon MAC Championship: Central Michigan vs. Ohio (5 p.m. ESPN2).

College basketball: Colorado at Oregon State (8 p.m. FS Prime).