Tuesday’s TV Highlights: ‘Rock the Troops’

SERIES

NCIS A Navy officer’s murder appears to be connected to Ducky’s (David McCallum) late mother. The case gives Ducky conflicted feelings about a decision he made almost four decades earlier. With Mark Harmon, Joe Spano and guest star Adam Campbell appears again in flashbacks as the younger Ducky. 8 p.m. CBS

The Middle Brick (Atticus Shaffer) is so successful as a babysitter that his customers want him to work all the time, and Sue (Eden Sher) is keeping a big secret from the family. 8 p.m. ABC

Brooklyn Nine-Nine What starts as a trip to find a special toy for Charles’ (Joe Lo Truglio) son leads Charles and Jake (Andy Samberg) to stumble on a foreign criminal operation. Mary Lynn Rajskub (“24”) guest stars. Andre Braugher, Melissa Fumero and Terry Crews also star. 8 p.m. Fox

American Housewife Viv (Leslie Bibb) recruits Katie (Katy Mixon) to help with the Christmas pageant at school. Guest stars include Hal Linden (“Barney Miller”). Julia Butters also stars. 8:30 p.m. ABC

New Girl The annual Secret Santa gift-giving tradition in the loft may be in jeopardy, but not if Jess (Zooey Deschanel) can help it. Megan Fox guest stars with Jake Johnson, Lamorne Morris, Hannah Simone and Max Greenfield. 8:30 p.m. Fox

Bull Bull (Michael Weatherly) returns to his hometown for the trial of a troubled arson suspect who has problems with many of the townspeople in the same way Bull did when he lived there. Freddy Rodriguez, Geneva Carr, Jaime Lee Kirchner, Christopher Jackson and Annabelle Attanasio also star. 9 p.m. CBS

The Voice Bruno Mars, Sting and the Weeknd perform before the winner of the singing competition is revealed in the season finale. 9 p.m. NBC

Scream Queens Brooke Shields guest stars as a famous television personality who visits the institute – which thrills the Chanels. Lea Michele, Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts, John Stamos, Kirstie Alley, Taylor Lautner and Abigail Breslin also star. 9 p.m. Fox

Good Behavior Letty (Michelle Dockery) returns to her hometown with Javier (Juan Diego Botto) to try to reclaim custody of her son (Nyles Julian Steele) in this new episode of the drama. 9 and 10 p.m. TNT

NCIS: New Orleans A Marine officer who’s also an amateur car-racer dies on the track. Pride (Scott Bakula) and his team don’t believe it was an accident. Meghan Ory and Brianna Brown guest star. 10 p.m. CBS

Restored by the Fords In the premiere of this new home-renovation series, siblings Leann and Steve Ford hope to spruce up a dark, out-of-date home in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. 11 p.m. HGTV

SPECIALS

Rock the Troops Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson hosts and produces this tribute to the men and women of America’s armed services from the historical Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. 9 p.m. Spike; CMT; Comedy Central; VH1

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Hailee Steinfeld; Ta-Nehisi Coates; John Alberti and Tony Alberti; Billie Lourd. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Keegan Michael-Key; Bryan Cranston; Lisa Rinna; Pentatonix performs. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA

Good Morning America Michael Fassbender; the cast of Broadway’s “Aladdin.” (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Barry Jenkins (“Moonlight”); Rose Parade broadcast hosts Leeza Gibbons and Mark Steines; Taye Diggs (“Empire”); Michael Sheen (“Passengers”). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly Marion Cotillard (“Assassin’s Creed”); animal expert Peter Gros; Norah Jones performs. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway; Ali Wentworth. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

Rachael Ray Gary Owen. (N) 10 a.m. KCAL

The Doctors Insurance denies a child a potential cure; synthetic drugs; hypnosis; bath salts; marijuana wine. (N) 11 a.m. KCAL

The Wendy Williams Show Lisa Rinna (“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”). (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

The Talk Rob Corddry. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

The Dr. Oz Show Jogger abductions: Nancy Grace; a California woman goes missing. (N) 1 p.m. KTTV

Steve Harvey A working mother of three is extra-stressed at holiday time, and her husband does not help. (N) 2 p.m. KNBC

Harry Benjamin Bratt (“Star”); Jacob Latimore (“Collateral Beauty”); chef Phillip Foss. (N) 2 p.m. KTTV; midnight KCOP

Dr. Phil A 9-year-old girl has been hospitalized numerous times and has been on 19 psychiatric medications. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Reese Witherspoon; Joshua Jackson; Green Day performs. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

The Real Regina Hall (“When the Bough Breaks”); Steven Cojocaru. (N) 3 p.m. KTTV

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 12:30 a.m. KOCE; 1 a.m. KLCS

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Ta-Nehisi Coates. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Conan Chris Pratt; the Naked and Famous performs. (N) 11 p.m. TBS

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Michael Fassbender; Jon Glaser; Niall Horan. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Mark Wahlberg; Lee Daniels; Miranda Lambert performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Samantha Ponder; Gucci Mane and Travis Scott; Aubrey Logan sits in with Cleto and the Cletones. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Tavis Smiley Justice town hall in Cleveland. (Part 1) (N) midnight KOCE

The Late Late Show With James Corden Jennifer Lawrence; T.J. Miller. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Late Night With Seth Meyers Sen. Bernie Sanders; Zoey Deutch; Dan Levy; Dave Lombardo performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. KNBC

Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC

Last Call With Carson Daly Simone Biles; Chk Chk Chk performs; Kari Byron; Tory Belleci; Grant Imahara. (N) 1:38 a.m. KNBC

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