Monday’s TV Highlights: Luciano Pavarotti on ‘Great Performances’

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

Great Performances The life and operatic times of the late, great Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti are recalled on a special edition of the arts series. 7 p.m. KOCE

How I Met Your Mother “Growing Pains’” Alan Thicke guest stars as himself in this new episode of the sitcom. 8 p.m. CBS

The Story of Film: An Odyssey The penultimate episode in this 15-part series includes segments on movie-making mavericks the Coen Brothers and Quentin Tarantino. 9:45 p.m. TCM

Full Throttle Saloon The unscripted series set in a biker bar in Sturgis, S.D., returns with new episodes. 10 p.m. Tru TV

Best Funeral Ever This new reality series showcases a Dallas funeral home that specializes in creating one-of-a-kind memorial services. 10:01 and 10:31 p.m. TLC

Rick and Morty Justin Roiland and “Community’s” Dan Harmon are the creative minds behind this twisted new animated series. 10:30 p.m. Cartoon Network

SPECIALS

A Charlie Brown Christmas The Peanuts gang made the leap from the funny pages to the small screen with this animated classic from 1965. 8 p.m. ABC

CMA Country Christmas Trace Adkins, Luke Bryan, Sheryl Crow and “Pretty Little Liars’” Lucy Hale are among the stars joining host Jennifer Nettles in this holiday special. 9 p.m. ABC

The Battle of amfAR This new documentary salutes the efforts of actress Elizabeth Taylor and others in launching the American Foundation for AIDS Research back in the 1980s. 9 p.m. HBO

MOVIES

It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Kermit and company put their own spin on the holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” in this 2002 TV movie. 8 p.m. KTLA

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Ian McKellen; chef Tony Maws. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

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

Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Loni Anderson; Roy Firestone; Demi Lovato; Deborah Ann Woll. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Rachael Ray (N) 8 a.m. KCAL

Live With Kelly and Michael Lucy Liu; Sheryl Crow performs. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

Dr. Phil 9 a.m. KCAL

The View Kirstie Alley; Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger (“Bonnie & Clyde”). (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Wendy Williams Show 11 a.m. KTTV

The Talk 1 p.m. KCBS

The Queen Latifah Show Christina Aguilera. 2 p.m. KCBS, 7 p.m. KCAL

The Dr. Oz Show Gluten sensitivity. (N) 2 p.m. KABC

Dr. Phil Daughter of convicted murderer Dr. Martin MacNeill. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Steve Harvey Female slacker. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

Katie Ed Burns; Danielle Bradbery performs. (N) 3 p.m. KABC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Allison Janney; Chord Overstreet; the Lylas; Gavin DeGraw performs. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

The Doctors Household items that pose health risks. (N) 5 p.m. KCAL

The Arsenio Hall Show Sean “Diddy” Combs; Tisha Campbell-Martin, Shahidah Omar and Nicole Ari Parker. (N) 11 p.m. KTLA

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Ian McKellan. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Chelsea Lately Mike Tyson. (N) 11 p.m. E!

Conan Casey Affleck; Chris D’Elia; John Legend. (N) 11 p.m. TBS

The Colbert Report (N) 11:31 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Kim Kardashian; Abigail Breslin; Two Door Cinema Club performs. 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show With David Letterman Sylvester Stallone; Anna Faris; Deltron 3030 performs. 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Orlando Bloom; MMA fighter Ronda Rousey; the Wild Feathers perform. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Charlie Rose (N) 12:01 a.m. KOCE

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Dylan McDermott; Paul McCartney performs. 12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Betty White; Evangeline Lilly; comic Josh Blue. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

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

Tavis Smiley Musicians Chris Botti and Booker T. (N) 1 a.m. KOCE