Tuesday’s TV Highlights: ‘The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors’ on CBS

SERIES

Knife Fight The two remaining finalists go head to head as this culinary competition wraps its season. 9 p.m. Esquire Network

Hunting Hitler In the season finale, the team is in Colombia looking for a specific plane that might have transported the Nazi leader to South America. 10 p.m. History Channel

The Expanse Holden (Steven Strait) and his crew are under attack on a new episode of the futuristic drama. 10 p.m. Syfy

7 Little Johnstons Alex’s parents are worried about his upcoming tonsillectomy, as the unscripted series ends its first season. 10 p.m. TLC

Booze Traveler Host Jack Maxwell visits Hong Kong in a new episode of this reality series. 10 p.m. Travel Channel

Almost Genius April Richardson and Chris Fairbanks host this new series that takes a comedic look at viral videos. 10 p.m. Tru TV

SPECIALS

All the Best, All the Worst 2015 This new special looks back at some of the year’s most newsworthy moments. 6 and 9 p.m. CNN

The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Singer-songwriter Carole King, actress Cicely Tyson, singer-actress Rita Moreno, conductor Seiji Ozawa and “Star Wars” creator George Lucas are saluted at this ceremony in Washington, D.C., hosted by Stephen Colbert. 9 p.m. CBS

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Filmmaker George Lucas. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today John Cena; Theresa Caputo; animals with Corbin Maxey. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

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

Good Morning America Isabella Rossellini; Trisha Yearwood; “Power” cast members; R. Kelly performs. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day LA (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Michael Standout clips from 2015. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Author Aija Mayrock; blogger Ree Drummond. 10 a.m. KABC

The Meredith Vieira Show Mena Suvari (“South of Hell”). (N) 11 a.m. KNBC

The Doctors Linda Gray. 11 a.m. KCAL

The Wendy Williams Show Monica performs. 11 a.m. KTTV

The Talk Carol Burnett. 1 p.m. KCBS

Rachael Ray Jessica Alba. 1 p.m. KABC

The Dr. Oz Show Bobby Brown. 1 p.m. KCOP

The Dr. Oz Show Michael Strahan. 2 p.m. KTTV

The Real Steven Cojocaru. 2 p.m. KCOP

Dr. Phil Siblings worry that their sister promiscuous and abusive. 3 p.m. KCBS

Steve Harvey 3 p.m. KNBC

The Real Shameik Moore. 3 p.m. KTTV

The Wendy Williams Show Brandy Norwood. 3 p.m. KCOP

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Sofía Vergara; Rachel Platten performs. 4 p.m. KNBC

SoCal Connected 9:30 p.m. KCET

Tavis Smiley Cicely Tyson. 11 p.m. KOCE

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

Conan Jesse Eisenberg; Lou Diamond Phillips; Six String Soldiers perform. 11 p.m. TBS

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Mark Wahlberg; comic Bill Burr; Sheryl Crow performs. 11:34 p.m. KNBC

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Jennifer Lawrence; historian Doris Kearns Goodwin; Sleater-Kinney performs. 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live John Krasinski; sportscasters Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit. 11:35 p.m. KABC

The Late Late Show With James Corden Christoph Waltz; Carey Mulligan; Johnny Galecki. 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Late Night With Seth Meyers Daniel Craig; Regina King; Donny Deutsch. 12:37 a.m. KNBC

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

Last Call With Carson Daly 1:38 a.m. KNBC

SPORTS

College football The day’s offerings include Nevada versus Colorado State in the inaugural Arizona Bowl. 4:30 p.m. KTLA

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