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TV highlights: ‘Anne of Green Gables’ on PBS

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"Anne of Green Gables" (WETA and MPT at 8) PBS airs a new adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel about a precocious orphan (Ella Ballentine, center) adopted by Marilla Cuthbert (Sara Botsford) and her brother Matthew (Martin Sheen). (Breakthrough Entertainment/2015 Gables Productions Inc)

(All times Eastern.)

Christmas in Homestead (Hallmark at 8) A holiday movie gets filmed in a small Iowa town, leading to a love connection between the lead actress and the town's mayor, who is also a local innkeeper and a single dad.

The Great Indoors (CBS at 8:30) Human Resources tells Jack to ease up on the feedback after he gives Clark a brutally honest performance review.

NFL football (Fox at 4:30) Redskins at Cowboys. (NBC at 8:30) Steelers at Colts.

Mom (CBS at 9) Christy and Bonnie rush to Violet's side when she comes down with mono.

Chopped (Food at 9) The chefs work with retro ingredients.

Life in Pieces (CBS at 9:30) John becomes convinced that Joan's creative-writing professor (guest star Cary Elwes) has a crush on her.

Pure Genius (CBS at 10) James persuades a hockey player to undergo a risky surgery in hope that he'll be able to walk again.

Search Party (TBS at 11) Dory encounters new leads about her missing acquaintance in back-to-back episodes.

Special

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (ABC at 8) Julianne and Derek Hough host this festive holiday celebration from Walt Disney World. The two-hour special features performances by Mariah Carey, Alessia Cara, Boyz II Men, Kelly Clarkson, Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks.

Late Night

Chelsea (Netflix streaming) Valerie Jarrett, Emmy Rossum, Flula Borg.

Fallon (NBC at 11:34) Kevin James, Tim Gunn, the Weeknd.

Meyers (NBC at 12:37) Hilary and Larry Meyers, Josh Meyers. (Yep, his family.)

— Bethonie Butler