Lyric soprano Ailyn Perez, left, winner of this year’s Richard Tucker Award for young opera singers, is the focus of tonight’s “Live from Lincoln Center” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings).Long before Anne Hathaway tackled it, there were several other stabs at the Victor Hugo classic. The 1935 “Les Miserables” (TCM, 8 p.m.) has Fredric March and Charles Laughton; the 1952 “Les Miserables” (TCM, 10:30 p.m.) with Debra Paget and Edmund Gwenn and the 1934 “Les Miserables” (TCM, midnight) with Harry Baur.
The gang of “Impractical Jokers” (truTV, 10 p.m.) return for a new season. My question is: Why are they on truTV?
Which very special Christmas episode will be more heart warming? The one on “Glee” (Fox, 9 p.m.) or the one on “The Vampire Diaries” (The CW, 8 p.m.)?
Never a good idea to have the people on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” (FX, 10 p.m.) go to a fancy restaurant.
If it hasn’t been tainted already by the antics of practical joking Australian DJs, “Secrets of the Royal Nursery” (Lifetime, 10 p.m.) is certainly timely.
Howie Mandel has gone too far. The fourth consecutive night of “Take It All” (NBC, 9 p.m.) takes the place of “Parks and Recreation” and “The Office.” Also missing: “30 Rock.”
But there are two final single-camera episodes of “Up All Night” (NBC, 8 and 8:30 p.m.). When it returns in April, it will be live in a studio audience like “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
Up early? Golden Globe nominations (E!, 8 p.m.) are announced in Los Angeles.
OK OK we believe in you: “Miracle on 34th Street” (AMC, 8 and 10:15 p.m.).
It’s Bengals at Eagles (NFL, 8 p.m.) in Thursday Night Football.
NBA action includes Lakers at Knicks (TNT, 8 p.m.) and Spurs at Trail Blazers (TNT, 10:30 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Don Johnson, Eddie Redmayne, Colbie Caillat. The View: Ashley Herbert & J.P. Rosenbaum, Rickie Lee Jones & Ben Harper. The Talk: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu. Ellen DeGeneres: Amanda Seyfried, Usher.
Late Talk
David Letterman: Jamie Foxx, Julie Chen DIIV. Jay Leno: Hugh Jackman, Maria Sharapova, J.D. McPherson. Jimmy Kimmel: Zachary Knighton, Dan Deacon. Jimmy Fallon: Martin Short, John Cena, Neal Brennan. Craig Ferguson: Howie Mandel, Olivia Williams. Carson Daly: Dave Zirin, Bre Pettis, the Jezabels. Tavis Smiley: Jakob Dylan. Jon Stewart Kristen Stewart. Stephen Colbert: Sister Simone Campbell, Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples, Sean Lennon. Conan O’Brien: Damon Wayons Jr, Sheamus, Ryan Adams. Chelsea Handler: Amanda Seyfried, Brad Wollack, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Greg Fitzsimmons.