There was something different about the style of war photographer and filmmaker Tim Hetherington. He wasn’t only interested in gunfire and mayhem; he really wanted to connect with the people he was photographing and considered his role as he covered some of the most dangerous parts of the world.
“Which Way is the Front Line from Here?: The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington” (HBO, 8 p.m.) by his co-director of “Restrepo,” Sebastian Junger, includes a lot of what looks like outtakes from that great film of the Afghan war, but also includes much of Hetherington’s work in Liberia and in Libya where he was killed by mortar fire two years ago Saturday.
The season 13 finale begins on “Project Runway” (Lifetime, 9 p.m.) with Tim Gunn doing hometown visits to check the progress of the finalists Stanley Hudson, Patricia Michaels, Daniel Esquivel — all in their 40s — and Michelle Lesniak Franklin, 34.
To shows on the front line of comedy, “The Ben Show with Ben Hoffman” (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.) and “Nathan for You” (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.), each have their premature season finales.
Rachel turns to an old song for her Broadway audition on “Glee” (Fox, 9 p.m.) as NeNe Leakes’ character Coach Roz takes a larger role back at the high school.
One of the final five women is eliminated on “American Idol” (Fox, 8 p.m.), after Clay Aiken sings.
In another show about dreamers, “The Moment” (USA, 10 p.m.) helps a race car driver hoping to advance to NASCAR.
Jerry retires on “Parks and Recreation” (NBC, 9 and 9:30 p.m.) which gets two episodes tonight; the other with Patton Oswalt and directed by star Amy Poehler.
Malcolm McDowell returns as a professor on the Christmas episode of “Community” (NBC, 8 p.m.).
It’s prom night on “The Vampire Diaries” (The CW, 8 p.m.).
“Gigolos” (Showtime, 11 p.m.) begins its fourth season, promoting one business that has not yet failed in Vegas.
“Hannibal” (NBC, 10 p.m.) begins to wrap the first case it faced when a copycat perpetrator strikes.
Can’t decide if this is a bad time or good time for a night of movies about dying and going to heaven. At any rate, here’s “Carousel” (TCM, 8 p.m.), “Here Comes Mr. Jordan” (10:15 p.m.), “A Matter of Life and Death” (midnight), “Cabin in the Sky” (TCM, 2 a.m.) and “The Horn Blows at Midnight” (TCM, 4 a.m.).
NHL action tonight includes New Jersey at Philadelphia (NBC Sports, 7:30 p.m.) and Minnesota at San Jose (NHL, 10:30 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly & Michael: Zac Efron, the Jonas Brothers, Carrie Ann Inaba. The View: Jane Seymour, Billy Ray Cyrus, Dr. Wendy Walsh, Maria Menounos. The Talk: Marie Osmond, Jorge Cruise (rerun). Ellen DeGeneres: Jennifer Aniston, Bryce Dallas Howard, Britany Snow.
Late Talk
David Letterman: Johnny Depp, Bill Carter and the Blame (rerun). Jay Leno: Olivia Wilde, Nick Offerman, Buddy Guy and the Experience Hendrix All-Star Band (rerun). Jimmy Kimmel: Chris O’Donnell, Ken Jeong, Phoenix. Jimmy Fallon: Tracy Morgan, Andy Cohen, Deerhunter, B.J. Thomas (rerun). Craig Ferguson: Ginnifer Goodwin, Salman Rushdie. Carson Daly: Jake Bugg, The Trouble with Templeton, Angel Haze, Maximum Hedrum (rerun). Tavis Smiley: Harrison Ford. Jon Stewart: Mark Mazzetti. Stephen Colbert: Richard Engel. Conan O’Brien: Eva Mendes, Chris Messina, Alt-J. Chelsea Lately: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bobby Lee, Natasha Leggero, T.J. Miller.