"Shrek the Third," 8 p.m. KFSN (Channel 30.1): This is the weakest of the three "Shrek" movies but should entertain youngsters.

Shrek (voiced again by Mike Myers) is sent on a journey to find the heir to the throne of the kingdom of Far, Far Away. The frog king (John Cleese) has croaked.

The closest relative is a cousin, Artie (voiced by Justin Timberlake). Shrek, Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss In Boots (Antonio Banderas) set sail to bring Artie to the throne.

Back at the castle, Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and a handful of princesses, including Sleeping Beauty (Cheri Oteri), Snow White (Amy Poehler), Rapunzel (Maya Rudolph) and Cinderella (Amy Sedaris), are trying to stop the attempts by Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) to take over the kingdom. There is a more interesting story line about Fiona being pregnant. But the writers run from that like the Gingerbread Man from a glass of milk

Hey, it's worth watching just for Puss In Boots.

"Project Runway," 10 p.m. Lifetime: It's time to find out who is in and who is out on the season finale of this transplanted reality competition series. The second of the two-part season finale will have Irina Shabayeva, Carol Hannah Whitfield and Althea Harper vying for the runway victory.

Shabayeva is a New York designer while Whitfield calls Charleston, S.C. home. Harper is from Dayton, Ohio.

This is the first season fashion maven Heidi Klum and her partner in fashion crime, Tim Gunn, have hosted the show on the Lifetime cable channel after years on Bravo. To bad for Lifetime as this has not been the best season. But if you only watched one episode this year, you'll want to see who won. This episode sews up everything.

"America's Next Top Model," 8 p.m. KFRE (Channel 59.1): Ladies and gentlemen! Let's get ready to rumble down the runway. In this corner is Nicole, an 18-year-old Colorado student. In the other corner stands Laura, a 19-year-old Kentucky waitress. And neither of them stands more than 5-feet-7.

The two women are the finalists for this 13th cycle of the reality competition show. This season's gimmick was that all of the contestants couldn't be any taller than 5-feet-7, a height considered too short for most models.

After a long season of bizarre competitions, it all comes down to tonight where either Nicole or Laura will impress the judges enough to land the title.

The CW Network series can be tedious - particularly the annoying Tyra Banks - but if you are going to watch any episode, this is the one.

"Merry Madagascar," 8 p.m. KSEE (Channel 24.1): NBC has turned to those wacky animals from the "Madagascar" movies for this new holiday program. Christmas is still weeks away but this animated special is a holiday treat for all ages.

Former New York zoo residents Alex (voiced by Ben Stiller), Marty (Chris Rock), Melman (David Schwimmer) and Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) are trying to make their way back to New York. Their latest attempt fails but they get a second chance when Santa Claus crashes his sleigh. When jolly St. Nick is left with no memory, the animals decide to deliver all of the presents and then land in New York.

Powered by the penguins - hands down the funniest group of cartoon characters on TV these days - the Christmas escape plan begins.

"Merry Madagascar" has enough cartoon action to entertain the youngest of TV watchers. It's also so smartly written, parents won't get bored. It's not in the same league as "A Charlie Brown Christmas," but "Merry Madagascar" deserves to be put on the list of annual holiday programs.

"WWII in HD," 9 p.m. History Channel: Rare color film footage has been mixed with photographs to tell the stories of 12 people who served in the war through this 10-part history of World War II. This effort presents World War II with the same skill and quality of Ken Burns' much heralded "The Civil War."

This documentary was put together using thousands of hours of archival footage gathered from a global search of basements and archives. These images tell the stories of a variety of veterans from Army nurse June Wandrey, who served from the beginning of the war to the liberation of the camps in Germany, to Shelby Westbrook, a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen.

This 10-hour series is narrated by Emmy Award winner Gary Sinise.

Tonight's episodes include The Marines attack on Tarawa Island and the invasion of Normandy. The series continues through Thursday.

"CSI," 9 p.m. KGPE (Channel 47.1): Tonight's episode of the crime drama is the final part of the trilogy that started Monday on "CSI: Miami" and continued in Wednesday's episode of "CSI: New York."

The crime is nothing that unusual. Finding chopped up body parts has been a plot on all three of the shows. What has been fun is to see the major players on the crime dramas get together.

The best has been Laurence Fishburne's Dr. Raymond Langston making the trip from Las Vegas to Miami. He actually brought a little energy to the show since David Caruso's Lieutenant Horatio Caine can be so deadly serious.

Other TV news: Two more network series have been canceled. ABC has pulled the plug on "Hank" to go with the earlier cancelation of "Eastwick." And Fox has finally put "Dollhouse" to rest, a show that didn't deserve a second season.

"The 43rd Annual CMA Awards," 8 p.m. KFSN (Channel 30.1): Four-time CMA nominee Taylor Swift is the opening act for the awards show. This comes on the heels of a very impressive performance by Swift as the most recent host on "Saturday Night Live."

"The 43rd Annual CMA Awards" will be hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. Presenters include Dale Earnhardt Jr., Neil Flynn, Patricia Heaton, Julianne Hough, Randy Houser, The Judds, Kid Rock, Kris Kristofferson, Jake Owen, Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes, Robin Roberts and Lee Ann Womack.

In addition to Swift, other performers include Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney and Dave Mathews, Billy Currington, Vince Gill and Daughtry, Kid Rock and Jamey Johnson, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Sugarland, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Zac Brown Band.

"30 for 30," 5 p.m. ESPN: The sports cable channel has been showing some very interesting films as part of the concept to present 30 films by 30 filmmakers on 30 different topics from the last 30 years in sports. Tonight's offering, "The Legend of Jimmy the Greek," looks at rise and fall of sports handicapper Jimmy Snyder.

Keith Clinkscales, senior vice president, ESPN content development and enterprises, says, "At ESPN, for the films, we wanted to find ways to tell stories that reach our fans. Our fans enjoy movies. They enjoy the form. We wanted to find different ways to make sure we had more ways to tell stories, and that's what this whole project is about, and this is what ESPN Films is about."

"The Legend of Jimmy the Greek" was directed by Fritz Mitchell. Other films in the series will be directed by Morgan Freeman, Ice Cube, Alex Gibney, Frank Marshall, John Singleton, Al Szymanski, Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville.

"Lopez Tonight," 11 p.m. TBS:George Lopez is going to shake up the late-night talk show world with his new cable program. Lopez wants his new talk show to be more of a party, not just a series of chats and musical performances. That's exactly what late-night television needs. It needs energy. It needs excitement. Lopez will have guests. Tonight's lineup includes Ellen DeGeneres, Eva Longoria Parker and Kobe Bryant. You can bet the conversations with the celebrities won't be the tradition gabbing about their next big project. If all goes as planned, Lopez will give TV watchers a reason to stay up late.

"Vampire Diaries," 8 p.m. KFRE (Channel 59.1): The CW Network hasn't had a lot to brag about this TV season. But this teen angst/vampire series is one positive note. It's one of the few ratings hits for the network. That could have a lot to do with how fans were already primed for a teen vampire series because of "Twilight." "New Moon" fans might find it interesting that tonight's episode features a birthday celebration. Stefan (Paul Wesley) gets a surprise visit from on old friend (Arielle Kebble) to mark the special day. Elena (Nina Dobrev) is upset by Halloween events - and who wouldn't be upset just living in a town full of vampires - so she's trying to stay away from Stefan. Let's see how long that will last. If you have not been watching the series, take a chance and sink your teeth into an episode.

"World Series Game Six," 4:57 p.m. KMPH (Channel 26.1): A valiant effort by the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday has pushed the fall baseball classic back to New York. This is the first time the World Series has gone to six games since 2003 when the Florida Marlins beat the Yankees. If Philadelphia wins tonight, it would be the first seven-game World Series since 2002 when the Anaheim Angeles beat the San Francisco Giants. Pitching for the Yankees will be Andy Pettitte while Pedro Martinez will be on the mound for Philadelphia.

"V," 8 p.m. KFSN (Channel 30.1): If you are old enough to remember the original science fiction series, the changes for this updated version of "V" will be quite obvious. The new series shows the influences of the 9/11 attacks to create a threat that is much harder to detect that the very military operation in the original. The new version also benefits from advancements in special effects. Acting was an afterthought in the first "V" often reduced to Marc Singer standing around without his shirt. This time the series features solid performances by Elizabeth Mitchell, Morena Baccarin and Scott Wolf, to name a few. This all goes together to make the new "V" a welcome alien invasion.

"White Collar," 10 p.m. USA Network: It's staggering to believe that NBC and the USA Network are owned by the same company. NBC was barely able to find one good drama this season in "Mercy." The executives at USA just keep adding good shows like this one. Tonight's episode revolves around New York's Fashion Week. The odd crime-solving team of Peter (Tim DeKay) and Neal (Matt Bomer) go into action when advanced technology full of security data is sewn into the fabric of a runway dress. This is a smart and fun series that proves there are good things to watch on TV, just not that many over at NBC.

"Community," 8 p.m. KSEE (Channel 24.1): NBC has ordered additional episodes of this new comedy starring Joel McHale and Chevy Chase. That means you will get to see more shows like tonight's that mines humor out of a Day of the Dead party. So far, it's been McHale's dry wit and Chase's physical humor that has been the selling point for the series. Danny Pudi proves with his odd take on Batman he can be just as funny if given more to do. It's good he steps up because the material for Chase's character having a bad drug reaction plays very stale. "Community" is at its funniest when dealing with life at a community college. McHale's character's constant search to find a bed partner is already getting a little old. But, this episode ends up being more treat than trick.

"Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space," 8 p.m. KSEE (Channel 24.1): This new TV special is based on the very fun feature film "Monsters vs. Aliens" and includes the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Kiefer Sutherland and Will Arnet. We join Susan Murphy, a.k.a. Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon) and the Monsters as they are now working as a special ops team for the government. They go into action when an alien presence is detected in Susan's hometown of Modesto. Everything seems normal until Halloween when the innocent-looking carved pumpkins turn out to be mutant aliens. This franchise is worth a look by young and old because of the sharp animation and smart writing.

"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" 8 p.m. KFSN (Channel 30.1): Just like it's traditional to watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas" each December, this Charles Schulz Halloween special, that first aired in 1966, is mandatory watching to get in the spooky spirit. There is something inspirational about the faith Linus has in the Great Pumpkin. And as if that wasn't enough, there's the classic aerial dogfight between Snoopy on his Sopwith Camel and the Red Baron.

"2009 Scream Awards," 10 p.m. Spike: The awards show salutes the best in horror, sci-fi and fantasy. Categories include Best Comic Book Artist and Most Memorable Mutilation. Vampires take the spotlight as the casts of "The Vampire Diaries," "Twilight" and "True Blood" will be at the event. George Romero gets the Scream Mastermind Award and William Shatner does a little campaigning for the next "Star trek" movie.

"So You Think You Can Dance," 8 p.m. KMPH (Channel 26.1): The weeks of auditions are over and the Top 20 contestants have been selected. Tonight's special of "So You Think You Can Dance" will feature the dancers competing as couples. Two finalists will be eliminated in a two-hour performance show that will be broadcast Tuesday. The top girls include Channing Cooke, Ariana Debose, Ashleigh Di Lello, Mollee Gray, Karen Hauer, Noelle Marsh, Pauline Mata, Kathryn McCormick, Bianca Revels and Ellenore Scott. The top guys are Phillip Attmore, Billy Bell, Ryan Di Lello, Russell Ferguson, Kevin Hunte, Jakob Karr, Legacy Perez, Peter Sabasino, Victor Smalley and Nathan Trasoras. Nigel Lythgoe, the scary Mary Murphy and Adam Shankman will pick who keeps dancing and who goes home.

"The Jeff Dunham Show" 9 p.m. Comedy Central: It has been a long time since a comic-ventriloquist has had his own TV show. It was worth waiting for someone as good as Jeff Dunham to come along. He's already a hit with more than four million DVD sales and 360 million views on YouTube. Now Dunham and his merry band of characters can add hit TV series to the list. It is not just the odd group of characters like Walter, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, Peanut, Bubba J or Jose Jalapeno on a Stick that make him funny. It is Dunham's dry and quick wit that makes his act and this cable series work. He's the funniest man with a cloth character on his hand since the Muppets heyday.

"Attack of the Show" 7 p.m. G4: If you are looking for a fun way to keep up with new technology in the worlds of video games, movies and digital media, this cable series is a great pick. Segments include "Attack This," "The Loop," "Robot News" and "In Your Pants." The show is a clever mix of information and irreverent humor hosted by Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn. Tonight's episode of "Attack of the Show" gets an extra boost of energy when actress Eva Amurri, whose currently guest starring in the Showtime series "Californication," stops by to be the co-host. If you are not familiar with Amurri, she is the daughter of Italian director Franco Amurri and Susan Sarandon.

"Dr. Phil" 3 p.m. KSEE (Channel 24.1): Several members of the Marcus Wesson family return to the daytime talk show today for the first of two episodes. The second part airs Wednesday. Dr. Phil talks with the Wessons about how they are dealing with life after the mass murder in 2004 that left nine children dead. On the "Dr. Phil" Web site the appearance by the Wessons is described as "a lesson in survival, compassion and recovery that just may change your life." On Sept. 24, Elizabeth, Gypsy, Kiani and Serafino Wesson, plus local television news reporter Alysia Sofios, were guests on the talk show. Their appearance came after the release of "Where Hope Begins" (Pocket Books), the book Sofios wrote about her relationship with the family.