"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.

The 14th edition of "The Bachelor," this one being called "On the Wings of Love," will begin at 8 p.m. Jan. 4. The task of picking a potential bride - as if that will really happen - goes to Jake Pavelka, a commercial pilot from Dallas. The 31-year-old grew up in Denton, Texas and attended University of North Texas and Embry Engineering University for Aerospace Science.

This is another bite of the love apple as Pavelka and Bachelorette Jillian Harris went to see Martina McBride. That TV dating experience didn't go so well.

The ABC press release for the show says, "Jake's fairytale-like experience falling for Jillian made him confident that he can find the love of his life on 'The Bachelor.' Now it's his time. Jake knows himself well enough to know that he's not made to live alone. He just needs to find the right woman."

Trying to find that right woman in front of millions of TV viewers doesn't seem to be the best way to find true love.

"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.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will co-host this year's Oscar telecast. The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony will be held March 7, 2010.

Martin hosted the show in 2001 and 2003. He earned an Emmy nomination for his first hosting duties. This will be Baldwin's first time as the host of the awards show.

"I don't play the banjo but I'm thrilled to be hosting the Oscars - it's the opportunity of a lifetime," says Baldwin in a press release regarding his selection. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 2003 for his supporting role in "The Cooler."

"I am happy to co-host the Oscars with my enemy Alec Baldwin," says Martin.

After Martin's embarrassing performances in "Pink Panther" and "Pink Panther II," it is amazing the Academy would even let him get near an Oscar.

"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.

The new James Cameron animated effort "Avatar" is supposed to be one of the biggest movies of the holiday season. It's certainly getting big promotions.

The new trailer for the film, set to open in theaters on Dec. 18, will be shown on the world's largest video display - Cowboy Stadium's Diamond Vision Screen - just before the kickoff of Sunday's game.

Fans who tune in to "Fox NFL Sunday" just before 10 a.m. Sunday on KMPH (Channel 26.1) will be able to see the three minutes and thirty seconds trailer. This will make it the largest live motion picture trailer viewing in history.