Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade10:00 AM, ABCFrom Florida's Walt Disney World, Kelly Ripa teams with substitute West Coast host Ryan Seacrest, filling in for usual co-host Regis Philbin. Joining Seacrest at Disneyland in California, Nick Cannon contributes man-on-the-street commentary. Scheduled to perform are Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder, the Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez, Anika Noni Rose ("The Princess and the Frog"), Kris Allen and Demi Lovato. Of course, Mickey, Pluto and the gang are all on hand.
Bad Santa7:00 PM, SPIKEHoliday spirit mutates for a seasonal felon and his partner (Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox) in director Terry Zwigoff's darkly hilarious 2003 comedy. The mock Santa and his "elf" plan to rip off the latest store that has hired them for Christmas duty, but a youngster (Brett Kelly) might alter their scheme. Longtime Thornton friend John Ritter had his last film role here; Bernie Mac and Lauren Graham ("Gilmore Girls") also star.
Marley & Me8:00 PM, HBOEA major hit of the 2008 holiday season, this comedy-drama -- based on John Grogan's memoir of life with his family's pet dog -- boasts appealing performances by Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston and also by the canines who share the central role. The human stars play Grogan and his wife, whose challenges are mirrored by their relationship with rowdy but loyal Marley, who proves as valuable a member of the household as any other.
NBA Basketball2:30 PM, ABCFans who have had their fill of overconsumption of one sort can sit down and take in a half day's worth of NBA action on ESPN and ABC, including this marquee clash of Eastern Conference titans the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic. Winners of 14 of their first 18, the Celts have run away and hidden from a mediocre Atlantic Division. The defending East champion Magic have also come out of the gate fast, with the Atlanta Hawks right behind them in the Southeast.
NBA Basketball5:00 PM, ABCA possible preview of the NBA Finals is on tap today at Staples Center, where Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers play host to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Of course, Lakers fans will certainly recognize the big guy manning the middle these days for the Cavs: none other than 37-year-old Shaquille O'Neal, the 15-time All-Star center who led L.A. to three league titles earlier this decade. He's struggled with injuries so far this year.
Congo6:20 PM, MAXIf you try to think of this 1995 "King Kong" wannabe as a parody, or just an exercise in camp, you might get some cheap laughs, but you'll also understand why most critics panned it. Vicious killer gorillas are the bad guys, threatening a corporate lackey's search for a missing colleague and a diamond mine, an explorer's hunt for a lost city, and a scientist's efforts to return an intelligent gorilla to the wild. Laura Linney, Tim Curry, Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson and Joe Don Baker star.
Ghost Whisperer8:00 PM, CBSMelinda (Jennifer Love Hewitt) tries to help a family left in utter turmoil after a freak accident, while Delia (Camryn Manheim) discovers all too vividly that sometimes it's easier to be a skeptic than a believer when she experiences her first haunting in "Life on the Line." Sharon Lawrence and Kyle Secor guest star; David Conrad, Jamie Kennedy and Christoph Sanders also star.
The Hound of the Baskervilles8:00 PM, TCMThis atmospheric 1939 thriller marked the first of more than a dozen popular movie adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's timeless mysteries, teaming Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. In this, one of the most famous Holmes cases ever, the duo investigates the chilling case of a family whose members are seemingly being stalked by a supernatural hound haunting the moors.
Smallville8:00 PM, CWClark (Tom Welling) wants to start training with Jor-El but is stunned when the latter sends him back to Metropolis to sever ties with Lois (Erica Durance) first. After startling Chloe (Allison Mack) with her sudden reappearance, Lois meets John Corben (guest star Brian Austin Green), a new reporter at The Daily Planet. Chloe makes a request that drives a wedge between her and Clark in "Savior."
Total Recall9:00 PM, SYFYAn Oscar winner for its dazzling and plentiful special effects, this fast-paced, violent 1990 science-fiction adventure from director Paul Verhoeven stars Arnold Schwarzenegger. He plays a man who discovers he previously lived another life as a spy on Mars. Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone and Michael Ironside co-star -- and you'll get a kick out of the automated taxi driver known as Johnny Cab.
NUMB3RS10:00 PM, CBSDon (Rob Morrow) and his team play beat the clock after they receive a last-minute tip that could exonerate a dangerous mob boss who is about to be executed. Charlie (David Krumholtz) gets some surprising outside help as he tries to help the CalSci basketball team break its losing streak in "12:01 AM." Los Angeles Lakers Pau Gasol and Jordan Farmar appear as themselves; Gina Gershon and James Russo also guest star.