TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE

"Movies Rock! A Celebration of Music & Film," CBS, or "The Next Great American Band," Fox, both 8 p.m. The good news: The night is stuffed with strong music. The bad: Fox shifted "Band" from 7 to 8 p.m., forcing us to tape or skip something. Tonight, one of the five "Band" finalists will be dumped and the other four will perform. Meanwhile, "Movies Rock" is loaded with stars. Some — Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Usher — have made an impact on movies. Others could; they include Carrie Underwood, John Legend, Fergie and LeAnn Rimes.

"Monk" and "Psych," 9 and 10 p.m., USA Network. Amid all its reruns, USA has new, Christmas episodes. First, Monk shoots a man in a Santa suit. The public objects. Then the "Psych" guys spend Christmas with Gus' parents (Phylicia Rashad and Ernie Hudson). The dad promptly becomes a murder suspect.

OF NOTE

"Cinderella Man" (2005, TNT) and "The Hurricane" (1999, Bravo), both 6 p.m. Two great actors portray real-life boxers: Russell Crowe is Jim Braddock, mounting a 1930s comeback; Denzel Washington is Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, wrongly imprisoned. Washington received an Oscar nomination; Crowe didn't, but his co-star, Paul Giamatti, did.

"Men in Trees," 7 p.m., ABC. Marin worries about why Jack hasn't contacted her. He's got a good excuse: His ship has sunk on the Bering Sea and he's struggling to save himself and a shipmate (Kelli Williams).

"Frosty the Snowman" and "Frosty Returns," 7 and 7:30 p.m., CBS. The first cartoon, made in 1969, is moderately fun, propelled by the bouncy song. The sequel, from 1995, is surprisingly bad.

"The Polar Express" (2004), 8 and 10:30 p.m., ABC Family. Here's another mixed blessing for Christmas. The visuals are dazzling; the story, however, is so-so.

"Women's Murder Club," 8 p.m., ABC. Lindsay works a case, and frets about her ex-husband's wedding.

"Friday Night Lights," 8 p.m., NBC. Landry confesses to dumping the body of Tyra's attacker, after accidentally killing him. Still, it gnaws at his conscience.

"Las Vegas," 9 p.m., NBC. Sam (Vanessa Marcil) is bitter, when a rich guy donates to charity instead of gambling the money away. Meanwhile, Mike frets about his life.