NCIS (7 p.m., Ch. 2): The team tries to prevent the theft of government secrets.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (7 p.m., Ch. 4): 1973 animation. (R)

The Biggest Loser: Families (7 p.m., Ch. 5): Former football greats Steve Young and Jerry Rice put the contestants through NFL-style drills.

Nova (7 p.m., Ch. 7): Veterinarians deal with an ocean emergency.

Women's college basketball: Connecticut at BYU (7 p.m., Ch. 11 and BYUTV); Louisville at Utah (7:30 p.m., The mtn.)

House (7 p.m., Ch. 13): A man takes hostages to force House to come up with the right diagnosis. (Ends at 8:08 p.m.)

Men's college basketball (7 p.m., Ch. 14): Weber State at Utah State

The Mentalist (8 p.m., Ch. 2): Patrick thinks the authorities have the wrong man on trial for murder.

Dancing With the Stars (8 p.m., Ch. 4): A winner is declared in the season finale. There's a bit of a Utah tie — Derek Hough, who's partnered with Brooke Burke, was born in Utah and lived here as a child. But, unlike his sister (two-time winner Julianne), he didn't attend high school here and doesn't consider Utah home. The other finalists are Lance Bass (partnered with Lacey Schwimmer) and Warren Sapp (partnered with Kym Johnson).

Fringe (8:08 p.m., Ch. 13): A man leaps out a window to escape attacking butterflies. (Ends at 9:07 p.m.)

Without a Trace (9 p.m., Ch. 2): A man disappears after a funeral.

Frontline (9 p.m., Ch. 7): A report on Venezuelan president Hugh Chavez.

Law & Order: SVU (9 p.m., Ch. 5): Benson uncovers clues to a 34-year-old murder case.