Today on TV

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.