Today on TV

NFL (6:30 p.m., ESPN): Cardinals at 49ers.

How I Met Your Mother (7 p.m., Ch. 2): The gang struggles to quit smoking.

Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas (7 p.m., Ch. 4): The Oscar-winner visits her hometown of Chicago for a holiday special.

NBA (7 p.m., FSN): Timberwolves at Jazz.

The Closer (7 and 10 p.m., TNT): When a crime lab's work is discredited, it reopens several old cases.

Accidentally on Purpose (7:30 p.m., Ch. 2): Worried that she will ruin Christmas, Billie tries to keep her parents from finding out that she and Zack are living together.

Two and a Half Men (8 p.m., Ch. 2): Charlie gives Jake advice about what to do while his girlfriend is away for Christmas.

Lie to Me (8 p.m., Ch. 13): A disgruntled farmer threatens the U.S. Capitol.

Gossip Girl (8 p.m., Ch. 30): A car accident rocks the Upper East Side.

Men of a Certain Age (8 and 11 p.m., TNT): Terry tries to track down the guy who almost ran him over.

Big Bang Theory (8:30 p.m., Ch. 2): Leonard is horrified — and Sheldon is delighted — when Leonard's mother (Christine Baranski) visits for the holidays.

CSI: Miami (9 p.m., Ch. 2): Eric Delko returns — but as an expert witness for the defense, putting himself on the other side of a case against his former colleagues.