Friday’s TV highlights: ‘A Home for the Holidays’ and more
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SERIES
Live From Lincoln Center The performing-arts series marks the 100th anniversary of singer Frank Sinatra’s birth with a concert hosted by “Family Guy’s” Seth MacFarlane and featuring performances by Sting, Christina Aguilera, trumpeter Chris Botti, Fantasia, Sutton Foster and Bernadette Peters. 9 p.m. KOCE
The Knick The hospital drama set in early 1900s NYC ends its sophomore season; Clive Owen stars. 10 p.m. Cinemax
The Soup This snarky, pop culture-centric clip show hosted by “Community’s” Joel McHale airs its final episode. 10 p.m. E!
Z Nation The survivors make their way to Malibu on the zombie drama’s season finale. 10 p.m. Syfy
SPECIALS
Billboard Women in Music 2015 Lady Gaga receives the music industry magazine’s Woman of the Year award at the annual event in New York, where Selena Gomez, Fifth Harmony, Demi Lovato and Kelsea Ballerini perform. 8 p.m. Lifetime
A Home for the Holidays LL Cool J hosts, and Christina Aguilera, Jason Derulo, Rascal Flatts and Ed Sheeran perform, in this year’s edition of the annual special that seeks to raise awareness of adoption. 9 p.m. CBS
MOVIES
The Seven Five A disgraced former NYPD officer tells shocking tales of police corruption back in the 1980s and 90s in this 2014 exposé. 8 p.m. Showtime
Seventh Son Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore head the cast of this effects-laden 2014 sword-and-sorcery tale; Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Olivia Williams, Djimon Hounsou and Kit Harington also star. 8:15 p.m. Cinemax
Welcome to New York Gérard Depardieu and Jacqueline Bisset star in Abel Ferrara’s 2014 drama inspired by the sexual-abuse scandal that toppled former IMF official Dominique Strauss-Kahn. 10 p.m. Showtime
TALK SHOWS
CBS This Morning 7 a.m. CBS
Today Matthew Morrison; Kathy Najimy. (N) 10 a.m. NBC
KTLA 5 Morning News 7 a.m. KTLA
Good Morning America Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf. 7 a.m. ABC
Good Day LA (N) 7 a.m. Fox
Live! With Kelly and Michael Robert De Niro; Natalie Dormer. (N) 9 a.m. ABC
The View Kurt Russell; Darlene Love performs. (N) 10 a.m. ABC
The Meredith Vieira Show Sarah Michelle Gellar. (N) 11 a.m. NBC
The Wendy Williams Show Salt-N-Pepa. (N) 11 a.m. Fox
The Doctors Dita Von Teese. (N) 11 a.m. KCAL
The Talk Kelly Osbourne; chef Giada de Laurentiis. (N) 1 p.m. CBS
Rachael Ray Bill O’Reilly. (N) 1 p.m. ABC
The Dr. Oz Show 1 p.m. KCOP
The Dr. Oz Show “Iron Chef’s” Geoffrey Zakarian. (N) 2 p.m. Fox
The Real 2 p.m. KCOP
Dr. Phil Polygamy; Pastor Joel Osteen. (N) 3 p.m. CBS
Steve Harvey Todd Chrisley (“Chrisley Knows Best”). (N) 3 p.m. NBC
The Real The Braxton sisters (“Braxton Family Values”). (N) 3 p.m. Fox
The Wendy Williams Show Mary J. Blige. 3 p.m. KCOP
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Beth Behrs (“2 Broke Girls”). (N) 4 p.m. NBC
Washington Week With Gwen Ifill 8 p.m. KOCE
Tavis Smiley Tommy LiPuma, Verve Music Group. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE
Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR, 11:30 p.m. KOCE, 1 a.m. KLCS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Channing Tatum; John Boyega (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”); Young People’s Chorus of New York City performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. NBC
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Mandy Patinkin; Periscope CEO Kayvon Beykpour; Leon Bridges performs. 11:35 p.m. CBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live The cast and director of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” 11:35 p.m. ABC
The Late Late Show With James Corden LL Cool J; Alanis Morissette performs. 12:37 a.m. CBS
Late Night With Seth Meyers Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton; Samantha Bee; Andrea Bocelli performs. 12:37 a.m. NBC
Nightline 12:37 a.m. ABC
Last Call With Carson Daly Mike Rowe; Wolf Alice performs. 1:38 a.m. NBC
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