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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

Whose Line Is It Anyway? The improv-comedy series wraps its 10th season. 8 p.m. KTLA

Hawaii Five-0 Carol Burnett reprises her role as McGarrett’s Aunt Deb and Frankie Valli guest stars as her new beau in this episode. 9 p.m. CBS

Great Performances The arts series offers an encore presentation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mega-hit musical “Cats.” 9 p.m. KOCE

EAT: The Story of Food The debut installment of this documentary series profiles TV chef Julia Child, explorer Christopher Columbus, inventor Clarence Birdseye and other influential figures in the history of food. 9 and 10 p.m. National Geographic Channel

Real Time With Bill Maher The topical comedy-and-chat show wraps another season. 10 p.m. HBO

Comedy Bang! Bang! “Joan of Arcadia’s” Amber Tamblyn joins in the shenanigans. 11 p.m. IFC

SPECIALS

Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford and others turn recently discovered Bob Dylan lyrics from the late 1960s into full-fledged tunes in this new rock doc. 9 p.m. Showtime

MOVIES

Frozen Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel lend their voices to this blockbuster 2013 animated musical. 7:10 p.m. Starz

Heaven Is for Real Greg Kinnear, Margo Martindale and Thomas Haden Church star in this drama about a young boy’s astounding near-death experience. 9 p.m. Starz

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Colin Jost and Michael Che; Sister Cristina Scuccia; Susie Essman, Judy Gold and Lisa Lampanelli. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America Jeffrey Wright; Nickelback performs; Jonathan Adler. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Brian Kilmeade; Evangeline Lilly (“The Squickerwonkers”). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Michael Kate Walsh (“Bad Judge”); Anna Camp. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Allison Janney; author Norman Lear. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Dr. Oz Show Protecting one’s health from winter weather; late-night snack to help stop food cravings. (N) 10 a.m. KCOP; 2 p.m. KTTV

The Doctors A heavy smoker gets a wake-up call; psoriasis; fungal infections; improving memory. (N) 11 a.m. KCAL

The Wendy Williams Show Lauren Lake (“Paternity Court”); Joe Levy, Billboard; Chelsea Peretti (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”). (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

The Talk Martin Short. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

Rachael Ray Co-host Emeril Lagasse; Ryan Scott and Carla Hall (“The Chew”). (N) 1 p.m. KABC

The Queen Latifah Show The Golden Sisters; Jeffrey Wright; Guillermo Díaz. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS

The Meredith Vieira Show Shaquille O’Neal. (N) 2 p.m. KNBC

Dr. Phil Sisters’ grandmother won’t admit that her husband sexually abused them. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

The Ellen DeGeneres Show One Direction; Jimmy Page. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

Charlie Rose — the Week (N) 7:30 p.m. KOCE

Washington Week With Gwen Ifill President Obama’s executive action on immigration: John Harwood, the New York Times; Fawn Johnson, National Journal; Jeff Zeleny, ABC; John Dickerson, CBS. (N) 8 p.m. KOCE

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé Domestic trafficking. (N) 10 p.m. KVCR

Real Time With Bill Maher (Season Finale) John Cleese; Seth Rogen; Chrystia Freeland; Chris Matthews; Roland Martin. (N) 10 p.m. HBO

Tavis Smiley Gugu Mbatha-Raw; director Gina Prince-Bythewood. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE

The Tonight Show Julianne Moore; Michael Cera. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show: David Letterman James Corden; Norman Lear; TV on the Radio. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Jim Carrey. 11:35 p.m. KABC

Late Night Taylor Schilling. 12:36 a.m. KNBC

Late Late Show Cillian Murphy; Jennifer Carpenter; Metallica performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS