4 p.m. on ESPN, ‘‘NBA Basketball’’ — The New York Knicks take a trip across the East River to visit the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center tonight in the first game of an ESPN doubleheader. Carmelo Anthony and the Atlantic Division-leading Knicks hope to fend off challenges from Deron Williams and the new-and-improved Nets. The second game has Chris Paul and the Los Angeles Clippers visiting Luol Deng and the Chicago Bulls.

8 p.m. on *, ‘‘Raising Hope’’ — Virginia (Martha Plimpton) is convinced that the world will end on Dec. 21, so she uses her extreme couponing skills to stock up on supplies and forces the family to train for the apocalypse. Jimmy (Lucas Neff) is determined to give Hope the best Christmas he can, since it likely will be the first one she remembers, and Maw Maw (Cloris Leachman) tries to knock a few more items off her bucket list before the world ends in the new episode ‘‘Last Christmas.’’

8 p.m. on (CW), ‘‘Hart of Dixie’’ — Desperate to avoid spending time with her mother during the holidays, Zoe (Rachel Bilson) throws herself into work but risks ruining everyone else’s Christmas. She tries to fix things by seeking help from Wade’s (Wilson Bethel) father (Christopher Curry), which upsets Wade. Lavon (Cress Williams) tries to give Ruby (Golden Brooks) a special week, while George (Scott Porter) seeks the perfect gift for Tansy (Mircea Monroe) in the new episode ‘‘Blue Christmas.’’

9 p.m. on *, ‘‘New Girl’’ — When the gang attempts to juggle multiple holiday parties in one night, Jess (Zooey Deschanel) tries to avoid a remorseful Sam (guest star David Walton), Nick (Jake Johnson) tries to keep up with a sexually adventurous Angie (guest star Olivia Munn), and Winston (Lamorne Morris) panics when he gets a cranberry stuck in his ear in the new episode ‘‘Santa.’’

9 p.m. on (CW), ‘‘A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa’’ — When Kermit and company accidentally intercept three children’s letters to St. Nick, they vow to hand-deliver them to the North Pole themselves with a little help from their friends. Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Sirico and Madison Pettis (‘‘Cory in the House’’) are among their human co-stars in this special.

9 p.m. on DISC, ‘‘Chopper Live: The Revenge’’ — Last year, Paul Jr. beat out his dad as well as Jesse James to take the title of ultimate bike builder. This year, they’re all back, with the additional challenge of ‘‘Fast N’ Loud’’ stars Richard Rawlings and Aaron Kaufman. Last night’s ‘‘American Chopper’’ episode saw all four crews at work and kicked off the voting. Tonight on ‘‘Chopper Live: The Revenge,’’ you’ll see who takes the crown, and Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd takes the stage.

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