The Tonight Show With Jay Leno 11:35 p.m., Channel 7
If you saw the last Kennedy Center Honors, you have to remember Bettye LaVette. She blew the house away with her version of the Who's "Love, Reign O'er Me." She's a powerhouse of a soul singer who means every single thing she sings, and she is one of the few people who can actually make me look forward to watching Leno. Also on tonight: Bob Newhart and Rachel Maddow.
America 9 p.m., Lifetime
This social-issue drama follows a 17-year-old foster kid named America, who is about to age out of the system. Rosie O'Donnell, who co-wrote and produced, does a decent job playing the tough-loving therapist, but the movie belongs to newcomer Philip Johnson as America. Without sentimentality, he makes this numbed-out, mistreated kid into a hero. Ruby Dee is also in the cast, as his foster mother.
Nip/Tuck 10 p.m., FX
Tonight, Liz and Christian's wedding. Toaster oven: revoked.
Estate of Panic 10 p.m., Sci Fi
Formerly d/b/a "The Fourth Estate."
Thelma & Louise 8 p.m., AMC
Birds fly. Thunderbirds don't.
The Andy Griffith Show 9 p.m., TV Land
Howard and Millie get engaged. I feel so modern and tainted.
Homeland Security, USA 8 p.m., Channel 5
Good news: in Miami. Bad news: detained.
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