Monday’s TV Highlights: ‘Bolshoi Babylon’ on HBO

SERIES

The Great Christmas Light Fight This holiday-themed reality competition hosted by Carter Oosterhouse and Taniya Nayak wraps its third season. 8 p.m. ABC

James May’s Toy Stories In this series, the “Top Gear” star tinkers with and finds new applications for classic toys. 9 and 10 p.m. BBC America

The Great Holiday Baking Show The three finalists face off in the season finale of this reality competition hosted by Nia Vardalos and Ian Gomez. 10 p.m. ABC

Après Ski This unscripted series set at a tony ski resort in Whistler, British Columbia, ends its freshman season. 10 p.m. Bravo

Top 5 Restaurants Brunch is served in this new episode of the countdown show. 10:30 p.m. Food Network

Super Into The L.A. Lakers’ Nick Young shares his love for sneakers on a new episode of the reality series. 10:30 p.m. Tru TV

SPECIALS

Relic Quest The stories behind such legendary artifacts as the Dead Sea Scrolls and Ark of the Covenant are explored in this special. 9 p.m. National Geographic Channel

Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir The super-sized vocal ensemble is joined by actor-singer Santino Fontana (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) and the Muppets from “Sesame Street” for a program of seasonal favorites. 9 p.m. KOCE

Secret Earth: Yellowstone Supervolcano High school science teacher Craig Beals is your guide to the geological danger that lurks just below the surface of Yellowstone National Park. 10 p.m. History Channel

Floods, Fire, and Fury This new special takes a scientific look at the plagues and other calamities recorded in the Old Testament. 10 p.m. National Geographic Channel

Colony: Behind the Wall This special offers a sneak peek at USA’s upcoming alien-occupation drama starring Josh Hollowly (“Lost”) and Sarah Wayne Callies (“The Walking Dead.”) 11:05 p.m. USA

MOVIES

Bolshoi Babylon This new documentary investigates the shocking 2013 scandals and skulduggery that tarnished the reputation of the famed Russian ballet company. 9 p.m. HBO

Getting to the Nutcracker L.A.-based Marat Daukayev School of Ballet pulls together its annual production of the holiday favorite in this 2014 documentary. 10 p.m. KOCE

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Nirav Tolia, Nextdoor; Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today The cast of “The Danish Girl”; Lidia Bastianich; Nick Cannon; Giada de Laurentiis; Uniondale Show Choir performs; Lilliana Vazquez. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA

Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Michael Bruce Willis (Broadway’s “Misery”); the cast of “Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic” performs. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View 10 a.m. KABC

The Meredith Vieira Show Ana Gasteyer (“Dawn of the Croods”). (N) 11 a.m. KNBC

The Doctors Family members of a man who was run over in a road-rage incident; an “American Idol” contestant. 11 a.m. KCAL

The Talk Morris Chestnut; Top Talker Lindsay Miller. 1 p.m. KCBS

Rachael Ray Co-host Curtis Stone; Nigella Lawson’s British Christmas cake; Sweet Mince Pies; Arroz con Pollo. (N) 1 p.m. KABC

The Dr. Oz Show Sugar in healthy foods; big food companies overhaul recipes. 2 p.m. KTTV

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Steve Carell; Mark Wahlberg; Justin Bieber performs. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

Tavis Smiley (Season premiere) Dick Van Dyke. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 1:30 p.m. KOCE; 1 a.m. KLCS

Conan Joseph Godron-Levitt; Ike Barinholtz; Andrew McMahon. 11 p.m. TBS

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Kelly Ripa; Adele performs. 11:34 p.m. KNBC

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Spike Lee. 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live 11:35 p.m. KABC

The Late Late Show: James Corden Bryan Cranston. 12:37 a.m. KCBS

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