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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

The Big Bang Theory: “Southland’s” Regina King guest stars as the university’s director of employee relations on a new episode of the sitcom (8 p.m. CBS).

30 Rock: Liz and Criss (Tina Fey, James Marsden) tie the knot in this repeat episode (8 p.m. NBC).

Nashville: The soapy drama set in the country music capital repeats its pilot episode (8 p.m. ABC).

Mobbed: The Howie Mandel-hosted series featuring flash mobs offers two more new episodes (8 and 9 p.m. Fox).

House of Anubis: The youth-oriented mystery-drama set in a secrets-filled boarding school is back for another season (8 p.m. Nickelodeon).

The Real Housewives of Miami: They reminisce a bit more in the conclusion of a two-part reunion special (9 p.m. Bravo).

What Not to Wear: The reality series that tries to turn around everyday people’s fashion failures returns with new episodes (10 p.m. TLC).

SPECIALS

The Funniest Commercials of The Year: 2012: The ads that brought in the bucks by bringing more yuks are featured in this new special (8 p.m. Tru).

Kathy Griffin: Kennedie Center On-Hers: The sassy, brassy redhead dishes on such celebs as Celine Dion and Miley Cyrus in her latest stand-up special (10 p.m. Bravo).

MOVIES

The Littlest Rebel: A trio of Shirley Temple vehicles kicks off with this 1935 tale (5 p.m. TCM).

The Pianist: Oscar winner Adrien Brody stars in Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski’s harrowing 2002 Holocaust drama (10 p.m. Showtime).

SPORTS

College basketball: Michigan meets Northwestern (4 p.m. ESPN2); Northeastern visits George Mason (4 p.m. NBCSP); Gonzaga plays Pepperdine (6 p.m. TWSN); the UCLA Bruins welcome Cal (8 p.m. FSN); and Portland plays San Diego (8 p.m. FS Prime).