TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE

"Lawrence of Arabia" (1962, Turner Classic Movies), 3 p.m., or "Mystic River" (2003, AMC) 6 p.m. On this Christmas week, many networks toss aside their usual Friday series. There's no "Monk," no "Stargate: Atlantis"; movies fill the night. Fortunately, there are several good ones and two great ones. "Lawrence of Arabia" is the epic story of T.E. Lawrence, a well-educated British officer who led Arab forces in guerrilla warfare from 1914 to 1916. The result is merely very good on TV, awesome in a movie theater. It won seven Oscars, including best picture and best director (for David Lean, master of the intelligent epic); actors Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif were nominated. "Mystic River" is a powerful story of lifelong friends, wrapped up in all sides of a murder probe. It's a dark tale, brilliantly directed by Clint Eastwood and superbly acted. Sean Penn and Tim Robbins won Oscars; the movie and Eastwood were nominated.

TONIGHT'S MIGHT-SEE

"Jennifer Aniston: An E Entertainment Special," 9 p.m., cable channel E. Back in 1992, Jennifer Aniston starred in "The Edge," a sketch-comedy show with some clever moments. (In one take-off on models, she played someone who named herself "M" because "it's the letter that follows 'Elle'; I looked it up.") Julie Brown, her "Edge" co-star, shows highlights from that show. From there, this documentary catches the steps that followed — "Friends" and Brad Pitt and Vince Vaughn and John Mayer and, of course, her current movie "Marley & Me."

OF NOTE

"Ghost Whisperer," 7 and 8 p.m., CBS. In the first rerun, a ghost thinks he's Santa; in the second, an Iraq war veteran carries with him visions of the men he served with.

"Everybody Hates Chris," 7 and 8 p.m., CW (Oceanic Digital Channel 93). The first rerun has Chris convincing his teacher to let the class write about movies, not books. The second has Robin Givens guesting as the girlfriend of Chris' boss; she makes Chris do worthless tasks.

"Top Chef," 7 p.m., NBC. This series airs on Bravo, but its seasonal special moves over to a sister channel, NBC. Martha Stewart supervises a challenge; then the contestants cater a fund-raising party hosted by actress Natasha Richardson.

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" (2008), 8 p.m., Ion (Oceanic Channel 27). Don't expect the big-budget Brendan Fraser film that came out the same year. This is the made-for-TV produced by Robert Halmi, who likes remaking the classics for TV. Based on a Jules Verne classic, it has Rick Schroder as the adventurer, hired by a woman to find her husband; he finds much more than that, of course.

"Angel Eyes" (2001), 7 p.m., Lifetime. Two loners — a beautiful cop (Jennifer Lopez) and a handsome stranger (Jim Caviezel) — make a lustful connection.

"Numb3rs," 9 p.m., CBS. A comic book, considered to be worth millions, has been stolen. But is it real or a fake?