TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE

"Pride & Prejudice" (2005), 7 p.m., Oxygen. Jane Austen's tale has been filmed often and well. Still, it has never been done like this. Joe Wright showed here what he proved again two years later with "Atonement": Few words are needed, when you can capture emotions with every glance and gesture. And no face projects those emotions more vividly than Keira Knightley's. Knightley plays smart, sweet Elizabeth, a modest-income woman venturing into moneyed society; Matthew Macfadyen is the sturdy Mr. Darcy.

"Shrek" (2001), 6 p.m., TNT; "Miser Brothers Christmas," 7 p.m., ABC Family. First is "Shrek," the tale of a perfect princess (Cameron Diaz), a good-hearted ogre (Mike Myers) and an enthusiastic donkey (Eddie Murphy). It's quick, clever and fun. Then is a return of the feuding siblings — Snow Miser and Heat Miser — from "The Year Without a Santa Claus." Their squabbling — plus a few nasty nudges from their evil brother, the North Wind — knocks Santa out of work. Their mom, Mother Nature, is not pleased.

OF NOTE

"Ghost Whisperer," 7 p.m., CBS. A ghost must accept the facts about her former marriage.

"Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (2008, Hallmark) and "Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special" (Comedy Central) at 7 p.m.; "Top 10 Christmas Towns" (HGTV) at 9 p.m. This is the hour for holiday specials aimed at grown-ups. "Most Wonderful Time" is the pleasant tale of a gorgeous single mom (Brooke Burns) whose uncle (Henry Winkler) arrives with a handsome stranger; the result offers zero surprises, but is enjoyable enough. Meanwhile, Jeff Dunham offers a much-needed change of pace, with his puppets and humor; it's erratic, but has some great moments. "Christmas Towns" looks at a couple of big cities (New Orleans, San Antonio) and lots of little spots, all obsessing over the holiday.

"Get Shorty" (1995), 8 p.m., TV Land. The crackling-good characters in Elmore Leonard novels are occasionally transformed into good films. Here's a prime example, with John Travolta as a mobster who wants to make movies; the great supporting cast ranges from Danny DeVito to James Gandolfini.

"Momma's Boys," 7 p.m., NBC. Here's a nasty surprise: Instead of the promised Christmas special, NBC tosses in a rerun of Tuesday's foul-spirited reality-show debut. The basic concept — 32 women seeking three men, each guided by his mom — is sort of OK. But producers included and focused on a woman who says — loudly and often — that her son must not date blacks, Jews, Asians, divorcees and more. The young women are properly appalled; "Momma's Boys" turns ugly.

"Numb3rs," 8 and 9 p.m., CBS. First is a rerun in which a rich man's daughter has been kidnapped. Then is a new episode: When a vigilante group strikes, Charlie has to link with a rival; meanwhile, Don is pondering religion.