What to Watch Tonight: Peter Pan Live!, Elementary, and The Vampire Diaries

Andy Daglas
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What to watch on Thursday, December 4...


7pm, Cartoon Network
Adventure Time
"The Cooler" finds Flame Princess seeking help from a surprising source when a natural disaster ravages the Fire Kingdom. Then in "Jake the Brick," Jake's odd masonry-related dream comes true.


8pm, NBC
Peter Pan Live!
The drunken live-tweet musical TV event of the season arrives at last, starring Allison Williams as the eponymous aerial elf and Christopher Walken as the pointy-appendaged pirate Captain Hook, with Minnie Driver doing her best to keep a straight face while narrating.


SEASON 3 PREMIERE, 8pm, ABC
The Taste
This season's 16 hopeful home cooks and pro chefs will be decided by the auditions in the first part of the two-hour premiere. Then a childhood-themed challenge, featuring guest-judge chef Stephanie Izard, will determine the first contestant to go home.


8pm, Fox
Bones
The team has no shortage of suspects in the murder of a psych professor who engaged in some unsavory social experiments. Meanwhile in "The Mutilation of the Master Manipulator," online traffic school occupies Booth's attention, and Wendell comes down with Florence Nightingale syndrome.


8pm, The CW
The Vampire Diaries
Elena shares good news about Bonnie, while Matt seizes the initiative in the wake of Enzo's most recent mischief. Elsewhere in "I Alone," Damon's latest scheme lands him in hot water, because Damon.


8pm, Disney XD
Wander Over Yonder
"The Gift" finds Wander and Sylvia bestowing tokens of their affection upon all their new friends and well-wishers—a mission that leads them to surreptitiously board Lord Hater's ship, since he and the Watchdogs are on their list.


8:30pm, CBS
Mom
In "Crazy Eyes and a Wet Brad Pitt,"Jill asks Christy and Bonnie to keep her company on her first night out of rehab, giving them a taste of the luxury life in the process.


9pm, The CW
Reign
Mary has a matchmaking notion for Claude as "Acts of War" explains how popular 16th century website RoyalMingle.com was founded. In less romantic schemes, Bash and Francis devise a cunning plan to elude Narcisse, and Greer realizes she's in over her head.


9pm, USA
White Collar
The Pink Panthers lie low so that Neal and Peter can focus on more case-of-the-week-y business in "All's Fair," as Mozzie winds up on the losing end of an old associate's latest con.


9pm, Fox
Gracepoint
With his heart condition taking a turn for the worse. Det. Carver has just 24 hours to find the killer before getting pulled off the case. Meanwhile, Beth consults Paul Coates for advice, and Susan Wright drops a bombshell.


10pm, CBS
Elementary
"Terra Pericolosa" puts Sherlock and Joan on the trail of killer who pilfered a valuable treasure map. If my hunch is correct, his next stop will be to obtain the compass and then the dungeon's master key. In more personal affairs, Sherlock's growing intrusions into Kitty's private life trouble Joan.


10pm, USA
Covert Affairs
Annie and McQuaid must sneak into Russian territory to find Belenko, which may explain the rumors of two potted plants in Estonia that appear to be inching closer to the eastern border when no one is looking. Elsewhere in "Transport Is Arranged," mysteries from Auggie's past motivate a confrontation in his present.


LATE-NITE:
– Jennifer Aniston and Bill Burr on Conan, 11pm, TBS
– Angelina Jolie on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 11pm, Comedy Central
– Partners in Health cofounder Dr. Paul Farmer on The Colbert Report, 11:30pm, Comedy Central
– Ryan Seacrest and John Mellencamp on Jimmy Kimmel Live, 11:35pm, ABC
– Steve Carell and Max Greenfield on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 12:37am, CBS


WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING TONIGHT?