What’s on TV

ELLEN’S GREATEST NIGHT OF GIVEAWAYS 8 p.m. on NBC. Tuning into Ellen DeGeneres’s talk show on any day of the year is almost guaranteed to be a feel-good exercise. But this week, the host is dialing up the positivity with a special holiday series that focuses on giving back to families in need (as well as showering her live audience with goodies, à la Oprah Winfrey). Jennifer Aniston joins the comedian on the first of her three-night gifting spree, which will also welcome other celebrity guests like Chrissy Teigen, Justin Timberlake and Michelle Obama throughout the week. Get the tissues ready!

BELICHICK & SABAN: THE ART OF COACHING 9 p.m. on HBO. Bill Belichick and Nick Saban lead two of the most successful teams in football: Belichick with the New England Patriots and Saban with the University of Alabama Crimson Tide. But the two met in 1982, and worked together on the Cleveland Browns coaching staff in the ’90s; over the decades they’ve maintained a friendly relationship, meeting up once a year to talk about their coaching philosophies. This 90-minute special takes sports fans into that annual meeting of the minds, where the coaches will talk about their work together as well as their professional triumphs. The show also incorporates interviews with family members, assistant coaches and peers.