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What to Watch on Tuesday: James Taylor among honorees at Kennedy Center

By Brooke Cain

bcain@newsobserver.com
Recipient of the 2016 Kennedy Center Honor award, musician James Taylor, acknowledges the applause during the Kennedy Center Honors gala at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016. On the right is honoree gospel and blues singer Mavis Staples.
Recipient of the 2016 Kennedy Center Honor award, musician James Taylor, acknowledges the applause during the Kennedy Center Honors gala at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016. On the right is honoree gospel and blues singer Mavis Staples. Manuel Balce Ceneta AP

Kennedy Center Honors (9 p.m., CBS) – This year’s honorees are James Taylor, Al Pacino, Mavis Staples, the rock band the Eagles and pianist Martha Argerich.

Also on tonight . . .

Eero Saarinen (8 p.m., UNC-TV) – In this American Masters profile, cinematographer Eric Saarinen explores the work of his father, Eero Saarinen, the modernist architect behind the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.

Frontline: Exodus (9 p.m., UNC-TV) – Refugees and migrants fleeing war and persecution document their journeys on camera phones as they leave their homes and seek safety and refuge in Europe.

Good Behavior (9 p.m., TNT) – Letty reverses roles with her mother when she has to bail Estelle out of jail.

Shooter (10 p.m., USA) – Bob Lee travels across the country to find the shooter, and Julie deals with betrayal.

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