Wednesday, Dec. 7
6 p.m. “Bridging the Bering Strait”
A look at plans for a gargantuan bridge that would link Alaska with eastern Russia, cutting minutes off that heavily traveled Ninilchik-Khokanok commute. Discovery Channel
6:30 p.m. “Faking it”
In this episode, a shy librarian is transformed into a dancing bartender at Coyote Ugly. This usually takes years of training, a childhood in a broken home, a long ordeal as a runaway and a several-months marriage to a speed-metal guitarist. The Learning Channel
6:30 p.m. “Spongebob Christmas Special”
Probably the only Christmas special we’ll be watching this year. Nickelodeon
7 p.m. “E-Ring”
A special ops team is sent in to battle Taliban forces. You know the world situation is not good when you get nostalgic for the Taliban. NBC
7 p.m. “America’s Top Model”
In the season finale, the winner is awarded prize money, a modeling contract, a new wardrobe and a relationship with an abusive rock star to be named later. UPN
8 p.m. “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart”
The contestants create 30-second promotional videos for an airline. You can tell a lot about an airline in 30 seconds. That’s usually how long the baby stops crying three rows back. NBC
7 p.m. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys”
The flying reindeer drops in on an island of imperfect beings cast off by society as unneeded and unwanted. In the real world, they call this “a retirement community.” ABC Family