Off the wall: Jerry Lewis, comic genius

Off the Wall rocks on.

MOVIE MANIA The serious mind behind the comedy of a legendary star/director is explored in the clip-filled two-hour profile "Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis" (Saturday night at 8 p.m., Encore). And the movies' most sophisticated/ silly/sexy sleuthing marrieds get a marathon salute. William Powell and Myrna Loy star in all six titles of the classic series kicked off in 1934 by "The Thin Man" (Thursday at 8 p.m., Turner Classic Movies). Keep the DVR rolling till 6:45 a.m. Friday to catch 'em all. More at tinyurl.com/7o87hnq.

KILLER CONCERTS Watch talent lined up around the block to keep you rockin' in "Z100's Jingle Ball 2011 from Madison Square Garden" (Sunday 7-9 p.m., fuse) and "VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul" (Monday 9-11 p.m., VH1). Check out the performers at fuse.tv/jingleball and divas.vh1.com.

SEASON FINALES Two time-tripping cult faves say sayonara for now, in their own scary ways -- dino-adventure "Terra Nova" (Monday 8-10 p.m., Fox/5) and adult creepfest "American Horror Story" (Wednesday at 10 p.m., FX).

GOOD SPORTS Navy won this year, but you never know what'll happen when the country's two most storied service academies hit the gridiron. "Army-Navy: A Game of Honor" (Wednesday at 10 p.m., Showtime; airs on CBS Sports Dec. 26 at 9 p.m.) follows the teams all season as they prepared for their latest grudge match. Watch preview webisodes at cbssports.com /video/player/game-of-honor.

SERIES PREMIERE Few channels venture into the ratings black hole the holiday season can be for nonseasonal series debuts. But fuse forges in! "Funny or Die's Billy on the Street" (preview Sunday at 9 p.m., premiere Thursday at 11 p.m., fuse) hits New York City streets weekly for music and pop culture trivia quizzes with passersby. More at fuse.tv/ontv.