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TV preview: Kennedy Center Honors return

The 2015 Kennedy Center Honors Honorees, from left, actress Cicely Tyson, conductor Seiji Ozawa, actress and singer Rita Moreno, filmmaker George Lucas, and singer-songwriter Carole King stand on stage during a reception for them in the East Room of the White House, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Stephen Colbert is back as the host of TV's classiest — and one of its most entertaining — awards shows, the "Kennedy Center Honors." Carole King, George Lucas, Rita Moreno, Cicely Tyson and Seiji Ozawa are the honorees this year, and performers include James Taylor, Miranda Lambert, Yo-Yo Ma, CeCe Winans, Sara Bareilles and Aretha Franklin.

Watch • 8 p.m. Tuesday, CBS/Ch. 2