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Saturday, Dec. 28
NFL Football
NFL Network, beginning at 1pm Live
NFL Network airs three Saturday games in Week 17, beginning with the L.A. Chargers at the New England Patriots. The late afternoon game has the Denver Broncos at the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Arizona Cardinals are at the L.A. Rams in primetime.
College Football
ABC, The CW & ESPN, beginning at 11am Live
A full day of college football bowl game action is in store with UConn vs. North Carolina in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl (ESPN), Boston College vs. Nebraska in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl (ABC), Louisiana vs. TCU in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl (ESPN), Iowa State vs. Miami in the Pop-Tarts Bowl (ABC), Miami (Ohio) vs. Colorado State in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl (The CW), East Carolina vs. NC State in the Go Bowling Military Bowl (ESPN), BYU vs. Colorado in the Valero Alamo Bowl (ABC) and Louisiana Tech vs. Army in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (ESPN).
College Basketball
ESPN2, FOX & FS1, beginning at 12pm Live
The Saturday college basketball national TV slate includes Coppin State at Georgetown (FS1), Ole Miss at Memphis (ESPN2), Loyola Maryland at DePaul (FS1), Delaware at St. John’s (FS1) and UCLA at Gonzaga (FOX).
Two for One: Nicole Holofcener
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
TCM primetime host Ben Mankiewicz is joined by director/screenwriter Nicole Holofcener (Walking and Talking), who introduces two films of her choosing. Holofcener will offer commentary on each title’s cultural significance and its influence on other films, behind-the-scenes stories, and her own personal reflections on them. The titles she has chosen are Coming Home (1978), the Best Picture Oscar-nominated drama from Best Director nominee Hal Ashby, led by Best Actor winner Jon Voight, Best Actress winner Jane Fonda and Best Supporting Actor nominee Bruce Dern, followed by The Last Detail (1973), a comedy/drama also directed by Ashby, and starring Best Actor nominee Jack Nicholson and Best Supporting Actor nominee Randy Quaid.
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Sunday, Dec. 29
BET Year in Black 2024
BET & BET Her, 7pm
CBS News anchor Jericka Duncan hosts this hourlong special that brings together a roundtable of Black voices, including Ms. Pat, comedian/actor Michael Blackson, Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee and comedian/entertainer Pretty Vee. They revisit and count down the most unforgettable moments of 2024 across Black pop culture, entertainment, sports and news. Also featured is an exclusive musical performance by Muni Long.
Home Town
HGTV, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Ben and Erin Napier will help a couple who’ve experienced challenges securing their dream home find a mid-century modern charmer. The Napiers will tackle a time-crunch to build a huge garden complete with a greenhouse and a specialty kitchen that will supply the new homeowners’ budding salsa and hot sauce business.
Special Theme: Sundays With Carol Burnett
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
TCM’s final Sunday evening in which it pairs a classic movie with a comedic take on the feature that was performed in a sketch on The Carol Burnett Show offers a double feature. Up first is the Best Picture Oscar-nominated melodrama/film noir Mildred Pierce (1945), led by Best Actress winner Joan Crawford, and Best Supporting Actress nominees Eve Arden and Ann Blyth. The film was parodied in the Nov. 20, 1976, episode of the show as “Mildred Fierce,” with Burnett as the title character and Vicki Lawrence as her daughter. The second part of this double bill is the Best Picture-nominated 1944 film noir Double Indemnity, starring Best Actress nominee Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray. The show spoofed this film as “Double Calamity” in the Nov. 3, 1973, episode, with Burnett stepping into Stanwyck’s femme fatale shoes and guest star Steve Lawrence taking on MacMurray’s role.
NFL Football: Atlanta at Washington
NBC, 8:15pm Live
Week 17’s Sunday Night Football matchup has the Atlanta Falcons at the Washington Commanders.
NHL Hockey: Dallas at Chicago
ESPN, 8:30pm Live
Matt Duchene leads the Dallas Stars into Chicago’s United Center to face off against Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks.
Monday, Dec. 30
Darby and Joan
Acorn TV
Season Premiere!
The cozy mystery drama from Australia returns, again led by Bryan Brown as retired Aussie detective Jack Darby and Greta Scacchi as widowed English nurse Joan Kirkhope. The two have forged a deep friendship amid shared investigative adventures, but Jack’s story has only just begun — he is determined to clear his name of the unexplained cloud hanging over his career. Despite the potential danger, or perhaps because of it, Joan insists on helping Jack with his quest. As they travel through Queensland’s picturesque landscapes solving mysteries along the way, Jack and Joan’s relationship will be tested. The first two episodes are available today; new episodes drop on Mondays.
College Football: TransPerfect Music City Bowl
ESPN, 2:30pm Live
Nissan Stadium in Nashville is the site of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Missouri Tigers.
Ocean’s 11
TCM, 5:45pm
Catch a Classic!
The Rat Pack was at the pinnacle of their film appearances in this very enjoyable 1960 heist comedy about World War II vets Danny Ocean (Frank Sinatra) and Jimmy Foster (Peter Lawford), who recruit nine of their former military comrades to help them rob five Las Vegas casinos on New Year’s Eve. The fun ensemble cast also includes Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, Angie Dickinson, Cesar Romero, Norman Fell and plenty more.
NFL Football: Detroit at San Francisco
ABC & ESPN, 8pm Live
A rematch of last season’s NFC championship game takes place tonight at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, as Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions battle Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football.
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Gardeners’ World Winter Special 2024
BritBox
This special from the BBC’s flagship gardening show is packed with good ideas and tips from experts, along with timely reminders to get the most out of your garden, whatever its size or type.
Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall
Netflix
Michelle Buteau returns for her second Netflix comedy special, becoming the first female comedian to record a special at the iconic Radio City Music Hall as she reflects on motherhood, marriage and more.
Horror’s Greatest
Shudder
Season Premiere!
The docuseries returns to take another deep dive into more of everything we love about horror — from fresh looks at classics to unearthing scores of hidden gems. A gallery of ghoulish pros, including actors, directors, writers, composers and special effects artists, draw on their unique knowledge to weigh in on various horror-related topics. New episodes drop on Tuesdays, beginning today with “Animal Attacks,” which looks at everything from demented sharks to unhinged chimps, while also shaming the worst horror pets (and giving treats to the best).
“Thin Man” Movies Marathon
TCM, beginning at 9:15am
Dance in the New Year With Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
MOVIES!, beginning at 11:25am
Catch a Classic!
You can send off the old year and ring in the new with mystery or music — or both — as TCM and MOVIES! offer notable classic film marathons. TCM, as it has frequently done on recent New Year’s Eves, is airing all six of the movies in the classic Thin Man series of comedy/mystery films led by William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles — the witty, hard-drinking, fun-loving, high-society couple who, along with their lovable dog, Asta, often find themselves embroiled in solving mysteries. The titles are airing in order of their release, beginning with the 1934 original, The Thin Man, followed by After the Thin Man (1936), Another Thin Man (1939), Shadow of the Thin Man (1941), The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) and Song of the Thin Man (1947). MOVIES! is continuing a New Year’s Eve tradition of its own by once again offering a toe-tapping marathon of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers’ classic big-screen pairings. The network will air The Gay Divorcee (1934), Top Hat (1935), Shall We Dance (1937) and Carefree (1938), followed by encores of all four movies.
“Tales From the Darkside” Marathon
Comet TV, beginning at 11am
Send out the old year on a creepy note with six hours (12 episodes) of George A. Romero’s classic 1984-88 horror anthology series Tales From the Darkside.
College Football
ABC, CBS & ESPN, beginning at 12pm Live
New Year’s Eve is packed with college football postseason matchups, including Alabama at Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl (ESPN), Louisville vs. Washington in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (CBS), South Carolina vs. Illinois in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (ABC) and Baylor vs. LSU in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl (ESPN). The can’t-miss game is the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (ESPN) at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where the No. 3 Boise State Broncos will face the No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions.
NHL Hockey: Winter Classic: St. Louis at Chicago
TNT & truTV, 5pm Live
Jordan Kyrou and the St. Louis Blues visit historic Wrigley Field in Chicago for the NHL Winter Classic outdoor game against Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks.
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2025
ABC, 8pm Live
Ring in the new year with Ryan Seacrest live from Times Square. Enjoy a night of superstar performances and more.
New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash
CBS, 8pm & 10:30pm Live
Country music’s hottest superstars return to downtown Nashville to ring in the new year across multiple locations. Keith Urban hosts with Entertainment Tonight’s Rachel Smith. Performers include Urban, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll and more.
A Toast to 2024!
NBC, 9pm Live
Today cohosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager host this two-hour special that celebrates the year’s buzziest and brightest moments, featuring appearances from several stars.
The Day Drinking With Seth Meyers New Year’s Special
NBC, 11:30pm
Seth Meyers rings in the New Year by looking back at many of the popular “Day Drinking” segments featured on Late Night With Seth Meyers. The featured segments include guests such as Rihanna, Post Malone, Will Forte, Kelly Clarkson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lizzo and more. This special runs about an hour. If you are still up later tonight/early tomorrow morning, NBC will also be airing an hourlong special called Fireworks Around the World.
Wednesday, Jan. 1
Missing You
Netflix
New Series!
Eleven years ago, Detective Kat Donovan’s (Rosalind Eleazar) fiancé, Josh (Ashley Walters), disappeared, and she hasn’t heard from him since. Now, swiping profiles on a dating app, she suddenly sees his face, and her world explodes. Josh’s reappearance will force her to dive back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder and uncover long-buried secrets from her past. Based on Harlan Coben’s bestselling novel.
New Year’s Rockin’ Day
TCM, beginning at 6:15am
Catch a Classic!
Even if you spent New Year’s Eve rockin’ it, you can continue the party well into New Year’s Day as Turner Classic Movies presents a morning and afternoon of rock ’n’ roll movies and concert films. The lineup begins with Monterey Pop (1969) and continues with Don’t Look Back (1967), A Hard Day’s Night (1964), The Song Remains the Same (1976), Jimi Hendrix (1973), Tommy (1975) and Shine a Light (2008). After all this, if you are still in a dancing mood, you can shift to a different vibe with an evening of all three That’s Entertainment! films (the 1974 original, 1976’s second installment and 1994’s third installment), each of which looks back at some of Hollywood’s most legendary movie musicals.
136th Rose Parade
ABC & NBC, 11am Live
More than a century after the first Rose Parade in 1890 celebrated the New Year, the tradition continues this morning on the first day of 2025. Presented by Honda, the parade of floats, marching bands and equestrians will travel across five and a half miles of downtown Pasadena interpreting the theme “Best Day Ever!”
College Football Playoff Quarterfinals
ESPN, beginning at 1pm Live
The remaining three games in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal round take place today on ESPN with No. 5 Texas vs. No. 4 Arizona State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl and No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Winners move on to the semifinals Jan. 9-10.
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
ABC, 8pm
This music special will highlight performances and standout moments from the annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which was filmed live in Cleveland in October 2024 and included new inductees Cher, Mary J. Blige, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest.
Luther: Never Too Much
CNN, 8pm
Feature Film Exclusive!
CNN Films examines the captivating story of American singer-songwriter Luther Vandross and how he became one of the most decorated and influential artists of all time. Using archival footage and interviews with his closest friends, including Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick and Valerie Simpson, the film unpacks Vandross’ storied career and explores his personal life, health struggles and a lifelong desire to be understood.
HGTV Dream Home 2025
HGTV, 8pm
Located in a golf course community in Bluffton, South Carolina, the HGTV Dream Home 2025 is an absolute oasis with an open floor plan, media room, prep kitchen, pet station, lush landscaping and an inground pool.
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin
Smithsonian Channel, 8pm
New Series!
On June 6, 1944, Allied armies stormed the Normandy beaches to begin the conquest of Hitler’s Fortress Europe. As they battle to break through German lines, the people of France face the devastation of total war tearing through their homeland. Some live in hope that years of occupation are almost at an end, others in fear of the retribution awaiting those who collaborated with the Nazis.
My 600-Lb. Life
TLC, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Seven new journeys of morbidly obese patients striving to lose weight and save their lives will be profiled in new two-hour episodes guided by Dr. Younan Nowzaradan (“Dr. Now”). The famed doc also introduces a new series on Lifetime beginning Jan. 6.
Thursday, Jan. 2
Vera
BritBox
Season Premiere!
Brenda Blethyn returns as DCI Vera Stanhope in the 14th and final season of this British mystery series, exclusively airing in North America on BritBox. Two episodes, each running two hours, will drop on Thursdays beginning today.
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
Peacock
New Series!
In this limited series based on a true story, Colin Firth stars as Jim Swire, a doctor who lost his daughter in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988, and dogmatically pursues justice for its perpetrators.
Bringing Up Baby
TCM, 4:45pm
Catch a Classic!
Director Howard Hawks’ classic 1938 screwball comedy is one of the pinnacles of that movie genre prevalent during the 1930s and early ’40s, truly living up to the “screwball” descriptor with its series of wild situations delivered with impeccable comic timing by Hawks, and stars Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Grant plays stodgy paleontologist David Huxley, who is attempting to find the last bone for a brontosaurus skeleton while also looking for a large grant for his museum. Huxley catches the eye of flighty, fun-loving heiress Susan Vance (Hepburn), who proceeds to undo his well-ordered existence in hilariously irritating (and, ultimately, endearing) ways, with the assistance of her pet leopard, Baby.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
ABC, 8pm
New Series!
This fresh take on the popular series returns to ABC with Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, cofounders of the global lifestyle brand The Home Edit, set to host. Alongside designers Wendell Holland and Arianne Bellizaire, the duo will design and specifically tailor each home from the inside out. Like the original series, this reimagining will showcase heartwarming stories, inspired volunteers and mind-blowing builds for deserving families who give back to their communities.
Hell’s Kitchen
FOX, 8pm
New Episodes!
Chef Gordon Ramsay’s culinary competition series resumes with new Season 23 episodes.
Swamp People
History, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Season 16 begins with “Racing the Storm.” At the dawn of a new gator season, a devastating onslaught of storms and hurricanes threatens the fate of the swampers’ livelihoods. As dark clouds roll in, Troy unleashes his armada of boats; Ronnie and Timmy risk a perilous trip outside the Locks; Jacob puts his new partner Little Willie to the ultimate test; and Joey takes a gamble on training his daughter to be his new deckhand. This 90-minute episode is followed by the Season 5 premiere of the spinoff series Swamp People: Serpent Invasion.
Only Murders in the Building
ABC, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The hit Hulu comedy about a trio of true-crime podcast enthusiasts (Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin) returns for a second season on primetime, with more true-crime enthusiasm — plus some actual crime — and a slew of new cast members and guest stars, including comedian Amy Schumer, who plays herself, and Cara Delevingne. If crime isn’t your thing, watch it for the amazing apartment sets!
Southern Hospitality
Bravo, 9pm
Season Premiere!
After holding court on King Street for over a decade, Republic has become the crown jewel of Charleston VIP nightlife with Leva Bonaparte and her staff leading the charge. Season 3 promises an unforgettable summer in their lives as new staff is added to the mix and workplace romances sizzle and fizzle.
Animal Control
FOX, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The workplace comedy following the exploits of animal control officers returns for Season 3. Joel McHale, Michael Rowland, Vella Lovell and Ravi Patel star.
Going Dutch
FOX, 9:30pm
New Series!
This sitcom centers on U.S. Army Col. Patrick Quinn (Denis Leary), who, after an epically unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the least strategically important Army base in the world: Garrison Stroopsdorf in the Netherlands. Adding to his humiliation is the fact that the base’s interim commander is his estranged daughter, Capt. Maggie Quinn (Taylor Misiak). Danny Pudi and Laci Mosley also star.
Friday, Jan. 3
Love Is Blind: Germany
Netflix
New Series!
In this latest international entry in the dating reality franchise, 30 German-speaking singles try to forge an emotional bond with a potential partner in situations where they can hear but not see each other.
Selling the City
Netflix
New Series!
The creators of Selling Sunset and Selling the OC are behind this series that follows a dynamic group of no-nonsense agents at Douglas Elliman as they navigate the cutthroat world of luxury real estate in New York City and their own personal dramas.
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Netflix
Feature Film Exclusive!
Aardman’s Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham return with a brand-new epic animated adventure featuring inventor Wallace (voice of Ben Whitehead) and his loyal dog Gromit. Here, Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own. When it emerges that a vengeful figure from the past — Feathers McGraw, the famed villain introduced in the Oscar-winning 1993 Wallace & Gromit short The Wrong Trousers — might be masterminding things, it falls to Gromit to battle sinister forces and save his master.
College Football
ESPN, beginning at 4pm Live
College football bowl game action today has the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl in Dallas and the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Happy’s Place: “Emcee Squared”
NBC, 8pm
New Episodes!
The freshman comedy led by Reba McEntire as a tough but lovable woman who inherits her late father’s Tennessee tavern returns from winter hiatus with this episode. When Bobbie (McEntire) tries to claim her rightful role as emcee for the tavern’s anniversary party, she ignites a fierce showdown with Gabby (Melissa Peterman), who is determined to steal the spotlight. Isabella (Belissa Escobedo) and Steve (Pablo Castelblanco) bet on who will come out on top, adding fuel to the fire.
It Was All a Dream?
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Almost since their start, movies have incorporated dreams into their stories in various ways, and filmmakers have continued to work on finding innovative methods for recapturing the look and feel of those little nighttime films that show each night in our own minds and presenting them onscreen. Each Friday night this month, you’ll see several notable examples of movies that have used dream sequences, or where the entire story ended up being just a dream, or otherwise featuring dreams, daydreams or nightmares. Up first tonight is a particularly classic example: Alfred Hitchcock’s psychological thriller Spellbound (1945), starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck, and with a memorable dream sequence conceived in part by surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. Other highlights tonight include John Frankenheimer’s political thriller The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and Nightmare (1956), a film noir/psychological thriller led by Edward G. Robinson and Kevin McCarthy, and more.
Lopez vs. Lopez: “Lopez vs. Escándalo”
NBC, 8:30pm
New Episodes!
Real-life father and daughter George and Mayan Lopez, playing fictional versions of themselves, return with new episodes of their comedy’s third season. In tonight’s installment, George has a big secret to keep when he starts spending time with Rosie’s (Selenis Leyva) ex-fiancé (returning guest star Jaime Camil) behind her back. Meanwhile, Mayan tries to manage a customer’s move herself, and Quinten (Matt Shively) tries to tackle a plumbing problem at home without George’s help.
The Way Home
Hallmark Channel, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Season 3 of this time-traveling family series will pick up right where Season 2 left off — with Kat (Chyler Leigh) and her brother Jacob (Spencer Macpherson), who went missing more than two decades ago at the age of 8 and is now an adult, poised to walk into the Landry home to an unsuspecting Del (Andie MacDowell). Plus, viewers will be transported to 1974 to witness the year Del and Colton (Jefferson Brown) first met and their epic love story.
They Call It Late Night With Jason Kelce
ESPN, 1am (late night)
New Series!
Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce hosts this five-week, late-night sports and entertainment talk show featuring celebrity guests from the world of football and beyond.
Saturday, Jan. 4
When the Stars Gossip
Netflix
New Series!
This comedy from South Korea combines interstellar adventure and a cosmic setting with heartfelt romance as it follows the astronauts, scientists and others aboard a space station.
NHL Hockey: N.Y. Rangers at Washington
ABC, 12pm Live
A Saturday matinee in the NHL has the N.Y. Rangers in D.C. to skate against the Washington Capitals.
NFL Football
ABC & ESPN, beginning at 4:30pm Live
Week 18 is the final week of the NFL regular season, and the league is keeping the entire week’s schedule flexible to give maximum exposure to games with playoff implications. ESPN and ABC air two games tonight, with the matchup announced after Week 17.
Love of the Irish
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Tired of her bad luck, Fiona (Shenae Grimes-Beech) takes her mom (Moira Kelly) on a trip to Ireland, where she meets a charming single dad (Stephen Hagan) who helps her make her own luck.
Directed by John Cassavetes
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
A Woman Under the Influence director John Cassavetes was not only a well-regarded actor but also a filmmaking pioneer. Tonight, TCM will be airing two of the lesser-known films he directed. First, the Oscar-nominated drama Faces (1968), in which a middle-aged man (John Marley) leaves his wife (Gena Rowlands) for a younger woman, and shortly thereafter, his ex-wife also gets involved with a younger partner. Following that is Cassavetes’ jazzy improvisational film about race relations among New York’s Beat generation, Shadows (1958), which follows an aimless Manhattan hipster, his romantic sister and their musician older brother during two weeks of their lives.