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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

Prepare to blast into hyperspace with the latest entry in the sci-fi franchise set in a galaxy far, far away. In Skeleton Crew, a group of kids who find themselves lost in space embark on a thrilling adventure as they try to make their way back to their home planet, aided by Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law), a charming rogue who’s well acquainted with the Force. pg 58

Cruel Intentions

The 1999 erotic thriller Cruel Intentions is rebooted in this sizzling new series about two wealthy stepsiblings who mastermind the seduction of an innocent for their own amusement, drawing her into their twisted web. pg 55

Virgin River

The long-awaited wedding of Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack (Martin Henderson) is at the centre of Virgin River as the smalltown drama returns for its highly anticipated sixth season. pg 52

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Controversial QB’s comeback

Netflix has been experiencing a great degree of success with sports documentaries, and the streamer’s latest takes viewers deep inside one of the most controversial figures in the NFL: quarterback Aaron Rodgers

After 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers was traded to the New York Jets in 2023. His first season for the team, however, got off to a disastrous start when, after throwing just four offensive snaps in the season opener, he tore his left Achilles.

As a result, he spent the next year focusing on his recovery, preparing to return to the field and get back into the game.

“But game-day plays and press conferences can only reveal a small part of the four-time MVP’s story,” declares Netflix’s press release for Aaron Rodgers: Enigma, a new three-part documentary series.

In one scene, famed sports physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache — who’d been treating Rodgers — points out a recurring character trait that he’s noticed in Rodgers and other top NFL quarterbacks. “There’s a common thread amongst the greatest players that I’ve taken care of,” says ElAttrache, who performed knee surgery on Tom Brady that

salvaged the quarterback’s career. “They all have a belief in themselves. Sometimes it’s a belief that their own body doesn’t follow the normal rules of anatomy or physics or biology. That’s not always healthy, but if you can corral that a little bit, I think that it can work in a positive way.”

In addition to a behind-the-scenes look at Rodgers charting his comeback with the Jets, the series also touches on the athlete’s various controversies, including his advocacy for ayuhuasca, a powerful psychedelic, and misleading the public and the NFL when he told reporters he was “immunized” against COVID-19 even though he hadn’t taken the vaccine.

BRENT FURDYK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

By BRENT FURDYK

The WATCH List

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT

Saturday, 5 p.m., NBC

Back in the 1980s, WWE (then known as WWF) exploded into the pop-culture consciousness, transforming professional wrestling from seedy sideshow to “sports entertainment” spectacle. At the time, NBC played a big role via Saturday Night’s Main Event, a series of specials airing between 1987 and 1992 that drew big ratings. Now, thanks to the WWE’s new five-year domestic media rights partnership with NBCUniversal, this live special — which, technically, is

Saturday Night’s Main Event XXXVII — brings wrestling fans all the action from Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, New York.

WWE ACTION

SATURDAY

HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD!

Dean Cain, Elizabeth Stanton, Montel Williams and Laura McKenzie host coverage of the annual holiday parade, featuring appearances by such celebrity guests as James Tupper, Nicole Eggert, Deidre Hall, Lou Ferrigno, Mario Lopez, Clay Aiken and, of course, Santa Claus. Meanwhile, Mayor of Kingstown star Jeremy Renner serves as this year’s grand marshal.

THE 92ND ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE

Saturday, 8 p.m., KTLA

SERIES PREMIERE

DANNY DIGS IN

MYSTERIES UNEARTHED WITH DANNY TREJO

Sunday, 9 p.m. & Midnight, History

Danny Trejo — that’s right, Machete himself — hosts this eight-episode series exploring how some of the world’s most significant discoveries were made in highly unexpected ways, from hidden treasures to astounding animal artifacts to secret underground tunnels.

A Beas Contest

THURSDAY

BEAST GAMES

Thursday, Prime Video

Already a phenonenon on YouTube, MrBeast (a.k.a. Jimmy Donaldson) brings his online shtick to television with what’s billed as the biggest reality competition series in history, as 1,000 contestants compete in outlandish challenges with a cash prize of $5 million awaiting the winner at the finish line. “My goal is to make the greatest show possible and prove YouTubers and creators can succeed on other

This Week’s MUST-SEE

MONDAY FRIDAY

SHAKE YOUR BOOTY

DISCO’S REVENGE

Monday, 8 p.m., Crave1

Disco took the music world by storm in the mid- to late-1970s, and this Canadian-made documentary takes a deep dive into its enduring impact across genres and history, told by the people who created it, nurtured it and in turn, discovered themselves on the dance floor. Featuring interviews and performances by Nile Rodgers (pictured) and Chic, Billy Porter, Nona Hendryx and LaBelle, Grandmaster Flash, Fab Five Freddy, Earl Young and The Trammps, Sylvester and more.

Sins of the Past

FERRY 2

Friday, Netfli

In this sequel to the 2021 Belgian crime thriller (which also spawned the 2023 prequel series Ferry), Ferry Bouman (Frank Lammers) has finally found peace after the loss of his drug empire — until his criminal past catches up with him, jeopardizing everything and everyone he loves.

SERIES PREMIERE

platforms,” said MrBeast, who is both host and executive producer of the show. “Amazon gave me the creative control I need to try and make it happen. I hope to make the YouTube community proud.” That said, the show has already been hit with a class-action lawsuit brought

by contestants who alleged they experienced mistreatment, claiming they were “shamelessly exploited,” subjected to “unreasonable, unsafe” conditions and “infliction of emotional distress,” while being denied food, sleep, medical care and “the necessities of basic hygiene.”

FRIDAY

HOME & FAMILY

JOSH GROBAN AND FRIENDS GO HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Friday, 9 p.m., CBS

Singer Josh Groban hosts this year’s iteration of the annual special celebrating adoption. In addition to musical guests James Bay, Jennifer Hudson, Tori Kelly and The War And Treaty, this year’s special also features a live adoption.

Ask TV Week

CRIMES THAT BIND

Is that show The Gentlemen ever coming back?

R.F., Vancouver

Snatch director Guy Ritchie’s dark, playful crime dramedy will return to Netflix for season two, but likely not till 2026. But good news for fans of this U.K. auteur’s particular brand of cinematic hijinks: rival streamer Paramount+ has tapped Ritchie to create another, as-yet-untitled series about “two warring families based in London whose enterprises stretch all corners of the globe, and the fiercely loyal ‘fixer’ charged with protecting one of them at all costs.” The fixer will be played by Tom Hardy, while Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan head up the Irish crime family to whom he is beholden.

School’s out for star Reneé Rapp, as the actress has officially exited The Sex Lives of College Girls.

THAT’S A RAPP!

Really sad, and kinda shocked, to see Leighton suddenly leave The Sex Lives of College Girls right at the start [of season three]. What’s the story there?

F.H., Burnaby

As we previously reported, actress Reneé Rapp opted to leave this Mindy Kalingcreated comedy (which streams on Crave in Canada) after its sophomore season in order to focus on her music career. That prompted the

show’s writers to whip up a quick yet elegant exit for her character Leighton — whose struggles with status, expectations and her own burgeoning sexuality made her an inspiration to many devoted fans.

Ultimately, that exit came in episode two of this third season, as Leighton made the decision to transfer from Essex College to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — a move that is a better fit academically, but one which forced her to leave behind best pals Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet), Whitney (Alyah

Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren will lead Guy Ritchie’s next TV crime thriller.

Chanelle Scott) and Bela (Amrit Kaur). Speaking to The Wrap after Leighton’s farewell episode aired, showrunner Justin Noble explained: “I was excited to do this transfer story because, my first year, one of my best friends transferred and . . . that’s part of college that I haven’t seen before [on screen] — when someone who’s so important to this aspect of your life is just saying they’re gone. It’s really showing that Leighton kind of just figured college out faster than the others, and she’s ready to pursue what’s next.”

As for Rapp — whom you may also recognize from Tina Fey’s Mean Girls stage musical and the Paramount+ film adaptation of that musical — she seems at peace with her decision, having told Variety that music was always her true passion and the focus of her career, while acting always felt more like a means to an end: “I’ve just kept acting because it keeps supporting the music . . . Acting was my way into tricking everyone that I warranted attention.”

BEYOND REPAIR?

Do you know yet when the next Wolfs movie is coming out? Clooney and Pitt — doesn’t get any better!

G.N., Surrey

The long-awaited screen reunion between these two Ocean’s Eleven stars, in which they play underworld fixers who clash over how to handle what turns out to be a not-so-dead body, generated solid reviews and the quick announcement of a sequel by Apple TV+. But that sequel has been scrapped by director Jon Watts, who, in a statement to Deadline, cited Apple’s lastminute decision to abandon a planned theatrical release for the crime comedy in favour of a one-week theatrical run followed by immediate release on streaming. Watts was blindsided by that decision, and returned the money he’d received from Apple to start work on the sequel because, alas, he “no longer trusted them as a creative partner.”

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Ask Rick Q A

Wondering about a long-ago movie or a classic TV show? Send your questions to Rick Forchuk at tvweek@canadawide.com

I remember a sci-fi movie from the ’60s that focused on solutions for what it called “an energy-starved Earth,” that solved the problem with a nuclear bomb in the planet’s core. I don’t remember the actors, can’t recall the title, but it was very realistic.

H.Y., via email

It sounds like you’re thinking of the 1965 movie

A Crack in the World, which starred Dana Andrews as a scientist who believed he could solve the world’s energy crisis by creating an artificial volcano that would produce endless free power.

The movie received positive reviews and at least one credible critic labelled it “the best science fiction film of the year.” The setting is the continent of Africa, where Andrews’ character, Dr. Stephen Sorenson, in consort with UNESCO, proposes launching a thermonuclear warhead into the Earth’s crust, breaking through to the molten mantle and releasing a controlled flow of lava to the surface. In effect, it would be a harnessed volcano which could be tapped at will by the nations of the world for their energy needs. Specifically, the warhead was placed on a missile that was pointed downwards into a rift in the mantle. What could possibly go wrong? Well, a lot of things — including a crack created by the explosion that threatened to separate a huge chunk of the planet and send it off into space.

The DVD is readily available for purchase online from such sources as Amazon, and the movie is in the TCM library, so you may well come across it while channel-surfing at some point.

Listen to Rick Forchuk Sundays at 6:45 a.m. on CKNW’s Weekend Mornings with Scott Shantz, and as a contributor to The Jas Johal Show on CKNW on select weekday afternoons.

Brad Pitt and George Clooney will not return for a sequel to Apple TV+ crime comedy Wolfs

Hot Dramas

SERIES

Go Down Shootin’?

YELLOWSTONE

Sunday, Paramount+

One of the most buzzed shows of the past decade rides into the sunset this weekend. The gritty, soapy exploits of the power-ranching Dutton clan come to an end after an exceptionally bloody fifth season, the second half of which has found siblings Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Kayce (Luke Grimes) on the hunt for whoever assassinated family patriarch John (Kevin Costner).

Discussing this farewell episode with TVLine, Grimes was, as you might expect, a bit cryptic — telling the website that fans “won’t feel like they’ve wasted their time for the past six years.”

What’s more, talking about his own experience opening the final script, he explained: “I wanted to save reading that episode for the very last second . . . I was a mess. It’s beautiful. It’s profound. It’s heartbreaking.”

That said, this is far from the end for the Yellowstone universe. In addition to existing spinoff 1923, multiple other series are in development — including The Madison, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Suits alum Patrick J. Adams, and a possible continuation of the original Yellowstone centred on Beth and her true love Rip (Cole Hauser)

GOD’S

HONEST SLEUTH

SISTER BONIFACE MYSTERIES

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

2024:

ONCE UPON A TIME

Tuesday, BritBox

The case-cracking 1960s nun returns to save Christmas — more specifically, a Christmas production of Cinderella being put on by Great Slaughter’s community dramatic society. In this particular special, the intrigue begins when Tibbles the cat turns up with a human eyeball in its mouth. And things only escalate from there, as a

cast member is found stabbed in the back, soon followed by another untimely final bow. With the bodies piling up (and understudies running low), it falls, as ever, to Sister Boniface and friends to not only unmask the killer, but make sure these thespians can put on a pantomime that will lift the town’s holiday spirits.

Claus for Concern

This Hallmark flick casts Ottawa’s own Kimberley Sustad as a gal who reluctantly takes over her dad’s mall-Santa school — which comes in handy when she meets the real Saint Nick, suffering from amnesia, and must jog his memory.

THE SANTA CLASS Saturday, 8 p.m., W Network

Royal Rumble

DUNE: PROPHECY

Sunday, 8 p.m., 1:15 a.m. & 2:15 a.m., HBO Canada

HBO’s TV spinoff of the big-screen sci-fi epic hurtles toward a grand, chaotic climax. In this penultimate episode, a new Sister with “deep connections to the Emperor” lands on Salusa Secundus to shake up the Royal House, while Desmond’s hunt for the insurgents turns bloody.

BAD TIDINGS

NCIS

Monday, 9 p.m., Global & CBS

Before heading off on winter break, season 22 of CBS’s venerable crime drama gifts fans a holiday episode titled “Humbug.” In it, the reputation of a decorated Marine is about to be destroyed by a scandalous tell-all book — unless D.C.’s top naval cops can uncover the real story before it hits shelves.

Hot Dramas

Star Jodie TurnerSmith on her new espionage drama, and what it’s like to play God

Hearts & Spies

Q What does the spy genre add to the telling of a love story that wouldn’t be there in a more grounded, straightforward romantic drama?

A In a way, yes, the genre is different. But it is just a classic star-crossed lovers tale. Here are two people who love each other desperately, but circumstance threatens to keep them apart, and will keep them apart unless one or the other, or both, do something drastic, because the stakes are very high — life or death, being branded a traitor.

Q What was it about Dr. Sami that intrigued you?

A I love how intelligent she is, and even though she’s in conflict in her personal life, she’s still choosing — boldly — love.

Joe Wright is a director who’s previously tackled this sort of messy relationship drama mixed with action in films like Atonement and Hanna. What’s it like working with him?

A He has such a clear vision, and he has a very delicate and tender way

THE AGENCY Friday, Paramount+

of shooting love, and love scenes, and desire.

Q On the subject of singular artists, how was it sharing the screen with Michael Fassbender?

He’s so amazing. He’s so talented. And not only that, he’s generous. Kind. Thoughtful . . . Love the guy.

Q Looking at some of your other roles over the years, how exactly did you wrap your mind around, quite literally, playing God on Sex Education?

A When they asked me to do that, I was very honoured because I love that show and Ncuti [Gatwa, who plays Eric] is my favourite character, so to get to come in and do that stuff with him . . . But it’s not really daunting because I’m so aware that I’m playing a character. I know I’m not really God [laughs]. I get to do, like, a sassy interpretation of what Eric’s mind envisions God is.

Hot Comedies

Bitin’ the Dust

Just one day after the finale of Yellowstone, TV will bid adieu to another of its most singular, most popular creations.

FX’s ghoulish mockumentary has spent six seasons mining chuckles from the simple yet potent juxtaposition of ancient, self-aggrandizing vampires living in modern-day Staten Island — forced to contend with not only witches, werewolves and their fellow bloodsuckers, but the mundane horrors of the Chore Wheel.

To date, this farewell chapter has been a deliciously unpredictable ride, giving us an homage to Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, and some unexpectedly poignant character development, as our undead heroes have been forced into various levels of existential crisis — largely via entering the human workforce after their familiar Guillermo flew the coop.

Details are scant for tonight’s final episode. The network’s official synopsis only divulges that: “A surprising twist leads to a change of plans.”

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS

Monday, 7 p.m., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m., FX Canada

Speaking with Awards Radar at New York Comic-Con earlier this year, showrunner Paul Simms further teased: “Without telling any details, I think the finale is one of our best episodes ever. And I think it’ll be very satisfying if people have watched it forever. If it was the first episode you ever watched, you would laugh . . . It’s funny and there’s good surprises in it. It’s our crown jewel. Our pinnacle.”

Meanwhile, speaking with Screen Rant, star Kayvan Novak (a.k.a. Nandor the Relentless) said: “I guess a lot of shows end badly, or end s****ily or unsatisfyingly, or kind of ‘What the f*** was that?’ I’d say there was a lot of anxiety . . . You want to end on a high, you want to end strong, and [the writers have] absolutely done it. We were like, ‘Wow.’ It surpassed our expectations.”

Tragedy On Set Cheer Up!

THE SIMPSONS: O C’MON ALL YE FAITHFUL

Tuesday, Disney+

The latest Disney+-exclusive special for this iconic Fox sitcom finds Homer, Marge and the rest of Springfield searching for a little holiday cheer. An added yuletide treat for fans: O C’Mon All Ye Faithful is twice the length of your average episode.

CHRISTMAS SPIRITS

GHOSTS

Thursday, 8 p.m., Global & CBS

The hit sitcom heads into midseason hiatus with a one-hour special dubbed “Ghosts-mas” by the CBS marketing team. In it, Sam, Jay and their undead tenants roll out the red carpet for a visit from Jay’s hard-to-please mom and dad. But a busted water heater could ruin everything.

Hot Comedies

Chieng You Can Believe In

RONNY CHIENG: LOVE TO HATE IT

Tuesday, Netflx

The Daily Show correspondent turned Daily Show co-host debuts his third standup special on Netflix, filmed at Honolulu’s Hawaii Theatre. Here, Ronny riffs on such issues as IVF, the pitfalls of the Internet and, of course, U.S. politics.

LOVE & CARNAGE

ROSE MATAFEO: ON AND ON AND ON

Thursday, Crave (Stream)

Best known to North American audiences as the creator and star of rom-com series

Starstruck, New Zealand-born funnywoman Rose Matafeo returns to delight and provoke with this new special — her second for U.S. streamer Max. The inspiration for On and On and On is a 16,000-word stream-of-consciousness screed kept on Matafeo’s smartphone notebook app. Predictably then, the special

Wholesome Hilarity

NATE BARGATZE’S NASHVILLE CHRISTMAS

Thursday, 9:01 p.m., CBS

Ofinds her waxing comedic on such varied and eclectic topics as how her approach to both dating and comedy have evolved as she’s gotten older, the difference between herself and her parents at age 30-something, and the eternal conundrum of whether or not to have kids.

Reviewing a live performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Guardian hailed Matafeo’s show as “a star-crossed love life laid bare.”

f all the standup comics we’ve spotlighted on the “Comedies” spread this and every other week, Nate Bargatze may well be the guy least likely to draw the ire of a broadcast network’s “standards and practices” department. That’s because, in addition to being very funny, Bargatze has a reputation for jokes that are very clean . . . which means he can easily slide into CBS’s primetime lineup for an evening with this clever yet wholesome holiday variety special.

Following multiple hit standup sets streamed on Netflix and Prime Video, as well as two roundly acclaimed hosting stints on Saturday Night Live, here

the 45-year-old returns to his native Nashville to emcee an hour of yuletide entertainment that features, per the press release, “a mix of standup comedy, pre-taped comedy shorts, sketches and musical performances.” All told, it’s a program designed to “shine a spotlight on the heart and spirit of Nashville during the holiday season, highlighting family, fun and feel-good moments that resonate with audiences of all ages.”

Said Bargatze: “I’m extremely excited to be creating this special, as I have long been a big fan of variety and we don’t see enough of it! I want to make a great show for families to gather around and watch together . . .”

Hot Reality TV

SEASON FINALE

Mactar Mbaye on the big risks and big rewards of flipping “hoarder houses”

Junk to Jackpot

What’s the biggest challenge of flipping a “hoarder house” compared to a regular flip gig?

A The biggest challenge with hoarder houses is that you don’t know exactly the shape of the house. There is so much stuff around that you cannot clearly see how much work you need to do. Sometimes you’re very lucky; you remove everything and the bones are good. But sometimes you remove everything and you have bigger problems — structural problems, moisture problems, problems that are not necessarily a good investment for a flip. When you’re flipping, you’re trying to put money where there is that “Wow!” effect when the clients are coming in. But if you’re putting money into the structure, they’re not going to see it. So, that’s the challenge sometimes — you cannot really see what you’re getting into before you’re into it . . . You just have to take the risk. But at the same time — big risk, big reward.

Q You have a background in music. Do you feel like house-flipping is

HOARDER HOUSE FLIPPERS

Wednesday, 6 p.m. & 9 p.m., HGTV

also an outlet for your creativity?

A Yeah, it’s creativity because as soon as you walk in . . . for some people it could be scary, right? But you need to have a vision and creativity just to imagine how it could look — and not be afraid, and have fun while doing it. You need to have that inside of you tp imagine the design that we could have — we’re going to break that wall, we’re going to do a bathroom there . . .

QYour siblings are in this business with you. Are there any drawbacks to working so closely with family?

AHonestly, I don’t see any downside. They are my family, they know me so well. And the most important thing is that I can trust them. If I have to empty a hoarder house, I can call my brothers — and it’s free! For me, it’s not even considered work. It’s what I love to do, and I’m doing it with my brothers.

COUNTRY CHEER

LITTLE BIG TOWN’S CHRISTMAS AT THE OPRY

Monday, 8 p.m., City & NBC

Country music supergroup Little Big Town hosts a yuletide barn-burner from Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry — joined by an array of special guests including fellow musicians Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Sheryl Crow and Josh Groban, as well as Oscar-nominee Kate Hudson.

iHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL 2024

Wednesday, 8 p.m., ABC

Media giant iHeart’s travelling Christmas concert returns with an A-list lineup that finds Meghan Trainor, Katy Perry, Jason Derulo, twenty one pilots, Camila Cabello, SZA and more belting out their own hits, plus a few holiday standards, from L.A. to New York to Miami.

Hot Reality TV

LOOK BEFORE YOU LIPA

AN EVENING WITH DUA LIPA

Sunday, 8 p.m., CBS

And the TV concerts just keep on comin’! Though this one isn’t a Christmas concert so much as a concert that just happens to be airing at Christmastime.

Back in October, perennial chart-topper Dua Lipa did a one-night show at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall to promote her 2024 album Radical Optimism (a concept that, in light of recent events on the world stage, is needed now more than ever). During

that performance, she was accompanied by a 53-piece orchestra and no less a music legend than Sir Elton John, who joined Lipa onstage during the encore for a duet of their 2021 hit “Cold Heart.”

This Sunday, that tuneful evening will be broadcast to homes across North America via CBS. As the singer exclaimed on Instagram: “I wanted to remember this show forever, so we captured it to share with you too.”

Enough Said!

THE TALK

Friday, 1 p.m., CBS; 2 p.m., Global

The daytime chat show calls it quits after 15 seasons, as Amanda Kloots, Jerry O’Connell, Sheryl Underwood, Natalie Morales and Akbar Gbajabiamila spend one last afternoon unpacking hot-button issues and schmoozing with celebs.

Friendly Competition

FAST FRIENDS

Thursday, 8:55 p.m., Crave1

One of the most celebrated and successful TV comedies of all time, Friends has only grown in popularity since it went off the air in 2004. Difficult though this may be to believe, the show reportedly still brings in over $1 billion per year for studio Warner Bros. in syndication and streaming revenue.

Clearly, there’s still a healthy appetite among viewers for the misadventures of Rachel, Ross, Phoebe, Monica, Joey and Chandler. Now, U.S. streamer Max is primed to feed that appetite with a four-part quiz show.

Taking place at New York City tourist attraction The FRIENDS Experience — a 17,000-foot recreation of the show’s various sets — Fast

Friends will challenge superfans to test their mettle and prove their devotion to their TV besties. As the press release teases: “From racing through Rachel and Monica’s apartment to darting across Joey and Chandler’s bachelor pad and grabbing a coffee at Central Perk, fans will relive their favourite moments while being put to the test with trivia, puzzles and games that will keep even the most diehard Friends fans on their toes.” It’s all hosted by comedian Whitney Cummings (pictured above), who says: “After 30 years, the fandom surrounding this beloved series only continues to grow, and now I have the great pleasure of awarding the ultimate fans with bragging rights for life.”

Hot Docs

AMERICAN MASTERS

Monday, 7 p.m., WTVS; 9 p.m., KCTS

With the holiday season fast approaching, the timing could not be better for this documentary celebrating the life and career of Brenda Lee, whose 1958 hit “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” continues to be an annual yuletide staple.

Brenda Lee: Rockin’ Around reveals the stories behind Lee’s iconic songs (including her Christmas classic and her other big hit, “I’m Sorry”) while exploring how her early life in poverty and childhood stardom shaped her artistry and rise to become one of the biggest female music acts of her era.

“Born in the charity ward of Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital, by the age of 10 Lee was belting out country songs in a voice that belied her age and tiny stature and she quickly became a musical sensation,” notes a press release. “Her determination and shining talents led her to career highlights including popular radio hits ‘Sweet Nothin’s’ and ‘Break It to Me Gently,’ memorable friendships with fellow music titans Patsy Cline and Elvis Presley, and even working with The Beatles as her opening act in Hamburg in 1962.”

In addition to archival footage, still photographs and vintage performance clips, Lee opens up about her life and career, while other interviewees include Keith Urban, Tanya Tucker, Trisha Yearwood, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo.

Rockin’ Around

Creative Journey

JULIA’S STEPPING STONE

Wednesday, Netflix

In her final documentary, late filmmaker Julia Reichert shares her own personal journey, from her youth as a workingclass girl who dreamt of a larger life for herself to her discovery of documentary filmmaking as a means of finding her own voice.

CHASING PERFECTION

Famed Spanish chef Dabiz Muñoz has become renowned for his unrelenting pursuit of perfection at his Madrid restaurant, DiverXO. In this five-episode docuseries, he realizes his uncompromising quest for excellence at all costs has consumed him, and he faces a life-changing decision: to continue to keep his most renowned restaurant at the top — or close its kitchen for good.

Hot Documentaries

BRAND POWER

GLITTER AND GREED: THE LISA FRANK STORY

Prime Video

The Lisa Frank brand defined girlhood for a generation, only to seemingly disappear overnight. Behind the rainbows and psychedelic illustrations, this four-part series unravels a nostalgiasoaked, stranger-than-fiction tale revealing a shocking hidden world.

Lost Tombs NOVA

Wednesday, 6 p.m., WTVS; 9 p.m., KCTS

After the devastating 2019 fire at Notre Dame, two mysterious sarcophaguses were discovered beneath the Paris cathedral’s stone floor. Who is buried in them, and what secrets will these coffins reveal? A team of archaeologists and historians attempt to find out.

BACK TO NATURE

SERIES PREMIERE

Wednesday, Apple TV+

Apple TV+ serves up this 10-episode nature docuseries featuring never-before-seen footage of rare and remarkable animal behaviours, highlighting the brilliant intelligence of the natural world. Narrated by Downton Abbey alum Hugh Bonneville, the series highlights 77 unique species in 24 different countries, filmed over the course of three years. Each episode delves into pivotal moments in the life cycles of various animals — from birth and leaving home to raising a family, and from finding food to growing old — while showcasing the creatures’ striking intelligence and adaptability.

MAKAYLA’S VOICE: A LETTER TO THE WORLD

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This heartwarming documentary introduces viewers to Makayla, a teenage girl who has spent her life grappling with a rare form of autism that has rendered her essentially nonverbal. Her parents, filled with

unwavering belief in their daughter’s potential, embarked on a transformative journey to discover the true depth of Makayla’s inner world. When the right tools and groundbreaking therapy are combined with Makayla’s indomitable spirit, the results are breathtaking. With her newfound ability to express herself, she becomes determined to show the world the power and beauty of neurodiversity.

Saturday

Joker: Folie à Deux

8 p.m., Crave1

After winning a Best Actor Oscar for his performance in 2019’s Joker, a skeletal Joaquin Phoenix returns for this much-maligned sequel. After slaughtering talk show host Murray Franklin on live television, Arthur Fleck has been sent to Gotham’s notorious Arkham Asylum while awaiting his murder trial. There,

Drunken Birds

8 p.m., KCTS

Willy (Jorge Antonio Guerrero) is a low-level criminal with a Mexican drug cartel who falls in love with the wife of his boss (Yoshira Escárrega), forcing both to go into hiding. Believing she fled to Montreal, he takes seasonal work as a farm labourer in rural Quebec, where he becomes entangled in the lives of his employers.

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he meets fellow psychiatric patient Lee Quinzel (Lady Gaga), sparking a strange but touching romance between two deeply damaged individuals as he embraces his Joker persona and she emerges as Harley Quinn. What really divided critics, however, is the fact that Folie à Deux is a musical, featuring bizarre song-anddance numbers scattered throughout the film. ★★

The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland

8 p.m., YTV

In this animated combo of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas and Alice in Wonderland, Santa Claus (voiced by Gerard Butler) journeys to Wonderland to save the day after the Queen of Hearts outlaws Christmas.

The Sound of Music

7 p.m., CTV2 & ABC

This classic 1965 musical has become synonymous with the holidays, starring Julie Andrews as a governess hired to look after the seven children of Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), forming a singing group and escaping the Nazis. ★★★★

The Amazing Spider-Man

8 p.m., Starz2

In between the web-slinging exploits of Tobey Maguire and Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield starred as your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man in this origin story, followed by the sequel (airing at 10:20 p.m.) in which Spidey takes on Electro (Jamie Foxx). ★★★

Mr. Mom

4:45 p.m., AMC

When automotive executive Jack Butler (Michael Keaton) is unexpectedly laid off, his wife (Teri Garr) re-enters the workforce to support their family while he stays home to take care of the kids. Completely out of his depth, Jack puts his own spin on household chores and eventually figures it out. ★★

Rope

9:15 p.m., TCM

Alfred Hitchcock’s 1948 psychological thriller follows two cocky killers who believe they’ve committed the perfect crime. Convinced they’ll never be caught, they host a dinner party in their home, where the corpse is hidden inside a chest. One of their guests (James Stewart), however, suspects something’s up. ★★★

Joker: Folie à Deux

ON TV This week’s TOP FILMS

Thursday

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A Christmas Story

8 p.m., CBC

Jean Shepherd narrates his semi-autogiographical tale about a youngster named Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) who pulls out all the stops to convince his parents (Darren McGavin and Melinda Dillon) to give him a Red Ryder air rifle for Christmas — even though everyone is convinced he’ll shoot his eye out. ★★★★

Santa Baby

9 p.m., Vision

High-powered exec Mary (Jenny McCarthy) has been keeping a big secret: she’s actually the daughter of Santa Claus (Cheers’ George Wendt). When her dad falls ill near Christmas, she must return to the North Pole to take his place, employing her business savvy to revitalize Santa’s workshop.

Violent Night

8 p.m., Crave1

When a drunken, disgruntled Santa Claus (David Harbour) is trapped in a wealthy family’s mansion on Christmas Eve as an elite team of mercenaries attempt to rob them of millions, St. Nick makes like John Wick by taking out the bad guys, one at a time, in this surprisingly effective blend of action and comedy. ★★

Eight Crazy Nights

11:45 p.m., AMC

In this animated adult comedy based on a line from his holiday hit “The Chanukah Song,” Adam Sandler plays a boozy underachiever with a criminal streak who lands a break when he’s sentenced to coach a kids’ basketball team rather than go to jail. ★★

Thelma & Louise

6 p.m., AMC

When Louise (Susan Sarandon) murders a would-be rapist in the parking lot of a roadhouse bar, she and bestie Thelma (Geena Davis) go on the run, embarking on an empowering road trip in a 1966 Ford Thunderbird while trying to evade a cop (Harvey Keitel) who’s on their trail. ★★★

The Santa Clause

8 p.m., CBC

Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) inadvertently causes Santa to suffer an accident, and then discovers that he has no choice but to take over. Powerless to do anything as his belly swells and his beard grows long and white, he reluctantly embraces his new role while trying to hide it from his family. ★★★

Meet Me in St. Louis

5 p.m., TCM

Judy Garland heads the cast of this beloved 1944 musical in which a woman and her sisters face the prospect of upheaving their lives when their father’s job forces them to move to New York from St. Louis in the months leading up to the 1904 World’s Fair. ★★★

Juror #2

8 p.m., Crave1

The latest from director Clint Eastwood is a courtroom thriller in which a family man (Nicholas Hoult) becomes a juror on a high-profile murder trial, facing a moral dilemma when he realizes he has information about the crime that could exonerate the accused killer — but at a huge cost to himself. ★★★

Juror #2

Thelma & Louise

SATURDAY – GRID 1 DECEMBER 14

2024 World Aquatics Championships: Swimming –25m (Taped) N

Men and -Fishing Rods

2 :00 FIS Alpine Skiing: World Cup (Taped) N The Past and the Curious

MOVIE: “A Gingerbread Christmas” (Rom. ’22) Tiya Sircar.

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Jokers Paid Program Bonanza College Hoops Extra (Live) N MOVIE: “I’m Glad It’s Christmas” (Rom. ’22) Jessica Lowndes. Paid Program Lehen Malti N :30 Marc & Mandy

Hudson & Rex Paid Program College Basketball: Tennessee at Illinois (Live) N SardariIran Zameen N

3 :00 CBC News Live N The Short List Chamber Chats N Paid Program The Rifleman MOVIE: “A Merry Christmas Wish” (Rom. ’22) Jill Wagner. Alberta KONTAKT N :30 Hockey Central (Live) N Seattle Refined Pure Outdoor Bold Leaps Football Postgame (L) N Property Brothers: Forever Home SPECIAL: Moments to Remember (My Music Presents)

Central (Live) N Paid Program The Rifleman Waqt 4 U

4 :00 NHL Hockey: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings (Live) N KOMO 4 News N InvincibleThis Is VanColour KIRO 7 News N NHL Hockey:

Antiques Roadshow

Katie McGrath.

“Nugget Is Dead? A Christmas Story” (P) (Com. ’24) Victoria Zerbst.

Security MOVIE: “Drunken Birds” (Dra. ’21) Jorge Antonio Guerrero.

Hockey: Florida Panthers at Calgary Flames (Live) N

PD MOVIE: “B&B Merry” (Rom. ’22) Jesse Hutch.

Hawai’i TMZ N MOVIE: “A Not So Royal Christmas” (Rom. ’23) Brooke D’Orsay.

Zindagi Ki Aur

Hockey: Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks (In Punjabi)

Thy Neighbor SPECIAL: Decoding Life: The Epigenetics...

(:45)

8 :00 Zombie House Flipping (:04) That’s AWSM! The Amanpour Hour N

“Prancer” ›› (Fam. ’89) Sam Elliott. (:39) La brigade

Storage Wars MOVIE: “The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open” (Dra. ’19) Violet Nelson.

2 :00 Storage Wars MOVIE: “Annie” ›› (Fam. ’82) Aileen Quinn.

4 :00 Storage Wars MOVIE: “Searching for Sugar Man” ››› (Doc. ’11) Stephen ‘Sugar’ Segerman.

5 :00 Storage Wars MOVIE: “Ghostbusters” ››› (Com. ’84) Bill Murray.

(Sci.-Fi. ’09) Sharlto Copley.

How to Find Your Channels

6 AM :00 MOVIE: “Ghost Rider” ›› (Act. ’07) Nicolas Cage. Rookie Blue(5:28) “Feudin’ Fools” Dr. Pimple Popper Word for Today MOVIE: “Hanukkah on the Rocks” (Dra. ’24) Stacey Farber SupernoobsMovieBest & Bester (1:30) DP World (L) N College GameDay (Live) N

7 :00 MOVIE: “Old” ›› (Hor. ’21) Gael García Bernal. (:09) MOVIE: “Bomba on Panther Island” ›› (Adv. ’50)

Dr. Pimple Popper Reflections on Hinduism Total DramaRama The Loud House SCSportsCentreSportsCentreSportsCentre :30 Paradise Now World of Gumball SpongeBob SquarePants SC

:30 The Wolf Dog Daily TV Mass Hotel Transylvania Cloudy, WithMeatballs DP World Tour Golf: Alfred Dunhill Championship, Third Round SC

8 :00 (:15)

:30 “20,000 Cheers for...”

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11 :00

MOVIE: “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” › (Act. ’11) Nicolas Cage.

MOVIE: “The Matrix” ››› (Sci.-Fi. ’99) Keanu Reeves.

MOVIE: “Mame” ›› (Mus. ’74) Lucille Ball.

Dr. Pimple Popper SardariFinding Mr. Christmas World of Gumball MOVIE: “The Karate Kid Part II” ›› (Dra. ’86) Ralph Macchio.

SpongeBob SquarePants

Teen Titans Go! The Loud House SC

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Let the Quran Speak Finding Mr. Christmas Teen Titans Go!

Panorama TV Teen Titans Go! SpongeBob SquarePants

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Sue Thomas F.B.Eye MOVIE: “A Novel Noel” (Rom. ’24) Julie Gonzalo.

MOVIE: “LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash” (Ani. ’18)

:30 MOVIE: “Godzilla” ›› (Sci.-Fi. ’14) Aaron TaylorJohnson. MOVIE: “A Holiday Wish Come True” (Dra. ’18) Schuyler Fisk.

:30 MOVIE: “Lili” ››› (Mus. ’53) Leslie Caron.

12 NOON :00 MOVIE: “The Matrix Reloaded” ››› (Sci.-Fi. ’03) Keanu Reeves.

1 PM :00 MOVIE: “Godzilla vs. Kong” ›› (Sci.-Fi. ’21) Alexander Skarsgård.

(:20) Summer Memories MOVIE: “Tiny Christmas” (Adv. ’17) Jonathan A. Rosenbaum. Golf Central Pregame (Live) N

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days MOVIE: “Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris With Love” (Dra. ’15) Eric Mabius. PGA Tour Golf: Grant Thornton (Live) N

(:45) Total DramaRama SpongeBob SquarePants SC

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days

Teen Titans Go! Family Matters

Sister WivesMurdoch Mysteries Teen Titans Go! Family Matters

MOVIE: “A Christmas Open House” (Rom. ’22) Katie Stevens.

Pokémon Horizons (:20) Summer Memories MOVIE: “Ella Enchanted” ›› (Fam. ’04) Anne Hathaway.

PGA Korn Ferry Tour Golf: Q-School Finals, Third Round (Live) N College Basketball: Teams TBA (Live) N

PGA Tour Golf: Grant Thornton Invitational, Second Round (Live) N :30

(Live) N

30 for 30 PokerStars Big Game on Tour

:30 Teen Titans Go! Sabrina, the Teen. Witch

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3 :00 MOVIE: “The Matrix Revolutions” ›› (Sci.-Fi. ’03) Keanu Reeves.

MOVIE: “The Shop Around the Corner” ››› (Rom. ’40) Margaret Sullavan.

Sister Wives MOVIE: “Three Wiser Men and a Boy” (Com. ’24) Paul Campbell.

Rebuild: Inside the Montreal Canadiens N The Rebuild: Inside the Montreal Canadiens N :30

MOVIE: “The Man Who Came to Dinner” ››› (Com. ’41) Monty Woolley.

4 :00 Sister Wives MOVIE: “Holiday Hotline” (Rom. ’23) Emily Tennant.

5 :00

Total DramaRama Domino Masters SpongeBob SquarePants Golf Central (Live) N College Basketball: Teams TBA (Live) N

Total DramaRama SpongeBob SquarePants 30 for 30 N SC

Sister WivesEndeavour MOVIE: “LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash” (Ani. ’18)

MOVIE: “The Karate Kid Part II” ›› (Dra. ’86) Ralph Macchio. Kamp KoralPGA Tour Golf: Grant Thornton Invitational, Second Round

:30 MOVIE: “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” ›› (Sci.-Fi. ’19) Kyle Chandler. The Patrick Star Show

SC2024 Para Hockey Cup: Gold Medal –Teams TBA (Live) N 2024 Para Hockey Cup: Gold Medal –Teams TBA (Live) N

30 for 30 N SCSC :30 (:45) Total DramaRama SCSC

90 Day: The Last Resort N CARPe Diem Teen Titans Go!

MOVIE: “Albert” (Ani. ’16) Voice of Bobby Moynihan.

6 :00 MOVIE: “War for the Planet of the Apes” ››› (Sci.-Fi. ’17) Andy Serkis.

8 :00

MOVIE: “The Matrix” ››› (Sci.-Fi. ’99) Keanu Reeves.

MOVIE: “The Go-Between” ›››› (Dra. ’71) Julie Christie.

7 :00 (:15) MOVIE: “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” ››› (Dra. ’71) Glenda Jackson. 1000-Lb. Best Friends

Heisman Trophy Ceremony (Live) N

College Basketball: Teams TBA (Live) N

NBA Countdown (L) N

Heisman Trophy Ceremony (Live) N :30 Sardari Teen Titans Go! Life With Derek SpongeBob SquarePants

MOVIE: “Hanukkah on the Rocks” (Dra. ’24) Stacey Farber

Teen Titans Go! Family Matters

MOVIE: “LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash” (Ani. ’18)

MOVIE: “Abominable” ››› (Ani. ’19) Voice of Chloe Bennet.

PGA Tour Golf: Grant Thornton Invitational, Second Round

College Football: IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl –Teams TBA (Live) N

NBA Basketball: Teams TBA (Live) N

College Football: IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl –Teams TBA (Live) N :30 Aikam

MOVIE: “The Karate Kid Part II” ›› (Dra. ’86) Ralph Macchio. SC :30 Waqt 4 U SC

:30 Nai Zindagi Ki Aur (:45) Total DramaRama

9 :00 MOVIE: “Ghost Rider” ›› (Act. ’07) Nicolas Cage. MOVIE: “The Matrix Reloaded” ››› (Sci.-Fi. ’03) Keanu Reeves. (:15) MOVIE: “Schwarzer Kies” (Dra. ’61) Helmut Wildt.

1000-Lb. Best Friends Paradise Now MOVIE: “The Santa Class” (P) (Dra. ’24) Kimberley Sustad.

:30 Dil Diyan Gallan Young Justice MOVIE: “A Holiday Wish Come True” (Dra. ’18) Schuyler Fisk.

MOVIE: “The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland” (Ani. ’24) Voice of Gerard Butler.

(Live)

90 Day: The Last Resort Journey of Healing Batman: Animated (:20) Summer Memories Golf

:00 MOVIE: “Magic in Mistletoe” (Rom. ’23) Lyndie Greenwood. Adventures w/ Superman Popularity

HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING:

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Premium SATURDAY – GRID 4

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STATION PBS-WTVS (56) Crave 1 (CRV1) $ FX Canada (FXC) $ HBO

7 :00

Hudson & Rex Hawaii Five-0 Europe From Above :30 Under-Radar Michigan

9:00 AM

(SHO) MOVIE: “The Matrix” See 6 pm. (3:00) (TCM) MOVIE: “Mame” A woman marries a Georgia millionaire and lives life to the fullest. ›› (2:30) 10:00 AM

(AMC) (10:15) Jack Frost Jack falls in love and seeks Father Winter’s advice. (1:15)

(YTV) MOVIE: “Albert” A Douglas fir tree named Albert has big dreams of becoming Empire City’s most famous Christmas tree. (1:30) 5:00 PM

6 AM :00 SPECIAL: Young Forever With Mark Hyman, MD (5:00) “Warrior Strong” Hudson & Rex (5:00) “When Morning...” Sleeping With a Killer Zoo Diaries(5:00) “Window Horses” :30 (:45) MOVIE: “The Color Purple” ››› (Mus. ’23) Fantasia Barrino. (:40) MOVIE: “Subjects of Desire” (Doc. ’21)

Zoo Diaries (:35) MOVIE: “Stuart Little” ››› (Fam. ’99) Geena Davis.

8 :00 Michigan Out of Doors Hudson & Rex Hawaii Five-0 Europe From Above (:05) MOVIE: “Stuart Little 2” ››› (Fam. ’02) Geena Davis. :30 MOVIE: “Detroit: The City of Chefs” (Doc. ’24) (:25) MOVIE: “The Christmas Retreat” (Fam. ’22)

10 :00

9 :00 (:10) MOVIE: “The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan” (Adv. ’23) François Civil.

Hudson & Rex True Crime News Europe From Above :30 True Crime News (:25) MOVIE: “Troop Beverly Hills” ›› (Com. ’89) Shelley Long.

Hudson & Rex MOVIE: “Snowglobe Christmas” ›› (Sci.-Fi. ’11) Michael Hogan. Hawaii Five-0 The Incredible Dr. Pol :30 SPECIAL: All Creatures Great and Small: Christmas in the Dales

(CRTN) MOVIE: “LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash” See 7 pm. (1:45) (W) MOVIE: “A Novel Noel” A book editor takes on a temporary gig running a bookstore. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “Tiny Christmas” Two kids have to navigate holiday hazards after an elf accidentally shrinks them down. (1:30)

10:30 AM

(FAM) MOVIE: “A Holiday Wish Come True” See 9:30 pm. (1:50) (SCFI ) MOVIE: “Godzilla” Humans get caught in the middle when Godzilla and his malevolent foes battle for supremacy. ›› (2:30)

11:00 AM

(V) MOVIE: “Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris With Love” The Postables deliver divorce papers to a couple. (2:00)

11:30 AM

(AMC) MOVIE: “Ghostbusters” Armed with proton packs, four paranormal investigators battle mischievous ghouls in New York. ››› (2:30) (TCM) MOVIE: “The Go-Between” A boy carries letters for two lovers in 1900 Britain. ›››› (2:15) 6:00 PM

(6) Cookin’ on the Coast Chef Heidi’s parents join her in the kitchen for a prime rib feast. N (:30) (APTN) MOVIE: “District 9” See 9 pm. (2:30) (SCFI) MOVIE: “War for the Planet of the Apes” A colonel leads his troops in a deadly battle against Caesar and his army. ››› (3:00) (SHO) MOVIE: “The Matrix” A computer hacker joins forces with rebel warriors to battle a malevolent cyberintelligence. ››› (3:00) (W) MOVIE: “Hanukkah on the Rocks” A recently unemployed lawyer embarks on a journey to find Hanukkah candles. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “Abominable” A teen and her two friends embark on an epic quest to reunite a Yeti with his family. ››› (2:00) 6:30 PM

12 NOON :00 SPECIAL: Detroit: Remember When Chicago Med The Incredible Dr. Pol :30 The Big Brunch

11 :00 (:15) MOVIE: “Monster Family 2” (Ani. ’21) Voice of Emily Watson. Hudson & Rex MOVIE: “Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas” (Rom. ’21) Demetria McKinney. The Incredible Dr. Pol (:15) MOVIE: “Sleepless in Seattle” ››› (Rom. ’93) Tom Hanks. :30 (:35) The Big Brunch

1 PM :00 MOVIE: “Detroit: The City of Chefs” (Doc. ’24) MOVIE: “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” ›› (Com. ’24) Paul Rudd.

2 :00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit The Incredible Dr. Pol :30 (:20) The Big Brunch

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit MOVIE: “Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas” (Rom. ’23) Loni Anderson. The Incredible Dr. Pol (:05) MOVIE: “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” ›› (Fam. ’00) Jim Carrey. :30 (:25) The Big Brunch

3 :00 PBS News Weekend N MOVIE: “Harold and the Purple Crayon” ›› (Ani. ’24) Zachary Levi. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (:15) The Big Brunch MOVIE: “Laughing All the Way” (Com. ’23) Paniz Zade.

The Incredible Dr. Pol (2:55) MOVIE: “Sing” ››› (Ani. ’16) :30 SPECIAL: Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Celebration

4 :00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (:10) The Big Brunch The Incredible Dr. Pol :30 (:35) MOVIE: “Under the Christmas Tree” (Rom. ’21) Elise Bauman.

5 :00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (:05) The Big Brunch MOVIE: “You Better Watch Out” (P) (Sus. ’24) Monaye Moyes.

It’s Always Sunny The Big Brunch

The Incredible Dr. Pol :30 SPECIAL: The Highwaymen Live at Nassau Coliseum 6 :00 (:05) MOVIE: “Barbie” ››› (Com. ’23) Margot Robbie.

7 :00 SPECIAL: The Who at Kilburn 1977

(:45) MOVIE: “Monsters vs. Aliens” ›› (Ani. ’09) Voice of Reese Witherspoon.

The Incredible Dr. Pol :30 It’s Always Sunny (:25) MOVIE: “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” ›› (Ani. ’14) Voice of Ty Burrell.

It’s Always Sunny Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking

(AMC) MOVIE: “Fred Claus” Santa’s ne’er-do-well brother puts Christmas in jeopardy. ›› (2:30) (TCM) MOVIE: “Lili” A French teen joins a carnival and meets a lying magician and a loving puppeteer. ››› (1:30)

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(32) MOVIE: “Candy Coated Christmas” A young woman returns to her mother’s hometown of Peppermint Hollow. (2:00) (APTN) MOVIE: “The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open” A woman encourages a domestic abuse victim to seek help. (2:00) (SHO) MOVIE: “The Matrix Reloaded” Freedom fighters revolt against machines. ››› (3:00) (W) MOVIE: “A Christmas Open House” A property stager teams with her high school crush to renovate and sell her mother’s house. (2:00)

(YTV) MOVIE: “Ella Enchanted” A young woman tries to break her curse of obedience. ›› (2:00) 1:00 PM

(CTV2) MOVIE: “A Gingerbread Christmas” Hazel spends the holidays in her hometown, where a romance begins to bloom. (2:00) (SCFI) MOVIE: “Godzilla vs. Kong” Godzilla and Kong square off in an epic battle. ›› (2:30) (TCM) MOVIE: “The Shop Around the Corner” Bickering Budapest co-workers fall in love as secret pen pals. ››› (2:00)

1:30 PM

(6) Kaeshammer’s Kitchen Aysanabee performs “Alone” and “Somebody Else.” N (:30) 7:00 PM

(32) MOVIE: “B&B Merry” Graham invites travel blogger Tracey on a Christmas getaway to review his family’s bed & breakfast. (2:00) (CRTN) MOVIE: “LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash” The Flash must find a way to restore time and finally apprehend his worst enemy before all is lost. (1:45) (FAM) MOVIE: “The Karate Kid Part II” Mr. Miyagi returns to Okinawa with his karate protégé. ›› (2:20) (TCM) (7:15) MOVIE: “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” A London sculptor sleeps with a bachelor doctor and a divorced working woman. ››› (2:00) 7:30 PM

(AMC) MOVIE: “Ghostbusters II” Parapsychologists fight New York’s pink slime. ›› (2:30) 8:00 PM

(6) MOVIE: “Christmas at Castlebury Hall” An English duke reconnects with members of his family. ›› (2:00)

(7) MOVIE: “Nugget Is Dead? A Christmas Story” (P) A woman returns to her Australian hometown to confront the chaos of Christmas with her family. (2:00)

MOVIE: “Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas” (Rom. ’21) Demetria McKinney.

Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom :30 It’s Always Sunny 8 :00

MOVIE: “Joker: Folie à Deux” (P) ›› (Mus. ’24) Joaquin Phoenix. It’s Always Sunny Sex Lives of College Girls The Incredible Dr. Pol

MOVIE: “Spider-Man 3” ›› (Act. ’07) Tobey Maguire. :30 SPECIAL: Shamrock Tenors: Live From Belfast It’s Always Sunny Bookie 9 :00 It’s Always Sunny Mare of Easttown MOVIE: “You Better Watch Out” (Sus. ’24) Monaye Moyes. The Incredible Dr. Pol :30 It’s Always Sunny 10 :00 SPECIAL: The Highwaymen Live at Nassau Coliseum It’s Always Sunny Mare of Easttown Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom :30 (:20) MOVIE: “Close to You” (P) (Dra. ’23) Elliot Page. It’s Always Sunny (:25) MOVIE: “Spider-Man: Homecoming” ››› (Act. ’17) Tom Holland. 11 :00 It’s Always Sunny Mare of Easttown MOVIE: “Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas” (Rom. ’23) Loni Anderson. Europe From Above :30 SPECIAL: Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Celebration It’s Always Sunny 12 MID :00 (:05) MOVIE: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” ››› (Com. ’22) Michelle Yeoh. Hudson & Rex Mare of Easttown Europe From Above :30 (:40) MOVIE: “Hunter Killer” ›› (Act. ’18) Gerard Butler. 1 AM :00 Hudson & Rex Mare of Easttown MOVIE: “Laughing All the Way” (Com. ’23) Paniz Zade.

Europe From Above :30 SPECIAL: Rick Steves: Why We Travel 2 :00 Hudson & Rex Mare of Easttown The Incredible Dr. Pol :30 Best of-Joy of Painting MOVIE: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” ››› (Act. ’24) (:45) MOVIE: “Taxi Driver” ›››› (Dra. ’76) Robert De Niro. 3 :00 Joy of Painting Hudson & Rex Mare of Easttown MOVIE: “Kirk Franklin’s

(8) MOVIE: “Laughing All the Way” A famous comedian makes an aspiring comedian realize how talented she truly is. (2:00) 2:00 PM

(32) MOVIE: “I’m Glad It’s Christmas” An aspiring Broadway singer participates in a small production for the local Christmas celebration. (2:00) (AMC) MOVIE: “Annie” Daddy Warbucks protects little orphan Annie in 1930s New York. ›› (3:00) (W) MOVIE: “Three Wiser Men and a Boy” The Brenner brothers are back and putting on a holiday pageant for young Thomas. (2:00) 3:00 PM

(CRTN) MOVIE: “LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash” See 7 pm. (1:45) (CTV2) MOVIE: “A Merry Christmas Wish” An ad executive gets involved with organizing the yearly Winter Wonderland. (2:00)

(FAM) MOVIE: “The Karate Kid Part II” See 7 pm. (2:30)

(SHO) MOVIE: “The Matrix Revolutions” Neo, Morpheus and Trinity prepare for a final battle against vicious machines. ›› (3:00)

(TCM) MOVIE: “The Man Who Came to Dinner” A critic with a broken hip mends at his host’s home. (B&W) ››› (2:00) 3:30 PM

(SCFI) MOVIE: “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” Godzilla collides with Mothra, Rodan and the three-headed monster King Ghidorah. ›› (2:30) 4:00 PM

(APTN) MOVIE: “Searching for Sugar Man” Two South African fans try to shed light on the fate of a failed musician from Detroit. ››› (2:00) (W) MOVIE: “Holiday Hotline” Working for a cooking hotline, Abby bonds with an anonymous caller she’s smitten with in real life. (2:00)

(9) MOVIE: “Drunken Birds” See page 18. (1:52) (KTLA) The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade See page 6. N (2:00) (W) MOVIE: “The Santa Class” (P) See page 10. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland” See page 18. (2:00) 9:00 PM (32) MOVIE: “A Not So Royal Christmas” The royal family asks a groundskeeper to pose as a count when a journalist seeks an interview. (2:00) (APTN) MOVIE: “District 9” South Africa assigns a restricted area for extraterrestrial refugees. ››› (2:30)

(KNO) Midsomer Murders An author who sparked a treasure hunt is found dead. N (1:30) (SCFI) MOVIE: “Ghost Rider” A motorcycle stuntman who sold his soul becomes a supernatural agent of vengeance. ›› (2:00) (SHO) MOVIE: “The Matrix Reloaded” Freedom fighters revolt against machines. ››› (3:00) (TCM) (9:15) MOVIE: “Schwarzer Kies” A West German trucker who illegally sells black gravel reunites with his former lover. (B&W) (2:15) 9:30 PM

(FAM) MOVIE: “A Holiday Wish Come True” Recently separated parents spend Christmas together at the request of their children. (1:50) 10:00 PM

(AMC) MOVIE: “Snow Day” Students steal a snow plow and fend off its crazy driver in an attempt to keep school closed. ›› (2:00) (W) MOVIE: “Magic in Mistletoe” A publicist tries to save the career of a popular author when he loses his holiday spirit. (2:00) 10:30 PM

(KNO) MOVIE: “Debris” Intertidal artist Pete Clarkson creates a memorial to the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. (:30)

Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures give at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram by following the arithmetic signs in the order they are given (that is, from left to right and top to bottom). Use only the numbers below the diagram to complete its blank squares and use each of the nine numbers only once

GO FIGURE! BY LINDA THISTLE

DECEMBER 14-20 SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS

BASKETBALL

SAT. 9:00 am (7) College: Texas A&M vs. Purdue (Live) N (2:30)

10:00 am (TSN2) College: Teams TBA (Live) N (2:00)

Noon (13) College: Seton Hall at Rutgers (Live) N (2:00)

Noon (TSN2) College: Teams TBA (Live) N (2:00)

1:00 pm (KTLA) College : La Salle at North Carolina (Live) N (2:00)

2:00 pm (TSN2) College: Teams TBA (Live) N (2:00)

2:30 pm (13) College: Tennessee at Illinois (Live) N (2:00)

5:00 pm (13) College: Gonzaga at Connecticut (Live) N (2:00)

5:00 pm (TSN2) College: Teams TBA (Live) N (2:00)

5:30 pm (4) (TSN3) (TSN4) NBA: Teams TBA (Live) N (2:30)

SUN. 10:00 am (4) Women’s College: NC State at Louisville (Live) N (2:00)

10:00 am (TSN4) College: Teams TBA (Live) N (2:00)

TUE. 4:00 pm (TSN1) (TSN3) (TSN5) College: North Carolina vs. Florida (Live) N (2:00)

5:30 pm (4) (TSN4) NBA Cup Championship: Teams TBA (Live) N (2:30)

WED. 4:00 pm (TSN3) College: Memphis at Virginia (Live) N (2:00)

FRI. 5:00 pm (13) College: St. John’s at Providence (Live) N (2:00)

5:00 pm (TSN5) NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder at Miami Heat (Live) N (2:30)

FOOTBALL

SAT. 9:00 am (4) (TSN1) (TSN4) College: Cricket Celebration Bowl – Teams TBA (Live) N (3:30)

Noon (7) College: Navy vs. Army (Live) N (3:30)

12:30 pm (4) College: FCS Division I Championship –Quarterfinal – Teams TBA (Live) N (3:00)

5:00 pm (TSN1) (TSN5) Heisman Trophy Ceremony (Live) N (1:00)

6:00 pm (TSN1) (TSN5) College: IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl – Teams TBA (Live) N (3:30)

SUN. 10:00 am (7) NFL: Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns (Live) N (3:25)

10:00 am (13) NFL: Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers (Live) N (3:25)

10:00 am (32) (CTV2) NFL: Teams TBA (Live) N (3:25)

10:00 am (TSN1) (TSN3) NFL: Teams TBA (Live) N (3:00)

1:00 pm (TSN1) (TSN3) (TSN5) NFL: Teams TBA (Live) N (3:00)

1:25 pm (7) NFL: Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions (Live) N (3:05)

1:25 pm (13) NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles (Live) N (3:05)

1:25 pm (32) NFL: Teams TBA (Live) N (3:05)

5:15 pm (5) (32) (TSN1) (TSN3) (TSN4) (TSN5) NFL: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks (Live) N (3:15)

MON. 5:15 pm (4) (TSN3) (TSN4) NFL : Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings (Live) N (3:00)

5:30 pm (TSN1) NFL : Atlanta Falcons at Las Vegas Raiders (Live) N (3:00)

6:00 pm (TSN5) NFL : Atlanta Falcons at Las Vegas Raiders (JiP) (Live) N (2:30)

TUE. 6:00 pm (TSN1) College: Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl – Teams TBA (Live) N (3:30)

WED. 2:30 pm (TSN5) College: Boca Raton Bowl – Teams TBA (Live) N (3:30)

6:00 pm (TSN5) College: LA Bowl – Teams TBA (Live) N (3:30)

THU. 4:00 pm (TSN2) College: R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl – Teams TBA (Live) N (3:30)

5:15 pm (CTV2) (TSN1) NFL Football: Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers (Live) N (3:15)

7:30 pm (TSN3) (TSN4) NFL Football: Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers (JiP) (Live) N (1:00)

FRI. 9:00 am (TSN3) College: StaffDNA Cure Bowl – Teams TBA (Live) N (3:30)

12:30 pm (TSN3) College: Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl – Teams TBA (Live) N (3:30)

5:00 pm (4) (TSN1) (TSN3) (TSN4) College: CFP First Round – Teams TBA (Live) N (3:30) GOLF

SAT. 6:30 am (GOLF) DP World: Alfred Dunhill Championship, Third Round (3:30)

11:00 am (GOLF) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Second Round (Live) N (1:00)

Noon (5) (TSN3) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Second Round (Live) N (2:00)

Noon (GOLF) PGA Korn Ferry: Q-School Finals, Third Round (Live) N (2:00)

3:00 pm (GOLF) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Second Round (3:00)

6:00 pm (GOLF) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Second Round (3:00)

10:00 pm (GOLF) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Second Round (2:30)

SUN. 1:30 am (GOLF) DP World: Alfred Dunhill Championship, Final Round (Live) N (5:00)

6:30 am (GOLF) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Second Round (2:30)

10:00 am (GOLF) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round (Live) N (1:00)

11:00 am (5) (TSN5) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round (Live) N (2:00)

11:00 am (GOLF) PGA Korn Ferry: Q-School Finals, Final Round (Live) N (2:00)

2:00 pm (GOLF) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round (3:00)

6:00 pm (GOLF) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round (3:00)

10:00 pm (GOLF) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round (3:00)

MON. 6:00 am (GOLF) PGA Korn Ferry: Q-School Finals, Final Round (2:00)

8:00 am (GOLF) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round (3:00)

11:00 am (GOLF) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round (3:00)

5:00 pm (GOLF) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round (3:00)

8:00 pm (GOLF) PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round (3:00)

TUE. 6:00 am (GOLF) Women’s College : NCAA National Championship – Team Match Play National Championship (3:30)

9:30 am (GOLF) College: NCAA Championships (4:00)

4:00 pm (GOLF) 2024 Notah Begay III Girls Junior National Championship (Taped) N (2:00)

6:00 pm (GOLF) World Long Drive: 2024 Men’s Championship (Live) N (2:00)

9:00 pm (GOLF) 2024 Notah Begay III Girls Junior National Championship (2:00)

WED. 3:00 am (GOLF) 2024 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship: Final Round (4:00)

7:00 am (GOLF) 2024 AIG Women’s Open: Final Round (4:00)

4:00 pm (GOLF) 2024 Notah Begay III Boys Junior National Championship (2:00)

9:00 pm (GOLF) 2024 Notah Begay III Boys Junior National Championship (2:00)

THU. 12:30 am (GOLF) DP World: AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, First Round (Live) N (5:00)

5:30 am (GOLF) 2024 Chevron Championship: Final Round (3:00)

8:30 am (GOLF) 2024 The Amundi Evian Championship: Final Round (4:30)

2:00 pm (GOLF) 2024 Solheim Cup: Final Day (4:00)

6:00 pm (GOLF) 2024 Presidents Cup: Final Day (6:00)

FRI. 12:30 am (GOLF) DP World: AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, Second Round (Live) N (5:00)

5:30 am (GOLF) DP World: AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, Second Round (3:00)

9:00 am (GOLF) PNC Championship Pro-Am (L) N (2:30)

12:30 pm (GOLF) PNC Championship Pro-Am (2:30)

7:30 pm (GOLF) PNC Championship Pro-Am (2:30)

10:00 pm (GOLF) PNC Championship Pro-Am (2:00)

SAT. 1:00 am (GOLF) DP World: AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, Third Round (Live) N (4:30)

5:30 am (GOLF) DP World: AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, Third Round (3:30) HOCKEY

SAT. 11:00 am (TSN5) 2024 Para Cup: Bronze Medal – Teams TBA (Live) N (2:00)

3:00 pm (TSN4) (TSN5) 2024 Para Cup: Gold Medal –Teams TBA (Live) N (2:00)

4:00 pm (2) NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings (Live) N (3:00)

4:00 pm (10) NHL: Montreal Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets (Live) N (3:00)

7:00 pm (2) NHL : Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks (Live) N (3:00)

7:00 pm (10) NHL : Florida Panthers at Calgary Flames (Live) N (3:00)

7:00 pm (OMNI) NHL : Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks (In Punjabi) (Live) N (3:00)

SUN. Noon (TSN2) World Junior A Challenge: Bronze Medal – Teams TBA (Live) N (2:30)

2:00 pm (TSN4) NHL: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs (Live) N (2:30)

4:00 pm (TSN2) World Junior A Challenge: Gold Medal – Teams TBA (Live) N (2:30) MON. 11:00 am (TSN2) World Junior A Challenge: Gold Medal – Teams TBA (2:30)

6:30 pm (TSN2) 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship: Czechia vs. Canada (2:30) TUE. 9:55 am (TSN5) Champions League: Vaxjo vs. Sparta Prague (Live) N (2:35)

12:30 pm (TSN5) Champions League: ZSC Lions vs. Eisbaren Berlin (Live) N (2:30)

4:00 pm (TSN2) NHL : Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens (Live) N (2:30)

7:00 pm (TSN5) NHL: Ottawa Senators at Seattle Kraken (Live) N (2:30)

7:30 pm (TSN3) NHL: Winnipeg Jets at San Jose Sharks (Live) N (2:30)

WED. 4:00 pm (TSN1) (TSN4) PWHL: Toronto Sceptres at New York Sirens (Live) N (2:30)

7:00 pm (TSN3) NHL: Winnipeg Jets at Anaheim Ducks (Live) N (2:30)

THU. 4:00 pm (TSN4) IIHF World Junior Pre-Competition: Switzerland at Canada (Live) N (2:30) 5:00 pm (TSN3) PWHL: Ottawa Charge at Minnesota Frost (Live) N (2:30)

6:00 pm (TSN5) NHL : Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames (Live) N (2:30) 10:00 pm (TSN2) IIHF World Junior Pre-Competition: Switzerland at Canada (Live) N (2:30) FRI. 4:00 am (TSN2) IIHF World Junior Pre-Competition: Switzerland at Canada (2:30) 6:30 am (TSN2) IIHF World Junior Pre-Competition: Switzerland at Canada (2:30) 12:30 pm (TSN2) IIHF World Junior Pre-Competition: Switzerland at Canada (2:30) 4:00 pm (TSN2) NHL: Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings (Live) N (2:30)

LACROSSE

SAT. 9:00 am (TSN3) NLL: Buffalo Bandits at Ottawa Black Bears (2:30)

POKER

SAT. 12:30 pm (TSN4) Pokerstars Big Game on Tour (1:00) WED. 11:00 am (TSN1) (TSN4) Pokerstars Big Game on Tour (1:00) THU. Noon (TSN2) Pokerstars Big Game on Tour (1:00) 9:00 pm (TSN2) Pokerstars Big Game on Tour (1:00) FRI. 11:30 am (TSN2) Pokerstars Big Game on Tour (1:00)

SKIING

SAT. 10:00 am (2) FIS Freestyle: World Cup – Alpe d’Huez – Women’s Dual Moguls (Taped) N (1:00) Noon (2) FIS Alpine: World Cup – Beaver Creek – Women’s Downhill (Live) N (1:00) 2:00 pm (5) FIS Alpine: World Cup – Beaver Creek – Men’s Giant Slalom (Taped) N (1:00) 11:00 pm (2) FIS Freestyle: World Cup – Val Thorens – Men’s & Women’s Ski Cross (Taped) N (1:00) SUN. Midnight (2) FIS Freestyle: World Cup – Alpe d’Huez – Women’s Dual Moguls (1:00) 1:00 pm (5) FIS Alpine: World Cup – Beaver Creek – Women’s Downhill (Taped) N (1:00) 2:00 pm (5) FIS Alpine: World Cup – Beaver Creek – Women’s Super G (Taped) N (1:00) MON. Midnight (2) FIS Alpine: World Cup – Val d’Isère –Men’s Slalom (Taped) N (1:00) 1:00 am (2) FIS Alpine: World Cup – Beaver Creek – Women’s Super G (Taped) N (1:00)

SNOWBOARDING

SAT. 11:00 am (2) FIS: World Cup – Copper Mountain –Men’s & Women’s SB Halfpipe (Taped) N (1:00)

SOCCER

SAT. 9:30 am (5) Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs. Aston Villa (Live) N (2:00) SUN. 4:55 am (TSN3) (TSN4) Spanish Primera Division: Atlético Madrid vs. Getafe (Live) N (2:05) MON. 4:00 pm (TSN5) Men’s College: NCAA Tournament –Championship – Teams TBA (Live) N (2:00)

SWIMMING

SAT. 1:00 pm (2) 2024 World Aquatics Championships: Swimming – 25m (Taped) N (2:00)

TENNIS

WED. 3:00 am (TSN5) 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals: Round Robin – Day 1 (Live) N (4:00) 8:00 am (TSN5) 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals: Round Robin – Day 1 (Live) N (4:00) THU. 3:00 am (TSN5) 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals: Round Robin – Day 2 (Live) N (4:00) 8:00 am (TSN5) 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals: Round Robin – Day 2 (Live) N (4:00) FRI. 3:00 am (TSN5) 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals: Round Robin – Day 3 (Live) N (4:00) 8:00 am (TSN5) 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals: Round Robin – Day 3 (Live) N (4:00)

VOLLEYBALL

SUN. Noon (4) Women’s: NCAA Tournament – Regional Final – Teams TBA (Live) N (2:00)

WRESTLING

SAT. 5:00 pm (5) Saturday Night’s Main Event (Live) N (2:00) 11:00 pm (6) (11) WOW – Women Of Wrestling N (1:00) SUN. Midnight (6) WOW – Women Of Wrestling (1:00) MON. Midnight (11) WOW – Women Of Wrestling (1:00) TUE. 8:00 pm (KTLA) WWE NXT (Taped) N (2:00) WED. 5:00 pm (TSN2) All Elite: Dynamite (Live) N (2:00) 11:00 pm (TSN2) All Elite: Dynamite (2:00)

SUNDAY – GRID 1

2 :00 SPEC.: HowGrinch Stole Wildlife Nation FIS Alpine Skiing: World Cup (Taped) N Cookin’ on the Coast Miss Scarlet and the Duke on Masterpiece

DECEMBER 15

Women in

USA Rompost TV N :30 SPEC.: The Curse of Clara DownieLive Travels (:25) NFL Football: Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions (Live) N MOVIE: “Family for Christmas” (Com. ’15) Lacey Chabert.

:30 MOVIE: “The Legend of Frosty the Snowman” (Ani. ’05) oh baby! Kaeshammer’s Kitchen

2 Broke GirlsPaid Program Faytene

3 :00 Hearts of Heroes The Immortals MOVIE: “A Christmas Hero” (Rom. ’16) Anna Hutchison. (2:56) Miss Scarlet Impractical Jokers Paid Program MOVIE: “A Very Brady Christmas” ›› (Com. ’88) Florence Henderson. Canada’s Worst Driver Living TruthNikkei TV N :30 Jack Hanna’s Passport Harlem Globetrotters N Wall of Chefs(:52) Miss Scarlet and the Duke on Masterpiece

4 :00 SPEC.: Merry Madagascar KOMO 4 News Sunday 4:00pm N Football Night in

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:30

Rachael Ray’s Meals-Mins. (4:30) MOVIE: “Addams F.” Kiuna,

qu’une école (5:00) Bachelor-Paradise State of the Union With Jake Tapper & Dana Bash N

7 :00 Rachael Ray’s Holidays N les légendesl’île-Tortue

Rachael Ray’s Meals-Mins. MOVIE: “Addams Family Values” ›› (Com. ’93) Anjelica Huston. Méchant trip! Bachelor After Show

Ray’s

3 :00 The First 48 MOVIE: “Uncle Buck” ›› (Com. ’89) John

TV Premieres

6 AM :00 (5:00) MOVIE: “Jaws” ›››› (Sus. ’75) Roy Scheider.

7 :00

Private Eyes (4:45) MOVIE: “Meet John Doe” ››› 1000-lb Sisters Creflo Dollar MOVIE: “The Santa Class” (Dra. ’24) Kimberley Sustad.

Supernoobs Summer Memories Best & Bester (1:30) DP World (L) N

:30 Faytene Hotel Transylvania Dorg Van Dango Cloudy, WithMeatballs PGA Tour Golf: Grant Thornton Invitational, Second Round

:30 MOVIE: “The Meg” ›› (Sci.-Fi. ’18) Jason Statham.

8 :00 MOVIE: “Hancock” ›› (Act. ’08) Will Smith.

Private Eyes MOVIE: “Black Gravel” (Dra. ’61) Helmut Wildt.

9 :00 (:15) MOVIE: “Hans Christian Andersen” ››› (Fam. ’52) Danny Kaye.

90 Day: The Last Resort Kenneth Copeland Total DramaRama Boss Baby: Back in-Crib

Amazing Facts World of Gumball Shasha & Milo SpongeBob SquarePants

:30 Hour of Power With Bobby Schuller

90 Day: The Last Resort

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10 :00 MOVIE: “Deep Blue Sea 3” (Act. ’20) Nathaniel Buzolic.

MOVIE: “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” ›››› (Sci.-Fi. ’91) Arnold Schwarzenegger.

James Robison Mistletoe Murders World of Gumball MOVIE: “The Karate Kid Part III” ›› (Dra. ’89) Ralph Macchio. SpongeBob SquarePants

Teen Titans Go! The Loud House

HolidazedTeen Titans Go! Sponge BobGolf Central Pregame (Live) N

Prophetic Connection Teen Titans Go! SpongeBob SquarePants

:30 Prophecy USA

Living Truth MOVIE: “Christmas Everlasting” (Rom. ’18) Tatyana M. Ali.

MOVIE: “Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness” (Ani. ’15)

(:20) SPEC.: The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus MOVIE: “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” ›› (Ani. ’18) Voice of Benedict Cumberbatch. PGA Tour Golf: Grant Thornton (Live) N

11 :00 (:15) MOVIE: “Son of Lassie” ›› (Adv. ’45) Peter Lawford. Sister WivesFaith to Live By (:20) Denis and Me PGA Korn Ferry Tour Golf: Q-School Finals, Final Round (Live) N

12 NOON :00 (:15) MOVIE: “Jaws” ›››› (Sus. ’75) Roy Scheider.

(Live) N

The Rebuild: Inside the Montreal Canadiens

(Live) N :30 Made for Health (:45) Total DramaRama Dorg Van Dango

1 PM :00 NCIS MOVIE: “In the Good Old Summertime” ››› (Mus. ’49) Judy Garland.

Sister WivesPower to Achieve MOVIE: “Christmas on Call” (Rom. ’24) Sara Canning.

Sister WivesPeter Youngren Teen Titans Go! Sabrina, the Teen. Witch Golf Central (Live) N NFL Football: Teams TBA (Live) N

NFL Football: Teams TBA (Live) N

Grant Thornton

Breaking Down NFL Football: Teams TBA (Live) N :30 The Key of David Teen Titans Go! Life With Derek Toronto PreGame (L) N

Beyblade X Family Matters MOVIE: “Abominable” ››› (Ani. ’19) Voice of Chloe Bennet. World Junior A Hockey Challenge: Bronze Medal –Teams TBA (Live) N SC :30 Leading the Way Teen Titans Go! Naturally, Sadie SC

2 :00 NCIS Sister WivesArise MOVIE: “To Have and To Holiday” (Rom. ’24) Madeleine Arthur.

3 :00 NCIS MOVIE: “Christmas in Connecticut” ›› (Com. ’45) Barbara Stanwyck.

Total DramaRama Domino Masters SpongeBob SquarePants PGA Tour Golf: Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round NHL Hockey: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs (Live) N :30 (:45) MOVIE: “I Am Number Four” ›› (Act. ’11) Alex Pettyfer. Tomorrow’s World Total DramaRama SpongeBob SquarePants SC

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Beyond Today MOVIE: “Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness” (Ani. ’15)

MOVIE: “The Karate Kid Part III” ›› (Dra. ’89) Ralph Macchio. The Patrick Star Show SC :30 Door of Hope Kamp Koral SC

4 :00 NCIS 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Jim Cantelon Today MOVIE: “A Heidelberg Holiday” (Rom. ’23) Ginna Claire Mason.

5 :00 MOVIE: “Dune” ››› (Sci.-Fi. ’21) Timothée Chalamet.

6 :00 NCIS

John Ankerberg (:45) Total DramaRama

MOVIE: “Abominable” ››› (Ani. ’19) Voice of Chloe Bennet. Football Night in America (Live) N World Junior A Hockey Challenge: Gold Medal –Teams TBA (Live) N

Football Night in America (Live) N

Football Night in America (Live) N :30

Football Night in America N

NCIS MOVIE: “The Heiress” ›››› (Dra. ’49) Olivia de Havilland.

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days N David Jeremiah Teen Titans Go! (:20) Summer Memories Golf Central(:15) NFL Football: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks (Live) N (:15)

Word for Today N Teen Titans Go! Family Matters

7 :00 Saturday Night Live (:02) Sister Wives N Joel Osteen MOVIE: “Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness” (Ani. ’15)

NFL Football: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks (Live) N :30 Amazing Facts Teen Titans Go! Life With Derek

Prophetic Connection MOVIE: “The Santa Class” (Dra. ’24) Kimberley Sustad.

PGA Tour Golf: Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round :30

8 :00 (:15)

MOVIE: “A Stolen Life” ›› (Dra. ’46) Bette Davis. Peter oungren

Teen Titans Go! Family Matters MOVIE: “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” ›› (Ani. ’18) Voice of Benedict Cumberbatch.

NFL Football: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks (Live) N (:15)

SC :30

MOVIE: “Olympus Has Fallen” ›› (Act. ’13) Gerard Butler. (:02) 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days N Paid Program MOVIE: “Following Yonder Star” (P) (Dra. ’24) Brooke D’Orsay.

MOVIE: “The Karate Kid Part III” ›› (Dra. ’89) Ralph Macchio.

MOVIE: “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” ›› (Ani. ’18) Voice of Benedict Cumberbatch. The Rebuild: Inside the Montreal Canadiens :30 MOVIE: “Hancock” ›› (Act. ’08) Will Smith. Prophecy USA (:45) Total DramaRama

w/ Superman

Jay Onrait (Live) N

9 :00 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Faith to Live By Batman: Animated (:20) Summer Memories Golf Central 30 for 30 :30 In Touch With Young Justice We Are Family 10 :00 MOVIE: “Little Old New York” (Rom. ’23) Marion Davies. It’s Supernatural! MOVIE: “All I Need for Christmas” (Dra. ’24) Mallory Jansen.

:30 (:45) MOVIE: “London Has Fallen” ›› (Act. ’16) Gerard Butler. MOVIE: “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” ›››› (Sci.-Fi. ’91) Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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6 AM :00 One Detroit (5:00) SPEC.: I Am Jackie O Hudson & Rex (5:00) “Aurora Teagarden” See No EvilZoo Diaries (5:20) MOVIE: “Kayak to Klemtu” (Adv. ’18)

7 :00 MOVIE: “Detroit: The City of Chefs” (Doc. ’24)

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8 :00

NOON

(APTN) MOVIE: “District 9” South Africa assigns a restricted area for extraterrestrial refugees.

››› (2:30) (SCFI) (12:15) MOVIE: “Jaws” A New England police chief, a shark hunter and a scientist have a showdown with a huge shark. ›››› (2:30) (W) MOVIE: “Christmas on Call” The lives of First Responders in Philadelphia. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “Abominable” See 4 pm. (2:00)

1:00 PM

7:00 PM

(4) (CTV2) MOVIE: “The Sound of Music” See page 18. (4:00) (6) Michael Kaeshammer Presents an Upside Christmas Including musical performances by Michael Kaeshammer, Stephen Fearing, and the Victoria Rock Choir. (1:00)

Zoo Diaries

:30 American Black Journal MOVIE: “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” ›› (Fan. ’22) Eddie Redmayne. MOVIE: “Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Real Murders”

9 :00 SPECIAL: America’s Test Kitchen Celebrates 25 Years (8:55) MOVIE: “Blue Beetle” ›› (Act. ’23) Xolo Maridueña.

Hudson & Rex MOVIE: “Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas” (Rom. ’23) Loni Anderson.

Zoo Diaries

Drain the Oceans :30

Hudson & Rex MOVIE: “Aurora Teagarden: Three Bedrooms, One Corpse”

Hudson & Rex MOVIE: “Laughing All the Way” (Com. ’23) Paniz Zade.

Zoo Diaries (6:55) MOVIE: “The Lord of the Rings” ››› (Ani. ’78) Voice of Christopher Guard.

Drain the Oceans (:15) MOVIE: “The Family Stone” ›› (Rom. ’05) Dermot Mulroney. :30 MOVIE: “Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Julius House”

12 NOON :00

10 :00 Hudson & Rex Drain the Oceans :30 SPECIAL: Moments to Remember (My Music Presents) 11 :00 (:05) MOVIE: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” ››› (Ani. ’23) Voice of Shameik Moore. Hudson & Rex (:10) SPECIAL: Taking on Taylor Swift MOVIE: “You Better Watch Out” (Sus. ’24) Monaye Moyes.

Drain the Oceans MOVIE: “Singin’ in the Rain” ›››› (Mus. ’52) Gene Kelly. :30

1 PM :00 SPECIAL: Leonard Cohen: Live in Dublin

(AMC) MOVIE: “Christmas With the Kranks” A couple scramble to assemble a holiday celebration. ›› (2:00)

(TCM) MOVIE: “In the Good Old Summertime” Bickering co-workers fall in love as secret pen pals. ››› (2:00)

1:30 PM

(2) The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale A ballet dancer conjures up an imaginary mentor. (:30) (8) MOVIE: “Family for Christmas” After an offhand wish, a woman wakes up to find herself married to her college sweetheart. (2:00)

2:00 PM

(2) Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas Boris Karloff narrates the animated tale. (:30) (W) MOVIE: “To Have and To Holiday” Celeste asks her father to officiate her wedding to Jason. (2:00)

2:30 PM

(CRTN) MOVIE: “Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness” Scooby-Doo and the gang have to solve a mystery in space after aliens attack their shuttle. (1:45) (FAM) MOVIE: “The Karate Kid Part III” Mr. Miyagi and his student fight a toxic- waste dumper’s thugs. ›› (2:20)

(FOOD) Holiday Wars The three remaining teams create a scene featuring woodland animals in an Olympic event. N (1:00) (KTLA) Christmas With The Chosen: Holy Night A young mother and a shepherd boy experience Jesus’ birth; Andrea Bocelli performs. (2:00) 7:30 PM

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit MOVIE: “B&B Merry” (Rom. ’22) Jesse Hutch.

Drain the Oceans :30 (:45) MOVIE: “Moonstruck” ››› (Rom. ’87) Cher.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2 :00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Drain the Oceans :30 MOVIE: “Wonka” ››› (Com. ’23) Timothée Chalamet. His Dark Materials

MOVIE: “Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas” (Dra. ’22) Naturi Naughton.

Drain the Oceans :30 (:25) His Dark Materials MOVIE: “The Goonies” ››› (Fam. ’85) Sean Astin.

3 :00 PBS News Weekend N Law & Order: Special Victims Unit MOVIE: “Silent Night, Fatal Night” (Sus. ’23) Alex Camacho.

Drain the Oceans :30 SPECIAL: TransSiberian Orchestra: Ghosts of Christmas Eve MOVIE: “A Christmas Blessing” (Com. ’23) Serilda Goodwin. (:25) His Dark Materials

4 :00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Drain the Oceans :30 (:25) His Dark Materials

5 :00 Lucy Worsley’s Holmes vs. Doyle N MOVIE: “Bringing Christmas Home” (Dra. ’23) Jill Wagner Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(2) MOVIE: “The Legend of Frosty the Snowman” The enchanted snowman brings magical fun to the children of a town. (1:30) (SCFI) (2:45) MOVIE: “I Am Number Four” An alien with extraordinary abilities poses as an ordinary human to evade those sent to kill him. ›› (2:15) 3:00 PM

(6) MOVIE: “A Christmas Hero” An author tests the true love between her soon-to-be exhusband and his firefighting girlfriend. (2:00) (12) MOVIE: “A Very Brady Christmas” The Bradys have a family reunion. ›› (2:00) (AMC) MOVIE: “Uncle Buck” Chicago parents in a pinch have a bachelor uncle babysit their teenage daughter and little ones. ›› (2:15) (CRTN) MOVIE: “Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness” See 7 pm. (1:45) (FAM) MOVIE: “The Karate Kid Part III” See 7 pm. (2:20)

Drain the Oceans :30 (:20) His Dark Materials

6 :00 All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece What We Do in-Shadows (:15) His Dark Materials

MOVIE: “Mistletoe in Montana” (Rom. ’21) Melissa Joan Hart.

MOVIE: “Arthur Christmas” ››› (Ani. ’11)

Disaster Autopsy (:10) MOVIE: “Happy Feet” ››› (Ani. ’06) Voice of Elijah Wood. :30

MOVIE: “’Twas the Text Before Christmas” (Rom. ’23) What We Do in-Shadows

7 :00 All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece What We Do in-Shadows (:05) His Dark Materials

(KNO) The Snow Queen Little Gerda searches for her playmate, Kay. N (1:30) (TCM) MOVIE: “Christmas in Connecticut” The publisher of a women’s magazine has his best columnist play holiday host to a Navy hero. (B&W) ›› (2:00) 4:00 PM

(2) MOVIE: “Jumanji: The Next Level” Martha, Fridge and Bethany re-enter the fantastical world of Jumanji to bring Spencer home. ›› (2:30) (AMC) MOVIE: “Trading Places” Tycoon brothers switch a rich man and a poor man. ››› (2:30) (TCM) MOVIE: “A Stolen Life” A New England artist takes her dead twin’s husband. (B&W) ›› (2:30) 8:00 PM (6) MOVIE: “Serendipity” A man and a woman try to find each other. ›› (2:00) (7) An Evening With Dua Lipa See page 15. N (1:30) (9) Lucy Worsley’s Holmes vs. Doyle Doyle tries to distance himself from Holmes. N (:55) (10) The Simpsons After a fight in an escape room, Krusty’s aunt fixes Homer’s relationship with Patty and Selma. N (:30) (13) Universal Basic Guys Mark accidentally murders Hank with a crossbow. N (:30) (SCFI) (8:15) MOVIE: “Olympus Has Fallen” An agent must save the president after terrorists seize control of the White House. ›› (2:30) (W) MOVIE: “Following Yonder Star” (P) An inspirational TV mom finds her real life in shambles after dealing with a scandal. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” The Grinch hatches a scheme to pose as Santa Claus and steal Christmas from Whoville. ›› (2:00) 8:30 PM (10) Universal Basic Guys See 8 pm, FOX-13. N (:30) (13) The Simpsons See 8 pm, City-10. N (:30) (SHO) MOVIE: “Hancock” A scruffy superhero inflicts collateral damage upon Los Angeles. ›› (2:00) 9:00 PM

Lost Cities Revealed With Albert Lin N :30 What We Do in-Shadows

8 :00

Reservation Dogs What We Do in-Shadows Dune: Prophecy N

Reservation Dogs What We Do in-Shadows

MOVIE: “Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas” (Dra. ’22) Naturi Naughton.

Drain the Oceans MOVIE: “The Amazing Spider-Man” ››› (Act. ’12) Andrew Garfield. :30 SPECIAL: Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Celebration

9 :00 Sex Lives of College Girls What We Do in-Shadows MOVIE: “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” ›› (Act. ’23) Jason Momoa. MOVIE: “Silent Night, Fatal Night” (Sus. ’23) Alex Camacho.

Disaster Autopsy :30 BookieWhat We Do in-Shadows 10 :00 (9:55) MOVIE: “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” ›› (Sci.-Fi. ’24) Rebecca Hall. What We Do in-Shadows

Lost Cities Revealed With Albert Lin :30 MOVIE: “The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses” (Doc. ’21) What We Do in-Shadows (:20) MOVIE: “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” ›› (Act. ’14) Andrew Garfield. 11 :00 What We Do in-Shadows (:05) Succession MOVIE: “Mistletoe in Montana” (Rom. ’21) Melissa Joan Hart.

Drain the Oceans :30 What We Do in-Shadows 12 MID :00 (11:55) MOVIE: “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” ›› (Com. ’24)

Hudson & Rex (:10) Succession Drain the Oceans :30 SPECIAL: Young Forever With Mark Hyman, MD (:45) MOVIE: “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” ›› (Act. ’17) Ryan Reynolds. 1 AM :00

Hudson & Rex (:15) Dune: Prophecy MOVIE: “Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas” (Dra. ’22) Naturi Naughton. Drain the Oceans :30 (:40) MOVIE: “Copshop” ››› (Act. ’21) Gerard Butler. 2 :00 Hudson & Rex (:15) Dune: Prophecy Drain the Oceans :30 American Black Journal (:50) MOVIE: “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” ››› (’09)

:00 BBC News N Hudson & Rex (:15) MOVIE: “Say Hey, Willie Mays!” (Doc. ’22) MOVIE: “Well Suited for Christmas” (Rom. ’22) Border Security :30 Classical Stretch MOVIE: “One Day as-Lion” Border Security

(2) Merry Madagascar Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria must deliver Santa’s presents. (:30) (W) MOVIE: “A Heidelberg Holiday” Ornament maker Heidi meets local artisan Lukas, who helps her reconnect with her lost heritage. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “Abominable” A teen and her two friends embark on an epic quest to reunite a Yeti with his family. ››› (2:00) 4:30 PM

(2) Santa Claus Is Coming to Town A mailman reveals the origins of Santa Claus. (1:00) 5:00 PM

(AMC) (5:15) MOVIE: “Look Who’s Talking” An unwed accountant seeks a father for her baby. ›› (2:15)

(DIS) Homestead Rescue See 9 pm. N (2:00) (SCFI) MOVIE: “Dune” Malevolent forces explode into conflict over the most precious resource in the universe. ››› (3:15) (TCM) MOVIE: “The Heiress” A fortune hunter charms a doctor’s plain daughter in 19th-century New York. (B&W) ›››› (2:30) 5:30 PM

(2) Frosty Returns A snow-removal spray threatens Frosty. (:30) 6:00 PM

(2) Frosty the Snowman A living snowman struggles to elude a greedy magician. (:30) (APTN) MOVIE: “War Pony” See 9 pm. (2:30) (FOOD) The Big Bake See 9 pm. N (1:00) (W) MOVIE: “The Santa Class” The owner of a struggling Santa School must help an amnesiastricken Santa Claus regain his memories. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” See 8 pm. (2:00) 6:30 PM

(2) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Burl Ives narrates a tale about Santa’s sleigh guide. (1:00)

(10) (13) Bob’s Burgers A family trip to see Christmas lights turns into a rescue mission. N (:30) (APTN) MOVIE: “War Pony” Two young Oglala Lakota men navigate their unique paths to manhood. (2:30) (DIS) Homestead Rescue Marty responds to a new desperate plea from the Bower family. (2:00) (FOOD) The Big Bake The baking teams serve up a concert of cakes. (1:00) (HIST) Mysteries Unearthed With Danny Trejo (SRP) See page 6. N (1:00) 9:30 PM

(10) (13) Krapopolis There’s a new king in town – the Rug King. N (:30) 10:00 PM

(AMC) MOVIE: “Uncle Buck” See 3 pm. (2:15) (FOOD) Holiday Wars See 7 pm. (1:00) (HIST) The Curse of Oak Island Radar detects possible chamber in Money Pit. N (1:00) (KNO) Negotiator (SRP) Back from leave after his wife’s death, Gabriel Menck works on a robbery that turns into a hostage situation. N (1:00) (TCM) MOVIE: “Little Old New York” A young woman from Ireland travels to the United States disguised as a boy. (B&W) (2:00) (W) MOVIE: “All I Need for Christmas” A singer/songwriter is worried she’s unable to compete with such a tech-savvy world. (2:00) 10:30 PM

(SCFI) (10:45) MOVIE: “London Has Fallen” Mike Banning must save captive U.S. President Benjamin Asher from terrorists. ›› (2:15) (SHO) MOVIE: “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” Two killer cyborgs battle over a teen’s life. ›››› (3:00) MIDNIGHT

(HIST) Mysteries Unearthed With Danny Trejo See page 6. (1:00)

MONDAY – GRID 1

ROGERS CABLE CUSTOMERS IN THE VANCOUVER / LOWER MAINLAND AREA

For your convenience, your cable selection numbers are listed at the top of each of our grids. Just follow the ROGERS Main. row, and select one of the following numbers:

• FIRST number on the ROGERS Main. row is for residents in Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, New Westminster, Burnaby, Tri-Cities, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, Mission, Abbotsford, North Shore , Lions Bay, Whistler, Pemberton, Squamish and Bowen Island.

• SECOND number on the ROGERS Main. row is for residents in Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs and Hope.

• THIRD number on the ROGERS Main. row is for residents in Powell River.

DECEMBER 16

ROGERS Main. Xfinity HD/SD ROGERS Island DELTA/COAST TELUS/NOVUS Bell/Telus Sat. Shaw Dir. A/C/N HD: Rog./Tel. STATION 3, 2, 3 102 2, 3 3, 2 9100, 100 251 3, 308, 213 209, 100 CBC-CBUT (2) $ 2, 17, 47 111 16, 47 28, 4 9131, 113 288 83, 380, 237 200, 131 ABC-KOMO (4) 16, 15, 50 114 18, 46 29, 5 9135, 115 287 82, 379, 240 202, 135 NBC-KING (5)

(Com. ’02) Adam Sandler. The Beachcombers Children Ruin Everything

Abby Hatcher

3 :00 The First 48 APTN National News N Below Deck Mediterranean The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer (Live) N Children Ruin Everything Highway Thru Hell Chicago FireHoliday Baking Championship Good BonesHistory’s Greatest Mysteries Gus the Itsy Bitsy Knight KTLA 5 News at 3 N Restoring Galveston

Greatest Mysteries Isadora Moon KTLA 5 News at 4 N Restoring Galveston Canada Tonight With Travis Dhanraj N :30 (:45) MOVIE:

“Mr. Mom” ›› (Com. ’83) Michael Keaton. Corner Gas The Big Bang Theory

The Cat in the Hat Knows

5 :00 The First 48 Wild Rose Vets Below Deck Sailing Yacht Anderson Cooper 360 (Live) N The Big Bang Theory The Last Woodsmen N Chicago Fire Holiday Wars Good BonesM*A*S*HDo, Re & Mi KTLA

for Wildlife KTLA 5 News at 6 N Restoring Galveston The National N :30 The Conners

The Surface: Fight for Corals N

Hunters N KTLA 5 News at 6:30

:30 I’m Pregnant and... 700 Club Canada Teen Titans Go! SpongeBob SquarePants

’20) Tiya Sircar.

:30 (:45) MOVIE: “Westworld” ››› (Sci.-Fi. ’73) Yul Brynner.

Pregnant and... First Century Foundations Teen Titans Go! Tara DuncanThe

9 :00 Stargate SG-1 Haven Secretly Pregnant Daily TV Mass MOVIE: “The Tree That Saved Christmas” (Fam. ’14) Lacey Chabert.

Three Amigonauts Open SeasonThe Three

:30 MOVIE: “Soylent Green” ››› (Sci.-Fi. ’73) Charlton Heston. Keeping Up Appearances (:40) Supernoobs (:40) Scaredy Squirrel

:30 Day My Butt Went Psycho Ollie’s Pack

:00 Stargate SG-1 FBI Secretly Pregnant The Waltons MOVIE: “A Glenbrooke Christmas” (Dra. ’20) Autumn Reeser (:05) Hotel Transylvania (:05) Three Amigonauts PGA Tour Golf: Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round

12 NOON :00 Stargate SG-1

1 PM :00 Stargate SG-1

FBI Sister Wives Father Brown (:20) Total DramaRama We Are Family SpongeBob SquarePants

:30 MOVIE: “Logan’s Run” ›› (Sci.-Fi. ’76) Michael York. (:45) Three Amigonauts The Patrick Star Show

FBI Sister Wives New TricksDays of our Lives N (:10) Mysticons Sabrina, the Teen. Witch N MOVIE: “Tom and Jerry: Snowman’s Land” (Ani. ’22)

(Live) N :30 (:35) Grossology Create the Escape

2 :00 CastleFBI Sister WivesMagnum, P.I. MOVIE: “A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love” (Rom. ’21) Katherine Barrell. Detentionaire Summer Memories U.S Women’s Open Highlights

3 :00 CastleFBI 90 Day: The Last Resort Murdoch Mysteries Total DramaRama Abominable & Invisible City SpongeBob SquarePants PGA TOUR Classics NFL Monday Night Countdown (Live) N Overdrive (Live) N NFL Monday

Monday Night Countdown (Live) N :30 Pokémon Horizons Open SeasonSpongeBob SquarePants

(Live) N

:30 MOVIE: “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” ›››› (Sci.-Fi. ’77) Richard Dreyfuss. (:25) Supernoobs LEGO Friends: Next Chapter (:45) Best & Bester Pardon the Interruption N SCPardon the Interruption N Pardon the Interruption N

4 :00 Star TrekFBI 90 Day: The Last Resort Murder, She Wrote MOVIE: “My Christmas Family Tree” (Rom. ’21) Aimee Teegarden.

5 :00 Star TrekFBI MOVIE: “Auntie Mame” ››› (Com. ’58) Rosalind Russell.

90 Day: The Last Resort N Sister Boniface Mysteries

(Live) N

Men’s College Soccer: NCAA Tournament –Championship –Teams TBA (Live) N :30

Beyblade XSuperKlausThe Loud House The Golf Fix

Hotel Transylvania SuperKlausThe Loud House The Swing Gym MOVIE: “The Cannons” (Doc. ’22)

Max and the Midknights PGA Tour Golf: Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round (:15) NFL Football: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings (Live) N (:15) NFL Football: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings (Live) N :30 Teen Titans Go! Rock Paper Scissors

NFL Football: Atlanta Falcons at Las Vegas Raiders (Live) N The Rebuild: Inside the Montreal Canadiens 6 :00 Star TrekFBI (:08) 90 Day: The Last Resort N

SPECIAL: Organic Panic Christmas MOVIE: “Following Yonder Star” (Dra. ’24) Brooke D’Orsay.

Teen Titans Go! MOVIE: “All I Want for Christmas” ›› (Fam. ’91) Ethan Embry.

Pokémon Horizons

Teen Titans Go! MOVIE: “Tom and Jerry: Snowman’s Land” (Ani. ’22) NFL Football: Atlanta Falcons at Las Vegas Raiders (JiP) (Live) N

2023 IIHF World Junior Championship: Czechia vs. Canada 7 :00 Star TrekFBI (:08) 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days theZoomer Looney Tunes Miraculous: Ladybug-Cat :30 MOVIE: “Metropolitan” ››› (Com.-Dra. ’90) Scooby-Doo -Guess Who? Sailor Moon Crystal N 8 :00

Murdoch Mysteries Mistletoe Murders N Teen Titans Go! We Are Family The Really Loud House PGA Tour Golf: Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round

:30 Teen Titans Go! The Really Loud House SC With Jay Onrait (Live) N

Batman: Animated Create the Escape

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:00 CastleFBI(:15) MOVIE: “Rope” ››› (Cri. ’48) James Stewart. 90 Day: The Last Resort MOVIE: “November Christmas” ›› (Dra. ’10) Sam Elliott.

TrekFBI (:08) 90 Day: The Last Resort

Dear

Outlander N Batman: Animated Sabrina, the Teen. Witch MOVIE: “Tom and Jerry: Snowman’s Land” (Ani. ’22)

(:45) MOVIE: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” ›››› (Dra. ’66) Elizabeth Taylor. (:20)

“The Tree That Saved

Batman: Animated MOVIE: “All I Want for Christmas” ›› (Fam. ’91) Ethan Embry.

CHANNELS FEATURED IN OUR EDITORIAL COLOUR STORIES

Premium MONDAY – GRID 4

7:00 AM

STATION PBS-WTVS (56) Crave 1 (CRV1) $

6 AM :00 Daniel Tiger(5:50) Transplant Hudson & Rex (5:00) SPEC.: A Dangerous (5:00) MOVIE: “Christmas on Wheels” Ice Pilots NWT (5:00) MOVIE: “Blizzard” :30 Rosie’s Rules (:40) MOVIE: “Mistletoe Time Machine” (Com. ’22) MOVIE: “Merry Swissmas” (Rom. ’22) Jodie Sweetin. (:45) MOVIE: “Racetime” (Ani. ’18) Voice of Lucinda Davis.

7 :00 Sesame Street N Hudson & Rex MOVIE: “Family for Christmas” (Rom-Dra. ’15) Lacey Chabert. Restoration Garage :30 Work It Out Wombats!

8 :00 Donkey Hodie (:10) MOVIE: “The Swan Princess: A Fairytale Is Born” (Ani. ’23)

Border Security :30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific

9 :00 Elinor Wonders Why

Hudson & Rex (:10) SPEC.: My Gift: Carrie Underwood

(FAM) The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus Tim and Teddy embark on an adventure that takes them to the North Pole. (1:00) (TCM) MOVIE: “The Omega Man” (Sci.-Fi. ’71) Charlton Heston. Mutants and an ex-newscaster stalk the last normal man on Earth. ›› (1:45) (W) MOVIE: “Christmas on Wheels” (Dra. ’20) Tiya Sircar. Ashley enlists the help of her uncle’s attorney to find her mom’s convertible after it was sold. (2:00) 8:00 AM (AMC) (8:15) MOVIE: “Mr. Deeds” See 2:45 pm. (2:00) 8:30 AM (TCM) (8:45) MOVIE: “Westworld” (Sci.-Fi. ’73) Yul Brynner. A computer malfunction results in bloodshed at an adult amusement park. ››› (1:45) 9:00 AM

(W) MOVIE: “Following Yonder Star” (Dra. ’24) Brooke D’Orsay. An inspirational TV mom finds her real life in shambles after dealing with a scandal. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “Tom and Jerry: Snowman’s Land” See 9 pm. (2:00) 7:00 PM

(2) Coronation Street Adam invites Alya to dinner; Shona approaches Clayton’s hospital bed. N (:30)

(AMC) MOVIE: “Vegas Vacation” (Com. ’97) Chevy Chase. The Griswolds’ disastrous family outing includes a visit with boorish Cousin Eddie. › (2:00) 7:30 PM

Hudson & Rex (:10) MOVIE: “A Royal Christmas Match” (Rom. ’22)

Hawaii Five-0

10 :00 Wild Kratts Hudson & Rex Hawaii Five-0

Border Security :30 Nature Cat(:40) SPEC.: My Gift: Carrie Underwood

Border Security (:20) MOVIE: “Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax” ›› (Ani. ’12)

Border Security (:50) MOVIE: “Score: A Hockey Musical” (Mus. ’10) Brandon Firla.

To Catch a Smuggler :30 SPECIAL: Mexico Made With Love (:35) SPECIAL: I Am Alfred Hitchcock (:45) MOVIE: “Tina” (Doc. ’21) Tina Turner.

11 :00 Hudson & Rex Hawaii Five-0 To Catch a Smuggler :30 (:25) MOVIE: “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” ›› (Act. ’05) Brad Pitt.

12 NOON :00 SPECIAL: America’s Test Kitchen Celebrates 25 Years (:05) MOVIE: “Gunda” (Doc. ’20)

1 PM :00

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2 :00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Hawaii Five-0 To Catch a Smuggler :30 (:45) MOVIE: “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” (Doc. ’20)

Hawaii Five-0 To Catch a Smuggler :30 SPECIAL: Mary Berry’s Highland Christmas (:45) SPECIAL: Crazy Racing MOVIE: “The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom” ›› (Com.Dra. ’11)

3 :00 PBS News Hour N Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Hawaii Five-0 To Catch a Smuggler :30 (:40) MOVIE: “Christmas Icetastrophe” (Sci.-Fi. ’14) Victor Webster.

4 :00 BBC News The Context Chicago P.D.(:10) MOVIE: “A Snowy Christmas” (Rom. ’21) Elysia Rotaru.

(W) MOVIE: “The Tree That Saved Christmas” (Fam. ’14) Lacey Chabert. A woman travels to her Vermont hometown to save her family’s Christmas tree farm from foreclosure. (2:00) 10:00 AM (AMC) (10:15) MOVIE: “Christmas With the Kranks” (Com. ’04) Tim Allen. A couple scramble to assemble a holiday celebration. ›› (2:00) 10:30 AM (TCM) MOVIE: “Soylent Green” (Sci.-Fi. ’73) Charlton Heston. Futuristic detectives find a food has a secret ingredient. ››› (2:00) 11:00 AM

(APTN) MOVIE: “Cold Pursuit” (Act. ’19) Liam Neeson. A vigilante seeks coldblooded justice against a psychotic drug lord. ›› (2:30) (W) MOVIE: “A Glenbrooke Christmas” (Dra. ’20) Autumn Reeser. An heiress visits a small town and soon encounters a handsome fireman. (2:00) NOON (AMC) (12:15) MOVIE: “Click” (Com. ’06) Adam Sandler. An architect obtains a universal remote that allows him to control his world. ›› (2:30) 12:30 PM

(TCM) MOVIE: “Logan’s Run” (Sci.- Fi. ’76) Michael York. A man and woman flee a city in which citizens meet their deaths at age 30. ›› (2:00) 1:00 PM

(2) Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special Po learns his duties as Dragon Warrior keep him from spending his favourite holiday with his family. (:30) (FAM) Sailor Moon Crystal Usagi loses her transformation powers when she is caught by Demande. N (:30)

(TCM) MOVIE: “Metropolitan” (Com.-Dra. ’90) Carolyn Farina. A young man starts hanging out with a Manhattan debutante’s holiday rat pack. ››› (1:45) 8:00 PM

(2) MOVIE: “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (Fam. ’00) Jim Carrey. A curmudgeon hates the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville. ›› (2:00)

(5) (10) Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry See page 14. N (2:00)

(KNO) WWII: Women on the Front Line (SF) Filipina guerillas, sniper Lady Death, and photojournalist Lee Miller are among the women who faced danger on the frontlines. N (1:00) (KTLA) MOVIE: “Operation Mistletoe” (P) (Rom. ’24) Jen Lilley. When Grace’s former crush comes home for Christmas, her best friend tries to play matchmaker. (2:00) (W) Mistletoe Murders A scavenger hunt is orchestrated by the victim. N (1:00) 9:00 PM

True Crime News N To Catch a Smuggler :30 Great Lakes Now True Crime News

Hawaii Five-0 To Catch a Smuggler (:10) MOVIE: “Contact” ››› (Sci.-Fi. ’97) Jodie Foster. :30 (:25) MOVIE: “This Time Each Year” (Rom. ’24) Alison Sweeney.

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5 :00 Onward Notre Dame: Brian Kelly Journey Home to Boston (4:55) MOVIE: “A Royal Christmas Match” (Rom. ’22) Chicago P.D. Hawaii Five-0 To Catch a Smuggler :30 (:40) MOVIE: “Merry Swissmas” (Rom. ’22) Jodie Sweetin. (:45) MOVIE: “A Knight’s Tale” ›› (Act. ’01) Heath Ledger.

7 :00 American Masters: Brenda Lee –Rockin’ Around N

It’s Always Sunny Hawaii Five-0 Witches: Truth Behind the Trials N :30 MOVIE: “High Holiday” (Com. ’21) Tom Arnold. It’s Always Sunny

What We Do in... (SRF) N (:15) Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays Hawaii Five-0

Lawless Island :30 It’s Always Sunny 8 :00 MOVIE: “Disco’s Revenge” (P) (Doc. ’24)

What We Do in-Shadows Get Millie Black N Hawaii Five-0

To Catch a Smuggler MOVIE: “Twilight” ›› (Rom. ’08) Kristen Stewart. :30 SPECIAL: Roy Orbison: Black & White Night It’s Always Sunny 9 :00 It’s Always Sunny EuphoriaHawaii Five-0 Witches: Truth Behind the Trials :30 (:40) MOVIE: “Darkness of Man” (Act. ’24) Jean-Claude Van Damme. It’s Always Sunny 10 :00 All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece What We Do in-Shadows (:05) Game of Thrones Hawaii Five-0

Lawless Island (:05) MOVIE: “Blade” ›› (Hor. ’98) Wesley Snipes. :30 It’s Always Sunny 11 :00 All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece It’s Always Sunny (:05) Game of Thrones Hawaii Five-0

To Catch a Smuggler :30 (:35) MOVIE: “Turtles All the Way Down” (Dra. ’24) Isabela Moner. It’s Always Sunny

MID :00 Hudson & Rex (:05) Get Millie Black Hawaii Five-0 To Catch a Smuggler (:10) MOVIE: “Mulholland Dr.” ››› (Sus. ’01) Justin Theroux. :30 SPECIAL: Memory Makeover With Daniel Amen, MD 1 AM :00 Hudson & Rex (12:55) MOVIE: “Christmas Icetastrophe” (Sci.-Fi. ’14) Hawaii Five-0 To Catch a Smuggler :30 (:35) MOVIE: “The B... Who Stole Christmas” (Com. ’21) 2 :00 Chicago P.D. True Crime News To Catch a Smuggler :30 Just Ask (:25) MOVIE: “A Snowy Christmas” (Rom. ’21) Elysia Rotaru. True Crime News (:40) MOVIE: “Barney’s Version” ››› (Dra. ’10) Paul Giamatti.

:00 BBC News

(2) Chateau DIY Paul and Julia make their huge house feel like home. N (1:00) (FAM) Sabrina, the Teenage Witch See 9 pm. N (:30) (YTV) MOVIE: “Tom and Jerry: Snowman’s Land” See 9 pm. (1:45) 2:00 PM

(2) MOVIE: “A Christmas Family Reunion” (Rom. ’21) Michelle Argyris. An event planner takes on a rising pop star’s family reunion. (2:00)

(W) MOVIE: “A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love” (Rom. ’21) Katherine Barrell. Joy and Eric find a new sense of purpose during Christmastime. (2:00) 2:30 PM (AMC) (2:45) MOVIE: “Mr. Deeds” (Com. ’02) Adam Sandler. A smalltown pizzeria owner inherits $40 billion. › (2:00) (TCM) MOVIE: “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (Sci.-Fi. ’77) Richard Dreyfuss. An Indiana lineman and other UFO sighters finally have documented contact with space aliens. ›››› (2:30) 4:00 PM

(W) MOVIE: “My Christmas Family Tree” (Rom. ’21) Aimee Teegarden. A woman meets relatives for the first time after discovering her family tree during the holidays. (2:00) 4:30 PM

(AMC) (4:45) MOVIE: “Mr. Mom” See page 18. (2:15) 5:00 PM

(2) Jamie’s Italian Christmas Jamie Oliver brings us his very own Italian take on Christmas. (1:00) (DIS) The Last Woodsmen Jared needs to move wood down a river to market. N (1:00) (FAM) MOVIE: “All I Want for Christmas” (Fam. ’91) Ethan Randall. A boy and a girl scheme to reunite their parents. ›› (2:00) (TCM) MOVIE: “Auntie Mame” (Com. ’58) Rosalind Russell. A bohemian socialite inspires her nephew to love life. ››› (2:30) 6:00 PM

(DIS) Beneath The Surface: The Fight For Corals The coral reefs in the oceans are the backbone of the planet’s entire ecosystem. N (1:00) (FOOD) Holiday Baking Championship See 9 pm. N (2:00)

(7) (8) NCIS See page 11. N (1:00) (9) American Masters: Brenda Lee – Rockin’ Around See page 16. N (1:30) (AMC) MOVIE: “National Lampoon’s Vacation” (Com. ’83) Chevy Chase. The Griswolds and family head by station wagon for the California fun park Walley World. ›› (2:00) (FAM) Sabrina, the Teenage Witch On Christmas eve, Sabrina panics when she discovers her cat, Salem, is missing. (:30) (FOOD) Holiday Baking Championship Jesse asks the bakers to make footie pajama macarons, cream puff garlands and a dessert. (2:00) (TCM) (9:15) MOVIE: “Rope” See page 18. (1:30) (V) MOVIE: “November Christmas” (Dra. ’10) Sam Elliott. A community works together to bring an early Christmas to a sick girl. ›› (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “Tom and Jerry: Snowman’s Land” (Ani. ’22) Voice of Kevin Michael Richardson. Jerry and his nephew, Tuffy, make a snow mouse that miraculously comes to life. (2:00) 10:00 PM

(5) Michael Bublé’s Christmas in the City The singer hosts a holiday special from New York City with music, comedy and special guests. (1:00) (7) (8) NCIS: Origins Gibbs prepares for his first Christmas without his wife and daughter. N (1:00) (APTN) MOVIE: “Guitar Lessons” (Com.-Dra. ’22) Corb Lund. A 15-year-old Metis boy inherits an old guitar and bonds with a cantankerous oilman over lessons. (2:00)

(DIS) The Last Woodsmen See 5 pm. (1:00) (FAM) MOVIE: “All I Want for Christmas” See 5 pm. (2:00) (HIST) Forged in Fire Two former champs duel in a five-hour round making a pichangatti. N (1:00) (W) (10:20) MOVIE: “The Tree That Saved Christmas” See 9 am. (1:55) 10:30 PM

(9) Season of Light: Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square present festive carols. (1:30) (COM) Acting Good When Santa crashes in Grouse Lake, it’s up to the rez to save Christmas. N (:30)

(TCM) (10:45) MOVIE: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (Dra. ’66) Elizabeth Taylor. A professor and his wife carry on in front of guests. (B&W) ›››› (2:15) 11:00 PM

(AMC) MOVIE: “Happy Christmas” (Com.-Dra. ’14) Anna Kendrick. An immature party girl moves in with her brother’s family. ››› (1:45) (DIS) Beneath The Surface: The Fight For Corals See 6 pm. (1:00) MONDAY

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3 :00 Road Wars MOVIE: “Snoopy, Come Home” ››› (Ani. ’72) Voice of Chad Webber. APTN National News N The Real Housewives of New York City The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer (Live) N

4 :00 Road Wars First Peoples’ Kitchen The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills N Erin Burnett OutFront (Live) N Young Sheldon MaydayChicago

’69) Voice of Peter Robbins. Deadman’s Curse The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills N Anderson Cooper 360 (Live) N

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6 AM :00 CastleRookie Blue (4:15) MOVIE: “Maytime” Four Weddings James Robison Good WitchSupernoobsRadio Free Roscoe Best & Bester

:30 MOVIE: “Eskimo” ›› (Adv. ’33) Peter Freuchen. Kenneth Copeland Hotel Transylvania Create the Escape Cloudy, WithMeatballs SportsCentreSCSportsCentre

7 :00 CastleRookie Blue Four Weddings Joyce MeyerEveryday Life MOVIE: “Inventing the Christmas Prince” (Rom. ’22) Tamera MowryHousley. World of Gumball Miraculous: Ladybug-Cat Scaredy Squirrel

:30 700 Club Canada Teen Titans Go! Jade ArmorSpongeBob SquarePants SportsCentreSCSportsCentre

8 :00 Stargate SG-1

9 :00 Stargate SG-1

Rookie Blue 1000-Lb. Best Friends It’s Supernatural! Teen Titans Go! Abominable & Invisible City SpongeBob SquarePants

:30 MOVIE: “The Trail of ‘98” ›››› (Hist. ’29) Dolores del Río. House of David Teen Titans Go! Tara DuncanThe Loud House

10 :00 Stargate SG-1 NCIS MOVIE: “Men of the North” › (Adv. ’30)

Rookie Blue 1000-Lb. Best Friends Daily TV Mass MOVIE: “The Santa Class” (Dra. ’24) Kimberley Sustad. The Three Amigonauts Open Season The Three Amigonauts

Pat McAfee Show (Live)

:30 Nations Hour (:50) Total DramaRama Shasha & Milo (:50) Best & Bester College Golf: NCAA Championships SportsCentre SportsCentre

1000-Lb. Best Friends Tribal Trails (:15) Mysticons MOVIE: “All I Want for Christmas” ›› (Fam. ’91) Ethan Embry. (:15) Cloudy, w/-Meatballs (9:55) Champions Hockey League: Vaxjo vs. Sparta Prague (Live) N :30 Keeping Up Appearances (:40) Supernoobs (:40) Scaredy Squirrel The Cannons N The Cannons N

11 :00 Stargate SG-1 NCIS (:15) MOVIE: “The Wild North” ›› (Adv. ’52) Stewart Granger.

12 NOON :00 Stargate SG-1

NCIS 1000-lb Sisters Father Brown (:20) Total DramaRama Family Matters SpongeBob SquarePants

NBA Today (Live) N SCNBA Today (Live) N NBA Today (Live) N :30 (:45) Three Amigonauts The Goldbergs The Patrick Star Show SC

1000-Lb. Best Friends The Waltons MOVIE: “A Gingerbread Romance” (Rom. ’18) Tia MowryHardrict. (:05) Hotel Transylvania (:05) Three Amigonauts SC SC :30 Day My Butt Went Psycho Ollie’s Pack SC SC

1 PM :00 Stargate SG-1

NCIS MOVIE: “The White Tower” ›› (Adv. ’50) Glenn Ford.

1000-lb Sisters New TricksDays of our Lives N (:10) Mysticons Sabrina, the Teen. Witch N MOVIE: “A Fairly Odd Christmas” (Fam. ’12)

NFL Live (Live) N SCNFL Live (Live) N Overdrive (Live) N :30 (:35) Grossology Create the Escape Golf Channel Academy SC

2 :00 CastleNCIS 1000-lb Sisters Magnum, P.I. MOVIE: “The Christmas Bow” (Dra. ’20) Lucia Micarelli.

Detentionaire Summer Memories (:15) SpongeBob U.S. Open Golf Highlights Around the Horn (Live) N SCAround the Horn (Live) N :30 (:25) Supernoobs LEGO Friends (:45) Best & Bester Pardon the Interruption N SC: Top 50 Curling Shots Pardon the Interruption N

3 :00 CastleNCIS MOVIE: “Man in the Wilderness” ››› (Adv. ’71) Richard Harris.

Champions Hockey League: ZSC Lions vs. Eisbaren Berlin (Live) N

1000-lb Sisters Murdoch Mysteries Total DramaRama Abominable & Invisible City SpongeBob SquarePants The Open Highlights: 2024: Xander Schauffele SportsCentre (Live) N Overdrive (Live) N SportsCentre (Live) N SportsCentre (Live) N SportsCentre (Live) N :30 Pokémon Horizons Open Season SpongeBob SquarePants

NHL Hockey: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens (Live) N College Basketball: North Carolina vs. Florida (Live) N College Basketball: North Carolina vs. Florida (Live) N :30 World of Gumball The Loud House SC

5 :00 Star Trek: The Next Generation NCIS MOVIE: To Be Announced 1000-lb Sisters N Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators

Teen Titans Go! SpongeBob SquarePants

4 :00 Star Trek: The Next Generation NCIS 1000-lb Sisters Murder, She Wrote MOVIE: “We Need a Little Christmas” (Dra. ’22) Erica Durance. Hotel Transylvania MOVIE: “Snow Day” ›› (Fam. ’00) Chris Elliott. The Loud House Golf: 2024 Notah Begay III Girls Junior National Championship (Taped) N College Basketball: North Carolina vs. Florida (Live) N

NBA Pregame (Live) N :30 Teen Titans Go! SpongeBob SquarePants

:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation NCIS

7 :00 Star Trek: The Next Generation

NCIS MOVIE: To Be Announced (:04) 1000-Lb. Best Friends N Silent Witness

1000-lb Sisters N Shetland MOVIE: “Inventing the Christmas Prince” (Rom. ’22) Tamera MowryHousley.

Teen Titans Go! Boss Baby: Back in Bus.

Teen Titans Go! LEGO DreamZzz MOVIE: “A Fairly Odd Christmas” (Fam. ’12) Drake Bell.

Looney Tunes Cartoons

Miraculous: Ladybug-Cat

NBA Basketball: Teams TBA (Live) N

World Long Drive: 2024 Men’s World Long Drive Championship (Live) N College Football: Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl – Teams TBA (Live) N SC SC :30

CFL Wired: Grey Cup SC SC

Golf Talk Canada: 2024 Year in Review Winnipeg Jets Pre. N

NHL Hockey: Ottawa Senators at Seattle Kraken (Live) N :30 Scooby-Doo & Guess Who Sailor Moon Crystal N SpongeBob SquarePants NHL Hockey: Winnipeg Jets at San Jose Sharks (Live) N

:00 CastleNCIS (:04) 90 Day: The Last Resort

Murdoch Mysteries Holidazed N Teen Titans Go!

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STATION PBS-WTVS (56) Crave 1 (CRV1) $ FX Canada (FXC) $ HBO Canada (HBO) $

2 (STZ2) $ 6 AM :00 Daniel Tiger(5:50) Transplant Hudson & Rex (5:00) “C’mas at-Drive-In” (5:00) MOVIE: “Ice Sculpture Christmas” Ice Pilots NWT (5:00) MOVIE: “Watermark” :30 Rosie’s Rules (:40) MOVIE: “One Delicious Christmas” (Rom. ’22) MOVIE: “Momentum Generation” (Doc. ’18) Tom DeLonge. (:35) MOVIE: “Meditation Park” (Dra. ’17) Sandra Oh.

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(NGC) $

7 :00 Sesame Street Hudson & Rex MOVIE: “Inn for Christmas” (Rom. ’20) Jonna Walsh. Restoration Garage

TUESDAY HIGHLIGHTS

6:30 AM

(TCM) MOVIE: “Eskimo” (Adv. ’33) Peter Freuchen. An Eskimo harpoons a trader, a Mountie arrives; a mostly native cast. (B&W) ›› (2:00) 7:00 AM (W) MOVIE: “Inventing the Christmas Prince” See 6 pm. (2:00)

8:30 AM

(TCM) MOVIE: “The Trail of ‘98” (Hist. ’29) Dolores Del Río. Pioneers join the gold rush to Yukon in 1898. (B&W) ›››› (1:30)

9:00 AM

(TLC) 1000-lb Sisters The Slaton sisters try to lose enough weight to qualify for and undergo bariatric surgery. N (1:04)

(W) MOVIE: “Inventing the Christmas Prince” (Rom. ’22) Tamera Mowry- Housley. A girl becomes convinced that her mom’s Scrooge-like boss is a Christmas prince from a story. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “A Fairly Odd Christmas” See 9 pm. (1:30) 7:00 PM

9 :00 Elinor Wonders Why Hudson & Rex True Crime News Border Security :30 Nature Cat True Crime News Border Security

:30 SPECIAL: Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas 8 :00 (:10) MOVIE: “Autumn and the Black Jaguar” (Fam. ’24) Lumi Pollack. Hudson & Rex (:20) MOVIE: “Dancing Through Christmas” (Dra. ’21) AnnaLynne McCord.

Border Security (:15) MOVIE: “Dennis the Menace” ›› (Fam. ’93) Walter Matthau. :30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific Border Security

10 :00 Wild Kratts(9:55) MOVIE: “Living” ››› (Dra. ’22) Bill Nighy.

11 :00

Hudson & Rex (9:55) SPECIAL: Icahn: The Restless Billionaire

Hawaii Five-0 Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller (9:55) MOVIE: “A Christmas Carol” ›› (Fam. ’84) George C. Scott. :30 SPECIAL: Classical Rewind (My Music Presents)

12 NOON :00 SPECIAL: Detroit: Remember When Chicago P.D. Sleeping With a Killer Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller :30

Hudson & Rex Sleeping With a Killer Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller :30 (:40) MOVIE: “Sweet Navidad” (Rom. ’21) Camila Banus. (:45) What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali (:40) MOVIE: “Eve & the Fire Horse” ››› (Dra. ’05) Phoebe Jojo Kut.

1 PM :00 MOVIE: “Detroit: The City of Chefs” (Doc. ’24) (:10) MOVIE: “A Snowy Christmas” (Rom. ’21) Elysia Rotaru.

Chicago P.D.(:15) What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali NCIS: New Orleans Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller (:15) MOVIE: “You’ve Got Mail” ›› (Rom. ’98) Tom Hanks. :30

2 :00

Chicago P.D. Hawaii Five-0 Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller :30 (:40) MOVIE: “Christmas With the Foxes” (Dra. ’23) Andrea Lee Davis. (:40) André the Giant

3 :00 PBS News Hour N Chicago P.D. S.W.A.T. Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller (:20) MOVIE: “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” ›› (Adv. ’91) Kevin Costner. :30

(AMC) MOVIE: “Snow Day” See 4 pm, Family. (2:00) (W) MOVIE: “The Santa Class” (Dra. ’24) Kimberley Sustad. The owner of a struggling Santa School must help an amnesia-stricken Santa Clause regain his memories. (2:00) 10:00 AM

(FAM) MOVIE: “All I Want for Christmas” (Fam. ’91) Ethan Randall. A boy and a girl scheme to reunite their parents. ›› (2:00) (TCM) MOVIE: “Men of the North” (Adv. ’30) Gilbert Roland. Mounties track a trapper who loves a mineowner’s daughter. (B&W) › (1:15) 11:00 AM (AMC) MOVIE: “National Lampoon’s Vacation” (Com. ’83) Chevy Chase. The Griswolds aim the station wagon at California fun park. ›› (2:00) (TCM) (11:15) MOVIE: “The Wild North” (Adv. ’52) Stewart Granger. A trapper wanted for murder saves a Mountie’s life. ›› (1:45) (W) MOVIE: “A Gingerbread Romance” (Rom. ’18) Tia Mowry-Hardrict. An architect teams up with a baker to win a gingerbread house contest. (2:00) 1:00 PM (AMC) MOVIE: “Vegas Vacation” (Com. ’97) Chevy Chase. Clark and Ellen Griswold’s disastrous family outing includes a visit with boorish Cousin Eddie. › (2:00) (FAM) Sabrina, the Teenage Witch See 9 pm. N (:30)

(2) Coronation Street Leanne loses her temper with Rowan in court; Shona suspects David is visiting Clayton. N (:30) (A&E) (7:01) Extreme Road Ragers Akilah says she’s too cute to have this much rage; her mother and her boyfriend don’t recognize her. N (1:03) (AMC) MOVIE: “Christmas With the Kranks” (Com. ’04) Tim Allen. A couple scramble to assemble a holiday celebration. ›› (2:00) (DIS) Gold Rush Kevin’s cut floods, sending him scrambling to find a critical piece of equipment. N (1:00) (HGTV) My Lottery Dream Home: David’s Holiday Extravaganza David and his Christmas helpers surprise his family with a spectacle of everything fun and festive. (1:00)

7:30 PM

(FAM) Sailor Moon Crystal Usagi finds Demande’s younger brother, Saphir, at the Malefic Black Crystal reactor. N (:30)

8:00 PM

(2) MOVIE: “A Christmas Story” See page 19. (2:00) (5) (32) St. Denis Medical Joyce and Serena attempt to boost St. Denis’ online presence; Bruce and Matt help a Santa in need. N (:30) (9) Joy – Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square performs classical and popular Christmas music. N (1:30) (10) MOVIE: “Destination Christmas” (Fam. ’22) Natasha Wilson. A woman finds unexpected romance when she mistakenly winds up in Alaska during Christmastime. (2:00) (W) Holidazed Gaby’s family traditions are thwarted by Katie, her former high school bully. N (1:00) 8:30 PM

4 :00 BBC News The Context (:10) MOVIE: “The Marksman” ›› (Act. ’21) Liam Neeson.

Chicago P.D. (:10) MOVIE: “Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer” (Ani. ’18) True Crime News N Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller :30 American Black Journal True Crime News

5 :00 SPECIAL: Il Volo in the Valley of the Temples

Chicago P.D. NCIS: New Orleans Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller :30 (:45) MOVIE: “Christmas at the DriveIn” (Rom. ’22) Danica McKellar. (:45) MOVIE: “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” ›› (Rom. ’09) Kristen Stewart.

6 :00 MOVIE: “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” ›› (Sci.-Fi. ’24) Rebecca Hall. It’s Always Sunny Married at First Sight N Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller :30 SPECIAL: All New Rock, Pop and Doo Wop (My Music Presents) It’s Always Sunny

7 :00 It’s Always Sunny (:15) Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays To Catch a Smuggler :30 It’s Always Sunny 8 :00 Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking It’s Always Sunny McMillion$S.W.A.T. Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller

MOVIE: “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” ›› (Rom. ’10) Kristen Stewart. :30 SPECIAL: The Highwaymen Live at Nassau Coliseum It’s Always Sunny 9 :00 Sex Lives of College Girls It’s Always Sunny McMillion$Married at First Sight Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller :30 BookieIt’s Always Sunny 10 :00 All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece (9:55) MOVIE: “Until Branches Bend” (Dra. ’22) Grace Glowicki. It’s Always Sunny Game of Thrones To Catch a Smuggler (:05) MOVIE: “Blade II” ›› (Hor. ’02) Wesley Snipes. :30 It’s Always Sunny

:00 All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece It’s Always Sunny Game of Thrones Sleeping With a Killer Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller :30 (:35) MOVIE: “Hey, Viktor!” (Com. ’23) Cody Lightning. It’s Always Sunny

MID :00 Chicago P.D.(11:55) Westworld S.W.A.T. Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller (:05) MOVIE: “Cottage Country” ››› (Com. ’13) Malin Akerman. :30 SPECIAL: Memory Makeover With Daniel Amen, MD 1 AM :00 Chicago P.D.(12:55) Westworld NCIS: New Orleans Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller :30 (:25) MOVIE: “The Watchers” ›› (Hor. ’24) Dakota Fanning. (:50) Westworld (:40) MOVIE: “Dead Man’s Hand” (Wes. ’23) Stephen Dorff.

(TCM) MOVIE: “The White Tower” (Adv. ’50) Glenn Ford. An American climbs an Alpine peak with an Italian girl’s group. ›› (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “A Fairly Odd Christmas” See 9 pm. (1:15)

2:00 PM

(2) MOVIE: “A Christmas Winter Song” (Dra. ’19) Ashanti. Clio, a Christmas shop owner, forms a special musical bond with Fred, a former jazz singer. (2:00)

(W) MOVIE: “The Christmas Bow” (Dra. ’20) Lucia Micarelli. A violinist reconnects with an old family friend after an accident puts her music dreams on hold. (2:00)

3:00 PM

(AMC) MOVIE: “Snoopy, Come Home” (Ani. ’72) Voice of Chad Webber. Snoopy searches for his original owner after she writes him a letter from the hospital. ››› (2:00)

(TCM) MOVIE: “Man in the Wilderness” (Adv. ’71) Richard Harris. An expedition leader leaves a mauled scout for dead. ››› (2:00)

4:00 PM

(FAM) MOVIE: “Snow Day” (Fam. ’00) Chris Elliott. Students steal a snow plow and fend off its crazy driver in an attempt to keep school closed. ›› (2:00)

(W) MOVIE: “We Need a Little Christmas” (Dra. ’22) Erica Durance. A single mother develops an unexpected friendship with an older neighbour during the holidays. (2:00) 5:00 PM

(2) Jamie’s Easy Christmas Countdown Smoked salmon pâté; pork stuffing; sweet peaches and roasted chestnuts; goose-fat roast potatoes. (1:00)

(AMC) MOVIE: “A Boy Named Charlie Brown” (Ani. ’69) Voice of Peter Robbins. Woeful Chuck sees a chance to shine in the national elimination spelling bee. ››› (2:00) 6:00 PM

(5) (32) Night Court Abby’s holiday plans are derailed after a murder mystery performer causes chaos in the courthouse. N (:30) 9:00 PM

(5) A Motown Christmas Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey host a festive night of performances to celebrate Motown. N (2:00)

(AMC) MOVIE: “Fred Claus” (Com. ’07) Vince Vaughn. Santa’s ne’er- do- well brother puts Christmas in jeopardy ›› (2:30) (FAM) Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Sabrina’s aunts teach an unfair teacher a lesson. (:30) (HGTV) My Lottery Dream Home A woman asks David to find her a dream vacation home in Naples, Florida. (:30)

(KNO) MOVIE: “Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me” (Doc. ’17) The life of the singer, dancer and actor told through interviews with the stars who knew him. (1:40) (V) MOVIE: “Santa Baby” See page 19. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “A Fairly Odd Christmas” (Fam. ’12) Drake Bell. Timmy Turner tries to restore children’s faith in Santa Claus. (1:30) 9:30 PM (9) Too Hot to Handel – The Gospel Messiah A reimagined performance of Handel’s “The Messiah” from London’s Royal Albert Hall. N (1:30) 10:00 PM

:00 BBC News N (:10) MOVIE: “Love Again” › (Rom. ’23) Hudson &

:00 Chicago P.D. True Crime News Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller :30 Just Ask (:50) MOVIE: “Dancing Through Christmas” (Dra. ’21) True Crime News

(A&E) Road Wars From out-of-control trucks and mayhem- causing motorcycles, drivers have a license to crash. N (:30) (DIS) Gold Rush Parker loses the pay layer in the long cut; Kevin struggles to keep his equipment running. N (1:00)

(HGTV) My Lottery Dream Home See 9 pm. N (:30)

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3 :00 Fugitives Caught-Tape MOVIE: “Christmas With the Kranks” ›› (Com. ’04) Tim Allen. APTN National News N The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer (Live) N FriendsHighway Thru Hell 9-1-1

House Flippers Gangland Chronicles Gus the Itsy Bitsy Knight KTLA 5 News at 3 N Restored :30 Fugitives Caught-Tape APTN Investigates Georgie & Mandy’s Gangland Chronicles (:40) PAW Patrol

4 :00 Fugitives Caught-Tape Back to Roots Sold on SLCErin Burnett OutFront (Live) N FriendsMayday 9-1-1

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City N Anderson Cooper 360 (Live) N

Big Bang Theory Outback Opal Hunters N 9-1-1

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11 :00 Stargate SG-1 NCIS Dr. Pimple Popper The Waltons MOVIE: “Christmas Under the Stars” (Rom. ’19) Jesse Metcalfe. (:05) Hotel Transylvania Jade Armor(:05) Three Amigonauts GOLF Films: Shane Lowry – Open PokerStars Big Game on Tour MOVIE: “The Cannons” (Doc. ’22) SCPokerStars Big Game on Tour :30 MOVIE: “Bachelor Bait” ›› (Rom. ’34)

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4 :00 Star Trek: The Next Generation NCIS Hoarding: Buried Alive Murder, She Wrote MOVIE: “A Christmas Treasure” (Rom. ’21) Jordin Sparks. Hotel Transylvania Shasha & Milo The Loud House Golf: 2024 Notah Begay III Boys Junior National Championship PWHL Hockey: Toronto Sceptres at New York Sirens (Live) N

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6 AM :00 Daniel Tiger(5:50) Transplant Hudson & Rex (5:00) “Snowglobe C’mas” (5:00) MOVIE: “Poinsettias for Christmas” Ice Pilots NWT (5:00) MOVIE: “Breakaway”

:30 Rosie’s Rules (:40) MOVIE: “Warrior Strong” (Dra. ’23) Andrew “Dice” Clay. (:35) MOVIE: “The Christmas Retreat” (Fam. ’22) (:45) MOVIE: “Kayak to Klemtu” (Adv. ’18) Evan Adams.

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11 :00 SPECIAL: Memory Makeover With Daniel Amen, MD (:20) MOVIE: “You Can Live Forever” (Dra. ’22) Anwen O’Driscoll. Hudson & Rex Sleeping With a Killer Life Below Zero: Next Generation (:20) MOVIE: “Goose!” (Com. ’07) Chevy Chase. :30 (:35) MOVIE: “Snowglobe Christmas” ›› (Sci.-Fi. ’11) Michael Hogan.

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Chicago P.D. Hawaii Five-0 Life Below Zero: Next Generation (:20) MOVIE: “Ghostbusters” ››› (Com. ’84) Bill Murray. :30 (:45) MOVIE: “Harold and the Purple Crayon” ›› (Ani. ’24) Zachary Levi. (:45) Menudo: Forever Young

3 :00 PBS News Hour N Chicago P.D. S.W.A.T.Life Below Zero: Next Generation :30 (:35) Menudo: Forever Young

4 :00 BBC News The Context (:15) SPECIAL: Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts Chicago Med True Crime News N Life Below Zero: Next Generation (:10) MOVIE: “Ghostbusters II” ›› (Com. ’89) Bill Murray. :30 Detroit Performs (:25) Menudo: Forever... True Crime News

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6 :00 NOVA N MOVIE: “Creed III” ››› (Dra. ’23) Michael B. Jordan.

What We Do In-Shadows SPECIAL: My True Brilliant Friend See No EvilSnakes SOS: Goa’s Wild. N MOVIE: “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1” ›› (Rom. ’11) Kristen Stewart. :30 What We Do In-Shadows Snakes SOS: Goa’s Wild. N

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8 :00 MOVIE: “Violent Night” ›› (Act. ’22) David Harbour. What We Do In-Shadows Ren FaireS.W.A.T.Life Below Zero: Next Generation MOVIE: “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” ›› (Rom. ’12) Kristen Stewart. :30 What We Do In-Shadows 9 :00 SPECIAL: Moments to Remember (My Music Presents) What We Do In-Shadows Dune: Prophecy See No EvilSnakes SOS: Goa’s Wildest :30 What We Do In-Shadows Snakes SOS: Goa’s Wildest 10 :00 MOVIE: “Io capitano” (Dra. ’23) Seydou Sarr What We Do In-Shadows Game of Thrones New York Homicide Snakes in the City MOVIE: “Blade: Trinity” ›› (Hor. ’04) Wesley Snipes. :30 What We Do In-Shadows 11 :00 What We Do In-Shadows Game of Thrones Sleeping With a Killer Life Below Zero: Next Generation :30 SPECIAL: All New Rock, Pop and Doo Wop (My Music Presents) What We Do In-Shadows 12 MID :00 (:10) MOVIE: “Close to You” (Dra. ’23) Elliot Page. Chicago Med(:15) CurbEnthusiasm S.W.A.T.Life Below Zero: Next Generation (11:55) MOVIE: “Ravenous” (Hor. ’17) Marc-André Grondin. :30 (:50) Curb Your Enthusiasm 1 AM :00 Chicago Med NCIS: New Orleans Life Below Zero: Next Generation :30 SPECIAL: Rick Steves: Why We Travel (:50) MOVIE: “Snowglobe Christmas” ›› (Sci.-Fi. ’11) Michael Hogan. (:40) MOVIE: “At First Light” (Sci.-Fi. ’18) Stefanie Scott. 2 :00 (1:55) The Trades Chicago P.D. True Crime News Life Below Zero: Next Generation :30 Detroit Performs (:25) The Trades True Crime News 3 :00 BBC News N (2:55) The Trades Hudson & Rex MOVIE: “The Christmas Pact” (’18) Border Security (:15) MOVIE: “Edge of the

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(TCM) MOVIE: “Kentucky Kernels” (Com. ’34) Bert Wheeler. Magicians and an orphan heir spark a family feud. (B&W) ›› (1:30)

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(AMC) MOVIE: “Nanny McPhee” (Fam. ’05) Emma Thompson. A woman uses magic to control a widower’s unruly children. ›› (2:00)

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(W) MOVIE: “Hanukkah on the Rocks” (Dra. ’24) Stacey Farber. A recently unemployed lawyer embarks on a journey to find Hanukkah candles. (2:00) 9:30 AM

(TCM) MOVIE: “Woman of the Year” (Com. ’42) Katharine Hepburn. A New York sportswriter marries a political columnist whose career comes first. (B&W) ››› (2:00)

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(W) MOVIE: “Christmas Under the Stars” (Rom. ’19) Jesse Metcalfe. Nick takes a gig at a tree lot, where he meets Julie and her son, Matt. (2:00) 11:30 AM

(TCM) MOVIE: “Bachelor Bait” (Rom. ’34) Stuart Erwin. A marriage-license clerk loses his job and opens a thriving matchmaking service. (B&W) ›› (1:15)

12:30 PM (TCM) (12:45) MOVIE: “Penny Serenade” (Dra. ’41) Irene Dunne. A newsman and his wife adopt and raise a baby girl, followed by tragedy. (B&W) ››› (2:15) 1:00 PM

(AMC) MOVIE: “Snoopy, Come Home” (Ani. ’72) Voice of Chad Webber. Snoopy searches for his original owner after she writes him a letter from the hospital. ››› (2:00)

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(YTV) MOVIE: “A Loud House Christmas” See 9 pm. (1:15) 2:00 PM

(2) MOVIE: “A Show- Stopping Christmas” (Rom. ’21) Jamie Perez. With the help of an actor, a theater director has to find a way to keep her theater from being sold. (2:00) (FAM) MOVIE: “Snow Day” (Fam. ’00) Chris Elliott. Students steal a snow plow and fend off its crazy driver in an attempt to keep school closed. ›› (2:00)

(W) MOVIE: “Christmas She Wrote” (Rom. ’20) Danica McKellar. When a writer has her column cancelled before Christmas, she heads home to reconnect with her family. (2:00) 3:00 PM

(AMC) MOVIE: “Christmas With the Kranks” (Com. ’04) Tim Allen. A couple scramble to assemble a holiday celebration. ›› (2:00) (TCM) MOVIE: “George Stevens: A Filmmaker’s Journey” (Doc. ’84) George Stevens Jr. chronicles his father’s career as cameraman, photographer and Hollywood director. ››› (2:00)

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(2) Jamie’s Quick and Easy Christmas Jamie prepares dishes with just five ingredients for a Christmas feast. (1:00)

(AMC) MOVIE: “Prancer” (Fam. ’89) Sam Elliott. A widower’s daughter thinks a wounded reindeer is Santa’s. ›› (2:30) (DIS) Outback Opal Hunters The Cheals’ dreams of expanding their business are crushed by the reality of juggling two mines. N (1:00) (TLC) 1000-lb Sisters See 9 pm. N (1:00) 6:00 PM

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(W) MOVIE: “A Magical Christmas Village” (Dra. ’22) Alison Sweeney. A woman tells her granddaughter that her miniature Christmas village can magically grant wishes. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “A Loud House Christmas” See 9 pm. (1:30) 7:00 PM (2) Coronation Street Daisy is unimpressed by Kit’s attitude; Leanne obtains Toyah’s passport. N (:30) (A&E) (7:01) Fugitives Caught on Tape Law enforcement officers pursue fugitives on the run; deputies get in a high-speed chase with a man. N (:31) (TLC) 1000-Lb. Best Friends Vannessa and Meghan deal with the fallout of their fight on the cabin trip. N (1:00) 7:30 PM

(A&E) (7:32) Fugitives Caught on Tape (SF) A wanted man runs out of the road in a chase; trying to prevent a fugitive from fleeing. N (:32)

(AMC) MOVIE: “March of the Wooden Soldiers” (Fam. ’34) Stan Laurel. Stan and Ollie rescue Bo-Peep and Tom-Tom in Toyland. (B&W) ››› (1:45) (FAM) Sailor Moon Crystal Sailor Moon and the others continue their search for Tuxedo Mask and Chibi-Usa. N (:30)

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(2) MOVIE: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (Com. ’89) Chevy Chase. The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way. ››› (2:00) (4) iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024 See page 14. N (2:01) (5) Jimmy Fallon’s Holiday Seasoning Spectacular Jimmy Fallon and a lineup of celebrity guests perform songs from his new holiday album. N (1:00) (9) The Earthshot Report Earthshot finalist stories and the progress made in protecting and restoring the planet. N (1:00) (10) MOVIE: “Falling in Love at Christmas” (Rom. ’21) Alicia Josipovic. Business rivals develop unexpected feelings while working together on a holiday gift-giving app. (2:00) (KTLA) Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer A youth embarks on a journey to find his missing grandmother and prove that Santa Claus is real. (1:00) 9:00 PM

(9) NOVA See page 17. N (1:00) (AMC) (9:15) MOVIE: “Jack Frost” (Fam. ’98) Michael Keaton. A dead man returns in the form of a snowman. ›› (2:30) (FAM) Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Jenny accidentally enters the other realm when she spends the night with Sabrina. (:30) (HGTV) Hoarder House Flippers See page 14. (1:00) (HIST) Pawn Stars: Best Of Celebrate the holidays with the Pawns Stars, Christmas past to present with hilarious moments. N (1:00) (TLC) 1000-lb Sisters Family arrives in London for their vacation and learns a surprising news about their ancestry. (1:00) (V) MOVIE: “Flight of the Reindeer” (Fam. ’00) Richard Thomas. Villager Nick rescues a zoologist near the North Pole. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “A Loud House Christmas” (Fam. ’21) Wolfgang Schaeffer. Lincoln Loud tries to make sure that his entire family celebrate the holidays together. (1:30) 10:00 PM

(DIS) Outback Opal Hunters See 5 pm. (1:00) (HIST) Gangland Chronicles The Rollin’ 60s Crips attempt to become the dominant street gang in Los Angeles. N (:30) (TLC) 1000-Lb. Best Friends See 6 pm. (1:00) (W) MOVIE: “Hanukkah on the Rocks” See 9 am. (2:00) 10:30 PM

(HIST) Gangland Chronicles The city of Cleveland faces troubles when their boss suddenly dies. N (:30) 11:00 PM

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4 :00 Star Trek: Voyager FBI: Most Wanted 1000-lb Sisters Murder, She Wrote MOVIE: “A World Record Christmas” (Dra. ’23) Nikki Deloach. Hotel Transylvania Shasha & Milo The Loud House TNF Tonight (Live) N College Football: R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl –Teams TBA (Live) N Hockey: IIHF World Junior PreCompetition: Switzerland at Canada (Live) N :30

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6 AM :00 Daniel Tiger(5:50) Transplant Hudson & Rex (5:00) “A Snowy C’mas” (5:00) MOVIE: “Well Suited for Christmas” Ice Pilots NWT (5:00) “Window Horses”

:30 Rosie’s Rules (:40) Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays MOVIE: “Christmas Icetastrophe” (Sci.-Fi. ’14) Victor Webster. (:35) MOVIE: “The Journey Home” (Adv. ’14) Dakota Goyo.

7 :00 Sesame Street Hudson & Rex MOVIE: “Christmas on Wheels” (Dra. ’20) Tiya Sircar. Restoration Garage :30 Work It Out Wombats! SPECIAL: I Am Burt Reynolds

8 :00 Donkey Hodie Hudson & Rex MOVIE: “And Still I Sing” (Doc. ’22) Border Security (:15) MOVIE: “Tom & Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale” (’07) :30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific Border Security

9 :00 SPECIAL: Nature Cat: A Nature Carol (:05) SPECIAL: I Am Jackie O Hudson & Rex True Crime News Border Security (:05) MOVIE: “Stone of Destiny” ›› (Adv. ’08) Charlie Cox. :30 (:35) MOVIE: “Christmas in Washington” (Rom. ’21) Natalie Lisinska. True Crime News Border Security

10 :00 SPECIAL: Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas Hudson & Rex Hawaii Five-0 The Incredible Dr. Pol :30 (:35) MOVIE: “Playmobil: The Movie” › (Fam. ’19) (:45) MOVIE: “Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity” ›› (’02)

11 :00 SPECIAL: Detroit: Remember When Hudson & Rex (:10) MOVIE: “Icebox” (Dra. ’18) Anthony Gonzalez. Sleeping With a Killer The Incredible Dr. Pol :30

12 NOON :00 American Masters (:20) MOVIE: “A Big Fat Family Christmas” (Rom. ’22)

Chicago P.D. Sleeping With a Killer The Incredible Dr. Pol (:20) MOVIE: “The Games Maker” (Fam. ’14) Joseph Fiennes. :30 (:40) Student Athlete

1 PM :00 Chicago Med NCIS: New Orleans The Incredible Dr. Pol :30 SPECIAL: Roy Orbison: Black & White Night (:50) MOVIE: “Butterfly Tale” (Ani. ’23) Voice of Tatiana Maslany.

2 :00 Chicago Med(:15) MOVIE: “A Snowy Christmas” (Rom. ’21) Elysia Rotaru.

Hawaii Five-0 The Incredible Dr. Pol (:15) MOVIE: “Miracle on 34th Street” ››› (Fam. ’94) Richard Attenborough. :30

3 :00 PBS News Hour N (:20) MOVIE: “Christmas at the Greenbrier” (Rom. ’22) Alicia Leigh Willis.

Chicago Med S.W.A.T.The Incredible Dr. Pol :30 (:45) MOVIE: “Christmas Icetastrophe” (Sci.-Fi. ’14) Victor Webster.

4 :00 BBC News The Context Chicago Med True Crime News N The Incredible Dr. Pol (:10) MOVIE: “Santa Claus: The Movie” ›› (Fam. ’85) Dudley Moore. :30 One Detroit(:50) MOVIE: “Monster” (Dra. ’23) Sakura Andô. True Crime News

5 :00 Michigan Out of Doors N Chicago Med(:15) MOVIE: “King in the Wilderness” (Doc. ’18) NCIS: New Orleans The Incredible Dr. Pol :30 Under-Radar Michigan

6 :00 SPECIAL: TransSiberian Orchestra: Ghosts of Christmas It’s Always Sunny

Hawaii Five-0 Critter Fixers: Country Vets N MOVIE: “Fred Claus” ›› (Com. ’07) Vince Vaughn. :30 It’s Always Sunny

7 :00 Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking N It’s Always Sunny (:15) Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays

Hawaii Five-0 Cesar Millan: Better Human, Better Dog :30 Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert In Central Park It’s Always Sunny

8 :00 Sex Lives of Coll. Girls N It’s Always Sunny McMillion$S.W.A.T.The Incredible Dr. Pol Nurse Jackie :30 Bookie N It’s Always Sunny Nurse Jackie

9 :00 American Masters (8:55) Fast Friends N It’s Always Sunny Get Millie Black

Hawaii Five-0 Critter Fixers: Country Vets Weeds :30 (:50) MOVIE: “Barbie” ››› (Com. ’23) Margot Robbie. It’s Always Sunny Weeds 10 :00 It’s Always Sunny Game of Thrones

Hawaii Five-0 Cesar Millan: Better Human, Better Dog MOVIE: “My Best Friend’s Wedding” ››› (Rom. ’97) Julia Roberts. :30 SPECIAL: The Highwaymen Live at Nassau Coliseum It’s Always Sunny 11 :00 It’s Always Sunny Sleeping With a Killer The Incredible Dr. Pol :30 (:45) MOVIE: “Float” (Rom. ’23) Andrea Bang. It’s Always Sunny (:25) MOVIE: “Malibu Shark Attack” ›› (Sus. ’09) Peta Wilson. (:50) MOVIE: “Stage Fright” ›› (Hor. ’14) Allie MacDonald.

MID :00 SPECIAL: Moments to Remember (My Music Presents) Chicago Med S.W.A.T.The Incredible Dr. Pol :30 1 AM :00 Chicago Med(12:55) MOVIE: “Christmas in Washington” (Rom. ’21) NCIS: New Orleans The Incredible Dr. Pol (:20) MOVIE: “Julie & Julia” ››› (Com.-Dra. ’09) Meryl Streep.

MOVIE: “No Hard Feelings” ›› (Com. ’23) Jennifer Lawrence.

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THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS

9:00 AM

(W) MOVIE: “Following Yonder Star” (Dra. ’24)

Brooke D’Orsay. Abby Marshall is finding her real life in shambles after dealing with a scandal. (2:00)

9:30 AM

(TCM) MOVIE: “24 Hours to Kill” (Sus. ’65) Mickey Rooney. Gold smugglers try to kill a man on an airliner forced to land in Beirut. ›› (2:00)

10:00 AM

(AMC) (10:15) MOVIE: “Big” (Fam. ’88) Tom Hanks. Young Josh Baskin wishes he was big, only to wake up in the morning and discover his wish came true. ››› (2:30)

(FOOD) Gingerbread Giants 2 Five gingerbread artists from across the country go head to head. (1:00) 11:00 AM

(W) MOVIE: “The Angel Tree” (Dra. ’20) Jill Wagner. A writer seeks the identity of the person who grants Christmas wishes placed upon an angel tree. (2:00)

11:30 AM

(TCM) MOVIE: “80 Steps to Jonah” (Dra. ’69) Wayne Newton. A wrongly accused man flees to a camp for blind children. ›› (2:00) 12:30 PM

(AMC) (12:45) MOVIE: “Galaxy Quest” (Com. ’99) Tim Allen. Aliens kidnap actors from an old sci-fi TV series to fight a war. ››› (2:15) 1:00 PM

(FAM) Sabrina, the Teenage Witch See 9 pm. N (:30) (YTV) MOVIE: “Snowtime!” (Ani. ’15) Voice of Angela Galuppo. Children learn valuable life lessons when they form two teams for a massive snowball fight. ›› (1:45)

1:30 PM

(TCM) MOVIE: “The Extraordinary Seaman” (Com. ’69) David Niven. Stranded sailors and a woman meet a dapper World War I leftover. › (1:30)

2:00 PM

(2) MOVIE: “A Christmas Movie Christmas” (Rom. ’19) Brant Daugherty. Eve and her cynical sister Lacy find themselves trapped inside a Christmas movie. (2:00)

(W) MOVIE: “Where Are You, Christmas?” (Rom. ’23) Lyndsy Fonseca. Addy must work together with the town mechanic to restore Christmas to all its glory. (2:00)

3:00 PM

(AMC) MOVIE: “Jerry Maguire” (Rom. ’96) Tom Cruise. An attack of conscience changes an L.A. sports agent’s life. ››› (3:00)

(TCM) MOVIE: “The Black Stallion” (Fam. ’79) Kelly Reno. A shipwrecked 1940s boy bonds with an Arabian horse. ››› (2:00) 4:00 PM

(W) MOVIE: “A World Record Christmas” (Dra. ’23) Nikki Deloach. A boy with autism brings his community together when he becomes determined to break a world record. (2:00)

5:00 PM

(A&E) The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes See 9:03 pm. N (1:00) (DIS) Expedition Unknown Josh braves the shark-infested waters off Cape Cod to dive the world’s only confirmed pirate wreck. N (1:00) (TCM) MOVIE: “Babes in Arms” (Mus. ’39) Mickey Rooney. Talented children of retired vaudevillians put on a show. (B&W) ››› (2:00)

6:00 PM

(A&E) Alaska PD COVID 19 hits the Last Frontier; in Fairbanks, rookie officer Nick Flechsing must learn to be a cop. N (1:01)

(AMC) MOVIE: “Thelma & Louise” See page 19. (3:00) (DIS) Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch Chad and Eric discover an abandoned mine deep in the mountains and suspect they are being stalked. N (1:00)

(HGTV) Windy City Rehab See 9 pm. N (1:00) (SHO) The Day of the Jackal The Jackal must escape his captors and regroup, as Bianca tracks his trail of devastation. N (1:10) (W) MOVIE: “Reunited at Christmas” (Dra. ’18) Nikki Deloach. Sam is facing her first Christmas without Nana and struggles to find the Christmas spirit. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July” See 9 pm. (2:00)

7:00 PM

(2) Coronation Street Shona causes a scene outside the prison gates; Bethany lies to her support group. N (:30) (A&E) (7:01) Interrogation Raw The police find a young mother murdered but few clues. N (1:03)

(DIS) Aussie Gold Hunters Gold prospectors risk their dreams and futures in pursuit of the ultimate golden reward. N (1:00) (FOOD) Christmas Cookie Challenge (SF) The cookie makers create cookie billboards and celebrate with edible trains. N (1:00) (HGTV) Christina in the Country Christina helps a couple remodel their home; she tackles lighting issues for an ex-Navy SEAL’s speakeasy bar. N (1:00) (SCFI) Star Trek: Lower Decks (SRF) See page 62. N (:35)

(TCM) MOVIE: “Strike Up the Band” (Mus. ’40) Mickey Rooney. A drummer and singer form a teen swing band for the radio. (B&W) ››› (2:15) 8:00 PM (2) MOVIE: “The Santa Clause” See page 19. (2:00)

(4) The Great Christmas Light Fight (SF) The Wright, Mach, Artz, MacGregor, Blasko, Slankard, Buchanan and Clinkscales families compete. N (2:00) (5) Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry Country music icons perform holiday hits at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. (2:00) (7) (8) Ghosts See page 12. N (1:01) (10) MOVIE: “Planes, Trains, and Christmas Trees” (Rom. ’22) Kathryn Davis. An event planner and sports agent team up to travel home after their flight is delayed. (2:00) (W) MOVIE: “Trading Up Christmas” (P) (Dra. ’24) Italia Ricci. Michelle tries to get her sister something and all she has is a Christmas stocking to trade with. (2:00) 9:00 PM

(7) (9:01) Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas See page 13. N (:59) (8) (9:01) Reindeer in Here Young reindeer Blizzard bands together with his unique friends to save the future of Christmas. (:59) (A&E) (9:03) The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes A shooting on Bourbon Street leaves only one survivor; a young man and his girlfriend are shot. (1:00) (AMC) MOVIE: “Trading Places” (Com. ’83) Dan Aykroyd. Tycoon brothers switch a rich man and a poor man for a sport. ››› (2:30) (FAM) Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Sabrina accidentally enters a reverse world where everyone is unhappy. (:30)

(HGTV) Windy City Rehab A couple is stuck in a house that barely functions and their bedroom doesn’t have heat. (1:00) (HIST) Mountain Men Lauro kicks Iditarod training into high gear with a 300-mile run; Mike responds to a bridge washout. N (1:00) (KTLA) Trivial Pursuit A doctor competes in three rounds of trivia. N (1:00) (TCM) (9:15) MOVIE: “Babes on Broadway” (Mus. ’41) Mickey Rooney. Talented youngsters put on another show, this time for orphans. (B&W) ››› (2:15) (V) MOVIE: “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors” (Doc.-Dra. ’15) Alyvia Alyn Lind. A tryst with tragedy familiarizes Dolly and her family with the healing power of faith and love. ››› (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July” (Ani. ’80) Voice of Red Buttons. Santa Claus must save the snowman and the rednosed reindeer from a bad wizard. ›› (2:00) 10:00 PM

(5) Barry Manilow’s A Very Barry Christmas Legend Barry Manilow and his band perform his greatest hits and holiday favourites in Las Vegas. (1:00)

(A&E) (10:03) Alaska PD See 6 pm. (1:01) (DIS) Expedition Unknown See 5 pm. (1:00) (FOOD) Christmas Cookie Challenge See 7 pm. (1:00)

(HGTV) Christina in the Country See 7 pm. (1:00) (HIST) Yukon Rescue Conservation Officer Logan has a close call while investigating a case of poaching, and an aggressive grizzly bear ransacks a remote trapper’s cabin. N (1:00) (W) MOVIE: “Following Yonder Star” See 9 am. (2:00) 10:30 PM

(SCFI) Star Trek: Lower Decks See page 62. (:35)

FRIDAY – GRID 1

DECEMBER

The Big Bang Theory Peep and-Big Wide World

National Lampoon’s Vacation” ›› (Com. ’83) Chevy Chase. Belles, fières et mohawks Southern Charm The Lead With Jake Tapper (Live) N The Big Bang Theory CSI: NYChicago P.D.Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown House of AliNCIS: Los Angeles MixMups KTLA 5 News at 1 N Maine Cabin Masters :30 Northern Exposure

2 :00 The First 48 Top ChefThe Lead With Jake Tapper (Live) N

The Big Bang Theory Highway Thru Hell Chicago P.D.Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown House of AliS.W.A.T.Blue’s Clues & You! SPECIAL: Shriners Maine Cabin Masters Power and Politics With David Cochrane N :30 The Beachcombers

The Big Bang Theory Abby Hatcher Off The Clock

3 :00 The First 48 MOVIE: “The Great Outdoors” ›› (Com. ’88) Dan Aykroyd. APTN National News N Top ChefThe Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer (Live) N

The Big Bang Theory Highway Thru Hell Chicago P.D.Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown House of AliThe UnXplained Gus the Itsy Bitsy Knight KTLA 5 News at 3 N Maine Cabin Masters :30 Nouvelles Nationales

4 :00 The First 48 premiers peuples Top ChefErin Burnett OutFront (Live) N

The Big Bang Theory (:40) PAW Patrol

House of AliAncient Aliens Isadora Moon KTLA 5 News at 4 N Maine Cabin Masters Canada Tonight With Travis Dhanraj N :30 La terre en nous

5 :00 SPECIAL: The First 48: Room Full of Lies N MOVIE: “Uncle Buck” ›› (Com. ’89) John Candy. Belles, fières et mohawks Top ChefAnderson Cooper 360 (Live) N

Friday Night Thunder

6 :00 Cold Case Files N MOVIE: “Guitar Lessons” (Com.-Dra. ’22) Corb Lund.

’83) Chevy Chase.

ChefThe Source With Kaitlan Collins (Live) N

The Big Bang Theory MaydayChicago P.D.Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown

Big Bang Theory (:40) Work It Out Wombats

The Big Bang Theory Crimes Gone Viral

Big Bang Theory Crimes Gone Viral

To Be Announced

Flay: Holiday Throwdown

Hunters N M*A*S*HDo, Re & Mi KTLA 5

FRIDAY – GRID 3

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(Com. ’40) William Powell.

90 Day: The Last Resort Joyce MeyerEveryday Life MOVIE: “Trading Up Christmas” (Dra. ’24) Italia Ricci.

:30 700 Club Canada Teen Titans Go! SpongeBob

SportsCentre 8 :00 Stargate SG-1 Ransom (:15) MOVIE: “The Divorcee” ›› (Dra. ’30) Norma Shearer. It’s Supernatural! Teen Titans Go!

:30 Handling Money Teen Titans Go! (:50) Tara Duncan The Loud House Golf Central Pregame N SportsCentre SportsCentre

9 :00 Stargate SG-1

10 :00 Stargate SG-1

Ransom Sister Wives Daily TV Mass MOVIE: “The Gift of Peace” (Dra. ’22) Nikki Deloach. The Three Amigonauts Open Season The Three Amigonauts Golf: PNC Championship Pro-Am (Live) N

:30 (:45) MOVIE: “Daughters Courageous” ››› (Com.-Dra. ’39) John Garfield. Daily TV (:50) Total DramaRama Shasha & Milo (:50) Best & Bester SportsCentre

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sister Wives Tribal Trails (:15) Mysticons MOVIE: “Hook” ››› (Fam. ’91) Dustin Hoffman. (:15) Cloudy, w/-Meatballs :30 Keeping Up Appearances (:40) Supernoobs (:40) Scaredy Squirrel The Cannons 11 :00 Stargate SG-1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

12 NOON

:00 Stargate SG-1 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1000-Lb. Best Friends Father Brown (:20) Total DramaRama SpongeBob SquarePants

Pat McAfee Show (Live) N

Sister Wives The Waltons MOVIE: “Christmas Scavenger Hunt” (Rom. ’19) Kim Shaw (:05) Hotel Transylvania (:05) Three Amigonauts SC NFL GameDay N :30 (:45) MOVIE: “The V.I.P.s” ›› (Com.-Dra. ’63) Elizabeth Taylor. Day My Butt Went Psycho Ollie’s PackGolf Central (Live) N PokerStars Big Game on Tour CFL Wired

NBA Today (Live) N NBA Today (Live) N

Today (Live) N :30 (:45) Three Amigonauts The Patrick Star Show Golf: PNC Championship Pro-Am Hockey: IIHF World Junior PreCompetition: Switzerland at Canada College Football: Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl –Teams TBA (Live) N 1 PM :00 Stargate SG-1 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2 :00 Castle Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1000-Lb. Best Friends New TricksDays of our Lives N (:10) Mysticons Sabrina, the Teen. Witch N MOVIE: “Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July” ›› (Ani. ’80)

Live (Live) N

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Live (Live) N :30 (:45) MOVIE: “Let Us Be Gay” ›› (Rom. ’30) Norma Shearer. (:35) Grossology Create the Escape

Detentionaire Summer Memories

Around the Horn (Live) N

Around the Horn (Live) N :30 (:25) Supernoobs LEGO Friends: Next Chapter (:45) Best & Bester Pardon the Interruption N Pardon the Interruption N

3 :00 Castle Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (:15) MOVIE: “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” ››› (Com.-Dra. ’48)

1000-Lb. Best Friends Magnum, P.I. MOVIE: “Switched for Christmas” (Dra. ’17) Candace Cameron Bure.

1000-Lb. Best Friends Murdoch Mysteries

Total DramaRama Abominable & Invisible City SpongeBob SquarePants Golf CentralSportsCentre (Live) N Overdrive (Live) N SportsCentre (Live) N SportsCentre (Live) N :30 Pokémon Horizons Open Season SpongeBob SquarePants

4 :00 The Librarians Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Murder, She Wrote MOVIE: “The Christmas Cottage” (Dra. ’17) Merritt Patterson. Hotel Transylvania SPECIAL: The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus The Loud House Golf: PNC Championship Pro-Am

5 :00 The Librarians Law & Order: Special Victims Unit MOVIE: “Meet Me in St. Louis” ››› (Mus. ’44) Judy Garland.

NHL Hockey: Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings (Live) N SportsCentre (Live) N :30 World of Gumball The Loud House College Football (L) N College Football (Live) N College Football (Live) N SC

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days N As Time Goes By

Gaither Gospel Hour MOVIE: “Trading Up Christmas” (Dra. ’24) Italia Ricci.

Teen Titans Go! Jade ArmorSpongeBob SquarePants College Football: CFP First Round – Teams TBA (Live) N College Football: CFP First Round – Teams

:30 Classic Hit Parade Teen Titans Go! Tara DuncanSpongeBob SquarePants 6 :00 The Librarians MOVIE: “I Am Legend” ››› (Sci.-Fi. ’07) Will Smith.

7 :00 The Librarians

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Teen Titans Go! MOVIE: “Hook” ››› (Fam. ’91) Dustin Hoffman. MOVIE: “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” ›› (Ani. ’18) Voice of Benedict Cumberbatch. :30

Teen Titans Go! Golf Central SC

(Live)

90 Day Fiancé N Time to Sing Tiny Toons Looniversity

90 Day: The Last Resort People Who Sing Together

Jellystone!

MOVIE: “In the Good Old Summertime” ››› (Mus. ’49) Judy Garland.

90 Day Fiancé

Golf Talk Canada: 2024 Year in Review

SportsCentre (Live) N 8 :00 Castle MOVIE: “Mortal Engines” ›› (Sci.-Fi. ’18) Hera Hilmar.

theZoomer MOVIE: “Christmas Under the Lights” (P) (Rom. ’24) Marco Grazzini.

Teen Titans Go! Danger Force

Golf: PNC Championship Pro-Am

The Rebuild: Inside the Montreal Canadiens :30

Teen Titans Go! Danger Force

SportsCentre (Live) N SportsCentre (Live) N

(Live) N

Star Trek: Voyager

:00 Castle MOVIE: “The Shop Around the Corner” ››› (Rom. ’40) Margaret Sullavan. 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Murdoch Mysteries MOVIE: “Justice League x Rwby: Super Heroes and Huntsmen”

(:45) Total DramaRama

Librarians MOVIE: “I Am Legend” ››› (Sci.-Fi. ’07) Will Smith. MOVIE: “Bachelor Mother” ››› (Rom. ’39) Ginger Rogers. 90 Day Fiancé Faith to Live By MOVIE: “Justice League x Rwby: Super

Sabrina, the Teen. Witch MOVIE: “Snow Day” (Fam. ’22) Ky Baldwin.

Create the Escape

MOVIE: “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story” (P) (Rom. ’24) Hunter King. MOVIE: “Hook” ››› (Fam. ’91) Dustin Hoffman.

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6 AM :00 SPECIAL: Arthur’s Perfect Christmas (5:00) SPEC.: I Am Alfred Hudson & Rex (5:00) “When Morning...” (5:00) MOVIE: “Ghosts of Christmas Past” (’21) Ice Pilots NWT (5:00) “Year Dolly Parton” :30 MOVIE: “A Royal Christmas Match” (Rom. ’22) (:35) SPEC.: My Gift: Carrie Underwood (:40) MOVIE: “Score: A Hockey Musical” (Mus. ’10)

7 :00 Sesame Street Hudson & Rex MOVIE: “Ice Sculpture Christmas” (Rom. ’15) Rachel Boston. Restoration Garage :30 Work It Out Wombats! (:35) MOVIE: “B&B Merry” (Rom. ’22) Jesse Hutch.

8 :00 Donkey Hodie (:05) Selena + Chef Hudson & Rex Border Security (:15) MOVIE: “The Amazing Spider-Man” ››› (Act. ’12) Andrew Garfield. :30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific MOVIE: “Little Jesus” (Com. ’23) Antoine Bertrand. Border Security

9 :00 Elinor Wonders Why Hudson & Rex (:05) MOVIE: “Merry Swissmas” (Rom. ’22) Jodie Sweetin. True Crime News Border Security :30 Nature Cat True Crime News Border Security

10 :00 Wild Kratts(:10) MOVIE: “Designing Christmas” (Rom. ’22) Jessica Szohr.

Hudson & Rex Hawaii Five-0 Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted :30 Molly of Denali (:35) MOVIE: “When Morning Comes” (Dra. ’22) (:35) MOVIE: “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” ›› (Act. ’14) Andrew Garfield.

11 :00 SPECIAL: Ken Burns: One Nation, Many Stories Hudson & Rex Sleeping With a Killer Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted :30 (:40) MOVIE: “A Furry Little Christmas” (Rom. ’21)

12 NOON :00 Chicago Med(:10) SPECIAL: John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls Sleeping With a Killer Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted :30

1 PM :00 SPECIAL: Rick Steves’ European Christmas (:10) MOVIE: “Candy Cane Candidate” (Rom. ’21) Jacky Lai.

Chicago Med NCIS: New Orleans Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted MOVIE: “Racetime” (Ani. ’18) Voice of Lucinda Davis. :30

2 :00 Chicago Med SPECIAL: U2: Innocence and Experience Live in Paris

3 :00 PBS News Hour N Chicago Med S.W.A.T.Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted :30

Hawaii Five-0 Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted :30 (:45) MOVIE: “Creed II” ››› (Dra. ’18) Michael B. Jordan. (:35) MOVIE: “Blizzard” ›› (Fam. ’03) Brenda Blethyn.

4 :00 BBC News The Context Law & Order: Special Victims Unit True Crime News N Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Showdown (:20) MOVIE: “Hairspray” ››› (Com. ’07) John Travolta.

:30 Off the Record N MOVIE: “Merry Swissmas” (Rom. ’22) Jodie Sweetin.

True Crime News

5 :00 MOVIE: “Concert for George” ››› (Doc. ’03) Tom Hanks. MOVIE: “A Harvest Homecoming” (Rom. ’23) Trevor Donovan. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit NCIS: New Orleans America’s Funniest Home Videos: Animal Ed. :30

6 :00

7 :00 SPECIAL: 60s and 70s Soul Celebration (My Music Presents)

FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

11:00 AM

(AMC) MOVIE: “National Lampoon’s European Vacation” (Com. ’85) Chevy Chase. A Chicago family wins an Old World tour. ›› (2:00) (W) MOVIE: “Christmas Scavenger Hunt” (Rom. ’19) Kim Shaw. Belinda is forced to team up with her ex-boyfriend for the town’s annual Christmas scavenger hunt. (2:00)

11:30 AM (TCM) (11:45) MOVIE: “The V.I.P.s” (Com.-Dra. ’63) Elizabeth Taylor. Very important people wait in a London airport. ›› (2:00) 1:00 PM

(7) The Talk (SRF) See page 15. (Live) N (1:00) (AMC) MOVIE: “National Lampoon’s Vacation” See 7:15 pm. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July” (Ani. ’80) Voice of Red Buttons. Santa Claus must save the snowman and the rednosed reindeer from a bad wizard. ›› (1:45)

1:30 PM (TCM) (1:45) MOVIE: “Let Us Be Gay” (Rom. ’30) Norma Shearer. A housewife turns fashion plate and meets her ex-husband. (B&W) ›› (1:30)

2:00 PM

(2) Coronation Street Leanne gets confirmation of Nick and Toyah’s holiday plans; Shona heads into town. N (:30) (W) MOVIE: “Switched for Christmas” (Dra. ’17) Candace Cameron Bure. Estranged identical twins decide to swap lives up until Christmas Day. (2:00)

2:30 PM

(2) Coronation Street Shona returns home after spending the night out; Les’ wake takes place in the Bistro. N (:30)

3:00 PM

(AMC) MOVIE: “The Great Outdoors” See 9:15 pm. (2:00) (TCM) (3:15) MOVIE: “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” (Com.-Dra. ’48) Cary Grant. An adman and his wife buy a Connecticut fixerupper. (B&W) ››› (1:45)

4:00 PM

(W) MOVIE: “The Christmas Cottage” (Dra. ’17) Merritt Patterson. Lacey is asked to decorate the Christmas cottage, a cottage that comes with its own legend of love. (2:00)

5:00 PM

(AMC) (7:15) MOVIE: “National Lampoon’s Vacation” (Com. ’83) Chevy Chase. The Griswolds aim the station wagon at California fun park. ›› (2:00) (HGTV) House Hunters International A couple from New Jersey seek to move to Costa Rica and start a bed and breakfast. N (:30) (KNO) World’s Most Scenic River Journeys Bill Nighy narrates a trip along the River Po, traveling across northern Italy. N (1:00) (TCM) MOVIE: “In the Good Old Summertime” (Mus. ’49) Judy Garland. Bickering co-workers fall in love as secret pen pals. ››› (2:00) 8:00 PM

(2) MOVIE: “The Santa Clause 2” (Fam. ’02) Tim Allen. Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job. ›› (2:00) (6) MOVIE: “Christmas 9 to 5” (Rom. ’19) Tiya Sircar. Jennifer is a reporter who gets the assignment of her life: to find the true meaning of Christmas. (2:00) (7) National Christmas Tree Lighting The official tree lighting on the Ellipse in President’s Park in Washington, D.C. N (1:00) (CTV2) MOVIE: “An Ice Palace Romance” (Rom. ’23) Celeste Desjardins. A journalist faces old fears when she returns to her hometown ice rink to cover a story. (2:00) (SHO) MOVIE: “Mortal Engines” (Sci.-Fi. ’18) Hera Hilmar. A young woman must stop a giant predator city on wheels from devouring everything in its path. ›› (3:00) (W) MOVIE: “Christmas Under the Lights” (P) (Rom. ’24) Marco Grazzini. Emily reluctantly returns home to her family’s rescue ranch to organize the Christmas Carnival. (2:00) 9:00 PM

What We Do In-Shadows

What We Do In-Shadows (:05) MOVIE: “Holiday Harmony” (Rom. ’22) Annelise Cepero.

Hawaii Five-0 Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom :30 What We Do In-Shadows

Hawaii Five-0 Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet (:20) MOVIE: “A Little Princess” ›››› (Fam. ’95) Eleanor Bron. :30 MOVIE: “Under the Christmas Tree” (Rom. ’21) Elise Bauman.

8 :00 MOVIE: “Juror #2” (P) ››› (Sus. ’24) Nicholas Hoult.

What We Do In-Shadows The White Lotus S.W.A.T.America’s Funniest Home Videos: Animal Ed.

MOVIE: “That Awkward Game Show Moment” › (Rom. ’14) :30 What We Do In-Shadows 9 :00 What We Do In-Shadows (:05) The White Lotus

Hawaii Five-0 Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet :30 What We Do In-Shadows (:40) MOVIE: “Whiplash” ››› (Dra. ’14) Miles Teller. 10 :00 SPECIAL: Just One Thing With Steven Gundry, MD MOVIE: “Cold Road” (P) (Sus. ’23) Roseanne Supernault.

What We Do In-Shadows

Hawaii Five-0 Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom :30 What We Do In-Shadows (:25) Santa Inc. 11 :00 What We Do In-Shadows (:15) Santa Inc. Sleeping With a Killer Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted :30 SPECIAL: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. –The Fabric of America (:45) MOVIE: “Darkness of Man” (Act. ’24) Jean-Claude Van Damme. What We Do In-Shadows (:45) MOVIE: “Death of a Ladies’ Man” (Dra. ’20) Gabriel Byrne. The Pillars of the Earth 12 MID :00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S.W.A.T.Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted :30 The Pillars of the Earth 1 AM :00 SPECIAL: Mexico Made With Love Hudson & Rex NCIS: New Orleans Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted :30 (:40) MOVIE: “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” ›› (Sci.-Fi. ’24) Rebecca Hall. MOVIE: “Shadow of the Wolf” ›› (Adv. ’93) Lou Diamond Phillips. (:25) MOVIE: “Venom” ›› (Act. ’18) Tom Hardy.

:00 Love of Quilting Hudson & Rex MOVIE: “Ice Sculpture Christmas” Ice Road Truckers (:20) MOVIE: “Moving Day” ›› (Com. ’12) :30 Best of Sewing (:40) Prince Andrew (:25) “When Morning...” STATION (56) (CRV1)

(A&E) The First 48: Room Full of Lies See 9:03 pm. N (1:00) (AMC) MOVIE: “Uncle Buck” (Com. ’89) John Candy. Chicago parents in a pinch have a bachelor uncle babysit their teenage daughter and little ones. ›› (2:15) (TCM) MOVIE: “Meet Me in St. Louis” See page 19. (2:00) 6:00 PM (A&E) Cold Case Files A witness reveals a much darker motive that breaks the case wide open and leads to Susan’s killer. N (1:01) (APTN) MOVIE: “Guitar Lessons” (Com.-Dra. ’22) Corb Lund. A 15-year-old Metis boy inherits an old guitar and bonds with a cantankerous oilman over lessons. (2:00) (DIS) Deadly Women Three women who are devoid of a moral compass believe they can outsmart everyone. N (1:00) (FAM) MOVIE: “Hook” (Fam. ’91) Dustin Hoffman. A lawyer turns into Peter Pan to save kids from Captain Hook. ››› (3:00) (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown (SF) See 9 pm. N (1:00) (SHO) MOVIE: “I Am Legend” (Sci.-Fi. ’07) Will Smit h. Vampires created by a man- made plague surround a lone survivor as he searches for a cure. ››› (2:00)

(W) MOVIE: “Trading Up Christmas” (Dra. ’24) Italia Ricci. Michelle tries to get her sister something and all she has is a Christmas stocking to trade with. (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (Ani. ’18) Voice of Benedict Cumberbatch. The Grinch hatches a scheme to pose as Santa Claus and steal Christmas from Whoville. ›› (2:00) 7:00 PM

(10) MOVIE: “A Christmas to Savour” (Rom. ’21) Britt Irvin. A chef falls for a handsome rival while on a holiday cooking getaway to regain her Christmas spirit. (2:00) (A&E) (7:01) Killer Cases An intruder kills three at a Detroit party; detectives uncover a surprising motive while tracking a killer. N (1:03)

(7) Josh Groban & Friends Go Home for the Holidays See page 7. N (1:00) (A&E) (9:03) The First 48: Room Full of Lies Detectives probe if a teen’s death was part of a sinister plot, after he was found shot to death. (1:00) (AMC) (9:15) MOVIE: “The Great Outdoors” (Com. ’88) Dan Aykroyd. A man and his family camp with his obnoxious brother-in-law and family ›› (2:00) (CRTN) MOVIE: “Justice League x Rwby: Super Heroes and Huntsmen Part One” (Ani. ’23) Voice of Natalie Alyn Lind. The Justice League and Remnant heroes come together to uncover why their planet has been altered. (1:45) (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown Chefs Damaris Phillips, Eric Adjepong and Brooke Williamson make a resolution to beat Bobby Flay. (1:00)

(HIST) The UnXplained Special Presentation For centuries, mankind has wondered what lies hidden in the depths of the Earth. N (1:00) (KNO) Unforgotten Sunny and the team narrow down the suspects during a tragic turn of events. N (1:00) (KTLA) Children Ruin Everything Felix gets in trouble for defacing school property; Mr. Dongall makes James feel like a parent. N (:30) (TCM) MOVIE: “The Shop Around the Corner” (Rom. ’40) Margaret Sullavan. Bickering Budapest co-workers fall in love as secret pen pals. ››› (2:00) (YTV) MOVIE: “Snow Day” (Fam. ’22) Ky Baldwin. Children are determined to achieve their dreams when their school closes for a snow day. (2:00) 9:30 PM

(KTLA) Children Ruin Everything Astrid realizes how hard she was on Nisha during her teenage years and tries to make up for it. N (:30) 10:00 PM

(A&E) (10:03) Cold Case Files See 6 pm. (1:01) (APTN) MOVIE: “Guitar Lessons” See 6 pm. (2:00) (FAM) MOVIE: “Hook” See 6 pm. (3:00) (HGTV) House Hunters International See 7 pm. (:30)

(HIST) The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd A fully functioning car that hovers in midair; clothing made out of calcium; on bizarre inventions. N (1:00) (KNO) Persona Nevra fights to remain on the case despite evidence linking her to the murders. N (1:10) (W) MOVIE: “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story” (P) (Rom. ’24) Hunter King. Alana tries to win the Fan of the Year Award as a Christmas gift for her family. (2:00)

THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT

Friday, Netflx

With so much to divide human beings on this planet, it has become increasingly difficult to make a broad, sweeping statement that rings true for everyone. But chances are that at some point in time, we have all needed a boost in morale. In fact, to borrow from the great British author Jane Austen, one could even say that this fact “is a truth universally acknowledged.”

For some in our day and age, low morale could stem from something like a personal loss, a change in one’s financial or medical situation, or a global pandemic. For others, like those in Netflix’s newest drama, low morale is a pandemic in and of itself.

In the war epic The Six Triple Eight, multi-hyphenate filmmaker Tyler Perry joins forces with actress and entrepreneur Kerry Washington to tell the remarkable story of a group of women who dedicated themselves to boosting soldier morale during the Second World War. Tasked with a daunting and perilous duty, members of the Black women’s U.S. Army battalion, known collectively as the 6888th, risked their lives to deliver a backlog of undelivered mail to American soldiers on the front lines.

Billed by Netflix as “the inspiring story of [the Second World War]’s only Women’s Army Corps Unit of colour,” The Six Triple Eight is a period drama which focuses on “the quiet heroism of everyday individuals.” Nearing the end of

WOMEN AT WAR

Tyler Perry tells the incredible true story of an Army battalion of Black women who risked their lives to deliver mail to troops on the frontlines during the Second World War

the war, soldier morale was at an all-time low as battles dragged on all over Europe and several supporting efforts continued on the home front. Due to the massive loss of life and increasingly dangerous

conditions abroad, much of the United States’ outgoing mail — which largely consisted of messages of hope and important news from loved ones — failed to reach its intended recipients overseas.

Kerry Washington as Major Charity Adams, head of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.

L-R: Six Triple Eight battalion members Bernice Baker (Kylie Jefferson), Johnnie Mae (Shanice Shantay), Dolores Washington (Sarah Jeffery) and Elaine White (Pepi Sonuga).

Aware of the ever-growing backlog, philanthropist, educator and human rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune (portrayed by Oprah Winfrey) approached then-first lady Eleanor Roosevelt (Academy Award-winner Susan Sarandon) to discuss the creation of a military unit to address the nearly 17 million pieces of mail for delivery, some of which dated back as far as three years. Thus, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, or Six Triple Eight, was born, and Major Charity Adams (Washington) was assigned as its strong and capable leader.

The idea for The Six Triple Eight came to writer/director Perry as something he felt called to after having been approached by producer Nicole Avant (Wag the Dog), who wished to film a movie based on a Kevin Hymel article in WWII History Magazine. The article, titled “WAC Corporal Lena Derriecott and the 6888th Central Postal Battalion,” was an interview with battalion member Lena Derriecott King, whom Perry met later, in preparation for the film. Ninety-nine years old at the time, Derriecott King told Perry “that her decision to enlist was spurred by the death of her friend, a Jewish man named Abram David, on his first combat mission for the U.S. Army Air Forces” (per Backstage).

“She got really emotional, saying to me that he had died within a few weeks of being in the war,” Perry said to the Backstage interviewer. “And to see her emotion after 70-plus years, I thought, ‘Wow!’”

was taken aback to learn about it when Avant first brought the project his way.

“I was quite embarrassed to not know that bit of history,” Perry shared via Backstage. “The very thought of that immediately piqued my interest, but it also [made me] pretty frustrated that these women’s stories had been ignored for all of these years.”

Derriecott King died peacefully this past January, at the age of 100, but her memory lives on through the power of film. Portrayed onscreen by If Beale Street Could Talk actress Ebony Obsidian, the late corporal is honoured alongside 854 of her fellow servicewomen of colour for delivering millions of pieces of mail in less than three months, which was half the allotted time for the unit’s mission.

The story of the 6888th Battalion hasn’t been widely told, and even Perry

This is precisely why, Avant says, she and Perry “have a responsibility” to share this story.

“We’re very aware that we are the promise of everyone who’s come before us and sacrificed for us, physically, emotionally and spiritually,” Avant told Backstage. “Our job is to make sure that their stories and their lives are never forgotten and always celebrated.”

In addition to Washington, Winfrey, Sarandon and Obsidian, The Six Triple Eight also stars Milauna Jackson (How to Get Away with Murder), Kylie Jefferson (Tiny Pretty Things), Shanice Shantay (The Wiz Live! ), Sarah Jeffery (Charmed ), Moriah Brown (Raising Dion), Pepi Sonuga (Queens), Jeanté Godlock (Daybreak), BaadjaLyne Odums (Ruthless), Donna Biscoe (Hidden Figures), Dean Norris (Breaking Bad ), Sam Waterston (Law & Order), Jay Reeves (All American) and Scott Daniel Johnson (Found ). Gregg Sulkin (Runaways) appears as Derriecott King’s friend Abram David. ■

Susan Sarandon portrays Eleanor Roosevelt, while Sam Waterston plays President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Ebony Obsidian (If Beale Street Could Talk) portrays Lena Derriecott King, whose recollections of serving in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during the Second World War inspired The Six Triple Eight

VIRGIN RIVER

Virgin River returns with a sixth season of small-town drama

Thursday, Netfli

ast we visited Virgin River — the small, remote town in Northern California where, despite their differences, everyone ultimately pulls in the same direction — it was Christmas. So, it seems only appropriate that the following season arrives as a Christmas gift for its fans. “I feel like it’s our best season yet,” says Benjamin Hollingsworth, who plays the town’s bad boy, Brady. “I think the writers did a wonderful job this year, weaving the web.”

The final moments of Christmas ’23 set up a whole lot of trouble for the

young veteran who already, in seasons prior, has struggled to find a footing in this town. While the audience knows that Brady’s new love interest Lark (Elise Gatien) is in cahoots with Calvin’s right-hand man Jimmy (Ian Tracey), for the character that has started to explore life on the straight and narrow, this is still news. “He’s lost the love of his life with Brie (Zibby Allen), and he’s trying to be everything that Brie wants him to be with Lark, so he really steps up in all areas of life,” says Hollingsworth. “Of course, we see it’s a slow-motion car crash that Brady does not know is coming.”

Along with Lark and Jimmy’s deception, the season-five finale also set up the discovery of Wes Logan’s buried body, which could

Virgin River police detective Mike Valenzuela (Marco Grazzini) and fan-favourite Brie Sheridan (Zibby Allen).

The impending wedding of

and

land Preacher (Colin Lawrence) behind bars. Yet, all of this must make way for the most pivotal storyline of the season: the much-anticipated wedding between Jack (Martin Henderson) and Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge). “It’s rewarding and validating for the audience because they’ve been waiting six seasons for this to take place,” says Hollingsworth. “Season six really brings Jack and Mel back to the forefront. Their story takes up a lot of real estate, and I think that’s rewarding for the fans too, because that’s a big part of what makes the show successful.”

The big event becomes a catalyst for the other characters in Virgin River, whether pregnant Lizzie (Sarah Dugdale), newly-in-love Preacher and Kaia (Kandyse McLure) or conflicted-inlove Brady. “It’s such a small town where

Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack (Martin Henderson) has been a long time coming,

promises to be the linchpin of the sixth season.

Virgin River’s resident bad boy, Dan Brady (Benjamin Hollingsworth).

the internet’s still slow, and the gossip’s fast,” says Hollingsworth. “This is a big wedding and I think it heightens the stakes for Brady and everyone involved because they look at this as the pinnacle of every relationship, the moment where two people get married. So, all these relationships are being affected.”

If the poster for the sixth season didn’t give it away, their awkward moment under the mistletoe in last season’s finale certainly set up some lingering feelings between Brady and Brie. “A rock and a hard place, that’s where you can deliver Brady’s packages. He’s always right there, no matter how hard he tries,” laughs Hollingsworth. “In Lark he sees someone who is similar to himself, had a rough upbringing and is really in need of a second chance. He’s there for her and he’s invested, but it’s not the same. What he had with Brie, it remains sacred and special.”

While Hollingsworth doesn’t know who Brady ultimately ends up with, he continues to play his interactions with Allen as if these two could still be #endgame. “I am very careful to play the scenes with Brie and Lark differently, even though he’s falling for Lark,” he says. “Zibby, who plays Brie, we have a dynamic and a shorthand that you rarely get, and when you do get it, it’s a lot

of fun to play with because it’s just like playing catch, back and forth, back and forth. Even my wife is a Brie and Brady fan. She actually cried in season five when we broke up. So, I’m very careful to make sure that I play that like Brie is always going to be the love of his life.”

Adding something extra to an already emotionally heightened season is Henderson, who goes behind the camera to helm his first episode as a director. “Oh my gosh, he’s so good,”

says Hollingsworth. “It was such a pleasure being directed by him and working with him. He is such a kind, thoughtful and empathetic person in general, and such a team leader on set. He was equally as thoughtful, collaborative, encouraging, warm, while directing, but he had this insider perspective on everything, so he was able to offer an insight to playing scenes that I hadn’t thought of before.” That the set is a friendly and extremely supportive one shouldn’t come as a surprise. “It’s very much a communal family experience,” says Hollingsworth. “That’s why I love working on the show so much. It’s such a great workplace.” In fact, we should probably all take a page from the Virgin River playbook. “Maybe we lean a little bit more into the spirit of what it’s like to be part of a small town and we can all get back to getting along,” says Hollingsworth. “We’re all in this together.” ■

Max (Martin Henderson) and Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) share a tender moment.

New lovebirds Preacher (Colin Lawrence) and Kaia (Kandyse McClure).

Denny (Kai Bradbury) and Lizzie (Sarah Dugdale) will embark on their journey to parenthood.

INSIDE THE UPDATED REBOOT OF HIT 1999 THRILLER CRUEL INTENTIONS

CRUEL INTENTIONS

Prime Video

hen Cruel Intentions was released in 1999, the cult film not only cemented the careers of Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillippe and Sarah Michelle Gellar, it captured the attention of legions of millennials

who were perhaps unfamiliar with its 1782 source material, Les Liaisons

Dangereuses. As the story of deception and unrequited love makes its way to screens once again, this time as a series, creators Phoebe Fisher and Sara Goodman reflect on the timeless and juicy aspects of this tale and its ’90s adaptation. “Dangerous Liaisons was for adults, and [Cruel Intentions] kind

Annie Grover (Savannah Lee Smith) and Lucien Belmont (Zac Burgess) simmer and swim.

of made it into a different version of the story,” says Goodman. “Kids acting like adults was a big part of that — plus, who doesn’t love stepsiblings?”

In the latest iteration of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ classic, hotfor-each-other stepsiblings Caroline Merteuil (Sarah Catherine Hook) and Lucien Belmont (Zac Burgess) scheme to seduce the virginal vice president’s daughter Annie Grover (Savannah Lee Smith), when their Greek life hierarchy comes under threat. Bringing a dignitary’s daughter into the fold will restore their status, and, in the process, the scheme will entertain the half-siblings. As in all versions, the cruelty of those in power takes centre stage. “We think of this as a new iteration of an old story about people with privilege having fun at other people’s expense,” says Goodman.

The 1999 version, which Hook first saw in her early teens, left such an impression that when she prepared for her audition, she couldn’t help but channel Gellar’s version of the manipulative character. “We were encouraged to not mimic those performances and to make it our own. I was like, ‘They’re saying in the breakdown that they don’t want it, but

I think they’re lying, and I think they do want that,’” she recalls. “But then, in the actual callback, hearing what they really wanted, it’s like, ‘OK, I get it.’ And then we just found [Caroline] together.” Her castmate Burgess decided to stay away from the film entirely, to avoid that very dilemma. “I didn’t want to replicate the wonderful job that Ryan did and made such a cult classic,” he explains. “I found such a sweet spot with Lucien towards

the end of filming, and I’m really excited to see if he’s able to progress. So, I think I’ll probably stay away.”

Fisher and Goodman are acutely aware of their fortune in finding the right actors for a script that requires skillful adapting to tonal shifts. “It’s complicated language. It’s a lot of language. There’s a comedic element, there’s the manipulation, there’s the sexual element, and there’s a depth underneath all of it,

L-R: Annie Grover (Savannah Lee Smith) with her parents, the second lady and vice president of the United States (Nikki Crawford and Martin Roach).

Sarah Catherine Hook stars as devious Caroline Merteuil.

and so we just knew we just needed to wait and find exactly the right people, which we did,” says Goodman. Similarly, finding the right person for the role would inject compassion into the text. “We have that satirical quality, and I think the casting really helped us with that,” says Goodman. “In terms of all of the actors, you can feel their humanity, and I just think that people will love them and love to hate them, and those are the best characters on TV.”

Whether portrayed by Hook and Burgess, Gellar and Philippe or Glenn

Close and John Malkovich, the roles of the scheming villains would demand undeniable charm mixed with real vulnerability. “One of the more challenging pieces of it was, while maintaining this mean girl-persona, I still had to make her a real person,” says Hook. “That was interesting for me. You can choose to play a caricature version of these characters, but Sara and Phoebe really wanted us to be grounded humans at the end of the day. Finding that balance was super rewarding.” In the process, Burgess also learned to embrace a quality he didn’t think he possessed. “It was a type of confidence that I don’t think I inhabited before,” he says. “It pushed me to really step out of my comfort zone and play with this character that was super wacky and out there. And stepping from such a bold character into this man that actually cares for people, it was a big shift. So, [the work] pushed me in all sorts of ways.”

Whatever shape Les Liaisons Dangereuses takes, there is no doubt that the sexy conspiracy of the origin

story still holds strong. “I mean, it is privileged people entertaining themselves,” states Goodman. “I think everyone wants a glimpse into a world that they’re not allowed into, and ultimately that’s what the show does. This is a world that everyone wants in on and it seems amazing, and inside is a little more messed up than they hoped. Who doesn’t want to see those people have their own problems, challenges and fun?” ■

Zac Burgess plays scheming Lucien Belmont.

Cece Carroway (Sara Silva) is the right-hand woman to Caroline Merteuil.

STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW

Tuesday, Disney+

ne kid with a big imagination sends himself and his friends on an unbelievable adventure across the galaxy in the new Disney+ series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.

Set in the New Republic era, this family fantasy series stars Ravi CabotConyers (Encanto) as Wim, a young student on a peaceful planet whose head is firmly planted among the stars. His desire for adventure sends him and his friends KB (Kyriana Kratter), Neel (Robert Timothy Smith) and Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) blasting through space.

Deep in a forest, the four friends discover what appears to be an abandoned Jedi temple. Quick to explore it, one wrong step sends them catapulting across the galaxy. Lost in space and trying to find their way home, the crew teams up with a mysterious, possible Jedi, Jod Na Nawood (portrayed by Jude Law). Across the eight-episode series, states the press release, “finding their way home — and meeting unlikely allies and enemies — will be a greater adventure than they ever imagined.”

Also starring in the new series are Kerry Condon and Tunde Adebimpe, while Nick Frost lends his voice to droid SM-33, a character that series co-creator Jon Watts described to People as “a rusty old, cranky droid that sort of reluctantly helps the kids along the way . . . The other thing about him is that he’s the first mate of a mysterious ship.”

Law also spoke to People about joining the famed franchise with Skeleton Crew, saying, “It is a fun place to be, the universe of Star Wars. There are great references to old films and recent episodes and series. There’s a lot of originality and I hope that will bring the feeling of fun to those who watch it.”

The key words “fun” and “originality” can also be used to describe a big reveal about the upcoming series. Episode director David Lowery told Empire that the Teek, creatures only previously seen in the mostly forgotten made-for-TV Ewok movies from the mid-1980s, make a grand reappearance in the new series.

Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law) seems to know the mysterious ways of the Force.

Youngster Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers) is at the centre of this coming-of-age tale set within the Star Wars universe.

L-R: The Skeleton Crew foursome: Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), KB (Kyriana Kratter) and Neel (Robert Timothy Smith).

Everywhere All at Once, were behind the camera for an episode of Skeleton Crew. But they didn’t land the gig by sweeping up at the Oscars that year. Watts had his finger on the pulse when he asked the pair if they would step in to direct an episode before their breakthrough film was even released, Kwan shared in a social medial post.

“I was most excited about having hand puppets on set,” Lowery said about the practical magic behind the space critters.

“It’s the most ancient technology being used with the most cutting-edge technology, simultaneously,” he added. “That combination was absolutely magical,” Lowery shared about mixing media to make both the puppetry and the special effects come to life. About seeing it all come together, he said, “In the final episode it’s just a hand puppet in the middle of this crazy Volume set. The cognitive dissonance of seeing those two things together, live in front of you, is absolutely incredible.”

It’s no surprise that the coming-of-age series skews a bit younger than most of the films’ and other live-action spinoff series’ demographics with its troupe of students at the centre of the story, but like all sagas in the Star Wars franchise, the stakes for these kids are high. To nail the signature mix of danger and thrills that Star Wars fans of any age can appreciate, Skeleton Crew scored some exciting episode directors to bring the upcoming series to life.

The directing duo of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known as “The Daniels,” who took home three Academy Awards for their 2022 film Everything

The Daniels’ frenetic and zany visual style of storytelling is a natural fit for a space adventure series, especially one bridging the gap between newcomers and lifelong fans. The series seemed to bring the kid out in everyone, including cast member Condon, who also worked on the series before her own big year at the Oscars with 2022’s The Banshees of Inisherin.

In an interview with Variety in April, Condon revealed: “I don’t even have kids, but I’d pay to see this. I loved it. I loved being on it. There was something about it that was so innocent and playful and lovely.” She also praised her co-stars, adding, “When children are good actors, they’re kind of out-of-thisworld good. So watching some of the kids’ scenes, it was amazing.”

Skeleton Crew joins two other live-action Star Wars series with new seasons in the works: Andor: A Star Wars Story, set to return for its second and final season next April, and Ahsoka, which was renewed early this year. Meanwhile, the fourth season of The Mandalorian remains in limbo. ■

Wim (second from left) and his pals zoom toward adventure.

A droid teacher with Fara (Kerry Condon) in school.

Droid SM-33 is voiced by actor and comedian Nick Frost.

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Kraven the Hunter

STARRING: Aaron TaylorJohnson, Russell Crowe, Ariana DeBose

The latest addition to the big-screen superhero pantheon tells the origin story of one of the comics’ most iconic villains, Spider-Man nemesis Kraven the Hunter (played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, recently seen in The Fall Guy). Born Sergei Kravinoff, Kraven’s complex relationship with his ruthless father, Nikolai Kravinoff (Russell Crowe), starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, while also motivating him to become not just the greatest hunter in the world, but the most feared. The fact that Kraven is the firstever movie in Sony’s Spider-verse to receive an R rating (for “strong blood violence,” no less) suggests the film is both action-packed and not for the weak of heart.

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim IN THEATRES

The Man in the White Van

: Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Miranda Otto, Luke Pasqualino Set 183 years before the original film trilogy, this animated feature follows the king of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand (Brian Cox), as he makes a last stand in an ancient fortress after a sudden attack by Wulf, a ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father. Helm’s daughter, Héra (Gaia Wise), must lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.

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: Sean Astin, Ali Larter, Madison Wolfe, Brec Bassinger Based on actual headline-generating crimes that rocked America, this film is set in 1975 Florida, where a series of violent disappearances went unnoticed. When teenager Annie (Madison Wolfe) is targeted by an ominous white van that stalks her every move, her parents initially dismiss her fears. As the menace escalates, however, Annie is plunged into a terrifying nightmare that shatters her world.

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Each of the core four voice actors on this cartoon also have flourishing live-action careers. Tawny Newsome was a series regular on Steve Carell vehicle Space Force; Eugene Cordero is an accomplished sketch comic trained by Upright Citizens Brigade who has appeared in The Good Place and now co-stars in Ted Danson’s A Man On the Inside; Noël Wells had a brief stint on SNL before landing in Netflix Emmy-magnet Master of None; and Jack Quaid is no doubt best known as Hughie on Prime’s hit superhero satire The Boys

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The Star Trek universe’s first-ever animated comedy reaches the end of its five-year mission this Thursday, as misfit Starfleet officers Mariner (Newsome), Rutherford (Cordero), Tendi (Wells) and Boimler (Quaid) bumble their way through one last intergalactic calamity.

The Lower Decks Crew

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QDid you all know season five was the end before you started recording?

AJACK: It could go other places, so we’re trying not to think of this as “the end.” We’re trying to think of it as, hopefully, a pause. But we didn’t really know; it was a tough thing to hear, to have that news broken to us, because we just loved doing this show so much. And I know I’m speaking for all of us when I say we’d play these characters till we’re dead.

NOËL: They had to do rewrites. Once we found out, they had to make changes and we had to come back in to re-record. But I think [the farewell] is handled in a nice way.

EUGENE: Yeah, I think it’s leaving this season in a place where, like all Trek, you never know what’s going to happen next.

QTawny and Jack, you got to bring Mariner and Boimler to live-action

on a crossover with fellow Trek series Strange New Worlds last season. Did that affect your sense of these cartoon characters?

ATAWNY: It was great. I wanted to do it forever. That’s always the type of role that I want to play, and I don’t often in liveaction get to play roles like her. As soon as we finished it, I was like, “This is going in the front of my goddamned [acting] reel so that I can actually get cast as this type of role.” Because she kind of just feels like me. I don’t want to play judges and DAs and stuff. I want to do more Mariners . . .

JACK: You want to stir the chaos . . .

TAWNY: I want to crash a truck into a JOANN Fabrics. I don’t want to fold my arms and be like, “Oh, court was hard today, honey.” So, any casting directors out there listening: Stop calling me in for the things you’re calling me in for. I want to be a nightmare, thank you!

JACK: I’m pretty sure I do a lot more mannerisms in the voiceover booth now [after the Strange New Worlds episode].

TAWNY: I see you do Boimler moves in real life, and it’s like, what imitated what? Was the art first or the man?

JACK: I don’t know anymore . . . I was just

at “Halloween Horror Nights” at Universal Studios and there were so many Boimler screams; it just came out of me.

QOther than comedy, what did Lower Decks add to the Star Trek world that wasn’t there in any of the other shows?

AEUGENE: I think what it brought that is different is, “It’s OK to be starting out.” There’s a beginning for everybody. It’s not always the people at the top of their game that you should be watching. Watch the people that are working their way up to make something of themselves. You want that from the franchises that you love, so that you feel like you can be part of it . . . It’s OK to be young and stupid.

TAWNY: And it’s focused on the things that other Trek shows wouldn’t waste real estate on — smaller-stakes stories, little B-plots about character-driven moments. “Twin Twains” — two people trying to sort out an argument about a bonsai tree by dressing up as Mark Twain — is not something, verbatim, that would’ve been in TNG. As I meet fans, so many of them are like me — in that we think about this world as though it’s real. I know dates from Trek history better than I know actual American history; I cannot tell you when World War Two started, but I know exactly when the Eugenics War was. So, what this has done is given those people who do think of it like a whole, real world little windows into other parts of it, to see the underbelly and the more casual, downbeaty side . . . Show us what the bathrooms look like on the Enterprise. Please! I just want to see the weird stuff.

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