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Jimmy Stewart & Donna Reed in It’s a Wonderful Life

BRYAN CRANSTON

Is Back In “Your Honor”

“Blue Bloods” And “Magnum P.I.” Are Back Craig Robinson Hosts

“THE MASKED DANCER”

Happy Holidays

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Your Guide To Classic And Original Films And Specials

Sweet dreams are made of this: Hasbro’s board game comes to life in a new competition for professional confectioners in Candy Land (airing Sundays on Food Network). After finding ingredients hidden somewhere in Candy Land — say, Lemon Lime Springs or the Gumdrop Mountains — five teams of sugar specialists take on various challenges, creating candied mythical creatures, one-of-akind gifts for King Kandy and more. Their work is judged by Spring Baking Championship’s winning chocolatier Nacho Aguirre and Food Network Star’s Season 6 victor, Aarti Sequeira. Over six episodes (the series finale is Dec. 20), Emmy and Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth guides contestants through the Wonka-worthy interpretations of classic Candy Land

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locations. More than 100 pounds of chocolate form Chocolate Mountain. Lollipop Woods contains 1,000 suckers. Giant candy canes fill the Peppermint Forest.

“When I got on set, I freaked out,” she says. “[We] are physically in the game. It looks beautiful.” Good enough to eat, actually. “The entire set was edible,” the admitted chocolate fan notes, laughing. “You could pick something off a tree and eat it. They didn’t want us to, but by the end of the night, just try and stop me!”

Currently, Chenoweth also voices a mouse in HBO Max’s The Witches and plays Emma Roberts’ aunt in Netflix’s Holidate, but this project takes the cake: “I remember [as a kid] my older brother was moving on to Monopoly and Chutes and Ladders, but I was like, ‘No, I want to play Candy Land!’” Us, too.

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CANDY LAND

Popular Board Game Is Brought To Life With Kristin Chenoweth As The Host. By Damian Holbrook

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By Taylor Neumann

CASTING NEWS The coronavirus-induced cancellation of ABC’s Stumptown has freed up Michael Ealy to now star in Triage alongside Parisa Fitz-Henley. As previously reported in this column, Triage is a medical drama following a surgeon over three decades in the same hospital. Ealy will play a brilliant neurosurgeon who’s good friends with Fitz-Henley’s character.

DEXTER RETURNS

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Showtime is bringing back one of its Dexter, as Michael C. iconic shows in Dexter Hall returns to the character for a limited 10-episode series. The series famously ended on a low note with Dexter faking his death and becoming a lumberjack, but the new series will give audiences a different ending, for better or worse.

Holiday Guide

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What’s New

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Returning Favorites

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Understanding TV Everywhere

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New on HBO

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Understanding TiVo

INTO THE WILDE

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CBS’ new comedy pilot Wilde Things comes from Will & Grace creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan and centers on Frankie Wilde (Julie Bowen, fresh off of Modern Family), an independent crisis manager who decides to upturn her life when she takes on an 11-year-old girl named Quinn (Juliet Donenfeld).

Dexter: © Showtime.

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UPCOMING AT THE CW A drama executive produced by Oscar and Emmy winner Regina King is in development at The CW. Slay focuses on Carson Jones, an outgoing teenager with the cool factor of the ’70s and supernatural gifts inherited from her mother. She uses her powers to protect Virginia’s Historic Triangle — one of the most haunted areas in the country — from dark forces.

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Happy Holidays!

Tuesday, Dec. 1

Disney Prep & Landing ABC, 6pm Walt Disney Animation Studios brings you a half-hour holiday tale of an elite unit of elves known as Prep & Landing. Immediately following is Disney Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice.

The Goldbergs: “Hanukkah on the Seas”

CBS, 7pm The longest-running holiday special in television history returns as Rudolph and his friends — Hermey the elf, Yukon Cornelius and others — save Christmas in this classic Rankin/Bass special featuring the voice of legendary performer Burl Ives.

Our OWN Christmas

The Disney Holiday Singalong ABC, 7pm The one-hour festive musical event will feature star-studded performances, animated onscreen lyrics and classic holiday songs.

CMA Country Christmas ABC, 8pm Returning for its 11th year and filmed in Nashville, this special features some of country music’s most beloved artists coming together for an intimate night full of holiday classics.

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ABC, 7pm Pop-Pop (Judd Hirsch) surprises the family with an ill-advised winter cruise to Canada. Meanwhile, Erica (Hayley Orrantia) stirs up holiday trouble at home.

black-ish: “Compton Around the Christmas Tree” ABC, 8:30pm Dre (Anthony Anderson) realizes he’s out of touch with his roots.

Meanwhile, Bow (Tracee Ellis Ross) tries to teach Jack (Miles Brown) and Diane (Marsai Martin) about the spirit of giving by having them volunteer in Compton for Christmas.

OWN, 8pm Hosted by Meagan Good and DeVon Franklin, this one-hour special will feature uplifting holiday moments and surprise acts of giving, as well as festive performances by iconic gospel singers Kierra Sheard, Erica Campbell, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Le’Andria Johnson, legendary award-winning gospel group the Clark Sisters, and many more.

Thursday, Dec. 3

Wednesday, Dec. 2

Discovery Channel, 9pm Get your mistletoe missiles, catapulting candy canes and sky-rocketing snowmen ready!

Discovery kicks off the holidays in tree-mendous style with this explosive holiday-themed rocket

88th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center NBC, 7pm Live NBC will again cover the longrunning annual kickoff to the holiday All times CT.

iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Greatest Moments The CW, 7pm This one-hour special celebrates the annual show’s 25th anniversary by taking a look back on performances and special backstage moments from years past.

Rocket Around the Xmas Tree

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer © Golden Books

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Monday, Nov. 30

season in New York City with the iconic tree-lighting at Rockefeller Center.

Prep & Landing: © 2009 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.

Sunday, Nov. 29

competition. Teams of daredevils compete in a series of explosive contests to determine who can take their holiday cheer to new heights and walk away with the coveted “Golden Rocket-Tree Topper” trophy. Hosted by YouTube star and science aficionado Nick Uhas, these teams of super-sonic rocketeers, ranging from thrillseeking amateurs to aerospace engineers, will put their unique backgrounds and skill sets to the test as they take on these supercharged challenges and give 2020 the explosive send-off it deserves.

Friday, Dec. 4 Too Close for Christmas

Too Close for Christmas: Credit: Peter H Stranks/Lifetime

A Holly Dolly Christmas: Credit: CBS

Lifetime, 7pm When Hayley (Jessica Lowndes) accepts an invitation to spend Christmas with her sister’s new inlaws, her seemingly perfect holiday takes a turn when Luke (Chad Michael Murray), Hayley’s brotherin-law’s brother, unexpectedly shows up. Still harboring a grudge against Luke for ending her last relationship, Hayley reluctantly spends time with Luke and slowly realizes she may have been too quick to judge him.

Saturday, Dec. 5

Sunday, Dec. 6

Rankin/Bass Animagic Weekend

Christmas on the Range

AMC, beginning at 5am Today and tomorrow, enjoy several hours each day of classic and beloved stop-motionanimated TV holiday specials from famed producers Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass.

Throughout the weekend, you can enjoy The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974), Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (1976), Jack Frost (1979), Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July (1979), Pinocchio’s Christmas (1980), The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985) and more.

Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing Hallmark Channel, 7pm As Michelle’s (Holly Robinson Peete) wedding approaches, Hannah (Rukiya Bernard) steps up to help finish the launch of the new Evergreen museum while questioning her relationship and future with Elliot (Antonio Cayonne).

Also stars Colin Lawrence and Barbara Niven.

UPtv, 6pm A few of our favorite stars from the past — A Martinez (Days of Our Lives) and Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman) — star in this endearing film about forgiveness.

Christmas She Wrote Hallmark Channel, 7pm When Kayleigh (Danica McKellar), a romance writer, has her column canceled right before Christmas, she heads home to reconnect with her family.

Christmas Ever After Lifetime, 7pm Popular romance novelist Izzi Simmons (Tony winner Ali Stroker) spends every Christmas at her favorite snowy bed-and-breakfast, but this year, she’s faced with an impending deadline and a severe case of writer’s block.

Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9pm In this movie from executive producer Blake Shelton, five guests are mysteriously invited to an inn to celebrate Christmas. With the help of the owner Ben (Stephen Huszar), Sarah (Lacey Chabert) discovers that an event from the past may connect them and change their lives forever.

All times CT.

A Holly Dolly Christmas CBS, 7:30pm Christmas is Dolly Parton’s favorite time of year, and the beloved entertainer is excited to share some much-needed joy and holiday cheer. Performing from an intimate, candlelit set, Dolly brings both 5

The Santa Squad Lifetime, 7pm Allie (Rebecca Dalton), an out-ofwork art teacher, has to accept a job with the Santa Squad to help wealthy widower Gordon (Aaron Ashmore) and his two precious daughters rediscover the magic of Christmas.

OWN, 8pm Vivica A. Fox stars in this holiday tale of rediscovery and renewal.

The film follows up-and-coming journalist Lena Jones (Morgan Dixon), who is tasked with delivering a story by Christmas that will wow her boss, magazine editor Vivian Vaye (Fox).

Wednesday, Dec. 9

Silent Night — A Song for the World Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical!

TCM, beginning at 7pm Enjoy an evening of several classic film adaptations of some of Charles Dickens’ most beloved and enduring novels. The evening begins with one of the best-loved of the countless versions of Dickens’ 1843 novella A Christmas Carol — MGM’s 1938 adaptation starring Reginald Owen as Scrooge.

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ABC, 7pm ABC’s tree-mendously popular decorating competition series returns for its eighth season with back-to-back episodes.

Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2020 The CW, 9/8pm Kevin Frazier and Keltie Knight from Entertainment Tonight return to host this holiday special that counts down the 12 best holiday commercials ever — one for each of the 12 days of Christmas.

Thursday, Dec. 10

Tuesday, Dec. 8

Dickens Classics

The Great Christmas Light Fight

NBC, 7pm Dr. Seuss’ beloved classic children’s book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! has become a Christmas staple for generations. This musical version, with book and lyrics by Timothy Mason and music by Mel Marvin, and featuring the hit songs “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “Welcome Christmas” (by Albert Hague and Dr. Seuss), breathes new life into this timeless story. This fun-filled two-hour production will air from the Troubadour Theatre in London, and stars Matthew Morrison (Glee) as the Grinch.

All times CT.

The CW, 7pm This special is a musical film documentary about the creation and cultural impact of the world’s most famous Christmas carol, composed in 1818 in Salzburg, Austria. Translated into 140 languages, “Silent Night” caused a Christmas ceasefire in World War I, while Bing Crosby’s version is one of the bestselling singles ever.

Friday, Dec. 11 The Christmas Caroler Challenge The CW, 7pm Hosted by Dean Cain and Laura McKenzie, the three-episode Christmas caroling competition event series features 10 extraordinary Christmas carol groups, each with their own stylized brand of performance, celebrating the great Christmas music we all love.

Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical!: © 2020, 1957 NBCUniversal Media, LLC/Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P.

Monday, Dec. 7

A Christmas for Mary

Dickens Classics: A Christmas Carol: Courtesy Everett Collection

powerful, faith-filled hymns and lighthearted holiday classics to viewers, sharing personal Christmas stories and faith-based recollections of the season, interspersed with songs from her new holiday album, A Holly Dolly Christmas.

(Blake Lee), Hugo’s high school friend and secret crush, who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley. As they enjoy the local holiday festivities together, Hugo and Patrick’s attraction to each other is undeniable.

Love, Lights, Hanukkah!

HGTV, 7pm David Bromstad will show fans how to deck the halls like a lottery winner — but on a realistic budget.

The popular HGTV designer will transform a living room into a lush Christmas tree forest, set a spectacular tablescape for a festive dinner party and adorn a home’s exterior with so much holiday razzle dazzle that the whole neighborhood will cheer.

My Lottery Dream Home: Holiday Extravaganza: © 2020, Discovery, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Credit: Douglas Scaletta.

Lifetime.

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Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir: Richard Thomas: Credit: Cody Bell.

A Sugar & Spice Holiday: © 2018-2019 Noah Asanias/

My Lottery Dream Home: Holiday Extravaganza

Hallmark Channel, 7pm As Christina (Mia Kirshner) prepares her restaurant for its busiest time of year, she gets back a DNA test revealing that she’s Jewish. The discovery leads her to a new family and an unlikely romance over eight nights. Also stars Ben Savage and Marilu Henner.

Sunday, Dec. 13 Christmas Comes Twice Hallmark Channel, 7pm Emily (Tamera Mowry-Housley) is a top newscaster who has achieved her career dreams but still has regrets about the guy (Michael Xavier) who got away five years earlier. When the Christmas carnival comes to town, a ride around the carousel takes her magically back in time to the carnival five years before.

A Sugar & Spice Holiday

Saturday, Dec. 12 The Christmas Setup Lifetime, 7pm New York lawyer Hugo (Ben Lewis) heads to Milwaukee for the holidays. Ever the matchmaker, his mom, Kate (Fran Drescher), arranges for him to run into Patrick

Lifetime, 7pm Suzie (Jacky Lai), a rising young architect, returns to her small hometown in Maine for Christmas where her Chinese American parents, Pete (Tzi Ma) and Mimi (Lillian Lim), run the local Lobster Bar. Suzie is guilted into following in her grandmother’s footsteps by entering the local gingerbread house competition.

All times CT.

Monday, Dec. 14 Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir PBS, 8pm (PBS programming varies regionally) In this event recorded last year, the award-winning Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square and Bells at Temple Square join Tony Award-winning Kelli O’Hara and renowned Waltons star Richard Thomas to celebrate the holidays in a nostalgic musical spectacle that exudes the warmth and peace that the season can bring. “It’s not like anything you’ve ever experienced, I guarantee you,” Thomas tells us. “It’s sort of the Grand Canyon of concert experiences.”

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Tuesday, Dec. 15 Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas With Vanessa Williams PBS, 7pm Enjoy an evening celebrating Ella Fitzgerald’s entire iconic album of holiday classics presented by the American Pops Orchestra.

Featuring appearances by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Norm Lewis, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Nova Payton, Dave Detwiler and Morgan James.

Friday, Dec. 18

Cooking Up Christmas OWN, 8pm Meagan Holder (Pitch) stars in this family-centric holiday story as Chloe, an Atlanta-based chef at a fine dining restaurant who gets fired just weeks before Christmas and reluctantly takes a job with pro baseball player Donovan Jackson (Lamman Rucker, Greenleaf), a single dad of three needing a live-in chef to get him through the holidays with the kids. As she gets closer to the family, Chloe’s heart takes on a mind of its own.

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All times CT.

You’ll Be Home for Christmas HGTV, 9pm As the countdown to Christmas ticks on, Albie Mushaney, world-famous strongman and Salem, Oregonbased real estate agent who moonlights as a Santa impersonator, will help first-time homebuyers find their forever home in time for the holidays. Alongside his festive family, Albie will make the houses extra “ho-ho-home-y” by adding special seasonal touches.

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TNT, 7pm TNT’s A Christmas Carol is an original adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens tale of heartless Ebenezer Scrooge and the haunting Christmas Eve that sets him on a path to redemption.

This 1999 feature includes state-of-theart special effects and a stellar cast that includes Richard E. Grant as Bob Cratchit, Joel Grey as the Ghost of Christmas Past and Patrick Stewart as the incomparable Scrooge.

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A Christmas Carol

Cooking Up Christmas: Credit: OWN

Thursday, Dec. 17

Lifetime, 7pm Josie Jennings (Kim Shaw), a celebrated chef in the city, heads home to spend the holidays at the magical bed-and-breakfast where she grew up, and where her mother Shannon (Cynthia Gibb) has just opened a new restaurant. Famous food critic Tanner Rhodes (Clayton James), who has given Josie harsh reviews in the past, comes to town to review the new restaurant and Josie’s Christmas cuisine. As the holidays unfold, Josie and Tanner get to know each other better.

Christmas on the Menu: Credit: Lifetime.

Christmas on the Menu

Saturday, Dec. 19

Monday, Dec. 21

A Christmas Carousel

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

Hallmark Channel, 7pm When Lila (Rachel Boston) is hired by the royal family of Marcadia to repair a carousel, she must work with the prince (Neal Bledsoe) to complete it by Christmas.

A Christmas Exchange Lifetime, 7pm The holiday season has started and Molly Cooper (Laura Vandervoort) is looking for joy. Finally living her childhood dream, Molly swaps her quaint farmhouse for London financier Patrick Kingston’s (Rainbow Sun Francks) posh apartment.

Sunday, Dec. 20

Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event: Credit: CBS.

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer & A Christmas Story: Courtesy Everett Collection

A Christmas Break Lifetime, 7pm Schoolteacher Addison Tate (Cindy Sampson) wants this Christmas to be special for her kids, especially since the school board has decided that it will be the last, as the school will be closing. When Addison meets Danny (Steve Byers), a Hollywood actor who is home to reconnect with his roots, sparks fly, uniting the two to save the school from closing right before Christmas Eve.

Cross Country Christmas Hallmark Channel, 7pm Former classmates Lina (Rachael Leigh Cook) and Max (Greyston Holt) are traveling home for the holidays, until a storm hits and they have to work together to make it home in time, no matter the mode of transportation.

All times CT.

Garth & Trisha Live!

A Holiday Concert Event

The CW, 7pm Based on the hit song that became a worldwide holiday phenomenon, this goofy and heartwarming adventure features young Jake Spankenheimer on the quest of a lifetime to track his missing grandma down on Christmas Eve to prove that Santa Claus is indeed real. Michele Lee provides the voice of Jake’s greedy Cousin Mel, and recording artist Elmo Shropshire provides the narration.

CBS, 7:30pm Live Following up on the success of their CBS concert special in spring of this year, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will perform live by request from their home recording studio, Studio G, singing songs of the season for viewers looking for the comfort and shared joy of music during the holidays.

Project Christmas Wish Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9pm For years Lucy has played Santa to her small town’s community by making their holiday wishes come true. But when Lucy grants a little girl’s wish for a Christmas like she used to have with her mom, she unexpectedly finds her own wishes coming true in life and love. Stars Amanda Schull and Travis Van Winkle.

Tuesday, Dec. 22 First Christmas OWN, 8pm Given up for adoption and placed in foster care at a young age, writer Halle Downing (Idara Victor) receives the blessing of a lifetime when she is invited to spend Christmas in New Orleans with the biological family she never knew.

Halle soon faces the hard reality that finding her place in this close-knit family is going to take longer than she thought.

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24 Hours of “A Christmas Story” Marathon TNT, 8pm “You’ll shoot your eye out!” All 9-year-old Ralphie Parker wanted for the holidays was a Red Ryder air rifle, but the days leading up to Christmas where he is surrounded by his less than perfect family and all sorts of setbacks make this one of the most memorable and funny holiday classics of all time.

Friday, Dec. 25

It’s a Wonderful Life NBC, 7pm Spend Christmas Eve watching Frank Capra’s beloved 1946 holiday classic. Jimmy Stewart stars as George Bailey, a discouraged and despairing building-and-loan manager who contemplates suicide before a guardian angel named Clarence (Henry Travers) intervenes and allows him to see what George’s small town of Bedford Falls would be without him — and all that is right in his world. Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore also star.

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All times CT.

It's a Wonderful Life: Credit: Republic Pictures.

Thursday, Dec. 24

HGTV, 8pm Lara Spencer, known to television fans as a regular contributor on Good Morning America and host of the hit series Flea Market Flip, will work with a team of designers, contractors and volunteers to give the town of Santa Claus, Indiana, the biggest Christmas present it has ever received. It will be a race against the clock as the team tackles two surprise home renovations and a special bonus for the town square that will spread holiday cheer to the whole community.

A Christmas Story: © Warner Brothers Int’l Television.

Surprising Santa Claus

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December’s Best

Holiday Programming Home Alone 2: 1Freeform, Lost in New York, 4:40pm

Rankin/Bass 6 Animagic Weekend, AMC

The Polar Express: © 2004 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!: Courtesy of Turner Entertainment Co.

Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, AMC, 5:45pm Christmas She Wrote, Hallmark, 7pm Christmas Ever After, Lifetime, 7pm A Little Christmas Charm, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9pm

Holiday, 7 TheFreeform, 11am

Love Actually, Freeform, 2:10pm The Santa Clause, Freeform, 5:20pm The Santa Squad, Lifetime, 7pm The Santa Clause 2, Freeform, 7:30pm

Prancer Ella Enchanted, 13 14 Returns, AMC, 3:45pm Freeform, 6am The Santa Clause,

NBC, 7pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, AMC, 7pm The Goldbergs: “Hanukkah on the Seas,” ABC, 7pm black-ish: “Compton Around the Christmas Tree,” ABC, 8:30pm

812:35pmTheWife,Preacher’s Freeform,

“The Returns, 9 Prancer 10 Simpsons” Freeform, 10:30am Christmas Episodes,

Elf, AMC, 7pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Freeform, 7:20pm

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Freeform, 5:15pm Elf, AMC, 7pm A Christmas Carol (1938), TCM, 7pm Almost Christmas, Freeform, 7:20pm

Disney’s A Christmas Carol, Freeform, 12:40pm The Star (2017), Freeform, 2:50pm The Great Christmas Light Fight, ABC, 7pm Four Christmases, AMC, 7pm Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical!, NBC, 7pm

The Magic 15 Snowflake, Freeform, 9:30am

How Murray Christmas With Saved the Kranks, 16 17 Christmas, AMC, 8am Freeform, 10:30am

Jingle All the Way 2, Freeform, 11am Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Freeform, 4:45pm Fred Claus, AMC, 9pm Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice, Freeform, 9:30pm

Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Freeform, 12:35pm Fred Claus, AMC, 2:30pm Scrooged, AMC, 5pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, AMC, 7pm

The Perfect Holiday, Freeform, 9:30am iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, The CW, 7pm Lonestar Christmas, Lifetime, 7pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Freeform, 7:20pm

Frosty the 20 Snowman, Freeform, 2:25pm

Santa’s Tim Burton’s 21 22 Apprentice, The Nightmare Freeform, 6am Before Christmas, Freeform, 2pm Scrooged, AMC, 5pm The Miracle of the Bells, TCM, 8:45pm Christmas With the Kranks, Freeform, 11pm

All the 310:30amJingle Way 2, Freeform,

The Polar Express, AMC, 6:30pm Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer (1964), CBS, 7pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Freeform, 7:20pm

Freeform 6:15pm Christmas Comes Twice, Hallmark, 7pm A Sugar & Spice Holiday, Lifetime, 7pm Unlocking Christmas, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9pm

Cross Country Xmas, Hallmark, 7pm Project Christmas Wish, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9pm The Holly and the Ivy (1952), TCM, 9:15pm

88th Annual 2 Christmas in Rockefeller Center,

Christmas in Connecticut (1945), TCM, 7pm The Night Before (2015), Freeform, 9:20pm Holiday Affair (1949), TCM, 11pm

Freeform, 6am Wish for Christmas, AMC, 8:15am Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Freeform, 5:40pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Freeform, 7:20pm

Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, AMC, 9:30am Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, AMC, 4:30pm Home Alone, Freeform, 4:50pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Freeform, 7:20pm

“Doctor Who” All I Want for 23 24 Christmas Christmas, Marathon, BBC America, AMC, 8am Elf, AMC, 7pm Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), TCM, 7pm Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, Freeform, 9:50pm Prancer Returns, Freeform, 10:55pm

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beginning at 5:15am It’s a Wonderful Life, NBC, 7pm Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer, Freeform, 7:50pm 24 Hours “A Christmas Story,” TNT, 8pm

Rankin/Bass The Santa Clause, 4The Santa 5 Animagic Freeform, 1:30pm Weekend, AMC, Clause 2, Freeform, 3:40pm The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Freeform, 6:10pm Scrooged, AMC, 7pm Too Close for Christmas, Lifetime, 7pm

beginning at 5am The Year Without a Santa Claus, AMC, 5:45pm Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing, Hallmark, 7pm Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9pm

Decorating 11 Disney: Holiday Magic, Freeform, 6am

It’s a 12 Wonderful Life, USA Network, 8am

The Year Without a Santa Claus, AMC, 5:45pm My Lottery Dream Home: Holiday Extravaganza, HGTV, 7pm It’s a Wonderful Life, USA Network, 7pm Daddy’s Home 2, Freeform, 10:55pm

Love, Lights, Hanukkah!, Hallmark, 7pm The Christmas Setup, Lifetime, 7pm Elf, AMC, 8pm A Glenbrooke Christmas, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9pm Toy Story Time Forgot, Freeform, 10:25pm

Jack Frost (1979), AMC, 18 8am

Frosty the Snowman, 19 Freeform, 3:55pm

Remember the Night (1940), TCM, 7pm Jingle All the Way, TNT, 7pm TCM Classic Christmas Marathon, beginning at 7pm Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018), Freeform, 8pm You’ll Be Home for Christmas, HGTV, 9pm

The Bishop’s Wife (1947), TCM, 5pm A Christmas Carousel, Hallmark, 7pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

(1966), TNT, 7pm Swept Up by Christmas, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9pm

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Christmas Day Celebration, ABC, 9am The Year Without a Santa Claus, AMC, 11:30am Scrooged, AMC, 12:45pm Frosty the Snowman, Freeform, 3:30pm

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Freeform, 4pm Elf, AMC, 7pm Holidays With the Hepburns Marathon, TCM, 7pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), NBC, 7:30pm Surprising Santa Claus, HGTV, 8pm

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WHAT’S NEW

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Your Honor

American Masters: “Laura Ingalls Wilder” This documentary presents an unvarnished look at Laura Ingalls Wilder, whose autobiographical fiction helped shape American ideas of the frontier and selfreliance.

Premieres on PBS Tuesday, Dec. 29

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Your Honor: © 2019 SHOWTIME NETWORKS INC. All rights reserved. Credit: Skip Bolen

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American Masters: "Laura Ingles Wilder": Credit: PBS

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) stars as Michael Desiato, a respected New Orleans judge whose teenage son, Adam (Hunter Doohan), is involved in a hitand-run accident that leads to impossible decisions and unimaginable choices for the judge. Michael Stuhlbarg stars as Jimmy Baxter, the muchfeared head of a crime family also involved in the accident.

Hope Davis (For the People) plays Baxter’s wife — a woman who might be even more dangerous than her husband.

Premieres on Showtime Sunday, Dec. 6

December

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History’s Greatest Mysteries: Roswell: The First Witness

In 1947, a New Mexico farmer discovered strange debris in one of his fields. Though the government claimed it was a crashed weather balloon, it wasn’t long before speculation that the object was actually UFO caught the public’s imagination — a theory that some still believe today. Now, new evidence, including the diary of the man first on the scene of the crash, may shed light on what really was found in Roswell.

Premieres on History Saturdays, Dec. 12-26

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Trafficked With Mariana Van Zeller: Credit: National Geographic/Muck Media

History’s Greatest Mysteries: Credit: History.

Masked Singer: Credit: FOX

Trafficked With Mariana Van Zeller In this eight-part docuseries, journalist Mariana van Zeller explores the inner workings of smuggling networks as she journeys inside the most dangerous black markets on the planet. The series premieres with two back-to-back hourlong episodes.

In “Scams,” van Zeller travels from Jamaica to Israel to pursue some of the biggest phone, lottery and financial scammers in the world, and learns why Americans are the perfect targets. Then, in “Fentanyl,” van Zeller investigates the new bosses, new routes and American communities paying the price for the next wave of fentanyl.

Premieres on Nat Geo Wednesday, Dec. 2

5.

The Masked Dancer

Comedian Craig Robinson hosts this twist on The Masked Singer where, instead, celebrities compete on the dance floor in elaborate costumes and are unmasked every week in front of a panel of judges, including Ken Jeong, Brian Austin Green, Paula Abdul and Ashley Tisdale.

Premieres on FOX Sunday, Dec. 27 13

WHAT’S NEW

6.

Baby Chimp Rescue

7.

Nurses

Following the success of the Canadian medical drama Transplant, NBC has acquired Nurses, another hospital-set series from the Great White North. As its title indicates, the drama, follows five young nurses working on the front lines of a busy downtown hospital, dedicating their lives to helping others while struggling to help themselves. Preview episodes will air Dec. 7 and 14 before the series takes its regular spot in NBC’s Tuesday night lineup starting Jan. 5.

Premieres on NBC Monday, Dec. 7

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The movie phenom makes its premiere on TNT. Produced and directed by, and starring, Bradley Cooper, this 2018 drama earned eight Academy Award nominations. Cooper stars as a hard-drinking musician who stumbles upon a young singer (played by music powerhouse Lady Gaga), and the two embark on a unique yet tragic love story. Gaga was awarded a Best Original Song Oscar for “Shallow.”

The film’s soundtrack won three Grammy Awards.

Premieres on TNT Sunday, Dec. 13

Nurses: © 2019 eOne. Credit: Ken Woroner/NBC

A Star Is Born

Baby Chimp Rescue: © BBC. Credit: Lindsey Parietti.

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A Star is Born: © 2017 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Credit: Clay Enos

In Liberia, West Africa, Jim and Jenny Desmond operate a sanctuary for young orphaned chimpanzees rescued from the illegal pet trade. This threepart series follows the Desmonds as they prepare the chimps for life in the wild by teaching them essential physical and social skills. In the premiere episode, “Miracles Can Happen,” the Desmonds rescue a chimp named Miracle and introduce her to life at their facility.

Premieres on BBC America Saturday, Dec. 5

9.

December

Most Terrifying With Jason Hawes

Most Terrifying With Jason Hawes: © 2019, The Travel Channel, L.L.C. All Rights Reserved. Credit: Karolina Wojtasik

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart: Courtesy of HBO Credit: Album/Alamy Stock Photo

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: Credit: David Lee/Netflix.

World-renowned paranormal investigator Jason Hawes uncovers the world’s most horrifying haunts in this series. In tonight’s premiere, Hawes uncovers haunted ruins including an abandoned amusement park, a sinister grain silo and a long-shuttered subterranean factory forever stalked by restless spirits and malevolent creatures.

Premieres on Travel Channel Saturday, Dec. 5

10.

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb — otherwise known as the Bee Gees — found early fame in the 1960s, and went on to write over 1,000 songs, including 20 No. 1 hits throughout their storied career. This film follows their meteoric rise as they negotiated the ever-shifting music business and navigated the complexities of working so intimately alongside family. A wealth of neverbefore-seen archival footage of recording sessions, concert performances, television appearances and home videos make for an intimate exploration of the band.

Premieres on HBO Saturday, Dec. 12

11.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman’s final film role before his untimely passing this year at age 43 is in this drama coproduced by Denzel Washington and based on August Wilson’s Tony Award-nominated play. In the film, tensions and temperatures rise over the course of an afternoon recording session in 1920s Chicago as a band of musicians await trailblazing performer and legendary “Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey (Viola Davis).

Premieres on Netflix Friday, Dec. 18

12.

Couples Therapy: The COVID Special This one-hour documentary features renowned therapist Dr. Orna Guralnik as she and her patients grapple with the realities of the COVID-19 shutdown and its impact on their lives and relationships. During stay-at-home orders in New York this spring, couples struggle through remote therapy sessions and push Dr. Guralnik to the limits of her insight and skill.

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RETURNING FAVORITES

2.

SEAL Team

SEAL Team returns with a twoepisode Season 4 premiere. Bravo Team enters enemy territory in the snowy Spin Ghar Mountain Range to capture terrorist leader AlHazred in “God of War.” Then in “Forever War,” Bravo Team goes underground to search for Al-Hazred through booby-trapped tunnels.

Premieres on CBS Wednesday, Dec. 2

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SEAL Team: © 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Credit: Erik Voake

As Frank (William H. Macy) confronts his own mortality and family ties in his alcoholic and drug-induced twilight years, Lip (Jeremy Allen White) struggles with the prospect of becoming the family’s new patriarch. Newlyweds Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher) are figuring out the rules and responsibilities of being in a committed relationship while Deb (Emma Kenney) embraces her individuality and single motherhood. Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) finds an unlikely new career in law enforcement, and Kevin (Steve Howey) and V (Shanola Hampton) struggle to decide whether a hard life on the South Side is worth fighting for.

Premieres on Showtime Sunday, Dec. 6

Shameless: © 2019 SHOWTIME NETWORKS INC. All Rights Reserved. Credit: Brian Bowen Smith

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Shameless

December

3.

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods: © 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Credit: Patrick Harbron/CBS.

MacGyver: © 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Follow Frank (Tom Selleck), Danny (Donnie Wahlberg), Erin (Bridget Moynahan) and the rest of the Reagan family as they work to protect and serve the people of New York City in Season 11 of the police drama. Frank is challenged by City Council Speaker Regina Thomas (returning guest star Whoopi Goldberg) over protests against police brutality in the premiere episode “Triumph Over Trauma.”

Premieres on CBS Friday, Dec. 4

4.

MacGyver Lucas Till is back as MacGyver in Season 5 of the action crime drama. In the premiere episode “Resort + Desi + Riley + Window Cleaner + Witness,” Mac and his team infiltrate a glamorous hotel used as an international hideout for criminals.

Premieres on CBS Friday, Dec. 4

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RETURNING FAVORITES

6.

Dr. Pimple Popper

Magnum P.I. Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Higgins (Perdita Weeks) are back on the case in Hawaii as Season 3 begins. In the premiere episode “Double Jeopardy,” the team is caught in a plot for revenge when they’re hired to find a missing person.

Premieres on CBS Friday, Dec. 4

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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

The series that re-imagines the origin and adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, the occult and, of course, witchcraft, returns for its fourth and final season. “Working on [this series] has been an incredible honor from day one,” says showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. “I’m also grateful to our partners … for letting us tell the story we wanted to tell, the way we wanted to tell it.”

Premieres on Netflix Thursday, Dec. 31

Magnum P.I.: © 2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Credit: Karen Neal

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7.

Dr. Pimple Popper: Credit: TLC

This new season features Dr. Lee’s most challenging cases to date, which were introduced in Before the Pop, which aired earlier this year and focused on telemedicine appointments due to the pandemic. Some of the cases are so extreme, Dr. Lee teams up with specialists in order to provide the best outcome possible, including for an adorable 8-yearold girl — the youngest patient yet on the series — with an extreme case of psoriasis who would like to be a dermatologist when she grows up; a man with severe keloids on the back of his head and scalp; and an incredibly rare case of nevus sebaceous that covers much of a woman’s face.

Premieres on TLC Monday, Dec. 28

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The War With Grandpa

(Comedy) It’s time for grandpa to move in with his daughter’s family. But that means he gets to take over grandson Peter’s room. War is about to be declared between generations over the coveted space. Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken (PG, 1:34) Premieres Dec. 22 20

© 2020 101 Studios.

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(Drama) A darkly comedic thriller about a young artist who is creatively blocked and looking for a way to reignite her career. While at a workshop to help her get back on track, relationships develop and a variety of twists shape her future. Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon (R, 1:44) Premieres Dec. 4

Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

(Comedy) Multiple stories come together in this romantic comedy about some of the people who plan the moments we love, and the love that they are able to feel for themselves.

Diane Keaton, Jeremy Irons, Maggie Grace (PG-13, 1:30) Premieres Dec. 4

WHAT’S NEW THIS MONTH PREMIERES

BEGINNING PREMIERES

Ali’s Comeback: The Untold Story . . . . 12/1 Antarctica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/1 Beast Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/1 Boonie Bears: Blast Into The Past. . . . . 12/1 Cagefighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/1 Christmas Under The Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/1 Christmas With A Crown . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/1 Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man . . . . . . . . . 12/1 Diablo: The Ultimate Race . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/1 The German Lesson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/1 Padre No Hay Mas Que Uno 2 . . . . . . . . 12/1 Rekindling Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/1 Santa’s Promise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/1 Unbelievable! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/1 Freaky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/3 Zombie Bro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/3 Billie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/4

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Black Bear

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December NEW RELEASES

Wander (Mystery) After a death occurs in the small town of Wander, a private investigator is hired to help get to the bottom of things. But that investigator is himself spiraling out of control as he is convinced that his own daughter’s death might be related to the case he is digging into. Aaron Eckhart, Katheryn Winnick, Tommy Lee Jones (R, 1:34) Premieres Dec. 4

BEGINNING PREMIERES

Black Bear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/4 Crock Of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/4 Love, Weddings & Other Disasters . . .12/4 Luxor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/4 Wander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/4 Arthur & Merlin: Knights Of Camelot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/8 The Black Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/8 Black Pumpkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/8 Bobbleheads: The Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/8 A Christmas Hero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/8 The Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/8 Faith Under Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/8 Guitar Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/8 Gyul-Baek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/8 Love and Monsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/8

BEGINNING

Ip Man: Kung Fu Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/11 Knuckledust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/11 The Stand In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/11 The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee . . . . . . 12/11 Wander Darkly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/11 Dragon Soldiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/15 Radium Girls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/15 The Reason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/15 Reversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/15 Breach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/18 Max Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/18 Modern Persuasion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/18 Sister Of The Groom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/18 Skylines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/18 The War With Grandpa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/22 Honest Thief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/29 The Last Shift. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/29 21

December NEW RELEASES

Freaky (Comedy) Millie is just trying to survive high school. When a serial killer targets her, she doesn’t meet death, but instead, wakes up after switching bodies with the notorious killer. Now the path of carnage continues with Millie and she’ll have to fight back if she wants to regain her life. Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Alan Ruck (R, 1:41) Premieres Dec. 3

Bobbleheads: The Movie (Family) When the humans are away, the bobbleheads will play and they are a feisty bunch set on protecting their house against intruders. Voices of Jennifer Coolidge, Luke Wilson, Cher (PG, 1:22) Premieres Dec. 8

© 2020 The Exchange.

© 2020 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

© 2020 Universal Pictures International (UPI).

ON DEMAND

The Stand In (Comedy) When a Hollywood star gets sentenced to rehab after her most recent outburst, she gets her stand in to fill in for her. Soon after her release, the stand in begins to enjoy life as a star. Drew Barrymore, Ellie Kemper, T.J. Miller (R, 1:41) Premieres Dec. 11

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The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee

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Honest Thief

The Last Shift

(Action) A wanted bank robber turns himself in to the FBI in the hopes of doing his time and starting his life fresh, only to find some rogue FBI agents would rather take the loot and make him disappear.

Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney (PG-13, 1:39) Premieres Dec. 29

(Drama) A longtime employee of a fast food chain is about to walk away from the business, but before he leaves, he is tasked with training his youthful replacement.

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Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie, Ed O’Neill (R, 1:30) Premieres Dec. 29

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PREMIUMS

The unexpected death of photographer Christina Eames leads her estranged daughter Mae on a journey to uncover details of her mother’s life. Issa Rae, LaKeith Stanfield, Chanté Adams (PG-13) Premieres on HBO Dec. 5

Euphoria

Wendy

The first of two episodes planned to bridge the gap between Season 1 and Season 2, the hourlong “Trouble Don’t Last Always” will follow Rue’s Christmas celebrations. Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow (TV-MA) Premieres on HBO Dec. 6

This adaptation of Peter Pan is a dark reimagining of the classic tale. When young Wendy and her brothers are lost on a mysterious island, she must fight to save her family and her freedom. Devin France, Yashua Mack, Gage Naquin (PG-13) Premieres on HBO Dec. 19

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True Grit: © 2010 PARAMOUNT PICTURES. Credit: Lorey Sebastian

NEW EPISODES

The Photograph: © 2020 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. All Rights Reserved. Credit: Universal Pictures.

Euphoria: Credit: Eddy Chen/HBO

The Coen brothers deliver their spin on the famous John Wayne Western about U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, who helps a young girl track down her father’s murderer. Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld (PG-13) Premieres on HBO Dec. 4

The Photograph Wendy: © 2020 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved

True Grit

SEASON PREMIERE

Macho: The Hector Camacho Story

Shameless

This new documentary chronicles boxing legend Hector Camacho’s epic battles inside the ring, his struggles with addiction outside of it and the mystery of the crime that claimed his life. (TV-14) Premieres on Showtime Dec. 4

The 11th and final season of the family drama finds the Gallagher family at a crossroads, Frank confronting his own mortality, and Lip struggling with the prospect of becoming the family’s new patriarch. William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Emma Kenney (TV-MA) Premieres on Showtime Dec. 6

Macho: The Hector Camacho Story: © 2020 COURTESY OF SHOWTIME NETWORKS INC. All rights reserved.

Shameless: © 2019 SHOWTIME Credit: Tony Rivetti Jr./SHOWTIME.

Your Honor: © 2019 SHOWTIME NETWORKS INC. All rights reserved. Credit: Skip Bolen

Gone Baby Gone: © 2006 Miramax Film Corp. All Rights Reserved. Credit: Claire Folger

December

NEW SERIES

Your Honor Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) stars as a New Orleans judge who will go to any length to protect his son, after the young man is involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident. Also stars Hunter Doohan, Michael Stuhlbarg (TV-MA) Premieres on Showtime Dec. 6

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Gone Baby Gone When an effort to find a missing 4-year-old girl ends tragically, one of the men who’d been part of the search finds he can’t let it go. Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman (R) Premieres on Showtime Dec. 9

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Little Women

When Buddy the elf discovers he is actually human, he travels to New York City to find his birth family. He discovers a world that no longer understands the true meaning of Christmas.

Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart (PG) Premieres on Starz Dec. 2

This is the beloved story of the March sisters, which is as relevant to women today as it was when Louisa May Alcott’s novel was written.

Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh (PG) Premieres on Starz Dec. 3

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Spider-Man 3

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Elf: © 2003 Alan Markfield/New Line Productions

Inspired by a 1998 Esquire article by Tom Junod, this is the endearing story of the unlikely friendship that formed between Junod and the iconic television host Fred Rogers. Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Christine Lahti (PG) Premieres on Starz Dec. 11

An alien entity is making Peter Parker overconfident and conceited. Meanwhile, a new supervillain arrives on the scene, one who may have been responsible for the murder of Peter’s uncle. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco (PG-13) Premieres on Starz Dec. 12

Little Women: © 2019 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Credit: Wilson Webb.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: © 2019 CTMG, Inc. All rights reserved. Credit: Lacey Terrell.

Elf

Spider-Man 3: © 2007 Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Columbia Pictures.

PREMIUMS

American Woman

Her Smell

In a small, blue-collar town in Pennsylvania, a woman’s daughter goes missing, leaving her to raise her infant grandson alone. Sienna Miller, Sky Ferreira, Christina Hendricks (TV-MA) Premieres on Cinemax Dec. 1

A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.

Elisabeth Moss, Cara Delevingne, Dan Stevens (TV-MA) Premieres on Cinemax Dec. 2

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Good Boys

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Her Smell: © Gunpowder && Sky Distribution LLC. Credit: Donald Stahl

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Good Boys: © 2019 Universal Studios. Credit: Ed Araquel/Universsal Studios.

December

See life through the eyes of Enzo, a pup who is adopted by aspiring Formula One racer Denny, as they try to navigate life together. Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried, voice of Kevin Costner (PG) Premieres on Cinemax Dec. 9

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When three sixth graders, normally good kids, ditch school, they find themselves on a wild ride, learning about life in this coming-of-age story like no other. Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon (R) Premieres on Cinemax Dec. 25

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RETURNINGAccess FAVORITES NetflixAugust Through TiVo

Available Dec. 1

Selena: The Series, Part 1 Available Dec. 4

Rose Island

Available Dec. 9 (Original Film)

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Available Dec. 18 (Original Film)

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The Holiday Movies That Made Us

Tudo Bem No Natal Mank Que Vem/Just Available Dec. 4 Another Christmas (Original Film)

Season 1 Available Dec. 1

Available Dec. 3 (Original Film)

Detention: The Series

Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love: Christmas

The Big Show Show: Christmas

The Prom

How to Ruin Christmas: The Wedding

Season 1 Available Beginning Dec. 5

Alice in Borderland

Season 1 Available Dec. 10

Available Dec. 9

Available Dec. 11 (Original Film)

Season 1 Available Dec. 16

The Midnight Sky Bridgerton Available Dec. 23 (Original Film)

Available Dec. 9

Season 1 Available Dec. 25

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina — Part 4/Final Season Premieres Dec. 31

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How to Ruin Christmas: The Wedding: Netflix Angela's Christmas Wish: © 2020 Netflix, Inc. Rose Island: © 2020 Netflix, Inc. Credit: Simone Florena Alice in Borderland: Credit: Netflix.

Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love: Christmas: Credit: Netflix

Angela’s Christmas Wish

The Holiday Movies That Made Us: Elf: © 2003 Alan Markfield/New Line Productions Tudo Bem No Natal Que Vem: © 2020 Netflix, Inc. Credit: Desiree Do Valle Mank: Credit: Netflix. Selena: The Series: © 2020 NETFLIX, Inc. Detention: The Series: Credit: LHC/Netflix.

The Prom: © 2020 Netflix, Inc. Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: Credit: David Lee/Netflix.

The Midnight Sky: Credit: Netflix.

Bridgerton: © 2020 Netflix, Inc. Credit: Liam Daniel The Big Show Show: Christmas: Credit: Netflix.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Credit: Diyah Pera/Netflix

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