What MOVIES to watch YOU’LL LOVE SUNDAY All times Pacifi c. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confi rm times on your on-screen guide. The Masked Dancer FOX, 5 p.m. New Series Comedian Craig Robinson hosts this twist on The Masked Singer where, instead, celebrities compete on the dance fl oor in elaborate costumes and are unmasked every week in front of a panel of judges, including Ken Jeong, Brian Austin Green, Paula Abdul and ‘The Masked Ashley Tisdale. Dancer’ ‘Cinderella’ FOX American Monster DISNEY Investigation Discovery, 6 p.m. and Zed (Reece Ritchie) learn painful truths COVID’s crippling e ect on the restaurant Christmas in Evergreen (2017, about their relatives. Tobin (Aaron Fontaine) biz and how the foodie community has come In “Plus-One,” when Melissa and Rob fi nd love Romance) Ashley Williams, makes a heroic rescue, and Yavalla’s (Jaye together to weather the pandemic. at a birthday barbecue, everything seems to Teddy Sears Hallmark Movies & have fallen into place. But as Rob works longer Gri ths) horde grows as the Outpost prepares Mysteries, 5 p.m. hours, Melissa is left with an uneasy feeling. for battle. Your Honor When tensions fl are, not even the happiest of Showtime, 10 p.m. Ocean’s Eleven (1960, Comedy- drama) Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin proposals can save them from devastation. A Winter Preview-Land When Emmy-winning character actress TCM, 5 p.m. FOX, 9 p.m. Margo Martindale shows up in a series, you On the Case Hosts Mayim Bialik and Craig Robinson know there’s going to be a shake-up. Tonight Cinderella (2015, Children) Cate With Paula Zahn preview their new FOX series plus returning she debuts as tough Sen. Elizabeth Guthrie, Blanchett, Lily James Disney, shows from Prodigal Son to the 9-1-1s. Sounds who’s helping her widowed son-in-law, Judge 8 p.m. Investigation Discovery, 7 p.m. winter-ful! Michael Desiato (Bryan Cranston), protect his Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle In “When, Where and Who?” when a 15-year- teen son (Hunter Doohan) from a dangerous (2017, Adventure) Dwayne Johnson, old girl vanishes from her front porch, police crime family. Kevin Hart FX, 8 p.m. must uncover when she was last seen, where Restaurant Hustle 2020: she might have been going and who would All on the Line Modern Family Mean Girls (2004, Comedy) have wanted her dead. Food Network, 9 p.m. USA Network, 11 p.m. Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams Lifetime, 8 p.m. Executive produced by Guy Fieri and shot Before 2020 winds down, enjoy three The Outpost in part by chefs Maneet Chauhan, Antonia episodes’ worth of wintry and New Year’s Olympus Has Fallen (2013, Action) The CW, 9 p.m. Lofaso, Christian Petroni and Marcus antics with guest stars Kelsey Grammer, Fred Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart A&E, In “Where Death Lives,” Talon (Jessica Green) Samuelsson, this fascinating doc explores Willard, Faith Prince and Billy Dee Williams. 8 p.m. National Lampoon’s Vacation come up with $25,000 to prove he’s worthy (1983, Comedy) Chevy Chase, CATCH A CLASSIC of her hand. But after he falls in love with Beverly D’Angelo AMC, 8:15 p.m. a dance instructor (Ginger Rogers), Lucky Speed (1994, Action) Keanu Swing Time will do anything to keep from earning the Reeves, Dennis Hopper SYFY, TCM, 10:15 a.m. bucks. Along with great dance numbers, 8:30 p.m. the fi lm also boasts a memorable score The famously fancy footwork of Fred Astaire The Godfather, Part II (1974, and Ginger Rogers — choreographed by by composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert the legendary Hermes Pan — highlights Dorothy Fields, including the classic tunes Duvall Sundance, 8:30 p.m. this fun 1936 musical directed by George “A Fine Romance,” “Never Gonna Dance,” Stevens. Astaire plays “Lucky” Garnett, a “Pick Yourself Up” and “The Way You Look roguish gambler/dancer who is challenged Tonight,” which won an Oscar for Best by his fi ancee’s (Betty Furness) father to Original Song. RKO RADIO PICTURES From the editors of TV Weekly and tvinsider.com PREFER The Most Comprehesive TV GRIDS? TV Grids ANYWHERE! SUBSCRIBE TO TV WEEKLY 1-855-524-6304 I tvweekly.com/bestof appointments due to the pandemic. Some ‘Dr. Pimple of the cases are so extreme, Dr. Lee teams Popper’ up with specialists in order to provide the MOVIES What best outcome possible, including for an adorable 8-year-old girl — the youngest YOU’LL LOVE patient yet on the series — with an extreme to watch 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 MONDAY and scalp; and an incredibly rare case of All times Pacifi c. Start times can vary based nevus sebaceous that covers much of a on cable/satellite provider. Confi rm times on woman’s face. your on-screen guide. TLC Kids Baking Championship NFL Football: Food Network, 9 p.m. Season Premiere important person in little Dolly’s life begins ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Bu alo at New England to see that her amazing voice and musical A dozen young chefs with mad cooking skills EVERETT COLLECTION (and, most likely, curfews) compete for $25,000 ESPN, 5 p.m. Live gift might just be made for something bigger She’s All That (1999, Romance- in the latest 10-week competition chaperoned The season fi nale of Monday Night Football than rural Tennessee. Jennifer Nettles, Ricky comedy) Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael by hosting judges Valerie Bertinelli and Du has a Week 16 AFC East rivalry game between Schroder, Alyvia Alyn Lind and Gerald McRaney Leigh Cook POP, 4 p.m. the Bu alo Bills and the New England star in the fi lm, which also features a special Goldman. That is one hefty allowance! Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, appearance from Parton as the Painted Lady. The Fixer Uppers (1935, Comedy) Massachusetts. His Dark Materials Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy TCM, L.A.’s Finest HBO, 9 p.m. Season Finale 4:05 p.m. Atlanta Justice FOX, 9 p.m. In Season 2’s fantastical conclusion, aeronaut A Little Christmas Charm (2020, Drama) Ashley Greene, Brendan Investigation Discovery, 6 p.m. As Syd (Gabrielle Union) and McKenna Lee Scoresby (Lin-Manuel Miranda) wants to fulfi ll his quest and help young adventurer Penny Hallmark Movies & New Series (Jessica Alba) fi nally close in on Gabriel Lyra (Dafne Keen) — no matter what. Mysteries, 5 p.m. The Atlanta Homicide Unit consistently has Knox, a shocking revelation makes their fi ght one of the highest clearance rates in the more personal than ever in the new episode The Greatest Showman (2017, country, but no one solves a murder by “Armageddon.” Vernon Jordan: Musical) Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron themselves — it takes a skilled and devoted Make It Plain FX, 6 p.m. team to identify, catch and prosecute killers. Dr. Pimple Popper PBS, 10 p.m. Holiday for Heroes (2019, Members of this elite and dedicated team TLC, 9 p.m. Season Premiere Romance) Melissa Claire Egan, include Detectives Nicole Redlinger and J.D. This fi lm chronicles Jordan’s modest origins This new season features Dr. Lee’s most through his rise to national renown as a Marc Blucas Hallmark Movies & Stephens, and prosecutors Leif Howard and Mysteries, 7 p.m. Tanya Miller. This series immerses viewers challenging cases to date, which were pioneering attorney, businessman, civil rights into the world of these big-city detectives and introduced in Before the Pop, which aired leader and counselor to presidents spanning Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, prosecutors as they work to solve some of earlier this year and focused on telemedicine the eras from LBJ to Barack Obama. James Caan AMC, 8 p.m. Atlanta’s most ba ing crimes. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018, Musical comedy) Amanda World’s Most Unexplained CATCH A Seyfried, Lily James FX, 8 p.m. Travel Channel, 6 p.m. CLASSIC Notorious (2009, Biography) In “Supernatural Sightings,” experts Angela Bassett, Derek Luke BET, investigate reports of moving Virgin Mary 8 p.m. statues in Ireland and question whether the Morning Fables stigmata phenomenon is a miracle or hoax. TCM, beginning at 4 a.m. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, This morning, Turner Classic Movies Part 2 (2015, Science fi ction) Dolly Parton’s transports you into the realm of fairy tales Jennifer Lawrence, Josh courtesy of some terrifi c fantasy fi lms. The Hutcherson Freeform, 8 p.m. Christmas of Many Colors: lineup will include a few short fi lms, plus two MGM The Wizard of Oz (1939, Children) Circle of Love memorable feature-length titles. One of the Judy Garland, Frank Morgan TNT, latter is Jean Cocteau’s surreal, dreamlike co-directed by fantasy fi lm master NBC, 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 1946 feature Beauty and the Beast, based George Pal. This movie not only o ers a This 2016 TV fi lm followed 2015’s Coat of on the famous tale, with Josette Day playing biographical drama about famous fairy- Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Many Colors and is the next chapter in the Belle and Jean Marais as the Beast. This tale-collecting brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Sweater (2020, Romance-comedy) life of young Dolly Parton. The fi lm delivers classic of French cinema features English Grimm (portrayed by Laurence Harvey and Ashley Williams, Niall Matter Christmas joy and peril as an unexpected subtitles, if you aren’t too engrossed with Karlheinz Bohm) but also brings to life some Hallmark, 10 p.m. blizzard threatens the Parton family, while the gorgeous images to read them. The of their legendary tales, like “The Cobbler at the same time Dolly’s father (and his kids) other feature-length fairy-tale fi lm airing and the Elves,” “The Singing Bone” and “The make sacrifi ces to raise enough money to this morning is 1962’s The Wonderful Dancing Princess,” sometimes through the fi nally buy his loving wife the wedding ring he World of the Brothers Grimm (pictured), use of stop-motion animation e ects. From the editors of could never a ord to give her. Meanwhile, an TV Weekly and tvinsider.com PREFER The Most Comprehesive TV GRIDS? TV Grids ANYWHERE! SUBSCRIBE TO TV WEEKLY 1-855-524-6304 I tvweekly.com/bestof never-before-published letters, photographs American Masters: and family artifacts, this fi lm explores the ‘Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page’ context in which Wilder lived and wrote as MOVIES What well as the true nature of her personality. Historians, scholars and fans provide YOU’LL LOVE additional perspectives on Wilder’s life and to watch legacy, and actors from the beloved TV series Little House on the Prairie — Melissa Gilbert, Alison Arngrim and Dean Butler — also o er TUESDAY insights. All times Pacifi c. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confi rm times on your on-screen guide. Nurses NBC, 9 p.m. ‘13 Going on 30’ A Teacher In “Incoming/Undisclosed Conditions,” TRACY BENNETT FX on Hulu Series Finale if you missed them in previews that NBC aired earlier this month, check out the A Homecoming for the Holidays In “Episode 10,” Claire (Kate Mara) and Eric fi rst two episodes of this Canadian medical (2019, Romance) Stephen Huszar, (Nick Robinson) have seemingly moved on drama before it picks up with new episodes Laura Osnes Hallmark Movies & with their lives, but a chance encounter brings beginning Jan. 5, in its regular Tuesday night Mysteries, 5 p.m. new truths to light. time slot following This Is Us. The Graduate (1967, Comedy- drama) Dustin Ho man, Anne College Football Lone Star Law: Bancroft TCM, 5 p.m. ESPN, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Live 2012 (2009, Action) John Cusack, College football bowl game action on ESPN Patrol and Protect Chiwetel Ejiofor SYFY, 6 p.m. continues with Oklahoma State vs. Miami in PBS Discovery Channel, 10 p.m. New Series the Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando, Florida, and All the family togetherness puts a damper on In this series, get a front-row seat as Texas Jumanji (1995, Children) Robin Texas vs. Colorado in the Valero Alamo Bowl the parents’ alone time, so they turn to pole game wardens encounter perilous situations Williams, Bonnie Hunt Freeform, in San Antonio. dancing to spice things up! that a ect citizens and wildlife alike as they 6:30 p.m. oversee more than 250,000 square miles of 13 Going on 30 (2004, Romance- Streets of Dreams American Masters: deserts, lakes, piney woods, bayous, plains comedy) Jennifer Garner, Mark With Marcus Lemonis ‘Laura Ingalls Wilder: and coasts. Ru alo Bravo, 7 p.m. CNBC, 7 p.m. New Series Supermarket Stakeout My Cousin Vinny (1992, Comedy) Prairie to Page’ Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei AMC, The host travels to the most iconic streets in Food Network, 10 p.m. PBS, 8 p.m. 7 p.m. the U.S. to explore the businesses that made Season Premiere them destinations. This week, we meet the This documentary presents an unvarnished look at Laura Ingalls Wilder, whose Alex Guarnaschelli, one of our favorite The A-Team (2010, Action) jewelers of New York’s Diamond District. autobiographical fi ction helped shape Chopped judges, puts more chefs through Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper American ideas of the frontier and self- mystery challenges as four foodies are dared Paramount, 7:30 p.m. 7 Little Johnstons reliance. A Midwestern farm woman who to create perfect plates using whatever I Used to Go Here (2020, Comedy) TLC, 8 p.m. Season Premiere published her fi rst novel at age 65, Wilder ingredients they can acquire from shoppers Gillian Jacobs, Jemaine Clement Dad Trent, mom Amber and their fi ve kids ride turned her frontier childhood into the leaving a grocery store. The fear of Spam is HBO, 8 p.m. out 2020’s stay-at-home orders in Season 8. bestselling Little House series. Featuring real! Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014, Action) Colin Firth, Michael others remembered in this tribute: actress Caine FX, 8 p.m. CATCH A CLASSIC Shirley Knight, with her Best Supporting Shrek (2001, Children) Mike Myers, Actress Oscar-nominated role in the drama Eddie Murphy Freeform, 9 p.m. In Memoriam Sweet Bird of Youth (pictured) (1962); actor Tootsie (1982, Comedy) Dustin TCM, beginning at 5 p.m. Fred Willard, with his small but hilarious role in the comedy This Is Spinal Tap (1984); Ho man, Jessica Lange Encore, Throughout this evening and into late 9 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, Turner Classic Movies actor Brian Dennehy, with the drama The will air movies starring notable actors and Belly of an Architect (1987); composer The Intern (2015, Comedy-drama) other fi lm personalities who have passed Ennio Morricone, with the Italian war fi lm Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway away this year and who have not already The Battle of Algiers (1966); actress Honor AMC, 9:30 p.m. been honored by the network with separate Blackman, with the 1958 British war comedy 40 Years a Prisoner (2020, fi lm tributes (as Kirk Douglas has been, for The Square Peg; actress Diana Rigg, with Documentary) HBO, 10:20 p.m. example). First up is the iconic 1967 comedy the Agatha Christie mystery Evil Under the The Graduate in honor of Buck Henry, who Sun (1982); and actor Wilford Brimley, with co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay the drama The China Syndrome (1979); and also appeared in a role. Among the among others. MGM From the editors of TV Weekly and tvinsider.com PREFER The Most Comprehesive TV GRIDS? TV Grids ANYWHERE! SUBSCRIBE TO TV WEEKLY 1-855-524-6304 I tvweekly.com/bestof What MOVIES to watch YOU’LL LOVE WEDNESDAY All times Pacifi c. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confi rm times on your on-screen guide. ‘Insurgent’ Best Leftovers Ever! ANDREW COOPER Netfl ix New Series Flipper (1963, Children) Chuck Home cooks compete to fi nd ways of giving Connors, Luke Halpin TCM, old leftovers new life in hopes of winning a 3:15 p.m. $10,000 prize. Divergent (2014, Science fi ction) ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Shailene Woodley, Theo James Vikings GREG GAYNE POP, 4 p.m. Amazon Prime Video Series Finale Insurgent (2015, Science fi ction) Prior to their rollouts on the show’s usual the apartment building’s broken elevator; The Godfather Marathon Shailene Woodley, Theo James linear home on History, the fi nal 10 episodes the inability of their shy friend Raj (Kunal AMC, 5:30 p.m. POP, 7 p.m. of this historical drama’s sixth and fi nal Nayyar) to talk to girls without being drunk A marathon of Francis Ford Coppola’s season, including the series fi nale, will be (until Season 6). It also references the Nobel Night at the Museum: Battle of Godfather trilogy? That’s an o er we can’t made available all at once on Prime. Prize, which Sheldon would go on to win in the Smithsonian (2009, Children) refuse. Settle in for Al Pacino in his brilliant the series fi nale (sharing it with his then-wife, Ben Stiller, Robin Williams Starz, rise and fall as Michael Corleone in the 1972 Mayim Bialik’s Amy). Perhaps most telling, 7:12 p.m. Yearly Departed original, 1974’s Part II and 1990’s Part III. though, is one of Sheldon’s fi nal lines to his Amazon Prime Video smitten roommate about Penny. “You’re not Bad Boys (1995, Action) Martin A female-led lineup of comedians and actors The Big Bang Theory done with her, are you?” he asks Leonard, Lawrence, Will Smith Paramount, including Rachel Brosnahan, Ti any Haddish TBS, 7 p.m. setting up one of broadcast TV’s best, and 7:30 p.m. and more deliver “eulogies” for 2020. funniest, romances. Relive the 2007 premiere of the series that Deadpool 2 (2018, Action) Ryan College Football signed o 12 years later as TV’s No. 1 sitcom. Married at First Sight: Reynolds, Josh Brolin FX, 8 p.m. The episode’s premise is simple — geeky Five Star Christmas (2020, ESPN, beginning at 9 a.m. Live roommates and socially awkward physicists Season 12 Matchmaking Romance-comedy) Bethany Joy ESPN has coverage of Wisconsin vs. Wake Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) and Leonard Lenz, Victor Webster Hallmark, Forest in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki) befriend their Special 8 p.m. North Carolina; Iowa vs. Missouri in the hot new neighbor, Penny (Kaley Cuoco) — but Lifetime, 8 p.m. TransPerfect Music City Bowl in Nashville, the jokes are sharp. The pilot sets up many Ahead of the reality hit’s Jan. 13 return, learn Rio 2 (2014, Children) Anne Tennessee; and Florida vs. Oklahoma in the of the bits that recur throughout the show’s how the fi ve new couples — including the Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, run: Sheldon sharing random facts and always show’s oldest (38) and fi rst divorced grooms Freeform, 9 p.m. Texas. needing to sit in “his spot” on the couch; — were cast. Dying for a Daughter (2020, Suspense) Brittany Underwood, Melanie Nelson LMN, 10 p.m. as well as the composer’s work on other CATCH A CLASSIC thrillers. The evening begins with Hitchcock’s Gladiator (2000, Historical drama) The Birds (pictured) (1963), which did not Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix TCM Spotlight: Bernard have a conventional score but on which TNT, 10 p.m. Herrmann was a sound consultant who helped Passenger 57 (1992, Action) Wesley Herrmann: ‘More guide the electronic creation of the eerie Snipes, Bruce Payne Showtime, sounds made by the titular threats. After 10:05 p.m. Hitchcock & Thrillers’ that is perhaps Herrmann’s most famous TCM, beginning at 5 p.m. teaming with Hitch — 1960’s Psycho, with the Noah (2014, Historical drama) After a break for Christmas last week, Turner composer’s slicing strings still remaining an Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly Classic Movies returns to its Wednesday instant shorthand for murder and madness. SYFY, 11 p.m. spotlight on legendary fi lm composer The rest of the evening features Herrmann’s Bernard Herrmann for its fi nal installment. exemplary work in non-Hitchcock thrillers: Tonight’s fi lms feature more of Herrmann’s Cape Fear (1962), Sisters (1972), It’s Alive collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock (1974) and The Bride Wore Black (1968). UNIVERSAL PICTURES From the editors of TV Weekly and tvinsider.com PREFER The Most Comprehesive TV GRIDS? TV Grids ANYWHERE! SUBSCRIBE TO TV WEEKLY 1-855-524-6304 I tvweekly.com/bestof What MOVIES to watch YOU’LL LOVE THURSDAY All times Pacifi c. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confi rm times on your on-screen guide. ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ WARNER BROS.
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(1974, ESPN & CBS, beginning at 9 a.m. Live Documentary) Fred Astaire, Bing New Year’s Eve college football bowl games Crosby TCM, 5 p.m. are Tulsa vs. Mississippi State in the Lockheed 1917 (2019, War) George MacKay, Martin Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Dean-Charles Chapman Showtime, Texas (ESPN); West Virginia vs. Tennessee 7 p.m. in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, ‘FOX’s New Year’s Eve Tennessee (ESPN); Ball State vs. San Jose Toast & Roast 2021’ Charlie and the Chocolate State in the Arizona Bowl in Tucson (CBS); and Factory (2005, Children) Johnny FOX Arkansas vs. TCU in the Texas Bowl in Houston Depp, Freddie Highmore AMC, (ESPN). 7 p.m. John Wick (2014, Action) FOX’s New Year’s Eve CATCH A Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist Toast & Roast 2021 CLASSIC Paramount, 7 p.m. FOX, 8 p.m. Venom (2018, Action) Tom Hardy, Ken Jeong and Joel McHale are teaming up ‘Thin Man’ Marathon Michelle Williams FX, 7 p.m. to kiss 2020 goodbye in this New Year’s Eve TCM, beginning at 6:15 a.m. Black Panther (2018, Action) special. Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Spend part of your New Year’s Eve with Jordan TNT, 7:30 p.m. Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Stalked by My Myrna Loy) — the witty, hard-drinking, fun- Ford v Ferrari (2019, Historical Husband’s Ex loving, high-society couple who often fi nd drama) Matt Damon, Christian Bale LMN, 8 p.m. Original Film themselves embroiled in solving mysteries HBO, 8 p.m. — and their lovable dog Asta for a day of all Love, Lights, Hanukkah! (2020, After accepting his proposal, hospitality six of the comedy/mystery Thin Man fi lms, Romance) Mia Kirshner, Ben Savage queen Kristen Carter couldn’t be more excited beginning with the 1934 original, The Thin Hallmark, 8 p.m. to marry Ryan Munson and to become a Man (pictured). The marathon also includes mother to his 10-year-old daughter, Lisa. After the Thin Man (1936), Another Thin Mean Girls (2004, Comedy) But when strange and deadly things start to Man (1939), Shadow of the Thin Man Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams happen around her, Kristen starts to worry (1941), The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) Lifetime, 8 p.m. whether she’ll ever see her wedding day at all. and Song of the Thin Man (1947). MGM Alex McKenna, Juliana Dever, Adam Huss, Joey National Treasure: Book of Rae Blair and Melissa Ordway star. Secrets (2007, Action) Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight Freeform, Holt, Matt Iseman, Sheinelle Jones, Carson country by AJR, Busta Rhymes featuring 8:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve: Kressley, Preacher Lawson, John Legend, Anderson .Paak, Chloe x Halle, CNCO, Jason Escape From 2020 Jane Levy, Loni Love, Howie Mandel, Josh Derulo, Goo Goo Dolls, Kylie Minogue, Sixteen Candles (1984, Comedy) Mankiewicz, Chris Mann, Craig Melvin, Natalie Pentatonix, Bebe Rexha featuring Doja Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael NBC, 8 p.m. Morales, Keith Morrison, Dennis Murphy, Alex Cat, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Sting Hall CMT, 8:30 p.m. TODAY’s Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager featuring Shirazee. Carson Daly will return Newell, Al Roker, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate host this NBC News end-of-year special to host live from the heart of Times Square. Chris Sullivan, Johnny Weir and more. Factory (1971, Children) Gene highlighting 2020’s most entertaining and Joining Daly as cohosts will be Amber Ru n Wilder, Jack Albertson AMC, talked-about videos and trends as well as the and Stephen “tWitch” Boss. After breaking 9:30 p.m. year’s most extraordinary and inspirational NBC New Year’s Eve for local news, the special will resume in Part moments. The two-hour special features NBC, 10 p.m. (Part 1); 11:30 p.m. (Part 2) 2 for the fi nal countdown to Times Square’s interviews with Lauren Ash, Skylar Astin, NBC kicks o the new year with a star-studded iconic ball-drop; due to the pandemic, there Andrea Canning, Carson Daly, Dylan Dreyer, lineup of musical guests for an evening of will be no public access to this event, so Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, Kelly Clarkson, Willie holiday fun airing in two parts. The broadcast watching at home will be everyone’s best From the editors of Geist, Brad Goreski, Savannah Guthrie, Lester will feature performances from across the option. TV Weekly and tvinsider.com PREFER The Most Comprehesive TV GRIDS? TV Grids ANYWHERE! SUBSCRIBE TO TV WEEKLY 1-855-524-6304 I tvweekly.com/bestof Crimson Tide have the No. 1 spot in the CFP ranking and will take on the No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, MOVIES What Texas. The game has been relocated from its traditional home in Pasadena, California, YOU’LL LOVE due to COVID-19 concerns. In the Allstate to watch Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes take on the No. 2 Clemson Tigers. The winners move on to the national FRIDAY championship game Jan. 11. All times Pacifi c. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confi rm times on HGTV Dream Home 2021 your on-screen guide. ‘HGTV Dream Home 2021’ HGTV, 8 p.m. The HGTV Dream Home 2021 o ers an ROBERT PETERSON, RUSTIC WHITE What Happened exclusive window into the design minds of to Mr. Cha? death. There can only be one winner, and hosts Brian Patrick Flynn and Ti any Brooks Netfl ix Original Film time is of the essence — injected with a poison as they infuse this three-story, Cape Cod- This Korean comedy follows Cha In-pyo, a that will stop their heart if they fall asleep, style home with classic coastal fl air. Located megastar past his prime, as he struggles to contestants must kill or be killed for the in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, just 10 miles restore the glory of his heyday as an actor. antidote and a new life. from downtown Newport, the design of this In the fi lm, the eponymous star plays himself waterfront haven draws upon the region’s in a transformative role the likes of which he The Rose Parade’s rich maritime history and culture to create a has never before attempted. In doing so, he look that Flynn has dubbed “Americana with New Year’s Celebration a twist.” crosses the boundaries between his real self ABC/Hallmark Channel/NBC/RFD-TV, ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and the fi ctional character in the fi lm. 8 a.m. Live Mystery BARRY WETCHER Headspace Guide The longtime annual New Year’s Day at Blind Frog Ranch The Brady Bunch Movie (1995, favorite Tournament of Roses Parade has Comedy) Shelley Long, Gary Cole Discovery Channel, 10 p.m. New Series to Meditation been canceled due to the pandemic, but IFC, 5 p.m. Netfl ix New Series organizers have planned this two-hour special Duane Ollinger’s 160-acre Blind Frog Ranch airing across various networks. It features a in Utah’s Uintah Basin sits nearly adjacent Zombies (2018, Adventure) Milo Take a deep breath, and start the new reimagined New Year’s celebration, including to Skinwalker Ranch in Utah — an area Manheim, Meg Donnelly Disney, year by being kind to your mind with this live-to-tape musical and marching-band notorious for paranormal sightings and other 6:50 p.m. series. Over the course of eight 20-minute performances, heartwarming segments mysterious activity — and has drawn treasure animated episodes, Andy Puddicombe — Christmas Getaway (2017, related to the Rose Parade, celebrity guest seekers for hundreds of years. Ollinger has former Buddhist monk and cofounder of the Romance) Bridget Regan, Travis appearances, special Rose Bowl game football sunk everything he has into hunting for what Headspace meditation app — takes viewers Van Winkle Hallmark, 7 p.m. highlights, equestrians, spectacular fl oats he believes is a vast fortune of gold in the through the benefi ts and science behind from years past, a behind-the-scenes look ground. This series follows Ollinger as he goes Rocky IV (1985, Drama) Sylvester meditation. into the making of a fl oat and more. Specifi c all-in and brings on a team to help him: his Stallone, Talia Shire AMC, Insomnia details on performances and celebrities were son, Chad Ollinger; friend and retired sheri ’s 7:30 p.m. not announced at press time. 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