What"s on the Telly from 12-22-16 through 12-28-16?

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TODAY

6 p.m. on LIFE Project Runway

Actress, singer and dancer Zendaya, who also was recognized recently at the FN Achievement Awards for the successful launch of her new footwear line, is guest judge as Season 15 reaches its climax with the finalists presenting their lines at New York Fashion Week before learning which of them is this seasons champion. Dont be surprised if theres a surprise twist or two along the way, either. Heidi Klum is host and one of the judges; Tim Gunn is mentor to the designers.

7 p.m. on CBS The Big Bang Theory

No one likes to be caught in the middle of an argument which is even more the case when Sheldon and Leonard (Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki) are the two people fighting, as in The Viewing Party Combustion. Neither of them lets anything go easily, and the other members of the group are wary of choosing a side in the battle. Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch also star.

7 p.m. on ABC A Charlie Brown Christmas

When Charlie Brown complains about the materialism he sees during the holidays, Lucy suggests he direct the Christmas pageant. He accepts, but it proves to be a frustrating struggle. When his attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir tree fails, he needs Linus help to learn the real meaning of Christmas. The animated classics memorable music score is by Vince Guaraldi.

7 p.m. on KDVR Hells Kitchen

In Dont Tell My Fiance/Dancing With the Chefs, a two-hour encore telecast, the remaining contestants are challenged to prepare their own interpretations of a Southern staple, with their dishes evaluated by chef Gordon Ramsay and surprise guest judge Chris Hastings, an executive chef. In the second hour, the teams prepare special menu items for the International Ballroom Invitational. VIP guests include actress Mircea Monroe, NBA player J.J. Redick and recording artist Blake Lewis.

7:31 p.m. on CBS The Great Indoors

Its Joel McHale (Community) vs. Millennials in this comedy, casting him as an outdoor-magazine journalist who has to bring his adventurous spirit inside when the publication goes digital. Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad) plays one of the young staff members he tries to oversee. Famously droll British actor-comedian Stephen Fry plays the magazines founder, with Susannah Fielding as his daughter McHales ex-girlfriend and immediate boss.

8 p.m. on KWGN Terry Crews Saves Christmas

Night three of this four-night yuletide miniseries finds Terry and his ace team of party wizards trying to salvage a half-hearted party thrown by the Abrolat clan, who decorate by throwing a Santa pillow on the couch, and make their guests do the cooking at their Christmas potluck supper. Crews steps in to reinforce the notion that even the most minimally successful holiday celebration takes more effort than that.

8 p.m. on ABC The Great American Baking Show

Those with a taste for sweets shouldnt be unhappy with a new presentation that combines episodes titled Chocolate Week and Custard and Meringue Week, The first hour finds the bakers having to create molten lava cakes, truffles and a mousse cake. Then, creme brulee and pavlovas are among the culinary challenges they face. Mary Berry and Johnny Iuzzini are the judges, and spouses Nia Vardalos and Ian Gomez serve as hosts.

8 p.m. on USA Falling Water

Tess (Lizzie Brochere) struggles desperately to protect the Boy (guest star S. Bryson Williams) as enemies close in on them from all sides in the Season 1 finale, Circular Time. Elsewhere, Burton (David Ajala) tries to heal the Woman in Red (Anna Wood), while Taka (Will Yun Lee) attempts to appease the Green.

8:01 p.m. on CBS Mom

When Regina (guest star Octavia Spencer) declares that she doesnt deem herself an alcoholic, Christy and Bonnie (Anna Faris, Allison Janney) tread carefully around her not wanting to reveal that they may think otherwise in h***y-Goggles and a Catered Intervention. Wendy (Beth Hall) wants the women to go to a holiday-season dance where sobriety is the rule. Jaime Pressly and Mimi Kennedy also star.

8:01 p.m. on A&E Gangland Undercover

In a new episode called Mongol Nation, Bullet and Falco (Thomas Mitchell, Damon Runyan) travel to California, where Falco hopes to finally earn his patch. Unfortunately, Falcos past is threatening to catch up with him, and if it does, bloodshed is sure to follow. Stephen Eric McIntyre also stars.

8:02 p.m. on LIFE Project Runway: Junior

Tim Gunn and his co-host, supermodel Hannah Jeter, return for a second season of this reality competition series, which pits junior designers between 13 and 17 years old in a variety of challenges. In the season premiere, Welcome to New York, 12 of these hopefuls meet in the Big Apple, where their first challenge starts almost immediately. Christian Siriano, Kelly Osbourne and Aya Kanai also return to judge their efforts.

8:03 p.m. on HIST The Selection: Special Operations Experiment

The instructors send the remaining 15 participants to rescue a downed pilot in a simulated exercise designed to test the groups teamwork as well as the leadership of a select few in a new episode called Man in the Arena. The novices also struggle to keep pace with Instructor Haggerty as he leads the team on an unbelievable physical feat.

8:30 p.m. on CBS Life in Pieces

There are Christmas carols, then there are Johns (James Brolin) versions, which depart from the originals when he performs them with his Air Force pals, as demonstrated in College Stealing Santa Caroling. Colleen (Angelique Cabral) joins them for this seasons round. Samantha (Holly J. Barrett) comes to regret her encounter with a shopping-mall Santa (guest star Donovan Scott). Dianne Wiest and Colin Hanks also star. Two more episodes follow.

FRIDAY

6 p.m. on TCM Movie: The Thin Man

Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers owe much of their Hart to Hart rhythm to William Powell and Myrna Loy, who perfected the concept of married, often bickering sleuths in this classic 1934 comedy-mystery movie. The stars play Nick and Nora Charles, a high-living couple who investigate an inventors supposed involvement in a murder. Maureen OSullivan plays his daughter, who enlists the couple. For those who want to make a late night of it, TCM follows the film with five sequels in this hit mystery series.

7 p.m. on CBS A Home for the Holidays

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert headlines the 18th edition of this annual holiday special that advocates adoption by interweaving inspirational stories of American foster families with music from some of todays most popular artists. In addition to Lambert, Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara and international pop star Rachel Platten are scheduled to perform on this years special. The featured families hail from California and Nashville, Tenn.

7 p.m. on ABC Last Man Standing

Patricia Richardson, formerly Tim Allens wife on Home Improvement, reunites with him in Tanks for the Memories. Mike (Allen) wants the womans late husbands collection of miniature tanks and when he learns shes sold it to a Gulf War veteran (guest star Robin Roberts, Good Morning America), he takes measures to make it his anyway. Kristin and Ed (Amanda Fuller, Hector Elizondo) are dismayed by a restaurant critics review.

7:31 p.m. on ABC Dr. Ken

In Allisons Career Move, Ken (Ken Jeong) faces the prospect of his wife (Suzy Nakamura) working for the same firm when Pat (Dave Foley) offers her a job. Ken fears having too much closeness wth her, at virtually all hours. Molly (Krista Marie Yu) is concerned about her SAT scores, and Dave (Albert Tsai) conspires with her to keep their parents from learning those results. Tisha Campbell Martin also stars.

8 p.m. on KWGN Terry Crews Saves Christmas

This engaging miniseries gift-wraps its run with two new back-to-back episodes, starting with Terrys angels trying to salvage the holiday for the Child family, whose Christmas bash has fallen victim to both dated decorations and food that is practically inedible. Then, the season finale is a rescue mission for the Elrics, newlyweds whose fairytale romance (so far) threatens to take a detour into a horror movie as they try to plan their first Christmas party.

8 p.m. on CBS Hawaii Five-0

The stakes are personal for McGarrett (Alex OLoughlin) and the team in seeking a Russian spy whos stolen a flash drive of classified information in Waiwai (Hawaiian for Assets). Among the facts contained are some about one of their associates, potentially endangering that persons life. McGarrett is stunned to learn the real reason Catherine departed from Hawaii again. Abby (Julie Benz) pursues her secret assignment.

8 p.m. on ABC Shark Tank

Wally Amos of Famous Amos cookie fame tries to sell the Sharks on his latest brand of edibles in this episode. Two Florida sisters relate their reason for developing swimsuits specifically designed for moms, prompting Barbara Corcoran to reveal something about herself. Two Colorado men give a demonstration of their technology-protection innovation. Daymond John discusses participating in a summit hosted by President Barack Obama.

8 p.m. on NBC Movie: Dolly Partons Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love

A sequel to the high-rated Coat of Many Colors, this 2016 drama movie continues the saga inspired by a song by Parton, whos an executive producer here. Jennifer Nettles, Rick Schroder and (as the young Dolly) Alyvia Alyn Lind all return as the members of the rural Tennessee family who face new challenges, including a holiday blizzard and the patriarchs financial struggles to give his wife a proper wedding ring. Co-star Gerald McRaney also is back.

8 p.m. on KDVR Sleepy Hollow

The dangers of opening Pandoras box have long been cautioned against and not only on this show, though its Ichabod and Abbies (Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie) mission to make the box complete again in Ragnarok. The quest to stop The Hidden One (guest star Peter Mensah) also continues, with nothing less than the fate of the human race hanging in the balance. James McDaniel and Michael OKeefe continue their guest roles.

9 p.m. on KWGN Terry Crews Saves Christmas

This engaging miniseries gift-wraps its run with two new back-to-back episodes, starting with a rescue mission for the Elrics, newlyweds whose fairytale romance (so far) threatens to take a detour into a horror movie as they try to plan their first Christmas party. Then, the season finale finds Terrys angels trying to salvage the holiday for Child family, whose Christmas bash has fallen victim to both dated decorations and food that is practically inedible.

9 p.m. on CBS Blue Bloods

The sudden flight of a frightened murder witness puts Erin and Anthony (Bridget Moynahan, Steve Schirripa) on his trail, hoping they can convince him to return and take the stand, in The Extra Mile. Franks (Tom Selleck) resistance to attending a police union gathering worries Garrett (Gregory Jbara). The circumstances of a holdup at a convenience store keep Danny and Baez (Donnie Wahlberg, Marisa Ramirez) curious.

9 p.m. on KRMA Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Staged last April by the Royal Shakespeare Company to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bards passing, this new Great Performances presentation offers a truly star-studded cast in scenes from his plays that also reveal much about his own life. Among those featured are Judi Dench, Benedict Cumberbatch, Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen and David Suchet. Catherine Tate and David Tennant host from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.

SATURDAY

9 a.m. on WGN-A Movie: Rio

An animated confection for (or at least from) the birds, this colorful 2011 fantasy reunites vocally, anyway Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg, who played siblings on Get Real before their movie fame. A macaw (voice by Eisenberg) is taken to Brazil, potentially to mate with another of the last of their kind (voice by Hathaway). As might be expected, its not that simple. Additional voices are supplied by George Lopez, Jane Lynch and Jamie Foxx.

2 p.m. on CBS NFL Football

The Oakland Raiders appear to be playoff bound in the AFC thanks to the stellar play of quarterback Derek Carr. The Raiders host Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts who will need some help to make the playoffs themselves as the NFL resorts to a full Saturday schedule in lieu of the Christmas Holiday on Sunday. With Carr at the helm the Silver & Black are among the league leaders in several offensive categories.

6 p.m. on HBO Movie: Hail, Caesar!

Set in 1951 Hollywood, this lightweight but entertaining 2016 comedy from the Coen Brothers follows studio fixer Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) as he investigates when a top movie star (George Clooney) gets kidnapped while in full costume for the swords-and-sandals epic Hail, Caesar! The cast also includes Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand and Channing Tatum.

6 p.m. on TNT WTBS Movie: A Christmas Story

TNT presents its traditional (and still welcome) 24-hour Christmas Eve marathon of this yuletide favorite from 1983, starring Peter Billingsley as Ralphie, the little boy who yearns to find a Red Ryder BB gun under the Christmas tree. Not just a Christmas story, its about parents, little brothers, bullies, decoder rings, double dog dares and most of all, the workings of a youthful mind. The writing by Jean Shepherd (who also narrates) captures it all perfectly. Darren McGavin and Melinda Dillon also star.

6 p.m. on TCM Movie: Christmas in Connecticut

A successful lifestyle journalist (Barbara Stanwyck) is lauded by her readers as the sweetest, most efficient homemaker in the countryside. Problem is, Elizabeth (Stanwyck) is a chain-smoking urbanite in a city apartment. When her boss suggests she host a soldier on leave for the holidays, she needs to come up with a home, child and cooking skills fast! Dennis Morgan and S.Z. Sakall co-star in the 1945 romantic comedy.

7 p.m. on CBS Scorpion

A hackers targeting of the entire blood supply of Los Angeles potentially has many devastating results, including the one Team Scorpion tries to prevent, in Ticker. A youngster awaiting a heart transplant may be one of the victims unless Walter (Elyes Gabel) and his colleagues can locate whoever is responsible for the crisis. Guest stars include Horatio Sanz (Saturday Night Live). Robert Patrick and Katharine McPhee also star.

7:01 p.m. on STARZ Movie: Miracles From Heaven

Jennifer Garner had a box-office hit with this 2016 drama targeted to Christian moviegovers and based on actual events. The former Alias actress stars as Christy Beam, the Texas mother whose book of the same title (adapted by screenwriter Randy Brown) relates how Beams 10-year-old daughter, Anna (Kylie Rogers, The Whispers), is pronounced cured of a serious illness after going through a near-death experience. Martin Henderson (Greys Anatomy) also stars in this film from Patricia Riggen (The 33).

7:45 p.m. on FREE Movie: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

Written by Home Alone filmmaker John Hughes, the third installment in the movie-comedy series was a major hit of the 1989 holiday season. Chevy Chase returns as Griswold family patriarch Clark, who tries to ensure a traditional yuletide for his clan despite the considerable odds against it. Co-stars Beverly DAngelo and Randy Quaid also are back. Juliette Lewis plays one of the younger Griswolds.

8 p.m. on ABC CMA Country Christmas

For the seventh year, Grammy winner Jennifer Nettles who recently released the seasonal album To Celebrate Christmas hosts this country-flavored Yuletide music fest, recorded at Nashvilles Grand Ole Opry House. Idina Menzel and Andra Day, who perform numbers with Nettles on the album, are among the guests. So are Brad Paisley, Kelly Clarkson, Rascal Flatts, Kacey Musgraves, Kelsea Ballerini, Brett Eldredge and the iconic Loretta Lynn.

11 p.m. on CBS Listen! A Musical Celebration of Christmas at Berea College

Sounds of the season are presented from the Kentucky school, where more than half of the students who are there on Promise Scholarships, relieving them of having to pay for tuition dont major in music. Nevertheless, as demonstrated here, its groups include chamber singers, a womens chorus, and jazz and bluegrass ensembles. Also featured is a Nativity reading from a very special copy of the St. Johns Bible that the college recently acquired.

12:30 a.m. on KRMA Austin City Limits

The program reaches far back into its archives (three years after it premiered) for a 1979 episode showcasing singer, songwriter and sometimes actor Tom Waits, who has remained a major influence in music over the decades. The repeat is appropriately timed since some selections are holiday-themed though, as might be expected from Waits, not necessarily in the traditional way and the song lineup also includes Minneapolis and Small Change.

SUNDAY

9 a.m. on ABC The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration

Siblings and Dancing With the Stars veterans Julianne and Derek Hough have made the Disney theme parks in Florida and California pretty much their bases of operation this holiday season, and that continues with the traditional Christmas-morning event showcasing seasonal fun at the sites. Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, spouses Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, and Disney Channel star Sofia Carson (Descendants) are among others on board here.

12:30 p.m. on ABC NBA Basketball

Its a Christmas Day match up of last seasons NBA Finals when LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers host Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. The Cavs brought a long awaited championship back to Cleveland but it was the Warriors who grabbed headlines in the off-season when they signed Kevin Durant away from Oklahoma City making Golden State the official team to beat in the NBA this season and reaffirming the rivalry between these two teams.

6 p.m. on KDVR Bobs Burgers

The animated comedy marks the Christmas season with Nice-Capades, as the Belcher children are threatened by an unpleasant mall Santa voiced by guest star Henry Winkler with landing on his naughty list. They try to get on his good side by staging an elaborate musical number. Zach Galifianakis also is a guest voice. H. Jon Benjamin and Kristen Schaal are in the regular vocal cast.

6 p.m. on TNT The Librarians

In their continuing quest to stave off the spread of pure, unfiltered evil throughout the world, the Librarians must find the long-lost mystical talisman that is known as the Eye of Ra, then unravel the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle in the new episode And the Trial of the Triangle. Flynn (Noah Wyle) must undertake and pass a series of tests. Rebecca Romijn, Christian Kane, Lindy Booth and John Harlan Kim also star.

6 p.m. on HALL When Calls the Heart

In a new Christmas episode, a mysterious peddler comes to Hope Valley, offering his wares to the townspeople and, in the process, teaching them lessons about joy and giving. Later, the local citizens come together in an act of compassion and charity after they realize that the recently displaced settlers in the area will not have a proper Christmas if left to their own devices. Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Jack Wagner and Lori Loughlin star.

6 p.m. on ANPL Tanked: Merry Fishmas

In the first of several special Christmas week episodes, the new Tanks of Christmas finds Wayde and Brett feeling the holiday spirit as they look back over some of their most festive tanks and favorite yuletide memories, including a snow globe tank, an ATM holiday party and a holiday tank-off between Wayde and Brett judged by Jeff Tremaine, one of the producers of Jackass.

6 p.m. on FOOD Guys Grocery Games

In the new GGG Impossible: Finale, host Guy Fieri welcomes back the winners from the first three rounds to take on all-star chef Robert Irvine one final time. First, the chefs must make a decadent sandwich from an impossible list of items on Guys grocery list. The two chefs who succeed in that task then make a hearty family dinner using only canned or frozen ingredients. The victor of that round wins $10,000 and a shot at even more money if he or she is able to best Robert at a final dish.

6:30 p.m. on KRMA Call the Midwife Holiday Special

Members of the Nonnatus House staff are far away from home in this new offering, which takes them to South Africa to help the aptly named Hope Clinic, a mission hospital that faces challenges from every angle the biggest of them being simply to stay open. Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Helen George, Charlotte Ritchie, Victoria Yeates and Stephen McGann are among the series regular cast members featured in this special edition.

7 p.m. on CBS I Love Lucy Christmas Special

A tradition of recent holiday seasons is maintained, as a colorized yuletide tale from the classic sitcom is paired with another episode thats had color newly added to it this time, Lucy Gets in Pictures. While decorating a tree, Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel (Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance) reminisce about how their lives have changed since the birth of Little Ricky (Keith Thibodeaux) in the flashback-filled seasonal episode.

7 p.m. on ABC Movie: Beauty and the Beast

One of the most beloved of modern Disney animated features, this 1991 fantasy puts its own spins on the familiar saga of a young woman (voice of Paige OHara) unexpectedly involved with a beastly creature (voice of Robby Benson). Hes actually an accursed prince who needs true love to return to his former self. Angela Lansbury and Jerry Orbach also supply voices. The Oscar-winning score includes the title song and Be Our Guest.

7 p.m. on TNT Movie: The LEGO Movie

With the popularity of the toy building blocks over several generations, its somewhat surprising this 2014 film didnt happen before it did but there surely will be more chapters, given its box-office success and entertainment value. Chris Pratt voices a Lego figure mistakenly thought to be the only one able to stop a power-crazed executive (voice of Will Ferrell). Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Elizabeth Banks and (as Batman) Will Arnett also are heard.

7 p.m. on FOOD Holiday Baking Championship

On a special holiday episode, three Holiday Baking champions and three fan favorites from the Kids Baking Championship show compete in a yuletide-themed showdown that will net the winner $10,000. Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller and Lorraine Pascale are the judges; Bobby Deen is host.

8 p.m. on CBS The d**k Van d**e Show Now in Living Color!

In the tradition of I Love Lucy and The Andy Griffith Show specials that have colorized episodes, this offering gives similar treatment to another classic sitcom. Thats My Boy?? finds Rob and Laura (Van d**e, Mary Tyler Moore) recalling their doubts that then-newborn Ritchie was their son, while Laura tells a secret about Alan Brady (series creator Carl Reiner) to a national viewing audience in the Emmy-winning Coast to Coast Big Mouth.

8 p.m. on KRMA Great Performances

The new The Hollow Crown The Wars of the Roses ends with Richard III, as the title character (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) stops at nothing to inherit the throne of England including plotting the murder of his brother George (Simon Ginty). Edward IVs (Geoffrey Streatfield) death appears to give Richard an unobstructed path to his goal, but some hurdles remain. Judi Dench, Tom Sturridge, James Fleet, Keeley Hawes and Luke Treadaway also star.

8:30 p.m. on KDVR The Last Man on Earth

How do you celebrate the holidays if youre one of the handful of people left on the planet? Phil (Will Forte) and the other survivors have to answer that for themselves in Secret Santa which also refers to the traditional gift-giving exercise that Carol (Kristen Schaal) tries to initiate among the others. It shouldnt take much for each person to figure out who gave them their present. January Jones and Mel Rodriguez also star.

9 p.m. on CBS MacGyver

MacGyver (Lucas Till) and a company whistleblower are strangers on a train, but companions in danger, in Toothpick. The woman has evidence that her boss is selling weapons to dangerous buyers, and when the locomotive is targeted in order to keep her quiet, MacGyver goes into action using the title toothpick, plus an armrest and a curtain rod. Sonia Rockwell and Kasha Kropinski guest star. George Eads and Sandrine Holt also star.

2 a.m. on ESPN NBA Basketball

Its a Christmas Day match up of last seasons NBA Finals when LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers host Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. The Cavs brought a long awaited championship back to Cleveland but it was the Warriors who grabbed headlines in the off-season when they signed Kevin Durant away from Oklahoma City making Golden State the official team to beat in the NBA this season and reaffirming the rivalry between these two teams.

MONDAY

10 a.m. on AMC Breaking Bad

If you spent Sunday dreaming of a (Walter) White Christmas, youre in luck starting today, as AMC launches a marathon of the complete Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning drama series about the transformation of a meek, cancer-stricken high-school chemistry teacher into a ruthless drug lord. The show propelled Bryan Cranston to A-list stardom, but the cast abounds with great performances, including fellow Emmy winners Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn. Simply one of the best TV dramas ever made, period.

5 p.m. on FOOD Jonas Restaurant: Family Style

In this new special, Kevin, Joe, Nick and Frankie Jonas get back in touch with their Southern roots by traveling back to Belmont, N.C., to help their parents, Kevin Sr. and Denise, realize their long-held dream of opening a restaurant thats a tribute to his grandmother, Nellie. Unfortunately, with just a week to go before the grand opening, the senior Jonases are forced to realize they dont really know much about the restaurant business.

6 p.m. on HBO Every Brilliant Thing

In this new documentary adaptation of the critically acclaimed off-Broadway show starring British comic Jonny Donahue in a one-person tour de force, a young boy tries to alleviate his mothers depression by creating a list of the best things in the world. The list grows over the years as the boy moves from childhood to his teen years, then college and marriage, but when tragedy strikes, hes surprised to find the list offers comfort to him as well.

6 p.m. on ANPL River Monsters: Legendary Locations

As its title reflects, a new episode called Deadliest Amazon Encounters looks back over some of host Jeremy Wades most suspenseful and even horrifying adventures with diverse and deadly critters in the rivers of the Amazon basin. The menagerie includes venomous giant stingrays, the bone-crushing anaconda and colossal catfish, all of whom lurk in those murky depths.

6:15 p.m. on ESPN NFL Football

The Detroit Lions started slow this season but have since prevailed in the NFC North and are likely playoff bound. Theyve done it mostly on the late-game antics of quarterback Matt Stafford. Theyll have their hands full in tonights final game of Week 16 with Dez Bryant and the Dallas Cowboys, who are also looking ahead to January as they make their third prime-time appearance in as many weeks and are eyeing home-field advantage in the playoffs.

7 p.m. on CBS Kevin Can Wait

Intrigued by how much fun Donna (Erinn Hayes) appears to have with her fellow book-club members, Kevin (Kevin James) tries to discover ways to make his gatherings with his pals equally spirited in Kevin and Donnas Book Club. He begins associating with the women so often, Donna eventually has to say something to him about it. Taylor Spreitler and Ryan Cartwright also star. Another episode airs an hour later.

7 p.m. on KRMA Antiques Roadshow

The first hour of a visit to Birmingham, Ala., deals heavily and appropriately with civil-rights history, as host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Catherine Williamson survey items that all have connections to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lithographs by celebrated artist Andy Warhol are included, as is a Frederic Remington painting thats accompanied by a letter the artist wrote to the current owners great-grandmother.

7 p.m. on ABC Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

Good grief! Who assigns elementary-school children War and Peace? Charlie Browns teacher, thats who. He has to read it over the Christmas break and write a report, but holiday distractions keep getting in the way. He ends up leaving a New Years party and sitting outside to read, but that doesnt end well. Chad Allen (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) provides the voice of Charlie Brown in this 1986 Peanuts special.

7 p.m. on NBC Hairspray Live!

Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron continue their annual tradition of staging a live musical with the hit show based on John Waters purposely kitschy movie. The cast is filled with performing veterans including Kristin Chenoweth, Jennifer Hudson, Harvey Fierstein and Martin Short but newcomer Maddie Baillio gets the central role of Tracy Turnblad, a teen who attains her dream of dancing on a 1960s Baltimore television show, then lobbies to integrate it.

7 p.m. on KDVR Gotham

Another classic Batman villain, Jervis Tetch alias the Mad Hatter arrived on this series, as played by Benedict Samuel, in Mad City: Look Into My Eyes. Hes looking for his sister (guest star Naian Gonzalez Norvind), and he seeks Gordons (Ben McKenzie) assistance. The locals have reason to worry about an upcoming election when Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor) becomes a mayoral candidate. Richard Kind also guest stars.

7:30 p.m. on CBS Man With a Plan

One prized extra ticket to a Pittsburgh Steelers game. Two people who would be very happy to use it. Whats a person namely, Adam (Matt LeBlanc) to do? He has to decide in Two Tickets to Paradise, and the candidates to accompany him are his wife Andi (Liza Snyder) and his brother Don (Kevin Nealon). Veteran sitcom director James Burrows, who also worked with LeBlanc on Friends, guided this story. Diana Maria Riva also stars.

8 p.m. on ABC Rudolphs Shiny New Year

While its not up to par with the all-time holiday-season classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, this animated special still is a lot of fun. Red Skelton, Frank Gorshin and Morey Amsterdam provide voices for the story of the red-nosed deer, with the help of a whale and a caveman, setting off across time to find Happy the missing New Year baby. The mission is fairly urgent: If Happy stays lost, it will be Dec. 31 forever.

8:01 p.m. on KDVR Lucifer

Two young people who moved to Los Angeles are found dead due to poisoning, prompting Lucifer and Chloe (Tom Ellis, Lauren German) to hunt for whoever is responsible, in Lady Parts. Maze (Lesley-Ann Brandt) asks Chloe out for drinks which Chloe initially doesnt realize is the result of a bet made with Lucifer, whos in for a surprise when that is discovered. DB Woodside, Tricia Helfer and Aimee Garcia also star.

9 p.m. on CBS Scorpion

Fish Filet probably isnt what you think it is in the case of this episode. Sylvester (Ari Stidham) enters a prison incognito to find out whos plotting quite lethally against several judges, but things go haywire and he finds his own life in peril. Stephanie Simmons, of Los Angeles KCBS-TV, guest stars as a reporter. Alana De La Garza (Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders) and Kevin Weisman (Alias) continue their guest roles.

9 p.m. on KRMA Independent Lens

An Indian-American man has plenty of matchmakers his entire family in the comedic documentary Meet the Patels, which traces his efforts to find new, post-breakup love while vacationing with his relatives. As seen through the eyes of his sister and incorporating animation, actor-comic Ravi Patel goes on various dates across the United States and Canada with particularly serious backing from his parents, who look forward to having grandchildren.

9:30 p.m. on KWGN Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Curb Your Enthusiasm alum Cheryl Hines, also of Son of Zorn now, turns up in this episode to prove her mettle at improv comedy. She teams with Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles to turn suggestions from the studio audience into skits and songs. Comedians Brad Sherwood and Jeff Davis, both veterans of this show, reappear in guest turns. Aisha Tyler is the host.

TUESDAY

6 p.m. on TCM Movie: Arsenic and Old Lace

Cary Grants star presence and broad performance style throw this 1944 Frank Capra adaptation of the hit Broadway comedy a mite out of whack, but Josephine Hull and Jean Adair are delights reprising their stage roles as a pair of old maids who dispatch lonely gentleman callers with poisoned wine. Raymond Massey also stars.

7 p.m. on CBS NCIS

A crossover story with NCIS: New Orleans begins with Sister City: Part One, as everyone aboard a private plane dies from poisoning. Two factors draw Gibbs and his team into the probe: The flight to Washington, D.C. originated in the Big Easy; and Abbys (Pauley Perrette) brother (guest star Tyler Ritter), who prepared its food, is missing. The investigation comes to involve the private tech company the plane was connected to.

7 p.m. on KRMA American Masters

The finale of the programs 30th season, the new profile Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future looks at the personal and professional lives of the architectural visionary whose accomplishments include St. Louis Gateway Arch and the TWA Flight Center at New Yorks Kennedy Airport. His cinematographer son Eric guides a tour of the works, incorporating archival interviews with the elder Saarinen and his second wife Aline, a noted art critic.

7 p.m. on ABC The Middle

With one more season beyond its eighth, this sitcom will tie the run of star Patricia Heatons long-lasting Everybody Loves Raymond. In The Core Group. Axl (Charlie McDermott) introduces his girlfriend April (guest star Greer Grammer, whose father Kelsey starred with Heaton in Back to You) to Frankie and Mike (Heaton, Neil Flynn), but theyre unsettled by one rather unusual trait she has. Eden Sher and Atticus Shaffer also star.

7 p.m. on KDVR Brooklyn Nine-Nine

When the detectives of the Nine-Nine play host to their counterparts from a neighboring precinct, the occasion reunites Jake (Andy Samberg) with his old partner (guest star Damon Wayans Jr.), a situation that brings out the green-eyed monster in Charles (Joe Lo Truglio), in The Nine-Eight. Despite the best efforts of the hosts, the get-together doesnt go as well as they had hoped. Andre Braugher, Melissa Fumero and Terry Crews also star.

7 p.m. on TNT Good Behavior

Letty (Michelle Dockery) finds herself reversing roles with her tough-as-nails mother (Lusia Strus) when she has to bail Estelle out of jail in a new episode called It Still Fits b***h. Letty also is none too pleased when Jacobs (Nyles Steele) birth father shows up uninvited to a family event. Juan Diego Botto and Terry Kinney also star.

7:30 p.m. on KDVR New Girl

In Big Mama P, Jess (Zooey Deschanel) decides to stage a big party for the affianced Schmidt and Cece (Max Greenfield, Hannah Simone) not realizing Ceces mother (guest star Anna George) doesnt know about the engagement. Jake Johnson and Lamorne Morris also star.

8 p.m. on KWGN The Flash

The effects of Flashpoint cause complications again in Shade, as Wally (Keiynan Lonsdale) is perplexed by the dreams he has about being Kid Flash. Of course, Barry (Grant Gustin) knows the reason and he ultimately decides he needs to share it with Wally, as well as with Iris and Joe (Candice Patton, Jesse L. Martin). Danielle Panabaker, Tom Cavanagh and Carlos Valdes also star.

8 p.m. on CBS The 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors

This years ceremony for performing-arts titans is tinged with sadness, since the Eagles tribute had been delayed by the illness of member Glenn Frey, who since has passed. The bands surviving musicians are saluted at the title Washington, D.C., site as are acting icon Al Pacino, veteran singer-songwriter James Taylor, gospel-and-blues legend Mavis Staples and pianist Martha Argerich. Other entertainers honor their careers as Stephen Colbert hosts.

8 p.m. on KRMA Frontline

Stories of refugees and migrants trying to escape bloodshed and persecution in their homelands get particularly personal detail in the new episode Exodus, which uses footage taken on their cell phones to show their flights toward hoped-for safety in Europe. By showing the individuals literally on the run, the effect is less a clinical study and more a You Are There-style look at the desperation experienced by those seeking better and safer lives.

8 p.m. on ABC Fresh Off the Boat

Believing hes figured out a way to sail through school, Eddie (Hudson Yang) educates Emery (Forest Wheeler) on how to use their heritage to get special treatment from teachers in Breaking Chains. Louis (Randall Park) thinks hes doing a good thing in hiring a housekeeper to help Jessica (Constance Wu) who doesnt take it that way. Ian Chen, Lucille Soong and Chelsey Crisp also star.

8 p.m. on NBC This Is Us

The very fine first episode of this drama introduces several characters who have the same birthday and face individual challenges and who have connections that reveal themselves over time. Among them: the husband (Milo Ventimiglia) of a woman (Mandy Moore) whos expecting triplets; a businessman (Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) who finds the father who abandoned him; and a resentful actor (Justin Hartley).

8 p.m. on KDVR Bones

A serial killer known as the Puppeteer continues to plague the team in The Nightmare in the Nightmare. Brennan (Emily Deschanel) regrets not having caught the felon, who retains his victims bodies for a while after committing the murders and she could end up with a very personal reason for that remorse. Ryan ONeal reprises his guest role as Brennans father. David Boreanaz also stars.

8 p.m. on USA Shooter

In the new Danger Close, Bob Lee (Ryan Phillippe) makes a cross-country trek on a quest to find the only remaining Black King rifle, hoping that it will lead him to the person behind the plot. Meanwhile, Nadine (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) desperately tries to connect with a Ukrainian reporter who can shed important light on the motives behind the conspiracy, while Isaac (Omar Epps) gets a directive that makes him question his allegiance. Julia (Shantel VanSanten) must deal with a traitor within her family.

8:30 p.m. on ABC The Real ONeals

This sitcom made enough of a mark as a midseason entry to earn renewal for a second round, which began with The Real Thang. Martha Plimpton continues as the matriarch of the family that has undergone a lot of changes, but this story is packed with familiar guest stars including Jane Lynch, RuPaul and Lance Bass playing themselves as Kenny (Noah Galvin) marks National Coming Out Day at school. Jay R. Ferguson also stars. Two more episodes follow.

9 p.m. on KWGN No Tomorrow

Prompted by Evie (Tori Anderson), Xavier (Joshua Sasse) tries to come to terms with his past in the new episode No Soup for You. A major part of that is his effort to resolve his differences with his father (guest star Steven Brand). In Xaviers absence, spending more time with Timothy (Jesse Rath) proves revelatory for Evie. Hanks (Jonathan Langdon) attempt to help an ill Deirdre (Amy Pietz) becomes complicated. Sarayu Blue also stars.

9 p.m. on NBC Chicago Fire

Caseys (Jesse Spencer) careers merge in Nobody Else Is Dying Today, as his political duties take him to a warehouse where an acid spill occurs. He uses his fireman skills to try to save a father and daughter and himself. While assisting Dawson (Monica Raymund) with a senior citizen, Brett (Kara Killmer) continues her covert plan with Mouch (Christian Stolte). Amy Morton appears in her Chicago P.D. role. Natalie Alyn Lind also guest stars.

WEDNESDAY

8 a.m. on SHOW Homeland

Season 6 of this Emmy-winning drama series premieres on January 15, but superfans or latecomers can revisit or get up to speed with the storylines and characters via a marathon of Seasons 1-5 that Showtime starts today. A complete season will air each day through this coming Sunday, New Years Day. Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin are among the regular cast members.

11 a.m. on TNT Animal Kingdom

Adapted from a critically acclaimed 2010 Australian feature film, this edgy drama revolves around a spectacularly dysfunctional Southern California crime family headed by tough-as-nails grandmother Janine Smurf Cody (Ellen Barkin). Into this world moves a teenage grandson, Joshua (Finn Cole, Peaky Blinders), after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. Scott Speedman (Underworld), Shawn Hatosy (Southland) and Ben Robson also star in this marathon of the entire first season of the series.

7 p.m. on CBS Undercover Boss

Greg Scott, the CEO of womens fashion retailer New York and Company, goes undercover at his firm in this new episode. The corporate aim is to keep clothing styles current yet affordable, and for their assistance in helping him to do that and maintain a good reputation and financial success, Scott rewards some of his workers in surprising and, in certain cases, emotional ways.

7 p.m. on KRMA Nature

The new episode Cold Warriors: Wolves and Buffalo examines the dangerous relationship between the title creatures, which has long seen buffalo hunted by wolves across North America. Despite the related threat of near-extinction, their situation remains in Canadas Wood Buffalo National Park, where a filmmaker who has observed the animals interaction for more than two decades documents the ongoing life-or-death struggle between them.

7 p.m. on ABC The Goldbergs

What can you learn from The Brady Bunch? Erica and Adam (Hayley Orrantia, Sean Giambrone) take the lead of that classic sitcom in dealing with crushes in George! George Glass! Adam plays a game of paintball, and Erica has worries about what her friends might think about her supposed boyfriend. Beverly and Murray (Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff Garlin) quibble over the Live Aid concert. Joanna Kerns (Growing Pains) directed the tale.

7 p.m. on NBC Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

An athletes (guest star Brit Morgan) secrets make her hesitant to testify against her attacker, since she fears whats revealed on the witness stand could affect both the case and her Olympic bid negatively, in Heightened Emotions. Rollins (Kelli Giddish) sister Kim (guest star Lindsay Pulsipher) earns parole, leading to a tense reunion. Theo Stockman also guest stars. Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T and Raul Esparza also star. Another episode follows.

7 p.m. on A&E Duck Dynasty

Willie is driven to distraction as he tries to come up with some way to make a grand romantic gesture for Korie, preferably without actually spending any money, in a new episode called Drive-In Revivin. Meanwhile, Jase and Missy pit their matchmaking skills against each other as they compete to see who can find a girlfriend for Mountain Man.

7 p.m. on HIST Vikings

Because of his disability, Ivar (Alex Hogh Andersen previously known as The Boneless) has spent much of his life feeling alienated from his heroic father, Ragnar (Travis Fimmel). As the two men continue their travels together in the new episode All His Angels, however, father and son arrive at a new level of mutual understanding as they plot against the Saxons. Katheryn Winnick, Gustaf Skarsgard and Alexander Ludwig also star.

7:30 p.m. on ABC Speechless

Micah Fowler makes a compelling central figure in this comedy, being a series lead with cerebral palsy. His condition fits his character, a youth with special needs whose mother (a well-cast Minnie Driver) is determined to see that he gets a fair shake while she also tries to give her other children the attention they need. Friends veteran Scott Silveri is the shows creator and executive producer. John Ross Bowie also stars in this series pilot.

8 p.m. on KWGN Arrow

The revamped Team Arrow starts to take shape in The Recruits, as Curtis (Echo Kellum), Wild Dog (guest star Rick Gonzalez) and Evelyn Sharp (guest star Madison McLaughlin) become Olivers (Stephen Amell) intended allies in adventure. However, as their training progresses, not all of them may be up to the required tasks. Flashbacks detail the roots of Olivers association with the Bratva. Emily Bett Rickards also stars.

8 p.m. on CBS MacGyver

An old enemy known as The Ghost (guest star Niko Nicotera) torments MacGyver (Lucas Till) again in Wrench. That title describes what our hero has available, as well as some rope, as he tries to dismantle a bomb that the villain has planted near the United Nations Building in New York. MacGyver also has a personal score to settle with the nemesis, who killed his mentor. George Eads, Sandrine Holt, Justin Hires and Tristin Mays also star.

8 p.m. on KRMA NOVA

Its long been among the symbols of a certain time and culture, but just what went into the creation of a chariot in terms of design and materials? Building Pharaohs Chariot addresses the question from a very modern stance, as engineers, woodworkers and archaeologists and even horse trainers, which makes sense participate in building two such vehicles from the ground up. Theyre then put to the test in an appropriate locale, the desert near Cairo.

8 p.m. on ABC Modern Family

Martin Short guest stars in Blindsided as a veteran marketer who conveys his professional theories to promotions novice Haley (Sarah Hyland). Luke and Mannys (Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez) competition to become senior-class president prompts a rivalry between their families. Cam (Eric Stonestreet) takes action to ensure that his star football player wont have to leave the area. Ed ONeill, Julie Bowen and Jesse Tyler Ferguson also star.

8 p.m. on SYFY Incorporated

In the new episode Prophet and Loss, Ben (Sean Teale) is forced to improvise frantically when he realizes Roger (Douglas Nyback) is close to learning Elenas (Denyse Tontz) secret. As Laura (Allison Miller) steps up her trauma therapy, Elizabeth (Julia Ormond) leans on Ben to finish an important assignment. Julian (Dennis Haysbert) helps a friend in distress, while in flashback Aaron (Teale again) sleuths the cause of a deadly fire.

8:31 p.m. on ABC blackish

Were going to Disney World! The Johnsons actually are, in the episode VIP. Dre (Anthony Anderson) wants to show his family the fun time he aspired to when he was young, and a tour guide (guest star Jim Rash, Community) helps him and his children make the most of their time there. Bow, Pops and Ruby (Tracee Ellis Ross, Laurence Fishburne, Jenifer Lewis) find other ways to occupy their time at the Florida theme park.

9 p.m. on KWGN Supergirl

The first rule of an alien fight club is well, if you know the first rule of a human one, you can guess. Survivors revolves around such a secret set-up for those from other worlds, and Kara and Alex (Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh) discover it while probing a murder. The sinister Roulette (guest star Dichen Lachman) runs the physically brutal operation. Hank (David Harewood) tries to forge a connection with MGann (guest star Sharon Leal).

9 p.m. on CBS Criminal Minds

A certain case hits JJ (A.J. Cook) so hard, in its aftermath, she tells her husband Will (guest star Josh Stewart) about it when shes ordered to take some time off in Sick Day. It involved two kidnapped children, and it had deeply personal relevance for her. This marked founding cast member Thomas Gibsons final episode of the series. Joe Mantegna, Matthew Gray Gubler, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler and Adam Rodriguez also star.

9 p.m. on KRMA Egypts Treasure Guardians

For those who still may believe certain things will last forever without getting some help, heres a new documentary that confirms otherwise, examining the efforts of a number of people to preserve the history and artifacts of one of the most exotic destinations in the world. Not only do their activities look to the past, they also have an eye forward, attempting to ensure that Egypts tourism business will endure for many years to come.

9 p.m. on ABC Match Game

Saturday Night Lives Leslie Jones is on the panel of celebrities who have to fill in the blanks in this new episode. So is Josh Charles, dryly humorous on Sports Night before he started his much more dramatic run on The Good Wife. Host Alec Baldwin also calls upon Leah Remini and 30 Rock alum Jack McBrayer, among others.

9 p.m. on NBC Chicago P.D.

One of the departments own becomes a crime victim, as Platt (Amy Morton) is attacked after visiting her father (guest star Chelcie Ross) in All Cylinders Firing. Voight, Lindsay and Halstead (Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer) investigate and also support a distraught Mouch (Christian Stolte) at Chicago Med in the aftermath of the assault. The danger to Platts family doesnt end there, though. Jon Seda and Elias Koteas also star.

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