Monday, Dec. 2
Streaming:
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew [new; special night] (9 pm, Disney+)
A Spielberg-inspired coming-of-age tale set within the Star Wars universe—specifically, after the events of Return of the Jedi and concurrent with The Mandalorian, though prior knowledge of the franchise is not a prerequisite—the long-delayed Skeleton Crew follows four kids who make a mysterious discovery on their home planet and then must find their way back home after getting lost in the galaxy. The series comes from Jon Watts (director of the well-received recent Spider-Man films) and Christopher Ford (who co-wrote Spider-Man: Homecoming) and features an all-star roster of directors including Lee Isaac Chung (Twisters), the Daniels (Everything Everywhere All at Once), David Lowery (The Green Knight), Bryce Dallas Howard (The Mandalorian), and Jake Schreier (the upcoming Thunderbolts*). The adult cast is led by Jude Law and also includes Nick Frost, Tunde Adebimpe, and Kerry Condon. Eight episodes; two stream today, followed by one episode weekly through Jan. 14. Subsequent episodes stream on Tuesday night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f19gfOMZTtghttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt20600980/ Broadcast and cable:
9-1-1: Lone Star (fall finale) (8 pm, Fox)
Returns Jan. 20.
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (special) (8-9 pm, ABC)
Superman & Lois (season 4 and series finale) (8 pm, CW)
Press Your Luck: Holiday Extravaganza III (special) (9-10 pm, ABC)
Trivial Pursuit (special night) (9 pm, CW)
Fox Special: TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas (special) (9-10 pm, Fox)
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Tuesday, Dec. 3
Streaming:
Jack in Time for Christmas (special) (12:01 am, Prime Video)
Jack Whitehall is joined by Michael Bublé, Dave Bautista, Rebel Wilson, Jimmy Fallon, Daisy May Cooper, and Tom Davies as he finds himself stranded in the USA with just four days to make it back to the UK for Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84BEV7q6CcMFortune Feimster: Crushing It! (comedy special) (3:01 am, Netflix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sbpA9MpU8Ehttps://www.netflix.com/title/81713903as1one: The Israeli-Palestinian Pop Music Journey [new; complete limited series] (3:01 am, Paramount+)
Follow the journey of Jewish and Arab artists who've come together to form the next hit pop group. Four episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgpHpceqUNMGirls Gone Wild: The Untold Story [new; complete limited series] (3:01 am, Peacock)
Before the spread of social media and easy access to online porn, Joe Francis' multi-million dollar "Girls Gone Wild" franchise, a series of tapes sold on late night television that featured young spring breakers baring their breasts for T-shirts and hats, had a shocking grip on popular culture. Including Francis’ first in-depth, in-person, on-the-record interview with a journalist in almost a decade, as well as exclusive access to his former employees, enemies, and survivors, "Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story" offers an astonishing and wide-ranging account of a man whose impact on American culture cannot be overstated, whose alleged sins are numerous, and who now lives in exile on a sprawling estate in Mexico amidst the rubble of his once mighty empire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz-EnzKZahgJung Kook: I Am Still the Original [new; complete limited series] (3:01 am, Disney+)
Korean series; three episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSBuIeybtuk Broadcast and cable:
CMA Country Christmas (special) (8-9 pm, ABC)
Accused (season 2 finale; special time) (8 and 9 pm, two episodes, Fox)
St. Denis Medical (fall finale) (8 pm, NBC)
Returns Jan. 14.
Night Court (fall finale) (8:30 pm, NBC)
Returns Jan. 14.
Hard Knocks: In Season With the AFC North (season 4 premiere) (9 pm, HBO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOacCz1ftP4The Irrational (fall finale) (10 pm, NBC)
Returns Jan. 7.
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Wednesday, Dec. 4
Streaming:
Pop Culture Jeopardy! [new] (12:01 am, Prime Video)
A new tournament-style Jeopardy! spinoff hosted by Colin Jost and featuring teams rather than individual contestants. New episodes arrive each Wednesday. 40 half-hour episodes, with the first three released today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L8iDfTPKOcLight Shop [new] (12:01 am, Hulu)
An adaptation of Kangfull's hit webtoon of the same name, "Light Shop" follows six strangers, each grappling with a traumatic event from their past. As they go about their daily lives, they slowly come to realize that something is very wrong - they just can't figure out what. Desperate for answers and searching for a way back to normalcy, the strangers are drawn to a mysterious light shop at the end of a foreboding alleyway, which holds the key to their past, present and future. Full of mystery and intrigue, "Light Shop" promises to take viewers on an emotional adventure through its unique and heart wrenching premise. Eight episodes released over three weeks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Caap8RC9hzkThe Children's Train [Il treno dei bambini] (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
Naples, Quartieri Spagnoli, 1946. In a situation of extreme poverty, Antonietta, Amerigo’s mother, faces the hardest decision of her life: letting her son go to give him the hope of a better future. Italian film; 1h 46m.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Aljh0U8Hkhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81685656https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29242846/Churchill at War [new; complete limited series] (3:01 am, Netflix)
This captivating 4-part docuseries examines Winston Churchill's pivotal role in World War II and the formative events that made him an ideal leader for the era. Brought to life with his own words, the series explores Churchill's wartime strategy and the legacy that follows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Ot8acAbsghttps://www.netflix.com/title/81609374The Only Girl in the Orchestra (documentary short) (3:01 am, Netflix)
This short documentary celebrates trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien, the first woman to become a full-time member of the New York Philharmonic. 34m.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNojvRebRV4https://www.netflix.com/title/81777798Tomorrow and I [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Netflix)
When 'Thai traditions' are tested by advanced 'technology,' what will Thailand look like in the future? Thai series; four episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4uREuiZicwhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81522263https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31158590/The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On (season 3 premiere) (3:01 am, Netflix)
Get hitched or call it quits? Couples put their love to the test while shacking up with other potential matches in a provocative reality series. Ten episodes.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81292203 Broadcast and cable:
Christmas in Rockefeller Center (special) (8-10 pm, NBC)
Abbott Elementary (fall finale) (8 and 8:30 pm, two episodes, ABC)
Returns Jan. 8?
Celebrity Family Feud (special) (9-10 pm, ABC)
The Summit (season 1 finale) (9:30 to 10:30 pm, CBS)
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular (special) (10-11 pm, NBC)
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Thursday, Dec. 5
Streaming:
The Red Virgin [La virgen roja] (movie) (12:01 am, Prime Video)
Set in 1930s Spain, the film follows a precocious and prolific writer who is raised by her mother to become the model of future women. Spanish film; 1h 54m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27599713/Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story [new; complete limited series] (12:01 am, Prime Video)
"Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story" is a four-part documentary that penetrates the neon-hued world of Lisa Frank Inc., a brand that defined girlhood for a generation of Americans only to seemingly disappear overnight. Behind the rainbows and psychedelic illustrations, we unravel a nostalgia-soaked, stranger-than-fiction tale that takes us into the hidden world that has been lurking at the heart of the company for decades.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXyTaS0Xfdkhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt33336279/Wild Crime (complete season 4) (12:01 am, Hulu)
"Wild Crime: Eleven Skulls" delves into the haunting 2012 disappearance of Samantha Koenig, an 18-year-old Anchorage barista last seen leaving her place of work with an unknown man on a dark winter night. The search for Koenig leads FBI and police from Alaska's wilderness to the remote forests of Washington's Olympic National Park, all the way to rural Vermont, exposing a killer's terrifying trail of crimes. Four episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcB0z5lQtBsBeastars (complete part 1 of final season 3) (3:01 am, Netflix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHqEcXFj8HYhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81054847Black Doves [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Netflix)
The secret life of Helen Webb (Kiera Knightly) as a married British spy is threatened when her lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is killed. With help from her friend Sam (Ben Whishaw), they search for why he was killed in this British spy thriller from Joe Barton. Six episodes; a second season has already been greenlit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R0d2jW7a-I [trailer 1]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shzJzjVscno [trailer 2]
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/black-doves/ [score 75]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27995113/Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Netflix)
As her 16th birthday approaches, a not-so-average teen rediscovers the fiery powers she's long suppressed and is forced to face her demons literally. Animated teen series; 13 episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHYcymIQ7xohttps://www.netflix.com/title/81310438Sorry Not Sorry [new] (3:01 am, Netflix)
Dumped overnight, Ji Song Yi is left burdened by the difficulties of single life, part-time jobs, and paying off her newlywed home loan. She keeps up the ruse of being a happily married woman to save herself from being estranged from the married townswomen. Korean series; 12 episodes apparently released weekly. Announced for today but seemingly not yet on Netflix's website.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBEsxmaKxNIhttps://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/k-dramas/sorry-not-sorry-new-weekly-k-drama-coming-to-netflix-in-december-2024/White Lies [new to US] (3:01 am, Sundance Now)
Set in Cape Town, investigative journalist Edie Hansen (Natalie Dormer) looks into her estranged brother's murder and is at odds with detective Forty Bell (Brendon Daniels) in the South African (where it premiered in March) drama series. Eight episodes; the first two stream today, with the rest following once weekly through Jan. 16.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26925240/ [rating 6.1]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A652QhF-6gCreature Commandos [new] (3:01 am, Max)
Written and produced by James Gunn, this seven-episode adult animated DC Comics series—intended to kick of a new and improved DC Universe—focuses on a secretive team of monsters recruited for difficult missions. The voice cast includes David Harbour, Frank Grillo, Viola Davis, Maria Bakalova, Sean Gunn, Alan Tudyk, Indira Varma, Steve Agee, and Anya Chalotra. Two episodes stream today, with the rest released once weekly through Jan. 9.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdahDEpqPA8https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26545355/Jokes On Us: New Voices in Comedy (comedy special) (3:01 am, Tubi)
Comedy newcomers Cris Sosa, Daniela Mora and Grant Moore riff on self-identity, sugar daddies, and subway etiquette in a lively night of laughs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax3CeXai6SA Broadcast and cable:
The Great Christmas Light Fight (season 12 premiere) (8 and 9 pm, two episodes, ABC)
Six episodes, with two each Thursday night through Dec. 19. Already renewed for season 13.
Hell's Kitchen (fall finale) (8 pm, Fox)
Returns Jan. 2.
You Better Watch Out (movie) (8 pm, LMN)
It’s Christmas Eve and Aubrey is rushing to Chicago for the birth of her sister’s baby. Her plane is grounded in a snow storm, leaving her stranded for the night at a small town airport. Aubrey unexpectedly stumbles into the middle of a kidnapping and throws herself into danger as she tries to save the young girl stranded at the airport with them. Stars Monaye Moyes, Michael Silberblatt, Lisa Long, Sophie Macleod, Bryan Bachman, and Jenna Zhu.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/you-better-watch-outhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt34622080/A Dance in the Snow (movie) (8 pm, Hallmark Mystery)
Melanie’s 17-year-old autistic daughter Jenny is a senior in high school and looking forward to college. After a bad experience her junior year, Jenny is not interested in attending her final Christmas dance before graduating. Melanie decides to surprise Jenny by getting involved in the school’s planning committee to create a welcoming dance for all students. Meanwhile, Jenny and her friends secretly plan their own party, in part to honor Melanie. Melanie works with Jenny’s literature teacher on the dance and starts to fall for him while Jenny develops something special with a new classmate at school. When their secrets snowball, however, their plans begin to drive a wedge between the usually tightknit mother and daughter at the holidays. Stars Erica Cerra, Mark Ghanimé, Vanessa Burghardt and Dorian Giordano.
https://www.hallmarkmystery.com/a-dance-in-the-snowhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt33885270/Crime Scene Kitchen (season 3 finale) (9 pm, Fox)
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Friday, Dec. 6
Streaming:
The Sticky [new; complete limited series] (12:01 am, Prime Video)
A little over a decade ago, thieves made off with nearly 3,000 tons of maple syrup in Quebec in an event quickly labeled The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist. That tale is now recounted in Amazon's dark comedy series starring Margo Martindale, Chris Diamantopoulos, Guillaume Cyr and Jamie Lee Curtis. All six half-hour episodes stream today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvjIKMb5oSchttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt19636984/Paris Has Fallen [new; complete season 1] (12:01 am, Hulu)
When a terrorist group attacks a high-profile event with the French Minister of Defense as their target, protection officer Vincent Taleb (Tewfik Jallab) finds himself working with street-smart MI6 operative Zara Taylor (Ritu Arya) to save the day. But when events take a dark turn, Vincent and Zara realize that the plan extends beyond just one politician. Can this unlikely pair stop Paris from falling to a man determined on vengeance? This UK-French TV series spinoff from the "... Has Fallen" action film franchise makes its U.S. debut with all eight episodes streaming today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRdy4jmHOgYhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt33184638/Critical Incident [new to US; complete season 1) (12:01 am, Hulu)
While on patrol for a teenage suspect, Senior Constable Zilifcar 'Zil' Ahmed (Akshay Khanna) pursues Dalia (Zoë Boe). In the chaos and confusion of the pursuit, a bystander is critically injured. Zil's world comes crashing down when he discovers Dalia was in fact not the perpetrator. The immense guilt over the bystander's injuries, coupled with the pressure of the critical incident investigation and the public scrutiny, creates an unbearable burden for Zil. Encouraged by his brothers in blue, he becomes obsessed with pinning something on Dalia. Australian series (where it premiered in August); six episodes.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31591492/ [rating 6.4]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX9FPsZ1vs8Buddy's Holiday Recipe Rumble [new; complete season 1) (12:01 am, Hulu)
Join Buddy Valastro on his festive mission to find the ultimate holiday family recipe! Each episode, two families will battle it out, showcasing their most delicious, crowd-pleasing holiday dishes. Does your family have what it takes to sleigh the competition? Let's find out!
Fly Me to the Moon (movie; streaming premiere) (12:01 am, Apple TV+)
Marketing maven Kelly Jones wreaks havoc on NASA launch director Cole Davis's already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, the countdown truly begins. Stars Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum; 2h 12m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1896747/ [rating 6.6]
Biggest Heist Ever (documentary) (3:01 am, Netflix)
Morgan, a hipster rapper otherwise known as Razzlekhan and a Forbes contributor, and her husband Lichtenstein were arrested after being accused of conspiring to launder nearly 120,000 Bitcoin. 1h 25m.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81600031https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yzcg2rtMnIhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt18224682/Camp Crasher [Campamento con mamá] (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
Patri Peiró, a controlling mother who thinks she’s way cooler than she actually is, is struggling to connect with her 13-year-old son Ramiro, who is determined to move in with his father. When Patri volunteers to take Ramiro and his friends to school camp after the bus driver fails a breathalyzer test, she has the length of the trip to prove how cool she really is and convince her son to stay with her. Argentine film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlOFh9ksLs8https://www.netflix.com/title/81728301https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29368988/Echoes of the Past [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Netflix)
Falsely accused of murdering his sister Nadia during a diving trip, Yehia spends years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. Now, 15 years later, he returns to untangle the web of lies and track down the true perpetrator. But will he succeed? Egyptian series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UxkBUZkD_Yhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81574314https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31106358/Mary (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
A miraculous conception. A merciless king. A murderous pursuit. Mary's journey to give birth to Jesus unfolds in this biblical coming-of-age epic. Stars Noa Cohen (as Mary) and Anthony Hopkins (as King Herod). 1 hr 52 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d74vHvsACSshttps://www.netflix.com/title/81920791https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32084246/A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter (variety special) (9 pm, Netflix)
Guests include Chappell Roan, Sania Twain, Kali Uchis, Quinta Brunson, Sean Astin, and Jillian Bell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd5Pz38FDQshttps://www.netflix.com/title/81912861Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, Max)
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife. 1h 45m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2049403/ [rating 6.8]
Speak No Evil (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, Peacock)
A family is invited to spend a whole weekend in a lonely home in the countryside, but as the weekend progresses, they realize that a dark side lies within the family who invited them. Stars James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Aisling Franciosi and Alix West Lefler. 1h 50m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27534307/ [rating 6.9]
Christmas Eve in Miller's Point (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, AMC+)
On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own. 1h 46m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25052668/ [rating 5.6]
Toxic Harmony (movie) (3:01 am, Tubi)
After parting from her girl group, a singer finds both fame and danger after capturing the attention of a powerful but mysterious record label executive. Stars Ashley Love-Mills, Barton Fitzpatrick, Miah Blake, Donovan W. Carter and Jamal Lloyd Johnson; 1 hr 32 min.
https://tubitv.com/movies/100024988/toxic-harmonyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwpZQxDyUHchttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt32083116/ Broadcast and cable:
Private Princess Christmas (movie) (8 pm, Hallmark Channel)
Vi, better known as Princess Violet of Wingravia, adores the privileges of being a royal, if none of the responsibilities. After being disappointed by Vi one time too many, the Queen decides to test her daughter’s mettle once and for all and issues an ultimatum: Vi must pass a vigorous leadership boot camp in Colorado or lose the throne to her uncle. At boot camp, Vi and her fellow cadets are put through a rigorous grind under the uncompromising supervision of Captain Ryan Douglas. Stars Ali Skovbye, Derek Klena and Erica Durance.
https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/private-princess-christmashttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt33885277/Happy’s Place (special time) (9:15 pm, NBC)
Moves from 8 pm for tonight only.
Lopez vs. Lopez (special time) (9:45 pm, NBC)
Moves from 8:30 pm for tonight only.
The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI (documentary) (10 pm, Showtime)
"The Honey Trap" is a dramatic tale of espionage, propaganda, and romance, following the infamous Berlin rapper Denis Cuspert aka Deso Dogg and his journey from artist to MMA fighter to ISIS recruiter. When the FBI assigns a translator to monitor Cuspert, her quest to get close to him takes over her life. The Honey Trap reveals the powers that shape our world and what happens to those who step into the crossfire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KEGR5LF-PUhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt33055525/(end)
Selected programming for Dec. 2-6, 2024
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