AIR WARRIORS: “TOP GUNSHIPS” BIGFOOT IS REAL: “THE HUNT IS ON”
ATTACK OF THE YETI
Travel Channel, 8 p.m.
In this two-hour special, Dr. Mark Evans and a team of scientists embark on a dangerous expedition in the Himalayas to investigate recent sightings of a mysterious giant. Using cutting-edge analysis, they
MUSIC’S GREATEST MYSTERIES: “SATANIC, DISSED AND GODDESS”
AXS TV, 9 p.m.
What’s the satanic truth behind playing records backward? Was “Sweet Home Alabama” the first “diss track?” What explains the mysteries that surround Stevie Nicks?
THE OUTPOST: “THE HARDEST PART OF BEING QUEEN”
The CW, 9 p.m.
Falista’s (Georgia May Foote) anger is unleashed as she and Gwynn (Imogen Waterhouse) come to terms over Tobin (Aaron Fontaine). Janzo (Anand Desai-barochia) exposes a phony cure scheme. Talon (Jessica Green) seeks answers about her father.
■ CANDY LAND
Food Network, 9 p.m. Seasonfinale!host Kristin Chenoweth tasks the final two teams with whipping up one last delectable gift for Candy Land’s King Kandy.
DOOMSDAY: THE MISSING CHILDREN
Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
In the autumn of 2019, 7-yearold JJ Vallow and his stepsister, 17-year-old Tylee Ryan, disappear from their home in Rexburg, Idaho. As months pass with no explanation or answers on the kids’ whereabouts, police and family beg their mother, 46-year-old Lori Vallow, to produce the children or explain where they are. Ten months later, in June 2020, JJ and Tylee’s bodies are found buried in a makeshift grave on a rural Idaho farm, leaving their friends, family, law enforcement and the world to wonder — what happened to JJ and Tylee?
Smithsonian Channel, 9 p.m.
When ground troops are in trouble, they call for one thing: Close Air Support. Their guardian angels: the A-10 Thunderbolt, the F-16 Viper, the B-52 Stratofortress, the AC-130 and the Harrier Jump Jet. These planes fly some of the military’s riskiest missions, where crews fire at enemy combatants dangerously close to allied troops. These are high-stakes, high-stress missions in today’s toughest conflicts — Iraq and Afghanistan — where American and British lives hang in the balance.
A YEAR IN MUSIC: “2003”
AXS TV, 9:30 p.m.
This episode looks back at the musical year 2003, which saw Beyoncé make her solo debut, Amy Winehouse release her debut album and “American Idol” crown its first winner,
Kelly Clarkson. Meanwhile, 2003 marked a new era in the industry as music became available for streaming in a new online platform, and the world said goodbye to the Man in Black, Johnny Cash.
THE 22ND ANNUAL A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
CBS, 9:30 p.m.
Inspiring stories of adoption from foster care are shared in the Gayle King-hosted special, featuring performances by
Josh Groban, Miranda Lambert and Andrea Bocelli.
THIS IS LIFE WITH LISA LING: “PSYCHEDELIC HEALING”
CNN, 10 p.m. Seasonfinale!journalist Lisa Ling concludes the seventh season of her docuseries in which she travels across America to explore communities that are often misunderstood with a look at the rising popularity of psychedelic healing.
PROJECT CHRISTMAS WISH
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 10 p.m.
Originalfilm!for years Lucy has played Santa to her small town’s community by making their holiday wishes come true. But when Lucy grants a little girl’s wish for a Christmas like she used to have with her mom, she unexpectedly finds her own wishes coming true in life and love. Stars Amanda Schull and Travis Van Winkle.
Travel Channel, 10 p.m.
Don goes on a local TV show to reach out to the public about their Bigfoot sightings. The
Gulf Coast Bigfoot Research Organization travels to a rural area, where a family claims Bigfoot killed several of their dogs and attacked a young man. The hunt begins when another dog goes missing.
THE HOLLY AND THE IVY
TCM, 10:15 p.m. Catchaclassic!turner Classic Movies’ Classic Christmas Marathon continues and one of the highlights is “The Holly and the Ivy,” a heartwarming 1952 drama about an English family that is reunited during the holidays. With Christmas imminent, recently widowed village parson Martin Gregory (Ralph Richardson) is particularly looking forward to the holiday visit from his three grown children (Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton, Denholm Elliott). However, each has their own piece of difficult news to share — and they don’t know how to break it to a father they felt gave more attention to his parishioners than to them.