What towatch
SUNDAY
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
NASCAR Cup Series: Championship 4
NBC, 2 p.m. Live
The four remaining drivers eligible for the NASCAR Cup Series season championship duke it out at Phoenix Raceway, with the best finisher among them claiming the title.
The Simpsons
FOX, 7 p.m.
In the new episode “The 7 Beer Itch,” Homer (voice of Dan Castellaneta) falls under the spell of a British femme fatale (guest voice of Olivia Colman).
Christmas
With the Darlings
Hallmark Channel, 7 p.m.
Original Film
When an assistant (Katrina Law, Arrow) gives her final notice, she is drawn into helping the charming younger brother (Carlo Marks, Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday) of her wealthy boss as he looks after his orphaned nieces and nephew through Christmas.
AVeryCharming Christmas Town
Lifetime, 7 p.m. Original Film
City girl and travel and lifestyle blogger Aubrey Lang (Natalie Hall) goes to the little town of Solvang for her next holiday vlog piece after it’s voted Most Christmassy Town in the USA. There, an unlikely pairing with a local community coordinator (Jon Prescott) presents all sorts of mixed feelings.
Bless the Harts
FOX, 7:30 p.m.
Jenny (voice of Kristen Wiig) becomes the night manager at the Last Supper, and Betty and Brenda (voices of Maya Rudolph and Fortune Feimster) use a Pound Pinchers meeting to practice their comedy routine, in the new episode “Pound Pinchers.”
NCIS: Los Angeles
CBS, 7:30 p.m. Season Premiere
In the Season 12 premiere episode “The Bear,” a Russian bomber flying over the U.S. goes missing, sending Sam (LL Cool J) and Callen (Chris O’Donnell) on a mission to track it down and secure its weapons and intel.
Bob’s Burgers
FOX, 8 p.m.
Tina (voice of Dan Mintz) is put in charge of the Wagstaff School time capsule project, but she makes an enemy when she rejects a submission in the new episode “Fast Time Capsules at Wagstaff School.”
NCIS: NewOrleans
CBS, 8:30 p.m. Season Premiere
Season 7 of NCIS: New Orleans kicks off with a two-part premiere episode called “Something in the Air.” Tammy (Vanessa Ferlito) and Carter (Charles Michael Davis) investigate a suspicious death aboard a humanitarian ship offshore, where they learn that some of the crew are infected with COVID-19.
Family Guy
FOX, 8:30 p.m.
Peter (voice of Seth MacFarlane) misinterprets his role as a godfather by becoming an actual gangster in the new episode “La Famiglia Guy.”
The Christmas Bow
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9 p.m. Original Film
When an accident puts her music dreams on hold, a gifted violinist (Lucia Micarelli) reconnects with an old family friend (Michael
Rady), who helps her heal and find love during the holidays.
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times ofGodfather ofHarlem
EPIX, 9 p.m. New Docuseries
This four-part docuseries is inspired by the music and subjects featured in Godfather of Harlem. It brings alive the dramatic true story of Harlem and its music during the 1960s and connects that history to the present moment. Combining interviews, archival footage, evocative imagery and key moments from the series itself, this documentary takes audiences on a musical journey that brings to life the excitement of Harlem and introduces the artists who dared to use their voices, instruments and lyrics to take a stand against oppression.
I Love aMama’s Boy
TLC, 9 p.m.
In “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” Emily reacts to Shekeb ditching her to tend to his mother. Stephanie finds herself struggling to win Liz’s acceptance. Jason shares bad news with his mom.
Moonbase 8
Showtime, 10 p.m. New Series
In this new six-part comedy series, John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen and Tim Heidecker play three unlikely astronauts who have ambitions of going to the moon but are instead toiling away in isolation at a simulated moon habitat in the Arizona desert. NFL player Travis Kelce guest-stars in the premiere episode “Dry,” which involves a critically low water supply at the base.