What to watch
TUESDAY
Dec. 14, 2021
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Russell Howard: Lubricant
Netflix
This two-part special features comic Russell Howard’s delayed-yet-delighted return to the stage and a look at his life during an unexpected lockdown.
The Future Diary
Netflix New Series
The concept of this legendary reality series about people looking for love was born on Japanese television over 20 years ago and is updated and rebooted on Netflix. Two people who have never met before are cast to live out a romantic storyline by following a rough “script” in a diary that is handed to them containing only a basic outline of a story. Their semifictional exchange, based on the casts’ own words, takes them through an experience that could ultimately influence how they view one another. Will the casts’ scripted adventures lead to real romance?
The Murders at Starved Rock
HBO, 7 p.m. New Series
The February 2020 parole of now-82-yearold convicted triple murderer Chester Weger helped send photographer David Raccuglia — son of the original prosecutor in the grisly case — on an odyssey to find the truth about the 1960 murders of three women in an Illinois state park.
Ghosts of Christmas Past
Lifetime, 7 p.m. Original Film
Ellie (Annie Clark), a serial “ghoster” on dating apps, is told by a fortuneteller that she must resolve her past and make amends with all of those she ghosted before Christmas, or she is destined to never find true love! Over the course of one week,
she takes it upon herself to track down all the men she ghosted before the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve and discovers love in the process.
Fixer to Fabulous Holiday Surprise
HGTV, 8 p.m.
Furry friends need fab homes, too! In this inspirational one-hour special, Fixer to Fabulous home renovators Dave and Jenny Marrs spruce up a run-down animal shelter just in time for holiday pet-adoption season. The end result is paws-itively incredible.