What to watch FRIDAY
Dec. 31, 2021
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The Established Home Magnolia Network on Discovery+
New Series
Designer Jean Stoffer takes on some of her most ambitious projects to date around her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She shares the inspiration behind her stunning designs as well as the important role family plays in her life and business.
Queer Eye
Season Premiere
Netflix
The Emmy-winning series returns for Season 6, with the show’s fearless ambassadors heading to Texas, with a home base in Austin, in search of a whole new roster of heroes in need of a little TLC.
The Lost Daughter
Netflix Feature Film Exclusive
In this psychological drama, Leda (Olivia Colman), while alone on a seaside vacation, becomes consumed with a young mother and daughter as she watches them on the beach. Unnerved by their compelling relationship, Leda is overwhelmed by her own memories of the terror, confusion and intensity of early motherhood and is forced to face the unconventional choices she made as a young mother and their consequences. Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris and Peter Sarsgaard also star in writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s feature directorial debut.
Stay Close New Series
Netflix
In this British crime drama, three people each conceal dark secrets that even those closest to them would never suspect. Megan (Cush Jumbo), a working mother of three, has run away from a dangerous past. Ray (Richard Armitage), a once-promising documentary photographer, is now stuck in a dead-end job pandering to celebrityobsessed rich kids. And Broome (James Nesbitt), a detective, is unable to let go of a missing person’s cold case. When the past comes back to haunt them, it threatens to ruin their lives and the lives of those around them.
College Football Playoff Semifinals
ESPN, Beginning at 2:30 p.m. Live
The No. 4 Cincinnati Bearcats face the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs battle the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines in the Capital One Orange Bowl in South Florida to determine the two teams that meet for the title Jan. 10.
Dick Clark’s
New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2022 ABC, 7 p.m. Live
In his 17th year, multihyphenate headlining host Ryan Seacrest will oversee New Year’s festivities in Times Square. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, America’s go-to annual New Year’s tradition, which celebrates the year’s very best in music. The show sets the stage to ring in the new year with more than 5 1/2 hours of dynamic performances and gives viewers a look at New Year’s celebrations from around the globe.
2021: It’s a Toast! NBC, 7 p.m.
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager raise a glass to 2022 with this two-hour, starstudded special that also offers a look back at the lighthearted and humorous moments that provided a much-needed break during the challenging 2021. The special will include interviews with celebrities, personalities and anchors including Michael Buble, Willie Geist, Savannah Guthrie, Ed Helms, Lester Holt, Matt Iseman, Carson Kressley, Harry Lennix, Loni Love, Howie Mandel, Amber Ruffin, Al Roker, Mike “The Miz” Mizanin, Mike Tirico, Lisa Vanderpump, Johnny Weir and more.
New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash CBS, 7:30 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
Country music’s hottest superstars ring in the new year from multiple locations in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Performers include Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Elle King, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Cole Swindell, Zac Brown Band and more.
How to With John Wilson HBO, 9 p.m. Season Finale
John Wilson’s documentary series that finds wisdom in New York City’s everyday experiences finishes its second season tonight.