Los Angeles Times

TV THIS WEEK

- By Matt Cooper

SUNDAY

Country music’s Garth Brooks performs in the new concert special “Garth: Live at Notre Dame” 8 p.m. CBS

An architect tries to give her hometown’s historic playhouse a multiplex makeover in the TV movie “A Majestic Christmas.” With Jerrika Hinton. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

Lifelong friends try to maintain “The Christmas Pact” they made when they were kids in this new TV movie. With Kyla Pratt and Jarod Joseph. 8 p.m. Lifetime

Tyra Banks reprises her role as a real, living doll in the new made-for-cable sequel “Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve.” With Francia Raisa. 9 p.m. Freeform

They’re gonna catch cold dressed like that in “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Holiday Special.” 10 p.m. ABC

An intergalac­tic journey takes a series of dark turns in “Nightflyer­s,” a new 10-part sci-fi/horror drama adapted from a novella by “Game of Thrones” creator George R.R. Martin. 10 p.m. Syfy; also Mon.-Thu. MONDAY

The new special “Amy Grant’s Tennessee Christmas” finds the singer sharing the stage with her husband, country star Vince Gill, plus Kellie Pickler and Michael W. Smith. 6 p.m. Hallmark Channel

Famous faces including George Clooney, Tommy Lee Jones, Jeff Goldblum, Anjelica Huston and Jon Hamm tell tales about a landmark Manhattan hotel in the documentar­y “Always at the Carlyle.” 9 p.m. Starz

Impromptu celebratio­ns bring good cheer to those in need in a “Pop Up Santa Holiday Special.” 9:30 p.m. Freeform

The new documentar­y “Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland” investigat­es the case of the 28-year-old African American woman who died in police custody in Texas in 2015. 10 p.m. HBO

Mandy Moore, “Who Do You Think You Are?” The “This Is Us” actress is up next on the celebrity genealogy series. 10 p.m. TLC TUESDAY

Blink and you’ll miss it when the superhero drama “The Flash” hits the 100-episode mark. Grant Gustin stars. 8 p.m. KTLA

The debut of “Legends of the Lost With Megan Fox” sends the “Transforme­rs” actress to Scandinavi­a to investigat­e tales of female Viking warriors. 8 p.m. Travel Channel WEDNESDAY

Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan is still “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” as this Emmy-winning comedy about a 1950s housewife and stand-up comic returns for a second season. With Alex Borstein and Tony Shalhoub. Any time, Amazon Prime Video

A mama polar bear and her two cubs brave the elements in the episode “Snow Bears” on a new “Nature.” 7:30 p.m. KOCE

The new series “Border Live” takes a real-time look at life on both sides of the U.S.Mexico border. 9 p.m. Discovery Channel

THURSDAY

The Peanuts gang gets into the spirit of the season in the classic animated special “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” 8 p.m. ABC

The treats will be spicier in the new spinoff “The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition.” 9 p.m. ABC Nice toque: The culinary competitio­n “Top Chef ” returns for another cycle. With host Padma Lakshmi. 9 p.m. Bravo FRIDAY

A plus-sized Texas teen (Danielle Macdonald, of “Patti Cakes”) enters a local beauty pageant run by her pageant-queen mom (Jennifer Aniston) in the feel-good 2018 comedy “Dumplin’.” Any time, Netflix

The tale of the man-cub from Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” gets a dark retelling in “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle.” With the voices of Andy Serkis, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett and Benedict Cumberbatc­h. Any time, Netflix

A 12-year-old Honduran boy runs afoul of the U.S. immigratio­n system in the timely 2018 indie drama “Icebox.” With “Coco’s” Anthony Gonzalez. 8 p.m. HBO

Events don’t go as planned for an event planner (Tiya Sircar, “The Good Place”) in the new TV movie “Christmas Lost and Found.” With Diane Ladd. 8 p.m. Lifetime

The new documentar­y “Porndemic” recalls the HIV outbreak that shook the adultfilm industry in the San Fernando Valley in the late 1990s. 10:30 p.m. Showtime SATURDAY

“Versailles,” adieu. After three seasons, this opulent historical drama starring George Blagden as France’s Louis XIV airs its series finale. 7 p.m. Ovation

Lori Loughlin reconnects with a former high-school beau in the new TV movie “Homegrown Christmas.” With Victor Webster. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

Virtual-reality gamers play for all the marbles — remember marbles? — in director Steven Spielberg’s effects-laden 2018 sci-fi fable “Ready Player One.” With Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke and Mark Rylance. 8 p.m. HBO

A department-store elf (Megan Hilty, “Smash”) falls for the fellow playing St. Nick in the new TV movie “Santa’s Boots.” With Noah Mills. 8 p.m. Lifetime

 ?? Nicole Rivelli Amazon Studios ?? EMMY WINNER Rachel Brosnahan stars in new episodes of the Amazon series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”
Nicole Rivelli Amazon Studios EMMY WINNER Rachel Brosnahan stars in new episodes of the Amazon series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”

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