TV Highlights
SERIES
The Astronauts The kids work together to dislodge a small toy clogging a toilet. Miya Cech, Bryce Gheisar and Ben Daon star. ( N) 7 p. m. Nickelodeon World’s Funniest Animals ( N) 8 p. m. CW Great Performances Lea Salonga performs with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. 9 p. m. KOCE Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives ( N) 9 p. m. Food Network Biggest Little Christmas Showdown ( N) 9 p. m. HGTV 20/ 20 The new episode “Falling From the Sky” documents the Boeing 737’ s problematic f light control software that sent f lights into disastrous nosedives. 9 p. m. ABC The Flight Attendant A f light attendant ( Kaley Cuoco) wakes up in a hotel room with a dead man but no memory of what happened in the premiere of this new comedy- dramamystery. 10 p. m. HBO Martha Knows Best Derek Hough and Denis Leary are guests in the first of two new Christmas- themed episodes. Jamie Lee Curtis, Hoda Kotb, and Ice- T and Coco are guests in the second. 10 and 10: 30 p. m. HGTV How to With John Wilson In the season finale, Wilson tries to thank his landlord by preparing the perfect risotto. 11 p. m. HBO
SPECIALS
Frosty the Snowman 8 p. m. CBS Jeff Dunham’s Completely Unrehearsed Last Minute Pandemic Holiday Special 8, 8: 55 and 9: 55 p. m. Comedy Central Minions Holiday Special The chattering little yellow characters from the “Despicable Me” movie franchise celebrate the season with a half- hour of holiday- themed mischief in this new animated special. 8: 30 p. m. NBC Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer 9 p. m. CW
SPORTS
The Match: Champions for Change Charles Barkley and Phil Mickelson take on Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and NFL legend Peyton Manning in a match benefiting historically Black colleges and universities. 9: 30 p. m. TNT
TALK SHOWS
CBS This Morning ( N) 7 a. m. KCBS Today COVID- 19; David Frei; Marlo Thomas; Kerry Sanders. ( N) 7 a. m. KNBC Good Morning America Rosie Perez; Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold. ( N) 7 a. m. KABC Dr. Phil A TV producer disappears in the Idaho wilderness. ( N) 3 p. m. KCBS Washington Week Yasmeen Abutaleb; Sarah Kliff; Fareed Zakaria. ( N) 7 p. m. KOCE The Issue Is ( N) 10: 30 p. m. KTTV Amanpour ( N) midnight KCET; 1 a. m. KLCS Nightline ( N) 12: 37 a. m. KABC
MOVIES
Five Star Christmas A woman ( Bethany Joy Lenz) conspires with her family to get her father a five- star review for his new bed- andbreakfast from a travel critic ( Victor Webster) in this new Christmas romance. With Barbara Patrick and Jay Brazeau. 8 p. m. Hallmark Dear Christmas A popular podcast host ( Melissa Joan Hart) entertains her listeners with true stories of love during the holidays, but her fans don’t know that she’s never had a serious romance of her own. Jason Priestley, Robin Givens, Ed Begley Jr., Faith Prince and Nicky Whelan also star in this new holiday romance. 8 p. m. Lifetime