What to watch
December 15, 2023
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
The Family Plan Original Film
Apple TV+
Mark Wahlberg stars as a quiet suburban car salesman who was once an elite government assassin in this new comedy costarring Michelle Monaghan. After enemies from his past track him down, the father of three takes his family on the run under the guise of a spontaneous vacation, a road trip to Las Vegas during which he must use his dormant skills without revealing his true identity.
Reacher
Prime Video Season Premiere
Alan Ritchson returns as veteran military police investigator Jack Reacher in this action series’ eight-episode second season, which is based on Lee Child’s 11th Reacher novel, Bad Luck and Trouble. The story finds Reacher being pulled from his drifter lifestyle when he receives a coded message that the members of his former U.S. Army unit, the 110th MP Special Investigations, are being mysteriously and brutally murdered one by one. To investigate, he reunites with three of his former teammates turned chosen family: Frances Neagley (Maria Sten); Karla Dixon (Serinda Swan), a forensic accountant for whom Reacher has long had a soft spot; and fast-talking, switchblade-wielding family man David O’Donnell (Shaun Sipos). Together, they begin to connect the dots in a mystery where the stakes get higher at every turn. The first three episodes are available today; new episodes drop Fridays.
National Christmas Tree Lighting
CBS, 7 p.m.
Light up the holidays with this beloved American tradition presented by the National Park Service and National Park Foundation. Tune in to celebrate the official tree lighting on the Ellipse in President’s Park in Washington, D.C., and experience an all-star lineup of musical performances.
The 91st Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade The CW, 7 p.m.
The annual Christmas parade will feature bands, character balloons, floats and performers.
The Secret Gift of Christmas
Hallmark Channel, 7 p.m. Original Film A personal shopper (Meghan Ory) helps a widowed client (Christopher Russell) reconnect with his young daughter while Christmas shopping.
Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors NBC, 7 p.m.
This 2015 film based on Dolly Parton’s tender tune of a family’s love and resilience is introduced and narrated by the music legend, and stars Ricky Schroder and Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles as Parton’s parents Robert Lee and Avie Lee, with sparkling 8-year-old Alyvia Alyn Lind as the young Dolly.
50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards CBS, 8 p.m. Live
Entertainment Tonight‘s Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner host the Daytime Emmy Awards at the Westin Bonaventure Los Angeles. Susan Lucci will receive her Lifetime Achievement Honors at the gala awards ceremony.
Lookingglass Alice
PBS, 8 p.m. (WTTW Chicago, 8 p.m.) Created and performed by Chicago’s Tony-winning Lookingglass Theatre Company, this exhilarating and acrobatic theatrical adaptation of Alice in Wonderland takes audiences down the rabbit hole to a circus-infused playground for a thrilling adventure.