WHAT TO WATCH
From the publishers of TV Guide
Tiny Pretty Things
Netflix (new series)
Based on the book by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton, this drama is set in the world of an elite ballet academy and charts the rise and fall of young adults who live far from their homes, each standing on the verge of greatness or ruin.
Cool Hand Luke
TCM, 9:15 a.m.
Paul Newman gives one of the defining performances of his career, and cemented his place as a beautiful-rebel screen icon, with his Best Actor Oscar-nominated role as stubbornly tough and independent Lucas “Luke” Jackson in this famed 1967 prison drama. The movie is filled with iconic moments like the hardboiled-egg-eating contest, and lines like Strother Martin’s sadistic prison officer, the Captain, stating, “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.”
Bewitched
FETV, 11 a.m.
In back-to-back ’60s episodes of the sitcom classic, witchy Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) introduces two Scrooges to her good friend Santa Claus.
L.A.’s Finest
Fox, 7 p.m.
A stunning discovery leads Syd (Gabrielle Union) and McKenna ( Jessica Alba) to consider whom they can trust in the new episode “Thief.”
Lonestar Christmas
Lifetime, 7 p.m.
When single mom Erin (Stephanie Bennett) takes her daughters to spend Christmas with her estranged dad on his Texas ranch, she unexpectedly falls in love with local restaurateur Mateo (Marco Grazzini) while learning to forgive her father for the past.
The Voice NBC, 7 p.m.
In the last phase of the competition, the final artists perform in front of coaches Kelly Clarkson,
John Legend, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani to compete for the title of the Voice.
Bob (Hearts) Abishola
CBS, 7:30 p.m.
Abishola (Folake Olowofoyeku) worries that Bob’s (Billy Gardell) privileged lifestyle is starting to rub off on Dele (Travis Wolfe Jr.) in the new episode “Sleeping Next to an Old Boat.”
All Rise
CBS, 8 p.m.
Yes, even legal dramas can do Christmas episodes! As the holiday approaches in Los Angeles, Judge Lola Carmichael (Simone Missick) begins her first jury trial in the COVID-19 era.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds
Fox, 8 p.m.
There is no refuge from change in the cosmos. There will come a time in the life of the sun when Earth will no longer be a home for us. Explore the story of our ancestors who rose to a comparable challenge and get a glimpse of our future on other worlds in “The Fleeting Grace of the Habitable Zone.”
Celebrity IOU
HGTV, 8 p.m. (season premiere)
Word traveled fast. After celebs such as Brad Pitt appeared on Season 1 of the Property Brothers’ makeover series, which helps stars surprise loved ones with home renovations, more boldface names were eager to team with
twins Drew and Jonathan Scott. In tonight’s premiere, actress Zooey Deschanel joins Drew and Jonathan Scott to surprise her best friend, Sarah, with a lifechanging renovation.
Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir
PBS, 8 p.m.
In this event recorded last year, the award-winning Tabernacle Choir, the Orchestra at Temple Square and the Bells at Temple Square join Tony Award-winning Kelli O’Hara and “The Waltons” star Richard Thomas to celebrate the holidays in a nostalgic musical spectacle.
An American Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estate
Smithsonian Channel, 8 p.m. Julie Montagu, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke, opens the door to preparations for Christmas at her own family’s great estate, Mapperton House in Dorset. One of the first tasks and traditions of the festive season is choosing the perfect Christmas tree. Julie visits a local farm to select a fine 10-foot Norwegian spruce. Back in Mapperton’s drawing room, the whole family comes together to decorate the tree — a scene that has been at the heart of Christmas for generations. A highlight of Julie’s Christmas preparations is a visit to Highclere Castle, where “Downton Abbey” was filmed.
Bull
CBS, 9 p.m.
Trial consultant Dr. Jason Bull (Michael Weatherly) isn’t feeling festive when the team represents their own Marissa Morgan (Geneva Carr) and her estranged husband (David Furr) on money laundering and fraud charges.
Til Death Do Us Part
Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
When scientist Chris and schoolteacher Theresa meet online in 2006, they seem like a perfectly matched couple. They quickly fall head over heels in love and marry the following year. But as their 10-year wedding anniversary approaches, one of them suddenly vanishes. For their family and friends, a long, anxious wait for news follows, as revelations are made public about what was really going on in their marriage.
Nurses
NBC, 9 p.m. (special preview)
NBC airs another preview episode of its newly acquired Canadian medical drama. When a guest of honor at a St. Mary’s fundraiser collapses, Grace grapples with the patient’s refusal to tell her family her secret. Meanwhile, Ashley confronts Grace about her own secret, Wolf’s patient needs a lifesaving lung transplant, Keon runs into a former football friend, and Naz is assigned to be Sinead’s assistant. “Nurses” will return with new episodes when it takes its regular spot in NBC’s Tuesday night lineup starting Jan. 5.
Dark Tales With Don Wildman
Travel Channel, 9 p.m. (season finale)
Don Wildman explores horrific tales of powerful men who left behind a trail of death, including a tyrant so evil the devil refused to take his soul and a wartime general confronted by the ghosts of the soldiers he betrayed.