WHAT TO WATCH from the publishers of TV Guide
Jeopardy!
Syndicated, check local listings
In memory of longtime “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, who died Nov. 8 at 80, 10 of his best episodes will air across this week and next.
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
The CW, 7 p.m.
Based on the hit song that became a worldwide holiday phenomenon, this goofy and heartwarming adventure features young Jake Spankenheimer on the quest of a lifetime to track his missing grandma down on Christmas Eve to prove that Santa Claus is indeed real.
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Fox, 7 p.m.
In the new episode “File #8,” neXt continues to wreak havoc around the world. LeBlanc ( John Slattery) decides to plant a virus on the neXt server, but he must break into ZAVA in order to do it.
Spotlight on Christmas
Lifetime, 7 p.m. (original film)
Dumped two weeks before
Christmas, actress Olivia O’Hara (Tori Anderson) secretly returns to her tiny hometown to hide out, eat cookies and avoid the press. What she doesn’t expect is to be faced with the family she left behind, meet a charming new guy, Casey Rawlins (Victor Zinck Jr.), and have a nosy reporter following her every move.
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical!
NBC, 7 p.m.
Dr. Seuss’ beloved classic children’s book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” has become a Christmas staple for generations. This two-hour musical version, with book and lyrics by Timothy Mason and music by Mel Marvin, and featuring the hit songs “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “Welcome Christmas” (by Albert Hague and Dr. Seuss), will air from the Troubadour Theatre in London. Matthew Morrison stars as the Grinch.
Greek Island Odyssey
Smithsonian Channel, 7 p.m. (season finale)
Bettany Hughes sails through the Corinth Canal — a feat of engineering which required the removal of 12 million cubic meters of earth to construct — to understand this strategic location for the ancient Greeks and tell the story of Jason, famous for his adventures with Argonauts and his ill-fated marriage to sorceress Medea. Back at sea, Bettany heads to Odysseus’ penultimate stop: Corfu.
Mysteries of the Unknown
Travel Channel, 7 p.m. Don Wildman examines a humanoid creature encased in ice, recalls the peculiar tale of a frozen warship and reveals the American cowboys who saved the U.K.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds
Fox, 8 p.m. (season finale)
In the season finale episode “Seven Wonders of the New World,” travel to the future and the dazzling pavilions of the 2039 New York World’s Fair, where problems currently considered intractable may have been solved through public commitment and scientific imagination.
Twisted Sisters
Investigation Discovery, 8 p.m. (season finale)
Sisters Dakota and Sidnee are similar, which creates a particularly vicious rivalry. The sisters live in a small town where there’s no getting away from one another, which only makes things worse. Eventually one of the sisters lures a local teenage gang into a plot that leads to murder.
The Miracle of the Bells
TCM, 8:45 p.m.
Fans of “Going My Way” and “The Bells of St. Mary’s” should take to this 1948 drama that is perhaps lesser-known, but similarly heartwarming. Based on Russell Janney’s bestseller, the film follows Hollywood press agent Bill Dunnigan (Fred MacMurray) as he tries to carry out a deathbed promise he made to the only woman he ever loved — aspiring actress Olga Treskovna (Alida Valli), who dies after completing her first film. Studio head Marcus Harris (Lee J. Cobb) wants to reshoot Olga’s movie with an established star rather than risk losing a fortune on an “unknown” whom he can no longer groom for stardom. To arouse public interest and get the reluctant studio to release the film, Bill enlists the aid of local priest Father Paul (Frank Sinatra in one of his earlier dramatic roles) and asks all the local churches to ring their bells for three days. When Olga’s story becomes a national phenomenon, will the man-made miracle convince Harris to change his mind, or will it take a genuine miracle?
My Feet Are Killing Me: Under the Mistletoes
TLC, 9 p.m.
Dr. Brad, Dr. Sarah and Dr. Ebonie deck the halls and hang the mistletoes in this special episode filled with holiday cheer and shocking new cases. Also, Dr. Brad and Dr. Sarah open their doors in a holiday tradition of spending a day giving back to the community.
Paranormal Declassified
Travel Channel, 9 p.m. (new series)
In the premiere episode of this series that explores the unexplained, host Paul Beban sets out to bring the truth about sea monsters to the surface. After exposing a Navy encounter with an unclassified creature in a Caribbean trench, Paul tracks a similar one said to be hiding in the dark depths of Vermont’s Lake Champlain.