WHAT TO WATCH
From the publishers of TV Guide
Welcome to Earth
Disney+
Will Smith hosts this six-part series in which he is guided by National Geographic explorers to different corners of the world to get close to with the most unusual, dangerous and thrilling spectacles on Earth.
Carolin Kebekus: The Last Christmas Special
Netflix
In this Christmas-themed stand-up special, Carolin Kebekus, one of Germany’s biggest comedians, pokes fun at and challengea “the most wonderful time of the year.”
Christmas Around the World The CW, 7 p.m.
Hosted by Dean Cain and Laura Mckenzie, this special showcases how Christmas is celebrated around the world.
CMT Crossroads Christmas: Brett Young & Friends
CMT, 7 p.m.
The 60-minute special will feature Brett Young with friends and collaborators including Boyz II Men, Chris Tomlin, Colbie Caillat, Dann Huff, Darius Rucker, Gavin Degraw and Maddie & Tae as they perform Christmas hits from his holiday album, “Brett Young & Friends Sing the Christmas Classics.”
The Masked Singer Fox, 7 p.m.
The final two singers from Group B perform solo and then in a duet with show panelists Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke.
Christmas With a Crown Lifetime, 7 p.m.
After Cassie (Lisa Durupt) returns home to revive her family’s Christmas festival, she meets a dashing stranger (Marcus Rosner), who volunteers to help. Little does she know that he’s really a prince.
Chicago Med NBC, 7 p.m.
The outcome of Will’s (Nick Gehlfuss) investigation weighs heavily on his mind as he works with Dylan (Guy Lockard) to save a 4-month-old; Stevie (Kristen Hager) and Vanessa (Asjha Cooper) struggle to keep their secrets; and Crockett (Dominic Rains) and Blake (Sarah Rafferty) work with Abrams (Brennan Brown) to save a
patient in need of a liver transplant.
Wolverine: One Tough Mother Smithsonian Channel, 7 p.m. Deep in the wilderness of northern Europe, between Russia and Finland, lives a creature so elusive that few have witnessed one up close … until now. Follow a year in the life of Freya, a 3-year-old female wolverine.
Star of the Month: Ingrid Bergman
TCM, beginning at 7 p.m. Tonight’s salute to Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman begins with the beloved, best picture Oscar-nominated drama “The Bells of St. Mary’s” (1945), co-starring Best Actor Oscar nominee Bing Crosby, followed by another best picture Oscar nominee, “For Whom the Bell Tolls” (1943). The final four films are “Stromboli” (1950), “Europa ’51” (1952) and two 1954 dramas — “Journey to Italy” and “Fear.”
CMT’S A Tennessee Kind of Christmas
CMT, 8 p.m.
Country greats Amy Grant, Billy Ray Cyrus, Clay Walker, Pam Tillis, Sara & Olivia Evans, Steve Wariner, Tracy Lawrence and Wynonna share holiday traditions, memories and performances of Christmas songs.
Chicago Fire NBC, 8 p.m.
Gallo (Alberto Rosende), Violet (Hanako Greensmith) and Ritter (Daniel Kyri) debut their microbrewery business. Brett (Kara Killmer) prepares to present her paramedicine program to an oversight panel, and
Firehouse 51 gets in the holiday spirit.
CSI: Vegas CBS, 9 p.m.
When David Hodges (guest star Wallace Langham) goes missing, the CSI team searches for any evidence that can locate him, clear his name and save the reputation of the lab.
Jay Leno’s Garage CNBC, 9 p.m.
Jay Leno and Dwight Yoakam ride a mechanical bull before they cut loose in Corvettes; Leno shows off a replica of 007’s original Aston Martin DB5; and Leno and Paul Reiser ride a pair of Johnny Carson’s Corvette-powered Swan Boats.
Forged in Fire History, 9 p.m.
In this special competition, four of the show’s youngest champions return to compete.
Chicago P.D. NBC, 9 p.m.
With the FBI closing in on the Roy Walton (Michael Maize) investigation, Voight ( Jason Beghe) and Halstead ( Jesse Lee Soffer) strategize on a way out. After a city bus driver is shot, the team investigates a possible abduction.
The Drowning Sundancetv, 11 p.m.
In this British four-parter, a grieving mom ( Jill Halfpenny) becomes convinced that a teen stranger (Cody Molko) is her son who presumably drowned nine years earlier. She investigates.