WHAT TO WATCH from the publishers of TV Guide
Dr. Brain Apple TV+
The sci-fi thriller follows a brilliant brain scientist (Lee Sun-kyun) whose family falls victim to a mysterious accident.
Invasion Apple TV+
Season 1 of the sci-fi drama about an alien invasion as seen through different perspectives around the world concludes.
Peanuts: For Auld Lang Syne
Apple TV+
After the gang experiences a disappointing Christmas because Grandma can’t visit, Lucy throws herself into the best New Year’s party ever.
Crossing Swords Hulu
Patrick climbs the ladder of knighthood in the service of the volatile King Merriman. There are bloodthirsty leprechauns, an island of killer monkeys and a shadowy villain.
Play-doh Squished IMDB TV
Three teams of two kids and two adults vie in a series of fun physical and creative challenges set in a Playdoh winter wonderland.
Family Dinner Magnolia Network on discovery+
Andrew Zimmern visits families across America to explore how cultural, regional and historical facets of who we are inform what we eat.
Back to the Outback Netflix
A ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures plot a daring escape from their zoo to the Outback.
How to Ruin Christmas: The Funeral Netflix
Family rebel and black sheep Tumi Sello has to spend the couple of days before Christmas trying to clear her and the Sellos’ name.
Saturday Morning All Star Hits! Netflix
Twin hosts Skip and Treybor (both played by Kyle Mooney, “Saturday Night Live”), take viewers on a trip through the Saturday morning cartoon experience.
Twentysomethings: Austin Netflix
Austin 20-somethings navigate love and friendship as they begin their adult lives.
The Unforgivable
Netflix
Sandra Bullock plays Ruth Slater, who is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
Shark Tank ABC, 7 p.m.
Holiday cheer heads into the Tank when four entrepreneurs try to glean some cash and make a deal with the Sharks with their slate of seasonally appropriate pitches and products.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us The CW, 7 p.m.
The magical duo of Penn & Teller is joined by host Alyson Hannigan in this special complete with magicians, costumes and a Christmas trophy!
American Refugee EPIX, 7 p.m.
Aa family seeks shelter in their neighbor’s bunker when the American economy is in collapse, the nation is under martial law and the danger inside is potentially greater than the danger outside.
A Dickens of a Holiday! Hallmark Channel, 7 p.m.
To make the 100th anniversary of her hometown’s Victorian festival a success, Cassie invites action movie
star and former high school classmate Jake to play Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol.”
Holiday in Santa Fe Lifetime, 7 p.m.
Casa de Milagro is a family-owned business that makes holiday ornaments and decor, inspired by Mexican Christmas traditions. But when their beloved Milagro unexpectedly passes, the family struggles to find its heart.
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Showtime, 7 p.m.
This documentary tells the againstall-odds story of New York City photographer Ricky Powell, who rose to fame while capturing one of the most electric times in popular culture.
Rita Moreno Double Feature TCM, beginning at 7 p.m.
Legendary actress/dancer/singer Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano — better known as Rita Moreno — will turn 90 Dec. 11. TCM honors her with two feature films: as fiery Anita in “West Side Story,” and as Tuptim in “The King and I.”
Limbo HBO, 7:10 p.m.
Four refugees wait on a Scottish island for a chance at immigration and a new life.
Magnum P.I. CBS, 8 p.m.
A Christmas Eve ransomware attack on the Honolulu Police Department forces Lia to reveal a secret.